Sanmina
Annual Report 2014

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Table of ContentsUNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549Form 10-K(Mark One)[x] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014or[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from to .Commission File Number 0-21272Sanmina Corporation(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)Delaware 77-0228183(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) 2700 N. First St., San Jose, CA 95134(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408) 964-3500Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Common Stock, $0.01 Par ValueSecurities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None(Title of Class)Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes [ x ] No [ ]Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Act. Yes [ ] No [ x ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (orfor such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [ x ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submittedand posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submitand post such files). Yes [ x ] No [ ] Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§232.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not becontained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to thisForm 10-K. [ x ] Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):Large accelerated filer [ x ] Accelerated filer [ ]Non-accelerated filer [ ] Smaller reporting company [ ](Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [ x ] The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $1,406,953,039 as of March 28, 2014,based upon the last reported sale price of the common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 28, 2014.As of November 5, 2014, the number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock was 82,474,561. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Certain information is incorporated into Part III of this report by reference to the Proxy Statement for the registrant's 2015 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed withthe Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION INDEX PART IItem 1.Business3Item 1A.Risk Factors17Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments25Item 2.Properties26Item 3.Legal Proceedings27Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures28PART IIItem 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities29Item 6.Selected Financial Data32Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations33Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk47Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data47Item 9.Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure83Item 9A.Controls and Procedures83Item 9B.Other Information83PART IIIItem 10.Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant84Item 11.Executive Compensation84Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters84Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions84Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services84PART IVItem 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules85Signatures902Table of Contents Item 1. Business Overview Sanmina Corporation (“we” or “Sanmina”) is a leading global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair,logistics and after-market services. We provide these comprehensive offerings primarily to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in the followingindustries; communications networks, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical,energy and clean technology and automotive. The combination of our advanced technologies, extensive manufacturing expertise and economies of scaleenables us to meet the specialized needs of our customers. We were originally incorporated in Delaware in May 1989. Our end-to-end solutions, combined with our global expertise in supply chain management, enable us to manage our customers' products throughouttheir life cycles. These services include: •product design and engineering, including concept development, detailed design, prototyping, validation, preproduction services andmanufacturing design release; •manufacturing of components, subassemblies and complete systems; •final system assembly and test; •direct order fulfillment and logistics services;•after-market product service and support; and•global supply chain management.We participate in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) industry and manage our operations as two businesses:1)Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a reportable segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, final systemassembly and test, and direct-order-fulfillment. This segment generated 79% of our total revenue in 2014.2)Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cableassemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solid statedrive products from our Viking Technology division, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage products from our Newisysdivision and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logistics and repair services. CPS generated21% of our total revenue in 2014.We have facilities in 25 countries on six continents. We locate our facilities near our customers and our customers' end markets in major centers forthe electronics industry or in lower cost locations. Many of our operations located near our customers and their end markets are focused primarily on newproduct introduction, lower-volume, higher-complexity component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly, and final system assembly and test, whileour plants located in lower cost areas engage primarily in higher-volume, less-complex component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly. We have become one of the largest global manufacturing solutions providers by capitalizing on our competitive strengths including our: •end-to-end solutions; •product design and engineering resources; •vertically integrated manufacturing solutions; •advanced component technologies;•global manufacturing capabilities, supported by robust IT systems and a global supplier base; •customer-focused organization; and •expertise in serving diverse end markets.3Table of ContentsIndustry Overview EMS companies are the principal beneficiaries of the increased use of outsourced manufacturing services by the electronics and other industries.Outsourced manufacturing refers to an OEM's use of EMS companies to manufacture their products, rather than using internal manufacturing resources.Historically, EMS companies generally manufactured only components or partial assemblies. As the EMS industry has evolved, OEMs have increased theirreliance on EMS companies for additional, more complex manufacturing services including design services. Today, EMS companies manufacture and testcomplete systems and manage the entire supply chains of their customers. Industry-leading EMS companies offer end-to-end services including productdesign and engineering, manufacturing, final system assembly and test, direct-order-fulfillment and logistics services, after-market product service andsupport, and global supply chain management. We believe OEMs will continue to outsource manufacturing because it allows OEMs to: •focus on core competencies; •access leading design and engineering capabilities; •improve supply chain management and purchasing power;•reduce operating costs and capital investment; •access global manufacturing services; and •accelerate time to market. Our Business Strategy Our objective is to maintain and enhance our leadership position in the technology industry. Key elements of our strategy include:Capitalizing on Our Comprehensive Solutions. We intend to capitalize on our end-to-end solutions which we believe will allow us to sell additionalsolutions to our existing customers and attract new customers. Our end-to-end solutions include product design and engineering, manufacturing, final systemassembly and test, direct order fulfillment and logistics services, after-market product service and support and global supply chain management. Ourvertically integrated manufacturing solutions enable us to manufacture additional system components and subassemblies for our customers. When weprovide a customer with a number of services, such as component manufacturing or higher value-added solutions, we are often able to improve our marginsand profitability. Consequently, our goal is to increase the number of manufacturing programs for which we provide multiple solutions. To achieve this goal,our sales and marketing organization seeks to cross-sell our solutions to customers. Extending Our Technology Capabilities. We rely on advanced processes and technologies to provide our products, components and verticallyintegrated manufacturing solutions. We continually improve our manufacturing processes and develop more advanced technologies, providing competitiveadvantage to our customers. We work with our customers to anticipate their future product and manufacturing requirements and align our technologyinvestment activities with their needs. We use our design expertise to develop product technology platforms that we can customize by incorporating othercomponents and subassemblies to meet the needs of particular OEMs. These technologies enhance our ability to manufacture complex, high-value addedproducts, enhancing our ability to continue to win business from existing and new customers.Attract and Retain Long-Term Customer Partnerships. A core component of our strategy is to attract, build and retain long-term partnerships withcompanies in growth industries that will benefit from our global footprint and unique value proposition in advanced electronics manufacturing. As a result ofthis customer-centric approach, we have experienced business growth from both existing and new customers and will continue to cultivate these partnershipswith additional products and value-added solutions.Promoting New Product Introduction (NPI) and Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM) Solutions. As a result of customer feedback, and ourcustomers' desire to manage research and development expenses, we offer product design services to develop systems and components jointly with ourcustomers. Our NPI services include quick-turn prototyping, supply chain readiness, functional test development and release-to-volume production. In a JDMmodel, our customers bring market knowledge and product requirements and we bring complete design engineering and NPI services. Our design engineeringofferings include product architecture development, detailed design, stimulation, test and validation, system integration, regulatory and qualificationservices. 4Table of ContentsContinuing to Penetrate Diverse End Markets. We focus our marketing and sales efforts on major end markets within the technology industry. Wetarget markets we believe offer significant growth opportunities and for which OEMs sell complex products that are subject to rapid technological changebecause the manufacturing of these products requires higher value-added services. Our approach to our target markets is two-fold: strengthen our significantpresence in the communications, computing and storage, and multimedia markets, and also focus on under-penetrated target markets which have notextensively relied upon contract manufacturing companies in the past, including the medical, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, energy andclean technology, automotive, and defense and aerospace industries. We intend to continue to diversify our business across market segments and customersto reduce our dependence on any particular market or customer. Pursuing Strategic Transactions. We seek to undertake strategic transactions that give us the opportunity to access new customers' products,manufacturing solutions, repair service capabilities, technologies and geographic markets. In addition, we plan to continue to pursue OEM divestituretransactions that will augment existing strategic customer relationships with favorable supply agreement terms or build new relationships with customers inattractive end markets. Potential future transactions may include a variety of different business arrangements, including acquisitions, spin-offs, strategicpartnerships, restructurings and divestitures. We will continue to evaluate and pursue strategic opportunities on a highly selective basis. Continuing to Seek Cost Savings and Efficiency Improvements. We seek to optimize our facilities to provide cost-effective services for ourcustomers. We maintain extensive operations in lower cost locations, including Latin America, Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia and India, and we planto expand our presence in these lower cost locations as appropriate to meet the needs of our customers. We believe we are well positioned to take advantageof future opportunities on a global basis as a result of our existing footprint in 25 countries on six continents.Our Competitive StrengthsWe believe our competitive strengths differentiate us from our competitors and enable us to better serve the needs of OEMs. Our competitivestrengths include: End-to-End Solutions. We provide solutions throughout the world to support our customers' products during their entire life cycle, from productdesign and engineering, through manufacturing, to direct order fulfillment, logistics and after-market product service and support. Our end-to-end solutionsare among the most comprehensive in the industry because we focus on adding value before and after the actual manufacturing of our customers' products.These solutions also enable us to provide our customers with a single source of supply for their manufacturing needs, reduce the time required to bringproducts to market, lower product costs and allow our customers to focus on those activities in which they expect to add the highest value. We believe thatour end-to-end solutions allow us to develop closer relationships with our customers and more effectively compete for their future business. Product Design and Engineering Resources. We provide product design and engineering services for new product designs, cost reductions andDesign-for-Manufacturability/Assembly/Test/etc. (DFx) reviews. Our engineers work with our customers during the complete product life cycle. Our designand NPI centers provide turnkey system design services including: electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, layout, simulation, test development, designverification, validation, regulatory compliance and testing services. We design high-speed digital, analog, radio frequency, mixed-signal, wired, wireless,optical and electro-mechanical modules and systems. Our engineering engagement models include Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM), Contract Design Manufacturing (CDM) and consultingengineering for DFx, Value Engineering (cost reduction re-design), and design for global environmental compliance regulations such as the EuropeanUnion's Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). We focus on industry segments that includecommunications networks, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, energy andclean technology and automotive. System solutions for these industry segments are supported by our vertically integrated component technologies, namely,printed circuit boards, backplanes, enclosures, cable assemblies, precision machining, plastics and die castings, memory modules, and optical, RF andmicroelectronics modules. In these engagement models, our customers bring market knowledge and product requirements. We provide complete design engineering and newproduct introductions (NPI) services. For JDM products, typically the intellectual property is jointly owned by us and the customer and we realizemanufacturing revenue associated with building and shipping the product. For CDM projects, customers pay for all services and own the intellectualproperty. Vertically Integrated Manufacturing Solutions. We provide a range of vertically integrated manufacturing solutions including high-technologycomponents, new product introduction and test development services. These services are provided in5Table of Contentsevery major region worldwide, with design and prototyping close to our customer’s product development centers. Our customers significantly benefit fromour experience in these areas including product cost reduction, minimization of assets deployed for manufacturing, time-to-market and a simplified supplychain. Key system components we manufacture include high-technology printed circuit boards and printed circuit board assemblies, backplanes andbackplane assemblies, enclosures, cable assemblies, precision machined components, optical and RF modules and memory modules. All of these componentsand sub-assemblies are integrated into a final product or system, configured and tested to our customer’s or the end-customer’s specifications and delivered tothe final point of use, with Sanmina managing the entire supply chain. By manufacturing system components and subassemblies ourselves, we enhancecontinuity of supply and reduce costs for our customers. In addition, we are able to have greater control over the supply chain of our customers' products andretain incremental profit opportunities.Customers also benefit from our combined design, technology and manufacturing experience with specific products and markets. For example, incommunications networks, our 20 years of experience in developing high-speed printed circuit boards ("PCBs") and backplanes attracts major customers tous because of the higher levels of product performance achieved using our technology. Examples of products where our experience and vertically integratedmodel provide competitive advantage include wireless base stations, network switches, routers and gateways, optical switches, enterprise-class servers andstorage appliances, set-top boxes, avionics and satellite systems, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computer tomography (CT) scanners, andequipment used in semiconductor manufacturing processes, including equipment for photolithography, chemical mechanical polishing, vapor depositionand robotics for wafer transfer. For these and many other products, customers can gain competitive advantage with our technology, while reducing the capitalrequirements associated with manufacturing and global supply chain management. Advanced Component Technologies. We provide advanced component technologies which we believe allow us to differentiate ourselves from ourcompetitors. These advanced technologies include the fabrication of complex printed circuit boards, backplanes, enclosures, precision machining, plasticsand die cast components. For example, we produce some of the most advanced printed circuit boards and backplanes in the world, with up to 70 layers andprocess capabilities including a range of low signal loss, high performance materials, buried capacitors and resistors, high-density interconnects and microvia technology. We also manufacture high-density flex and rigid-flex printed circuit boards with up to 30 layers and 8 transition layers in support of defenseand aerospace markets along with high-end medical electronics. Our printed circuit board assembly technologies include micro ball grid arrays, chip scale packages, fine-pitch discretes and small form factor radiofrequency and optical components, chip on board, as well as advanced packaging technologies used in high pin count application for specific integratedcircuits and network processors. We use innovative design solutions and advanced metal forming techniques to develop and fabricate high-performanceindoor and outdoor chassis, enclosures, racks and frames. Our assembly services use advanced technologies including precision optical alignment, multi-axisprecision stages and machine vision technologies. We use sophisticated procurement and production management tools to effectively manage inventories forour customers and ourselves. We also have developed build-to-order (BTO) and configure-to-order (CTO) systems and processes that enable us tomanufacture and ship finished systems within 48 to 72 hours after receipt of an order. We utilize a centralized Technology Council to coordinate thedevelopment and introduction of new technologies to meet our customers' needs in various locations and to increase technical collaboration among ourfacilities and divisions. Global Manufacturing Capabilities. Most of our customers compete and sell their products on a global basis. As such, they require global solutionsthat include regional manufacturing for selected end markets, especially when time to market, local manufacturing or content and low cost solutions arecritical objectives. Our global network of facilities in 25 countries provides our customers a combination of sites to maximize both the benefits of regionaland low cost manufacturing solutions and repair services. Our repair partners are located in an additional 22 countries.We offer customers five regions where all of our technology and components, integrated manufacturing and logistics solutions can be implementedand can serve both regional and global business needs. To manage and coordinate our global operations, we employ an enterprise-wide ERP system atsubstantially all of our manufacturing locations that operates on a single IT platform and provides us with company-wide information regarding componentinventories and orders. This system enables us to standardize planning and purchasing at the facility level and to optimize inventory management andutilization worldwide. Our systems also enable our customers to receive key information regarding the status of their programs. We purchase large quantities of electronic components and other materials from a wide range of suppliers. Our primary supply chain goal is toconsolidate our global spend to create the synergy and leverage to drive our supply base for better cost competitiveness, more favorable terms and leading-edge supply chain solutions. As a result, we often receive more favorable terms and supply chain solutions from suppliers, which can enable us to provide ourcustomers with greater total cost6Table of Contentsreductions than they could obtain themselves. Our strong supplier relationships often enable us to obtain electronic components and other materials that arein short supply as well as provide us the necessary support to optimize the use of our inventories. Supply chain management also involves the planning, purchasing and warehousing of product components. The other objective of our supply chainmanagement services is to reduce excess component inventory in the supply chain by scheduling deliveries of components at a competitive price and on ajust-in-time basis. We use sophisticated production management systems to manage our procurement and manufacturing processes in an efficient and costeffective manner. We collaborate with our customers to enable us to respond to their changing component requirements and to reflect any changes in theserequirements in our production management systems. These systems enable us to forecast future supply and demand imbalances and develop strategies tohelp our customers manage their component requirements. Our enterprise-wide ERP systems provide us with company-wide information regardingcomponent inventories and orders to optimize inventories, planning and purchasing at the facility level.Customer-Focused Organization. We believe customer relationships are critical to our success and we are focused on providing a high level ofcustomer service. Our key customer accounts are managed by dedicated account teams including a global business manager directly responsible for accountmanagement. Global business managers coordinate activities across divisions to effectively satisfy our customers' requirements and have direct access to oursenior management to quickly address customer opportunities and needs. Local customer account teams further support the global teams and are linked by acomprehensive communications and information management infrastructure. Expertise in Serving Diverse End Markets. We have experience in serving our customers in the communications networks, computing and storage,multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, energy and clean technology and automotive markets. Ourdiversification across end markets reduces our dependence upon any one customer or segment. In order to cater to the specialized needs of customers inparticular market segments, we have dedicated personnel, and in some cases facilities, with industry-specific capabilities and expertise. We also maintaincompliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements applicable to certain markets including, among others, the medical and defense andaerospace sectors. Our Products and Solutions We offer our OEM customers a diverse set of products and solutions with a focus on wireless, wireline and optical communications and networkinfrastructure equipment, such as switches, routers and base stations, computing and storage systems, defense and commercial avionics and communications,medical imaging, diagnostic and patient monitoring systems, digital satellite set-top boxes, point-of-sale, gaming systems, semiconductor tools formetrology, lithography, dry and wet processing, industrial products including large format printers and automated teller machines, energy and cleantechnology products such as solar and wind products, fuel cells, LED lighting, smart meters and battery systems. These products may require us to use someor all of our end-to-end solutions including design, component technologies and logistics and repair services.Integrated Manufacturing Solutions includes: Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Test. Printed circuit board assembly involves attaching electronic components, such as integratedcircuits, capacitors, microprocessors, resistors and memory modules, to printed circuit boards. The most common technologies used to attachcomponents to printed circuit boards employ surface mount technology (SMT) and pin-through-hole assembly (PTH). SMT is an automatedassembly system that places and solders components to the printed circuit board. In PTH, components are inserted into holes punched in the circuitboard. Another method is press-fit-technology, in which components are pressed into connectors affixed to the printed circuit board. We use SMT,PTH, press-fit and other attachment technologies that are focused on miniaturization and increasing the density of component placement on printedcircuit boards. These technologies, which support the needs of our customers to provide greater functionality in smaller products, include chip-scalepackaging, ball grid array, direct chip attach and high density interconnect. We perform in-circuit and functional testing of printed circuit boardassemblies. In-circuit testing verifies all components are properly inserted, attached and the electrical circuits are complete. We perform functionaltests to confirm the board or assembly operates in accordance with its final design and manufacturing specifications. We either design and procuretest fixtures and develop our own test software, or we use our customers' test fixtures and test software. In addition, we provide environmental stresstests of the board or assembly that are designed to confirm that the board or assembly will meet the environmental stresses, such as heat, to which itwill be subject.7Table of ContentsFinal System Assembly and Test. We provide final system assembly and test in which assemblies and modules are combined to form complete,finished products. Products for which we currently provide final system assembly and test include wireless base stations, wireline communicationsswitches, optical networking products, high-end servers, industrial and automotive products, LED lighting fixtures, multimedia devices, diagnosticmedical equipment, internet-protocol communication systems, set-top boxes and computing and storage. We often integrate Sanmina-manufacturedprinted circuit board assemblies with enclosures, cables and memory modules. Our final assembly activities also may involve integratingcomponents and modules that others manufacture. The complex, finished products we produce typically require extensive test protocols. We offerboth functional and environmental test services. We also test products for conformity to applicable industry, product integrity and regulatorystandards. Our test engineering expertise enables us to design functional test processes that assess critical performance elements including hardware,software and reliability. By incorporating rigorous test processes into the manufacturing process, we can help assure our customers that theirproducts will function as designed.Direct-Order-Fulfillment. We provide direct-order-fulfillment for our OEM customers. Direct-order-fulfillment involves receiving customerorders, configuring products to quickly fill the orders and delivering the products either to the OEM, a distribution channel, such as a retail outlet, ordirectly to the end customer. We manage our direct-order-fulfillment processes using a core set of common systems and processes that receive orderinformation from the customer and provide comprehensive supply chain management including procurement and production planning. Thesesystems and processes enable us to process orders for multiple system configurations and varying production quantities including single units. Ourdirect-order-fulfillment services include BTO and CTO capabilities: in BTO, we build a system with the particular configuration ordered by theOEM customer; in CTO, we configure systems to an end customer's order, for example by installing software desired by the end customer. The endcustomer typically places this order by choosing from a variety of possible system configurations and options. Using advanced manufacturingprocesses and a real-time warehouse management and data control system on the manufacturing floor, we can meet a 48 to 72 hour turn-around-timefor BTO and CTO requests. We support our direct-order-fulfillment services with logistics that include delivery of parts and assemblies to the finalassembly site, distribution and shipment of finished systems and processing of customer returns. Our systems support direct-order-fulfillment for avariety of products, such as servers, workstations, set-top boxes and medical devices.Components, Products and Services includes: Product Design and Engineering. Our design and engineering groups provide customers with comprehensive services from initial productdesign and detailed product development to prototyping and validation, production launch and end-of-life support for a wide range of productscovering all our market segments. These groups complement our vertically integrated manufacturing capabilities by providing component leveldesign services for printed circuit boards, backplanes and a variety of electro-mechanical systems. Our offerings in design engineering includeproduct architecture, detailed development, simulation, test and validation, integration and regulatory and qualification services, while our NPIservices include quick-turn prototypes, functional test development and release-to-volume production. We also offer post manufacturing and end-of-life support including repair and sustaining engineering support thru our Global Services division. We can also complement our customer's designteam with our unique skills and services, which can be used to develop custom , high performance products that are manufacturable and costoptimized to meet product and market requirements. Such engineering services can help in improving the customer’s time to market objectives.Printed Circuit Boards. We have the ability to produce multilayer printed circuit boards on a global basis with high layer counts and fine linecircuitry. We have also developed several proprietary technologies and processes which improve electrical performance, connection densities andreliability of printed circuit boards. Our ability to support NPI and quick-turn fabrication followed by manufacturing in both North America and Asiaallows our customers to accelerate their time-to-market as well as their time-to-volume. Standardized processes and procedures make transitioning ofproducts easier for our customers. Our technology roadmaps provide leading-edge capabilities and high yielding processes. Our engineering teamsare available on a world-wide basis to support designers in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analysis and assemblers with field applicationssupport. Printed circuit boards are made of fiberglass/resin- laminated material layers and contain copper circuits which interconnect and transmitelectrical signals among the components that make up electronic devices. Increasing the density of the circuitry in each layer is accomplished byreducing the width of the circuit tracks and placing them closer together in the printed circuit board along with adding layers and via hole structures.We are currently capable of efficiently producing printed circuit boards with up to 70 layers and circuit trace widths as narrow as two mils (50micron) in production volumes. Specialized production equipment along with an in-depth understanding of high8Table of Contentsperformance laminate materials allow for fabrication of some of the largest form factor and highest speed (frequencies in excess of 25 gigahertz orGHz) backplanes available in the industry. Backplanes and Backplane Assemblies. Backplanes are very large printed circuit boards that serve as the backbones of sophisticatedelectronics products, such as internet routers. Backplanes provide interconnections for printed circuit board assemblies, integrated circuits and otherelectronic components. We fabricate backplanes in our printed circuit board plants. Backplane fabrication is significantly more complex thanprinted circuit board fabrication due to the large size and thickness of the backplanes. We manufacture backplane assemblies by press-fitting highdensity connectors into plated through-holes in the bare backplane. In addition, many of the newer, advanced technology backplanes require SMTattachment of passive discrete components as well as high-pin count ball grid array packages. These advanced assembly processes requirespecialized equipment and a strong focus on quality and process control. We also perform in-circuit and functional tests on backplane assemblies.We have developed proprietary technology and “know-how” which enable backplanes to run at data rates in excess of 10 Gbps. We currently havecapabilities to manufacture backplanes with greater than 60 layers in sizes of 26x40 or 22x52 inches and up to 0.5 inches in thickness, using a widevariety of high performance laminate materials. These are among the largest and most complex commercially manufactured backplanes. We are oneof a limited number of manufacturers with these capabilities. Cable Assemblies. Cable assemblies are used to connect modules, assemblies and subassemblies in electronic devices. We provide a broadrange of cable assembly products and services, from cable assemblies and harnesses for automobiles, to complex harnesses for industrial productsand semiconductor manufacturing equipment. We design and manufacture a broad range of high-speed data, radio frequency and fiber optic cablingproducts. Our cable assemblies are often used in large rack systems to interconnect subsystems and modules. Mechanical Systems. Mechanical systems are used across all major markets to house and protect complex and fragile electronic components,modules and sub-systems, so that the system's functional performance is not compromised due to mechanical, environmental or any other usageconditions. Our mechanical systems manufacturing services are capable of fabricating mechanical components, such as cabinets, chassis (soft tooland hard progressive tools), frames, racks, and data centers integrated with various electronic components and sub-systems for power management,thermal management, sensing functions and control systems.We manufacture a broad range of enclosures for a wide range of products including multimedia products, set-top boxes, medical equipment,storage and servers, to large and highly complex mechanical systems, such as those used in indoor and outdoor wireless base station products andhigh precision vacuum chambers for the semiconductor industry.Our mechanical systems expertise is readily accessible at several of our state-of-the-art facilities worldwide. Our operations provide metalfabrication by soft tools, high-volume metal stamping and forging by hard tools with stage and progressive tools, plastic injection molding,aluminum die-casting, robotic welding capabilities, powder coating, wet painting, plating, cleaning processes and leading precision machiningcapabilities. We also offer a suite of world-class precision machining services in the U.S, Mexico and China. We use advanced numerically controlledmachines enabling the manufacture of components to very tight tolerances and the assembly of these components in clean environments.Capabilities include complex medium- and large-format mill and lathe machining of aluminum, stainless steel, plastics, ferrous and nonferrousalloys and exotic alloys. We also have helium and hydrostatic leak-test capabilities. By leveraging our established supply chain, we do lapping,plating, anodizing, electrical discharge machining (EDM), heat-treating, cleaning, laser inspection, painting and packaging. We have dedicatedfacilities supporting machining and complex integration with access to a range of state-of-the-art, computer-controlled machining equipment thatcan satisfy rigorous demands for production and quality. This includes fully automated “lights-out” machinery that continues production in theabsence of human operators. With some of the largest horizontal milling machines in the U.S., we are a supplier of vacuum chamber systems for thesemiconductor, flat-panel display, LED equipment, industrial and AS9100-certified, aerospace markets.Viking Technology. Viking is a global supplier of Non-Volatile Memory, Solid State Drives (SSD), DRAM Modules, high-density StackingSolutions, and complex sub-system solutions. As a pioneer in memory technologies for over two decades, Viking’s most recent development is withNVDIMM (Non-Volatile DIMMs) technology.9Table of ContentsArxCis-NV™ is an NVDIMM that delivers I/O performance acceleration to storage appliances, data security to virtual machines and enablesincreased endurance SSDs deployed in a tiered storage environment. Viking is advancing the non-volatile / persistent memory ecosystem withmultiple OEM deployments of this technology.In addition, Viking also offers Enterprise Class & Industrial Grade SSDs available across a wide portfolio of standard and OEM customizedform-factors (2.5”, 1.8” SlimSATA, mSATA, SATADIMM™, SATACube, DFC and eUSB). Also in their portfolio, Viking supports the broadest rangeof DDR4, DDR3, DDR2, DDR and SDRAM modules; from High-Density to Small-Form Factor with Error Checking and Correction (ECC Memory).Viking serves OEM customers in the Enterprise, Network Infrastructure, Embedded, and Defense and Aerospace markets and continues todeliver high technology solutions that optimize the value and performance of our customers’ applications.SCI Technology Inc. (SCI) - Defense and Aerospace. SCI has been providing engineering services, products and manufacturing solutions tothe global defense and aerospace industry for more than five decades. SCI offers mission-critical products for aircraft systems, tacticalcommunications and nuclear and radiation detection and monitoring, as well as fiber optics capabilities for use in a variety of applications.Our customers include U.S. government agencies, U.S. allies and major defense and aerospace prime contractors. We also have theinfrastructure to support the stringent certifications, regulations, processes and procedures required by these customers.Newisys. Newisys designs and manufactures both standard and custom storage and server products, including mass storage for highperformance cloud, streaming video applications and bulk and backup storage products. Newisys provide complete rack scale solutions tocustomers.Optical and RF Components and Modules. Optical and Radio frequency (RF) components are the key building blocks of many systems. Weproduce both passive and active components as well as modules. RF and Optical modules are integrated subsystems that use a combination ofindustry standard and/or custom components, interconnected using microelectronic and micro-optic technologies to achieve a unique function.Based on our microelectronic design and manufacturing technologies, we provide RF and optical components, modules and systems for customersin the telecommunications, networking, medical, industrial, military and aerospace markets. Our experience in RF and optical communications andnetworking products spans long-haul/ultra-long-haul and metro regions for transport/transmission, as well as access and switching applications,including last-mile solutions. In the medical market, we develop and manufacture optically-based products such as blood analyzers and foodcontamination analyzers as well as specialized spectrometers. We are currently supplying product to the 10G, 40G and 100G optical marketplacebased on our optical and RF technologies. Our service offerings for optical customers are designed to deliver end-to-end solutions with special focuson product design and industrialization, optical and RF component, module and blade manufacturing, as well as system integration and test.Logistics and Repair Services. Our logistics and repair services provide significant value to our customers while helping protect their brandname. It also improves customer experience through the deployment of enhanced tools and the provision of real-time access to critical businessinformation. Our solutions are designed to reduce the total cost of ownership and enable our customers to shift their services operations to a variablecost model that frees up cash, enabling them to focus on their core business initiatives.Focusing on highly complex and mission-critical products and processes, we support the logistics and repair needs of customers in the medical,communications, computing & storage, defense and aerospace and multimedia markets worldwide. Through our operational infrastructure of morethan 29 locations and repair partners in an additional 22 countries, we provide a wide range of services including direct-order-fulfillment, configure-to-order, supplier, inventory and warranty management, reverse logistics, repair, asset recovery, sustaining engineering, test development and end-of-life management to embrace the most unique needs of our customers.Drawing on a robust set of information systems, we offer configurable environments tailored to meet specific customer needs includingcustomized web portals, order and serial number tracking, special routings and promotions. Local, regional and global solutions are supported by arobust set of business processes that focus on inventory reduction and risk mitigation. This can improve cycle times by leveraging infrastructure,people and technology to enable reliable shipments of products to end users worldwide generally within 4 to 72 hours, depending on the servicesoffered.10Table of ContentsLogistics and repair services complement our end-to-end manufacturing strategy by integrating engineering, supply chain, manufacturing,logistics and repairs into a seamless solution for mission-critical customers around the world. Our End Markets We target markets that we believe offer significant growth opportunities and for which OEMs sell complex products that are subject to rapidtechnological change. We believe that markets involving complex, rapidly changing products offer opportunities to produce products with higher marginsbecause they require higher value-added manufacturing services and may also include our advanced vertically integrated components. Our approach to ourtarget markets is two-fold; we intend to strengthen our significant presence in the communications networks and computing and storage markets, while alsofocusing on under-penetrated target markets which have not extensively relied upon EMS companies in the past, including the medical, automotive,industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, energy and clean technology industries. Our diversification across market segmentsand customers helps mitigate our dependence on any particular market or customer. Communications Networks: Wireless and Wireline Access, Optical and Wireline Routing, Switching, Transmission and Enterprise Networking. Inthe communications sector, we focus on infrastructure equipment including wireless and wireline access, radio frequency (RF) filters, switching, routing andtransmission systems, optical networking and transmission and enterprise networking systems. Our product design and engineering staff has extensiveexperience designing and industrializing advanced communications products and components for these markets. Products we manufacture include wirelessbase stations, remote radio heads, point-to-point microwave systems and other backhaul solutions, satellite receivers and various radio frequency appliances,optical switches and transmission hardware as well as switches, and core, service and edge routers among others. We also design and manufacture optical, RFand microelectronic components which are key elements in many of these products. Computing and Storage. We provide comprehensive design and manufacturing solutions, as well as BTO and CTO services to the computing andstorage market. We tightly couple our vertically integrated supply chain with manufacturing and logistics allowing for assembly and distribution of productsall over the world. Our vertical integration capabilities include racks, enclosures, cables, complex multi-layer printed circuit boards, printed circuitassemblies and backplanes and fiber optics. In addition, we have designed and developed some of the most compact and powerful storage modules availableon the market today which we have coupled with our global, vertically integrated supply chain to deliver some of the most compelling computing andstorage solutions to the data storage industry. Multimedia. We manufacture digital set-top boxes, point of sale equipment, casino gaming equipment, digital home gateways, professional audio-video equipment, a variety of touch-screen-operated equipment and internet connected entertainment devices. For our multimedia OEM customers, wemanage the production process including product design and engineering, test development, supply chain management, manufacturing of printed circuitboards and assemblies, final system assembly and test, direct-order-fulfillment, BTO and CTO, and repair services.Industrial and Semiconductor Capital Equipment. Our expertise in manufacturing highly complex systems includes production of industrial andsemiconductor capital equipment, front-end environmental chambers, industrial controllers and test equipment, inspection and public safety equipment. Wemanufacture sub-assemblies for machine-control units, such as high-speed machining tools, liquid management equipment and complex hydraulic-electro-mechanical systems, for applications such as industrial-grade printing and liquid dispensing. We also have significant experience in manufacturing highlycomplex systems such as process chambers, photolithography tools, etch tools, wafer handling systems, flat panel display test and repair equipment, chem-mech planarization tools, optical inspection and x-ray equipment, explosive detection equipment, and large format printing plate machines as well as fulldesign and manufacturing of precision frames for all capital equipment.We have facilities for the assembly of large / complex electro-mechanical, thermal and liquid-management equipment for applications includingATMs, beverage dispensing, cash-counting and management systems, mechanical patient tables and industrial printers. Defense and Aerospace. We offer our end-to-end services to the defense and aerospace industry. We design and manufacture a comprehensive rangeof defense and aerospace products including avionics systems and processors, cockpit and wireless communications systems, tactical and secure networkcommunications systems, radar subsystems, nuclear and radiation detection systems for homeland defense and fiber-optic systems. We believe our experiencein serving the defense and aerospace industry, as well as our product design and engineering capabilities, represent our key competitive strengths.11Table of ContentsMedical. We provide comprehensive manufacturing and related services to the medical industry including design, logistics and regulatory services.The manufacturing of products for the medical industry often requires compliance with domestic and foreign regulations including the Food and DrugAdministration's (FDA's) quality system regulations and the European Union's medical device directive. In addition to complying with these standards, ourmedical manufacturing facilities comply with ISO 13485-2012 (formerly EN 46002) and ISO 9001:2000. We manufacture a broad range of medical devicesincluding blood glucose meters, computed tomography scanner assemblies, respiration systems, blood analyzers, cosmetic surgery systems, ultrasoundimaging systems and a variety of patient monitoring equipment.Energy and Clean Technology. We are committed to serving companies leading the energy and clean technology revolution in the oil and gas,solar, wind, fuel cell, battery systems, LED lighting fixtures, including indoor, outdoor, industrial-grade and construction lighting products, as well as, smartinfrastructure industries. We leverage traditional electronics manufacturing services (EMS) for clean technology customers in areas related to powerelectronics, control and distribution, smart meters and full-system integration. Beyond traditional EMS, our extensive range of electro-mechanical design andcomplex system manufacturing capabilities are an excellent fit across all clean technology segments. Our design and manufacturing operations arestrategically located in close proximity to clean technology business hubs. Automotive. In the automotive industry, we manufacture different types of sensors, controllers, engine control units, radios, heating ventilation andair-conditioning (HVAC) control heads and blower modules, a wide array of LED (Light Emitting Diode) interior and exterior light fixtures and assemblies,audio/video entertainment systems, as well as cables for entertainment solutions. We also provide design support, product and process qualification,manufacturing, supply chain management, supplier quality assurance and end-of-life services. All of our automotive facilities are TS 16949 certified andproduce printed circuit boards, printed circuit board assemblies and cables, and final systems. Customers A relatively small number of customers have historically generated a significant portion of our net sales. Sales to our ten largest customersrepresented approximately 50% of our net sales in 2014, 2013 and 2012. In 2013 and 2012, Alcatel-Lucent represented more than10% of our net sales. Nosingle customer represented more than 10% of our net sales in 2014. We seek to establish and maintain long-term relationships with our customers. Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales from existingcustomers. We seek to expand our customer base through our marketing and sales efforts as well as acquisitions. We have been successful in broadeningrelationships with customers by providing vertically integrated products and services as well as multiple products and services in multiple locations. We typically enter into supply agreements with our major OEM customers with terms ranging from three to five years. Our supply agreements withour OEM customers generally do not obligate the customer to purchase minimum quantities of products. However, the customer is typically liable for the costof the materials and components we have ordered to meet their production forecast but which are not used, provided that the material was ordered inaccordance with an agreed-upon procurement plan. In some cases, the procurement plan contains provisions regarding the types of materials for which ourcustomers will assume responsibility. Our supply agreements generally contain provisions permitting cancellation and rescheduling of orders upon noticeand, in some cases, are subject to cancellation and rescheduling charges. Order cancellation charges vary by product type, depending how far in advance ofshipment a customer notifies us of an order cancellation. In some circumstances, our supply agreements with customers provide for cost reduction objectivesduring the term of the agreement, which can have the effect of reducing revenue and profitability from these arrangements. We generally do not obtain firm, long-term commitments from our customers under supply agreements. As a result, customers can cancel their orders,change production quantities or delay orders. Uncertain economic conditions and our general lack of long-term purchase commitments with our customersmake it difficult for us to accurately predict revenue over the long-term. Even in those cases in which customers are contractually obligated to purchaseproducts from us or repurchase unused inventory from us that we have ordered for them, we may elect not to immediately enforce our contractual rightsbecause of the long-term nature of our customer relationships or for other business reasons and may instead negotiate accommodations with customersregarding particular situations.SeasonalitySeasonality in our business has historically been driven by customer and product mix, particularly in the end markets which our customers serve,with the first half of our fiscal year generally having the lowest revenue levels. However, we cannot predict whether this pattern will continue.12Table of ContentsBacklog We generally do not obtain firm, long-term commitments from our customers. Instead, our procurement of inventory and our manufacturingactivities are based primarily on forecasts provided by our customers. This enables us to minimize the time lapse between receipt of a customer's order anddelivery of product to the customer. Customers usually do not make firm orders for product delivery more than thirty to ninety days in advance. Additionally,customers may cancel or postpone scheduled deliveries, generally without significant penalty. Therefore, we do not believe the backlog of expected productsales covered by firm orders is a meaningful measure of future sales. Marketing and Sales Our sales efforts are organized and managed on a regional basis with regional sales managers in geographic regions throughout the world. We develop relationships with our customers and market our vertically integrated manufacturing solutions through our direct sales force, customersupport specialists and representative firms. Our sales resources are directed at multiple management and staff levels within target accounts. Our direct salespersonnel and representative firms work closely with the customers' engineering and technical personnel to better understand their requirements. Ourmarketing and sales staff supports our business strategy of providing end-to-end solutions by encouraging cross-selling of vertically integratedmanufacturing solutions and component manufacturing across a broad range of major OEM products. To achieve this objective, our marketing and sales staffworks closely with our various manufacturing and design and engineering groups and engages in marketing and sales activities targeted at key customeropportunities. Each of our key customer accounts is managed by a dedicated account team including a global business manager directly responsible for accountmanagement. Global business managers coordinate activities across divisions to effectively satisfy customer requirements and have direct access to our seniormanagement to quickly address customer concerns. Local customer account teams further support the global teams and are linked by a comprehensivecommunications and information management infrastructure.Business Segment Data and our Foreign OperationsWe have one reportable segment - Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). Financial information for segments can be found in Note 16 to ourconsolidated financial statements. Information concerning revenues, results of operations and revenues by geographic area is set forth in Item 7,“Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in Note 16, “Business Segment, Geographic and CustomerInformation”, to our consolidated financial statements. Risks attendant to our foreign operations can be found in Item 1A. “Risk Factors”.Competition For our integrated manufacturing solutions business, we face competition from other major global EMS companies such as Benchmark Electronics,Inc., Celestica, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Jabil Circuits, Inc., and Plexus Corp. Our components, products and services business faces competitionfrom EMS and non-EMS companies that often have a regional product, service or industry-specific focus. In addition, our potential customers may alsocompare the benefits of outsourcing their manufacturing to us with the merits of manufacturing products themselves.We compete with different companies depending on the type of solution or geographic area. We believe the primary competitive factors in ourindustry include manufacturing technology, quality, global footprint, delivery, responsiveness, provision of value-added solutions and price. We believe ourprimary competitive strengths include our ability to provide global end-to-end solutions, product design and engineering resources, vertically integratedmanufacturing solutions, advanced technologies, global manufacturing capabilities, global supplier base, customer focus and responsiveness, and expertisein serving diverse end markets.Intellectual Property We hold U.S. and foreign patents and patent applications relating to, among other things, printed circuit board manufacturing technology,enclosures, cables, memory modules, optical technology and computing (servers and storage). For other proprietary processes, we rely primarily on tradesecret protection. A number of our patents have expired or will expire in the near term. The expiration and abandonment of patents reduces our ability toassert claims against competitors or others who13Table of Contentsuse similar technologies and to license such patents to third parties. We have registered certain trademarks and pending trademark applications in both theU.S. and internationally.Environmental Matters We are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign environmental laws and regulations relating to the storage and use of hazardousmaterials used in our manufacturing processes, as well as the storage, treatment, discharge, emission and disposal of hazardous waste that are by-products ofthese processes. We are also subject to occupational safety and health laws, product labeling and product content requirements, either directly or as requiredby our customers. Proper waste disposal is a major consideration for printed circuit board manufacturers due to the metals and chemicals used in themanufacturing process. Water used in the printed circuit board manufacturing process must be treated to remove metal particles and other contaminantsbefore it can be discharged into municipal sanitary sewer systems. We operate on-site wastewater treatment systems at our printed circuit board manufacturingplants in order to treat wastewater generated in the fabrication process. Although the electronics assembly process generates significantly less wastewater than printed circuit board fabrication, it can generate lead dust.Upon vacating a facility, we are responsible for remediating the lead dust from the interior of the manufacturing facility. Although there are no applicablestandards for lead dust remediation in manufacturing facilities, we endeavor to remove the residues. To date, lead dust remediation costs have not beenmaterial to our results of operations. We also monitor for airborne concentrations of lead in our buildings and are unaware of any significant leadconcentrations in excess of the applicable OSHA or other local standards.We have a range of corporate programs that aim to reduce the use of hazardous materials in manufacturing. We developed corporate-widestandardized environmental management systems, auditing programs and policies to enable better management of environmental compliance activities. Forexample, almost all of our manufacturing facilities are also certified under ISO 14001, a set of standards and procedures relating to environmental compliancemanagement. In addition, the electronics industry must adhere to the European Union's Restrictions of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electricaland Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directives which have been in effect since July 2005 and have been recently updated. Parallel initiatives have beenadopted in other jurisdictions throughout the world, including several states in the U.S. and the Peoples' Republic of China. RoHS limits the use of lead,mercury and other specified substances in electronics products. WEEE requires producers to assume responsibility for the collection, recycling andmanagement of waste electronic products and components. We implemented procedures intended to ensure our manufacturing processes are compliant withRoHS and the European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation, when required. WEEE compliance isprimarily the responsibility of OEMs.Asbestos containing materials, or ACM, are present at several of our manufacturing facilities. Although the ACM is being managed and controlshave been put in place pursuant to ACM operations and maintenance plans, the presence of ACM could give rise to remediation obligations and otherliabilities. Our facilities generally operate under environmental permits issued by governmental authorities. For the most part, these permits must be renewedperiodically and are subject to revocation in the event of violations of environmental laws. Any such revocation may require us to cease or limit productionat one or more of our facilities, adversely affecting our results of operations.Due to certain acquisitions, we have incurred liabilities associated with environmental contamination. These include ongoing investigation andremediation activities at a number of current and former sites, including several in Orange County, California; Owego, New York; Derry, New Hampshire; andBrockville, Ontario. In addition, we have been named in a lawsuit alleging operations at our current and former facilities in Orange County, Californiacontributed to groundwater contamination. There are some sites, including our acquired facility in Gunzenhausen, Germany, that are known to havegroundwater contamination caused by a third-party, and that third-party has provided indemnification to us for the liability. However, in certain situations,third-party indemnities may not be effective to reduce our liability for environmental contamination.We use environmental consultants primarily for risk assessments and remediation, including remedial investigation and feasibility studies, remedialaction planning and design and site remediation. Our consultants provide information regarding the nature and extent of site contamination, acceptableremediation alternatives and estimated costs associated with each remediation alternative. We consider their recommendations together with otherinformation when determining the appropriate amount to accrue for environmental liabilities. 14Table of ContentsEmployees As of September 27, 2014, we had 43,101 employees, including 9,368 temporary employees. None of our U.S. employees are represented by a laborunion. In some international locations, our employees are represented by labor unions on either a national or plant level or are subject to collectivebargaining agreements. Available Information Our Internet address is http://www.sanmina.com. We make available through our website, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K,Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securitiesand Exchange Commission, or SEC. All reports we file with the SEC are also available free of charge via EDGAR through the SEC's website athttp://www.sec.gov.15Table of ContentsEXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The following table sets forth the name, position and age of our current executive officers and their ages as of September 27, 2014. NameAgePositionJure Sola63Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive OfficerRobert Eulau52Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCharles Kostalnick48Executive Vice President and Chief Business OfficerDennis Young63Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and MarketingAlan Reid51Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources Jure Sola has served as our Chief Executive Officer since April 1991, as Chairman of our Board of Directors from April 1991 to December 2001 andfrom December 2002 to present, and as Co-Chairman of our Board of Directors from December 2001 to December 2002. In 1980, Mr. Sola co-foundedSanmina and initially held the position of Vice President of Sales. In October 1987, he became the Vice President and General Manager of Sanmina,responsible for manufacturing operations, sales and marketing. Mr. Sola served as our President from October 1989 to March 1996. Robert Eulau has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2009. Prior to joining us, he was theExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of privately-owned Alien Technology Corporation, a developer of radiofrequency identification products, from March 2006 to June 2008. Previously, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of publicly-tradedRambus Inc., a technology licensing company, from May 2001 to March 2006. Prior to Rambus, Mr. Eulau served over 15 years with Hewlett PackardCompany in various leadership roles, including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HP's Business Customer Organization, and Vice President andChief Financial Officer of HP's Computing Products business. Charles Kostalnick has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer since September 2013. Prior to joining us, he was theSenior Vice President, Avnet Embedded, of Avnet, Inc, a distributor of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology, from July 2010to September 2013. Previously, he was President of North America Distribution and held other leadership roles at Bell Microproducts, Inc. (acquired byAvnet, Inc. in July 2010), a distributor of storage products and systems, computer products and peripherals, from October 2005 to July 2010. Prior to BellMicroproducts, Mr. Kostalnick held various roles at Arrow Electronics, including Vice President of Sales, OEM Computing Solutions, Area Director andRegional Director, from March 2000 to October 2005. Dennis Young has served as our Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing since March 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. Young wasSenior Vice President of Sales from May 2002 to March 2003 and Vice President of Sales, from March 1998 to May 2002, of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, aprovider of industrial and consumer electronic products.Alan Reid has served as our Executive Vice President of Global Human Resources since October 2012. Mr. Reid has held various roles at Sanmina,including Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources and Human Resources Director of EMEA, from July 2001 to October 2012. Prior to joining us,he was Group Human Resources Manager at Kymata Ltd., an optoelectronic technology startup from June 2000 to July 2001. Prior to Kymata, Mr. Reid heldvarious roles in operations and human resources with The BOC Group PLC. (British Oxygen Company), a global industrial gases and engineering company,from September 1986 to June 2000. 16Table of ContentsItem 1A. Risk FactorsAdverse changes in the key end markets we target could harm our business by reducing our sales.We provide products and services to companies that serve the communications networks, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial andsemiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, energy and clean technology and automotive industries. Adverse changes in any of thesemarkets could reduce demand for our customers' products or make these customers more sensitive to the cost of our products and services, either of whichcould reduce our sales, gross margins and net income. A number of factors could affect any of these industries in general, or our customers in particular, andlead to reductions in net sales, thus harming our business. These factors include: •intense competition among our customers and their competitors, leading to reductions in prices for their products and pricing pressures on us;•short product life cycles of our customers' products leading to continuing new requirements and specifications and product obsolescence, either ofwhich could cause us to lose business;•failure of our customers' products to gain widespread commercial acceptance which could decrease the volume of orders customers place with us;and•recessionary periods in our customers' markets which decrease orders from affected customers.We realize a substantial portion of our revenues from communications equipment customers. This market is highly competitive, particularly in thearea of price. Should any of our larger customers in this market fail to effectively compete with their competitors, they could reduce their orders to us orexperience liquidity difficulties, either of which could have the effect of reducing our revenue and net income, perhaps substantially. Revenue from ourmultimedia business, which is driven primarily by sales of set-top boxes, could decline as more content is delivered over the internet or through alternativemethods and not through set-top boxes, particularly in the U.S. or Europe. In addition, in the case of our defense business, United States budget actions couldcause a reduction or delay in orders placed by the government or defense contractors for products manufactured by SCI, our defense and aerospace division.Since such products carry higher margins than many of our other products and services, such a decrease could disproportionately reduce our gross margin andprofitability. There can be no assurance that we will not experience declines in demand in these or other areas in the future.Our customers could experience credit problems, which could reduce our future revenues and net income.Some companies in the industries for which we provide products have previously experienced significant financial difficulty, with a few of theparticipants filing for bankruptcy. Such financial difficulty, if experienced by one or more of our customers, may negatively affect our business due to thedecreased demand from these financially distressed customers, the lengthening of customer payment terms, the potential inability of these companies to makefull payment on amounts owed to us or to purchase inventory we acquired to support their businesses. Customer bankruptcies also entail the risk of potentialrecovery by the bankruptcy estate of amounts previously paid to us that are deemed a preference under bankruptcy laws.We are subject to risks arising from our international operations. The substantial majority of our net sales are generated through our non-U.S. operations. As a result, we are affected by economic, political and otherconditions in the foreign countries in which we do business, including: •the imposition of government controls;•compliance with United States and foreign laws concerning trade (including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), the ExportAdministration Regulations (“EAR”) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”);•difficulties in obtaining or complying with export license requirements; •changes in tariffs;•rising labor costs;•compliance with foreign labor laws, which generally provide for increased notice, severance and consultation requirements compared to U.S. laws;•labor unrest, including strikes, and difficulties in staffing;•security concerns;•political instability and/or regional military tension or hostilities;•inflexible employee contracts or labor laws in the event of business downturns;•coordinating communications among and managing international operations;17Table of Contents•fluctuations in currency exchange rates;•currency controls;•changes in tax and trade laws that increase our local costs;•exposure to heightened corruption risks;•aggressive or lax enforcement of local laws by governmental authorities;•adverse rulings in regards to tax audits; and•misappropriation of intellectual property.Our operations in certain foreign locations receive favorable income tax treatment in the form of tax holidays or other incentives. In the event thatsuch tax holidays or other incentives are not extended, are repealed, or we no longer qualify for such programs, our taxes may increase, which could reduceour net income. Additionally, a portion of our worldwide cash reserves are generated by, and therefore held in, foreign jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions restrict theamount of cash that can be transferred to the United States or impose taxes and penalties on such transfers of cash. To the extent we have excess cash inforeign locations that could be used in, or is needed by, our United States operations, we may incur significant taxes to repatriate these funds. We operate in countries that have experienced labor unrest, political instability and strife, including Brazil, China, India, Israel, Malaysia andThailand and we have experienced work stoppages and similar disruptions in certain foreign jurisdictions. To the extent such developments prevent us fromadequately staffing our plants and manufacturing and shipping products in those jurisdictions, our margins and net income could be reduced and ourreputation as a reliable supplier could be negatively impacted.We are subject to intense competition in the EMS industry which could cause us to lose sales and therefore hurt our financial performance. The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry is highly competitive and the industry has experienced a surplus of manufacturing capacity.Our competitors include major global EMS providers such as Benchmark Electronics, Inc., Celestica, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Jabil Circuit, Inc.,and Plexus Corp., as well as other companies that have a regional product, service or industry-specific focus. We also face competition from current andpotential OEM customers who may elect to manufacture their own products internally rather than outsourcing to EMS providers.Competition is based on a number of factors, including price and quality. We may not be able to offer prices as low as some of our competitors forany number of reasons, including the willingness of competitors to provide EMS services at prices we are unable or unwilling to offer. There can be noassurance that we will win new business or not lose existing business due to competitive factors, which could decrease our sales and net income.Consolidation in the electronics industry may adversely affect our business by increasing customer buying power and increasing prices we pay forcomponents . Consolidation in the electronics industry among our customers, our suppliers and/or our competitors may increase, which could result in a smallnumber of very large electronics companies offering products in multiple sectors of the electronics industry. The significant purchasing and market power ofthese large companies could decrease the prices paid to us by these customers. In addition, if one of our customers is acquired by another company that doesnot rely on us to provide EMS services, we may lose that customer's business. Similarly, consolidation among our suppliers could result in a sole or limitedsource for certain components used in our customers' products. Any such consolidation could cause us to be required to pay increased prices for suchcomponents, which could reduce our gross margin and profitability.We rely on a relatively small number of customers for a substantial portion of our sales, and declines in sales to these customers could reduce our net salesand net income. Sales to our ten largest customers represented approximately half of our net sales during 2014. We expect to continue to depend upon a relativelysmall number of customers for a significant percentage of our sales, particularly in the communications end market. The loss of, or a significant reduction insales or pricing to our largest customers could substantially reduce our revenue and margins.18Table of ContentsRecruiting and retaining our key personnel is critical to the continued growth of our business. Our success depends upon the continued service of our key personnel, particularly our highly skilled sales and operations executives, managers andengineers with many years of experience in electronics and contracts manufacturing. While we rely on competitive pay packages in order to help attract andretain such personnel, such individuals can be difficult to identify, recruit and retain and are heavily recruited by our competitors. Should any of our keyemployees choose to retire or terminate their employment with us, and should we be unable to recruit new employees with the required experience, ouroperations and growth prospects could be negatively impacted.Our strategy to pursue higher margin business depends in part on the success of our Components, Products and Services (CPS) business, which, if notsuccessful, could cause our future gross margins and operating results to be lower. A key part of our strategy is to grow our CPS business, which includes printed circuit boards, backplane and cable assemblies, mechanical systems,memory, defense and aerospace and computing products and design, engineering, logistics and repair services. A decrease in orders for these components,products and services can have a disproportionately adverse impact on our profitability since these components, products and services generally carry higherthan average contribution margins. In addition, in order to grow this portion of our business profitably, we must continue to make substantial investments inthe development of our product development capabilities, research and development activities, test and tooling equipment and skilled personnel, all ofwhich reduce our operating results in the short term. The success of our CPS business also depends on our ability to increase sales of our proprietary products,convince our customers to agree to purchase our components for use in the manufacture of their products, rather than directing us to buy them from thirdparties, and expand the number of our customers who contract for our design, engineering, logistics and repair services. We may face challenges in achievingcommercially viable yields and difficulties in manufacturing components in the quantities and to the specifications and quality standards required by ourcustomers, as well as in qualifying our components for use in our customers' designs. Our proprietary products and design, engineering, logistics and repairservices must compete with products and services offered by established vendors which focus solely on development of similar technologies or the provisionof similar services. Any of these factors could cause our CPS revenue and margins to be less than expected, which could have an overall adverse andpotentially disproportionate effect on our revenues and profitability.If we are unable to maintain our technological and manufacturing process expertise, our business could be adversely affected.Regular improvements to and refinements of our manufacturing processes are necessary to remain competitive in the marketplace. As a result, we arecontinually evaluating the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of new manufacturing processes. In some cases, we must make capital expenditures and incurengineering expense in order to qualify and validate any such new process in advance of booking new business that could utilize such processes. Suchinvestments utilize cash and reduce our margins and net income. Any failure to adequately invest in manufacturing technology could reduce ourcompetitiveness and, potentially, our future revenue and net income.Our operating results and cash generated from operations are subject to significant uncertainties, which can cause our future sales and net income to bevariable. Our operating results can vary due to a number of significant uncertainties, including: •conditions in the economy as a whole and in the industries we serve;•fluctuations in components prices and component shortages caused by high demand, natural disaster or otherwise;•timing of new product development by our customers, which creates demand for our services, but which can also require us to incur start-up costsrelating to new tooling and processes;•levels of demand in the end markets served by our customers;•our ability to replace declining sales from end-of-life programs with new business wins;•timing of orders from customers and the accuracy of their forecasts;•inventory levels of customers, which if high relative to their normal sales volume, could cause them to reduce their orders to us;•timing of expenditures in anticipation of increased sales, customer product delivery requirements and shortages of components or labor;•increased labor costs in the regions in which we operate;•mix of products ordered by and shipped to major customers, as high volume and low complexity manufacturing services typically have lowergross margins than more complex and lower volume services;•degree to which we are able to utilize our available manufacturing capacity;19Table of Contents•customer insolvencies resulting in bad debt or inventory exposures that are in excess of our reserves;•our ability to efficiently move manufacturing activities to lower cost regions;•the effects of seasonality in our business;•changes in our tax provision due to changes in our estimates of pre-tax income in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including our ability toutilize our deferred tax assets; and•political and economic developments in countries in which we have operations which could restrict our operations or increase our costs. Variability in our operating results may also lead to variability in cash generated by operations, which can adversely affect our ability to makecapital expenditures, engage in strategic transactions, redeem debt and repurchase stock and utilize our borrowing facilities.Unanticipated changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could increase our taxes and decrease our net income.We are subject to income, sales, value-added, withholding and other taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Significantjudgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for taxes and, in the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculationsfor which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Our effective tax rates and liability for other taxes could increase as a result of changes in the mix ofearnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws, our cashmanagement strategies and other factors. For instance, recently enacted legislation in Mexico could significantly increase our taxes payable in Mexico in thefuture. In addition, our tax determinations are regularly subject to audit by tax authorities. For example, we are currently undergoing audits of our tax returnsfor certain recent tax years in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States, Thailand, Hungary, Japan and Mexico. Developments in these or futureaudits could adversely affect our tax provisions, including through the disallowance or reduction of deferred tax assets or the assessment of back taxes,interest and penalties. Although we believe that our tax estimates are reasonable and our existing tax reserves are adequate, the final determination of taxaudits or tax disputes may be different from what is reflected in our historical tax provisions, which could lead to an increase in our taxes payable and adecrease in our net income.We may not have sufficient insurance coverage for potential claims and losses, which could leave us responsible for certain costs and damages. We carry various forms of business and liability insurance in types and amounts we believe are reasonable and customary for similarly situatedcompanies in our industry. However, we do not have insurance coverage for all of the risks and liabilities we assume in connection with our business,including failure to comply with typical customer warranties for workmanship, product liability, intellectual property infringement, product recall claims andenvironmental contamination. In addition, our policies generally have deductibles that could reduce the amount of our potential recoveries from insurance.As a result, not all of our potential business losses are covered under our insurance policies. Should we sustain a significant uncovered loss, our net incomecould be reduced.Cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions of our IT network and systems could interrupt our operations. We rely on internal and third party information technology networks and systems for worldwide financial reporting, inventory management,procurement, invoicing and email communications, among other functions. Despite our business continuity planning, including "redundant" data sites andnetwork availability, our systems may be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorist attacks and similarevents. In addition, despite the implementation of network security measures, our systems and those of third parties on which we rely may also be vulnerableto hacking, computer viruses, the installation of malware and similar disruptions either by third parties or employees with access to key IT infrastructure.Hacking and malware, if not prevented, could lead to the collection and disclosure of sensitive information relating to our customers, employees or others,exposing us to legal liability and causing us to suffer reputational damage. If we or our vendors are unable to prevent such outages and breaches, ouroperations could be disrupted, we could incur losses, including losses relating to claims by our customers against us relating to loss of their information, thewillingness of customers to do business with us may be damaged and, in the case of our defense business, we could be debarred from future participation ingovernment programs.20Table of ContentsWe are subject to risks associated with natural disasters and global events. We conduct a significant portion of our activities, including manufacturing, administration and information technology management in areas thathave experienced natural disasters, such as major earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and tsunamis. For example, in 2011, Japan experienced a major earthquakeand tsunami and widespread flooding occurred in Thailand. Our insurance coverage with respect to damages to our facilities or our customers' productscaused by natural disasters is limited and is subject to deductibles and coverage limits and, as a result, may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses. Forexample, our policies have very limited coverage for damages due to earthquake. In addition, such coverage may not continue to be available atcommercially reasonable rates and terms. In the event of a major earthquake or other disaster affecting one or more of our facilities, our operations andmanagement information systems, which control our worldwide procurement, inventory management, shipping and billing activities, could be significantlydisrupted. Such events could delay or prevent product manufacturing for an extended period of time. Any extended inability to continue our operations ataffected facilities following such an event could reduce our revenue.Our supply chain is subject to risks that could increase our costs or cause us to delay shipments to customers, reducing our revenue and margins. Our supply chain is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. For example, we are dependent on certain suppliers, including limited and solesource suppliers, to provide key components we incorporate into our products. We have experienced, and may experience in the future, delays in deliveryand shortages of components, which in turn could result in increased component prices and delays in product shipments to customers, both of which coulddecrease our revenue and marginsOur components are manufactured using a number of commodities, including petroleum, gold, copper and other metals that are subject to frequentand unpredictable changes in price due to worldwide demand, investor interest and economic conditions. We do not hedge against the risk of thesefluctuations, but rather attempt to adjust our product pricing to reflect such changes. Should significant increases in commodities prices occur and should wenot be able to increase our product prices enough to offset these increased costs, our gross margins and profitability could decrease, perhaps significantly. Inaddition, we, along with our suppliers and customers, rely on various energy sources in our manufacturing and transportation activities. There has beensignificant volatility in the prices of energy during the recent past and such volatility is likely to continue in the future. Concern over climate change has ledto state, federal and international legislative and regulatory initiatives aimed at reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. Such initiativescould lead to an increase in the price of energy. A sustained increase in energy prices for any reason could increase our raw material, components andtransportation costs. We may not be able to increase our product prices enough to offset these increased costs, in which case our profitability could bereduced.We rely on a variety of common carriers to transport our raw materials and components from our suppliers to us, and to transport our products to ourcustomers. The use of common carriers is subject to a number of risks, including increased costs due to rising energy prices and labor, vehicle and insurancecosts, and criminal activity resulting in losses of shipments, delivery delays resulting from labor disturbances and strikes and other factors beyond ourcontrol. While we attempt to mitigate our liability for any losses resulting from these risks through contracts with our customers, suppliers and insurancecarriers, any costs or losses that cannot be mitigated could reduce our profitability, require us to manufacture replacement product or damage ourrelationships with our customers.Government regulations, concerning responsible sourcing, such as the Dodd-Frank Act requirements relating to conflict minerals, are increasing.Such regulations could decrease the availability and increase the prices of components used in our customers' products, particularly if we choose (or arerequired by our customers) to source such components from different suppliers than we use now.Cancellations, reductions in production quantities, delays in production by our customers and changes in customer requirements could reduce our salesand net income.We generally do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers and our bookings may generally be canceled prior to thescheduled shipment date. Although the customer is generally liable for raw materials we procure on their behalf, finished goods and work-in-process at thetime of cancellation, we may be unable or, for other business reasons, choose not to enforce our contractual rights. As a result, cancellations, reductions ordelays of orders by customers could reduce our sales and net income, delay or eliminate recovery of our expenditures for inventory purchased in preparationfor customer orders and lower our asset utilization, which could result in lower gross margins and lower net income.21Table of ContentsWe may be unable to generate sufficient liquidity to expand our operations, which may reduce the business our customers and vendors are able to do withus; we could experience losses if one or more financial institutions holding our funds or other financial counterparties were to fail.Our liquidity is dependent on a number of factors, including profitability, business volume, inventory requirements, the extension of trade credit byour suppliers, the degree of alignment of payment terms from our suppliers with payment terms granted to our customers, investments in facilities andequipment, acquisitions, repayments of our outstanding indebtedness and availability under our asset-backed line of credit. In the event we need additionalor desire additional capital to expand our business, make acquisitions, repay additional debt or repurchase stock, there can be no assurance that suchadditional capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. A failure to maintain adequate liquidity could cause our stock price to fall and reduce ourcustomers' and vendors' willingness to do business with us.A principal source of our liquidity is our cash and cash equivalents, which are held with various financial institutions. Although we distribute suchfunds among a number of financial institutions that we believe to be of high quality, there can be no assurance that one or more of such institutions will notbecome insolvent in the future, in which case all or a portion of our uninsured funds on deposit with such institutions could be lost. Similarly, if one or morecounterparties to our foreign currency hedging, insurance or other financial instruments were to fail, we could suffer losses and our hedging of risk couldbecome less effective.Our credit arrangements contain covenants which may adversely impact our business and the failure to comply with such covenants could cause ouroutstanding debt to become immediately payable. Other than our $40 million Secured Debt due 2015, our debt agreements do not contain financial covenants currently applicable to us, but doinclude a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restricted payments, sellingassets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. Our $40 million Secured Debt due 2015requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio during its term. Collectively, these covenants could constrain our ability to grow our businessthrough acquisition or engage in other transactions, including refinancing our existing debt. In addition, such agreements include covenants requiring,among other things, that we file quarterly and annual financial statements with the SEC, comply with all laws, pay all taxes and maintain casualty insurance.If we are not able to comply with all of these covenants, for any reason, some or all of our outstanding debt could become immediately due and payable andthe incurrence of additional debt under our asset-backed credit facility would not be allowed, any of which could have a material adverse effect on ourliquidity and ability to conduct our business. Customer requirements to transfer business may increase our costs.Our customers sometimes require that we transfer the manufacturing of their products from one facility to another to achieve cost reductions andother objectives. These transfers have resulted in increased costs to us due to facility downtime, less than optimal utilization of our manufacturing capacityand delays and complications related to the transition of manufacturing programs to new locations. These transfers could require us to close or reduceoperations at certain facilities and, as a result, we may incur in the future significant costs for the closure of facilities, employee severance and related matters.We may be required to relocate additional manufacturing operations in the future and, accordingly, we may incur additional costs that decrease our netincome. Any of these factors could reduce our revenues, increase our expenses and reduce our net income.If we manufacture or design defective products, or if our manufacturing processes do not comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements,we could be subject to claims, damages and fines and lose customers.We manufacture products to our customers' specifications, and in some cases our manufacturing processes and facilities need to comply with variousstatutory and regulatory requirements. For example, many of the medical products that we manufacture, as well as the facilities and manufacturing processesthat we use to produce them must comply with standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration. In addition, our customers' productsand the manufacturing processes that we use to produce them often are highly complex. As a result, products that we design or manufacture may at timescontain design or manufacturing defects, and our manufacturing processes may be subject to errors or may not be in compliance with applicable statutory andregulatory requirements. Defects in the products we design or manufacture may result in product recalls, warranty claims by customers, including liability forrepair costs, delayed shipments to customers or reduced or canceled customer orders. For example, a customer has asserted that we are liable for certain costsrelating to the loss of use of products manufactured by us. Although we believe this claim is unsubstantiated, the total costs sought by the customer could besignificant. The failure of the products that we design or manufacture or of our manufacturing processes and facilities to22Table of Contentscomply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements may subject us to legal fines or penalties and, in some cases, require us to shut down or incurconsiderable expense to correct a manufacturing program or facility. In addition, these defects may result in product liability claims against us. Themagnitude of such claims may increase as we expand our medical, automotive, defense and aerospace, and oil and gas manufacturing services because defectsin these types of products can result in death or significant injury to end users of these products or environmental harm. Even if our customers arecontractually responsible for defects in the design of a product, we could nonetheless be named in a product liability suit over such defects and could berequired to expend significant resources to defend ourselves.The design services that we provide can expose us to different or greater potential liabilities than those we face when providing our regularmanufacturing services. For example, we have increased exposure to potential product liability claims resulting from injuries caused by defects in productswe design, as well as potential claims that products we design infringe third-party intellectual property rights. Such claims could subject us to significantliability for damages and, regardless of their merits, could be time-consuming and expensive to resolve. Any such costs and damages could be significant andcould reduce our net income. We are subject to a number of U.S. governmental procurement rules and regulations, the failure to comply with which could result in damages or reductionof future revenue. We are subject to a number of laws and regulations relating to the award, administration and performance of U.S. government contracts andsubcontracts. Such laws and regulations govern, among other things, price negotiations, cost accounting standards and other aspects of performance undergovernment contracts. These rules are complex and our performance under them is subject to audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and othergovernment regulators. If an audit or investigation reveals a failure to comply with regulations or other improper activities, we may be subject to civil orcriminal penalties and administrative sanctions by either the government or the prime customer, including termination of the contract, payment of fines andsuspension or debarment from doing further business with the U.S. government. Any of these actions could increase our expenses, reduce our revenue anddamage our reputation as a reliable government supplier.We can experience losses due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, which could reduce our net income. Because we manufacture and sell a substantial portion of our products abroad, our operating costs, and in some cases, our revenue, can be negativelyimpacted due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, particularly in volatile currencies to which we are exposed, such as the Euro, Mexican peso,Japanese yen, Chinese Renminbi and Brazilian real. We use financial instruments, primarily short-term foreign currency forward contracts, to hedge certainforecasted foreign currency commitments arising from accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and fixed purchase obligations. However, the success ofour foreign currency hedging activities depends largely upon the accuracy of our forecasts of future sales, expenses, capital expenditures and monetary assetsand liabilities. As such, our foreign currency hedging program may not fully cover our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. If our hedging activities arenot successful, we may experience significant unexpected expenses from fluctuations in exchange rates, which could be significant and which could decreaseour net income. Any failure to comply with applicable environmental laws could adversely affect our business by causing us to pay significant amounts for cleanup ofhazardous materials or for damages or fines. We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the use, storage, dischargeand disposal of hazardous substances and wastes in the ordinary course of our manufacturing operations. If we violate environmental laws or if we occupy oroccupied in the past a site at which a predecessor company caused contamination, we may be held liable for damages and the costs of remedial actions.Although we estimate and regularly reassess our potential liability with respect to violations or alleged violations and accrue for such liability, we cannotassure you that our accruals will be sufficient. Any increase in existing reserves or establishment of new reserves for environmental liability could reduce ournet income. Our failure or inability to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations could also limit our ability to expand facilities or couldrequire us to acquire costly equipment or to incur other significant expenses to comply with these laws and regulations.Primarily as a result of certain of our acquisitions, we have incurred liabilities associated with environmental contamination. These liabilitiesinclude ongoing investigation and remediation activities at a number of current and former sites. The time required to perform environmental remediationcan be lengthy and there can be no assurance that the scope, and therefore cost, of these activities will not increase as a result of the discovery of newcontamination or contamination on adjoining landowner's properties or the adoption of more stringent regulatory standards covering sites at which we arecurrently performing remediation activities. 23Table of ContentsAlthough liabilities for treatment and disposal activities have not materially affected our financial condition to date, we cannot assure you that pastdisposal activities will not result in liability that will materially affect us in the future, nor can we provide assurance that we do not have environmentalexposures of which we are unaware and which could adversely affect our future operating results. Over the years, environmental laws have become, and in the future may continue to become, more stringent, imposing greater compliance costs andincreasing risks and penalties associated with violations. We operate in several environmentally sensitive locations and are subject to potentially conflictingand changing regulatory agendas of government authorities, business and environmental groups. Changes in or restrictions on discharge limits, emissionslevels, permitting requirements and material storage or handling could require a higher than anticipated level of remediation activities, operating expensesand capital investment or, depending on the severity of the impact of the foregoing factors, costly plant relocation.We may not be successful in implementing and integrating strategic transactions or in divesting assets or businesses, which could harm our operatingresults; goodwill and other assets, if impaired, could lead to a non-cash charge to earnings. From time to time, we may undertake strategic transactions that give us the opportunity to access new customers and new end markets, to obtain newmanufacturing and service capabilities and technologies, to enter new geographic manufacturing locations, to lower our manufacturing costs and improveour profits, and to further develop existing customer relationships. Strategic transactions involve a number of risks, uncertainties and costs, including,integrating acquired operations and businesses, incurring severance and other restructuring costs, diverting management attention, maintaining customer,supplier or other favorable business relationships of acquired operations and terminating unfavorable relationships, losing key employees, integrating thesystems of acquired operations into our management information systems and satisfying the liabilities of acquired businesses, including liability for pastviolations of law and material environmental liabilities. Any of these risks could cause our strategic transactions not to be ultimately profitable.In addition, we may be required to record goodwill in connection with future acquisitions. We evaluate, on a regular basis, whether events orcircumstances have occurred that indicate all, or a portion, of the carrying amount of our goodwill may no longer be recoverable. Should we determine in thefuture that our goodwill has become impaired, an impairment charge to earnings would become necessary, which could be significant. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property or infringe, or are alleged to infringe, upon intellectual property of others, we could be required to paysignificant amounts in costs or damages. We rely on a combination of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual propertyrights. However, a number of our patents covering certain aspects of our manufacturing processes or products have expired or will expire in the near future.Such expirations reduce our ability to assert claims against competitors or others who use or sell similar technology. Any failure to protect our intellectualproperty rights could diminish or eliminate the competitive advantages that we derive from our proprietary technology. We are also subject to the risk that current or former employees violate the terms of their proprietary information agreements with us. Should a keycurrent or former employee use or disclose any of our or our customers' proprietary information, we could become subject to legal action by our customers orothers, our key technologies could become compromised and our ability to compete could be adversely impacted.In addition, we may become involved in administrative proceedings, lawsuits or other proceedings if others allege that we infringe on theirintellectual property rights. If successful, such claims could impair our ability to collect royalties or license fees or could force us or our customers to stopproducing products that use the challenged intellectual property, obtain a license to the relevant technology or redesign those products or services so as notto use the infringed technology, which could be quite costly.We sometimes design products on a contract basis or jointly with our customers. In these situations, we may indemnify our customer against liabilitycaused by claims that the design infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party. Such indemnification claims could require us to assume the defenseof such a claim, the cost of which could be significant. Any of these results could reduce our revenue, increase our costs and reduce our net income and could damage our reputation with our customers. Inaddition, any type of intellectual property lawsuit, whether initiated by us or a third party, could likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve andcould divert management's time and attention.24Table of ContentsChanges in financial accounting standards or policies have affected, and in the future may affect, our reported financial condition or results of operations;there are inherent limitations to our system of internal controls; changes in securities laws and regulations have increased, and are likely to continue toincrease, our operating costs. We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP.Our preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts ofassets and liabilities, disclosure of those assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the recorded amounts of expenses during thereporting period. A change in the facts and circumstances surrounding those estimates could result in a change to our estimates and could impact our futureoperating results. These principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the SEC and various bodies formed to interpretand create accounting policies. A change in those policies can have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactionswhich are completed before a change is announced. For example, significant changes to revenue recognition rules have been enacted and will begin to applyto us in fiscal 2018. We could incur significant costs to implement these new rules, including costs to modify our IT systems. In addition, accounting policiesaffecting many other aspects of our business, particularly rules relating to lease accounting, are under review or being revised. Changes to accounting rules orchallenges to our interpretation or application of the rules by regulators may have a material adverse effect on our reported financial results or on the way weconduct business. In addition, the anticipated convergence of U.S. GAAP and international financial reporting standards creates uncertainty as to thefinancial accounting policies and practices we will need to adopt in the future.Our system of internal and disclosure controls was designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. However, no evaluationof controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been or will be detected. As a result,there can be no assurance that our system of disclosure and internal controls and procedures will be successful in preventing all errors, theft and fraud, or ininforming management of all material information in a timely manner. Further, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations (COSO) has introduced changesto the manner in which our system of internal control over financial reporting must be administered, which may increase the costs and management attentionthat must be devoted to documenting, maintaining and auditing our internal controls.Finally, corporate governance, public disclosure and compliance practices continue to evolve based upon continuing legislative action, SECrulemaking and stockholder advisory group policies. As a result, the number of rules and regulations applicable to us may increase, which could also increaseour legal and financial compliance costs and the amount of time management must devote to compliance activities. Increasing regulatory burdens could alsomake it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualifiedexecutive officers in light of an increase in actual or perceived workload and liability for serving in such positions. The market price of our common stock is volatile and is impacted by factors other than our financial performance.The stock market in recent years has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected our stock price. These fluctuationshave often been unrelated to our operating performance. Factors that can cause such fluctuations include announcements by our competitors or other eventsaffecting companies in the electronics industry, currency fluctuations, general market fluctuations and macro economic conditions, any of which may causethe market price of our common stock to fluctuate.Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments None.25Table of ContentsItem 2. Properties Facilities. Our customers market numerous products throughout the world and therefore need to access manufacturing services on a global basis. Toenhance our integrated manufacturing solutions offerings, we seek to locate our facilities either near our customers and our customers' end markets in majorcenters for the electronics industry or, when appropriate, in lower cost locations. Many of our plants located near customers and their end markets are focusedprimarily on new product introduction and final system assembly and test, and plants located in lower cost areas are engaged primarily in higher volume, lesscomplex component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly. We continue to evaluate our global manufacturing operations and adjust our facilities and operations to bring our manufacturing capacity in linewith demand and our manufacturing strategy and to provide cost efficient services to our customers. Through this process, we have closed certain facilitiesnot required to satisfy current demand levels. We provide extensive operations in lower cost locations including Latin America, Eastern Europe, China, Indiaand Southeast Asia and we plan to expand our presence in these lower cost locations as appropriate to meet the needs of our customers. As of September 27, 2014, the approximate square footage of our active manufacturing facilities by country was as follows: ApproximateSquare FootageArgentina1,335Australia7,105Brazil277,206Canada190,837China3,242,473Columbia2,772Czech Republic70,870England11,174Finland171,237Germany386,382Hungary592,388India353,443Indonesia66,079Ireland110,000Israel136,292Malaysia264,054Mexico2,523,280Singapore472,935South Africa3,670Scotland30,000Sweden102,526Thailand326,293United States2,868,088Total12,210,439 As of September 27, 2014, our active manufacturing facilities consist of 8,896,092 square feet in facilities that we own, with the remaining3,314,347 square feet in leased facilities with lease terms expiring between 2015 and 2042.In addition to the above, we have 169,674 square feet of non-manufacturing space that we are currently using and 1,219,409 square feet of space ininactive facilities, of which 151,892 square feet is in domestic locations and 1,067,517 square feet is in international locations. Additionally, 288,944 squarefeet of space in our inactive facilities is leased to third parties. We are currently undertaking an aggressive program to sublease or terminate leases for unusedfacilities and to sell owned properties that are no longer expected to serve our future needs. These properties are being offered for sale at an aggregate listprice of over $65 million. We regularly evaluate our expected future facilities requirements. We believe our existing facilities are adequate to meet ourrequirements for the next 12 months. 26Table of ContentsCertifications and Registrations. Certifications and registrations under industry standards are important to our business because many customersrely on them to confirm our adherence to manufacturing process and quality standards. Certain markets, such as telecommunications, medical, aviation,defense, aerospace and automotive, require adherence to industry-specific standards. Substantially all of our manufacturing facilities are registered underISO 9001:2008, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization. As part of the ISO 9001:2008 certification process, we have ahighly developed quality management system and continually improve its effectiveness in accordance with its requirements. We use this registration todemonstrate our ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements and enhance customer satisfactionthrough its effective application. ISO 9001:2008 registration is of particular importance to our customers throughout the world. In addition to ISO 9001:2008, most of our facilities are TL 9000 R5.0/5.0 registered. The TL 9000 quality system requirements and quality systemmetrics are designed specifically for the telecommunications industry to promote consistency and efficiency, reduce redundancy and improve customersatisfaction. Included in the TL 9000 system are performance-based metrics that quantify reliability and quality performance of the product. The majority ofour facilities are also compliant with the standards set by Underwriters Laboratories (UL). These standards define requirements for quality, manufacturingprocess control and manufacturing documentation and are required by many OEMs in the communications sector of the electronics industry. Our medical systems division has identified certain manufacturing facilities to be centers of excellence for medical products manufacturing. Thesefacilities are FDA and ISO 13485:2003 certified and, where appropriate, FDA registered. All such facilities are fully compliant with the FDA's quality systemsregulations. Our defense and aerospace operations are headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama and are housed in a facility dedicated to meeting the specializedneeds of our defense and aerospace customers. This defense and aerospace operation is AS9100C registered and is also certified under various U.S. militaryspecifications as well as under ANSI and other standards appropriate for defense and aerospace suppliers. Other selected operations around the world are alsoAS9100C registered. Our automotive facilities are strategically located worldwide. Substantially all of our automotive facilities are certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009, theautomotive industry standard.Item 3. Legal Proceedings Two of our subsidiaries, Sanmina-SCI do Brasil Technology Ltda. and Sanmina do Brasil Integration Ltda., are parties to five groups ofadministrative and judicial proceedings in the Brazilian Chamber of Appeals of Administrative Court, the Chamber of the Administrative Court of São Paulo,Brazil and the Lower Federal Court in Campinas, São Paulo State. The cases were brought against the subsidiaries at various times between November 2006and May 2013 by the Federal Revenue Secretariat of Brazil. The claims allege that these subsidiaries failed to comply with certain bookkeeping and tax rulesfor certain periods between 2001 and 2010. The claims seek payment by the subsidiaries of state value-added tax and income and excise taxes allegedlyowed by the subsidiaries, as well as fines. In addition, in February 2008, the subsidiaries filed a claim against the Chief Office of Brazilian Internal RevenueService seeking recovery of certain income taxes and social fund contributions which it believes it overpaid in 1999 and 2000. The administrative agenciesand the court reached decisions in these cases against the subsidiaries between March 2007 and October 2012, all of which were appealed between April2007 and November 2012. During the second and third quarters of 2014, the administrative agencies ruled on several of the subsidiaries' latest appeals,finding in favor of the subsidiaries in some cases and against them in others. The subsidiaries are appealing the adverse determinations in these furtheradministrative proceedings. The subsidiaries believe they have meritorious positions in these matters and intend to continue to contest the claims againstthem, although there can be no assurance that these claims will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the future.On June 23, 2008, the Orange County Water District filed suit against Sanmina Corporation and 17 other defendants in California Superior Court forOrange County alleging that the defendants' actions had polluted groundwater managed by the plaintiff. The complaint sought recovery of compensatoryand other damages, as well as declaratory relief, for the payment of costs necessary to investigate, monitor, remediate, abate and contain contamination ofgroundwater within the plaintiff's control. We have disputed the plaintiff's claims and asserted various defenses. In April 2013, the Superior Court ruled infavor of our motions for summary adjudication dismissing all claims against us in the suit. In July 2013, the Superior Court entered judgment in our favor andin August 2013 the plaintiff appealed this judgment. We anticipate that the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal in calendar 2015.27Table of ContentsOn September 7, 2011, one of our Canadian subsidiaries became party to an order from the Ontario Ministry of Environment (now, the OntarioMinistry of the Environment and Climate Change, the “MOE”) requiring such subsidiary to remediate certain environmental contamination at a site ownedand operated by the subsidiary between 1999 and 2006. Remediation activities had been performed at such site from 1990 to 2011 by the site's former ownerwhich, along with the site’s current owner, are also parties to and bound by the order. On or about July 31, 2013, our subsidiary submitted a conceptualremedial action plan to the MOE with respect to the site outlining proposed investigation and remediation activities. In September 2013, the MOEresponded, indicating that it concurred with the conceptual remedial action plan, but requesting some additional information. Our subsidiary has providedthe MOE such additional, and other, information and has agreed to certain changes to the remedial action plan. Although we believe the conceptual remedialaction plan is reasonable, there can be no assurance that the plan will not be required to be modified in the future, which could increase the costs ofremediation, perhaps significantly.In addition, from time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise inthe normal course of our business. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain and unfavorable outcomes could have a negative impact on our resultsof operations and financial condition. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us as a result of incurrence of defense costs, diversionof management resources and other factors. We record liabilities for legal proceedings when a loss becomes probable and the amount of loss can bereasonably estimated.See also Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.Not applicable.28Table of ContentsPART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Market Information Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol SANM. The following table lists the high and low intra-dayprices for our common stock as reported on NASDAQ.2014 High LowFirst quarter $18.29 $14.02Second quarter $18.21 $14.76Third quarter $23.26 $16.35Fourth quarter $25.25 $21.432013 High LowFirst quarter $11.13 $7.58Second quarter $12.14 $9.12Third quarter $14.60 $10.18Fourth quarter $18.44 $14.29 As of November 5, 2014, we had approximately 1,098 holders of record of our common stock. On November 5, 2014, the last reported sales price ofour common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market was $25.59 per share.29Table of ContentsThe following graph compares the cumulative 5-year total stockholder return on our common stock relative to the cumulative total returns of theS&P 500 index and the NASDAQ Electronic Components index. An investment of $100 (with reinvestment of all dividends) is assumed to have been made inour common stock on October 3, 2009 and in each of such indices on September 30, 2009 and its relative performance is tracked through September 27,2014. * $100 invested on 10/3/2009 in stock or 9/30/09 in index, including reinvestment of dividends. Indexes calculated on a month-end basis.Copyright @ 2014 S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. 10/3/2009 10/2/2010 10/1/2011 9/29/2012 9/28/2013 9/27/2014Sanmina Corporation 100.00 146.82 81.66 104.03 214.43 264.06S&P 500 100.00 110.16 111.42 145.07 173.13 207.30NASDAQ Electronic Components 100.00 106.37 104.56 113.24 140.52 192.71Sanmina's stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. Dividends We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently expect to retain future earnings for use in the operation andexpansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Additionally, our ability to pay dividends is limitedpursuant to covenants contained in our various debt agreements. See also “Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Resultsof Operations - Liquidity and Capital Resources.” 30Table of ContentsStock RepurchasesIn 2013, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $100 million of our common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactionsoff the market. The Board of Directors subsequently approved a second $100 million stock repurchase plan in September 2014. These authorizations have noexpiration date. As of September 27, 2014, we had repurchased 4.2 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $75.0 millionunder these authorizations.The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases of our common stock during the fourth quarter of 2014.Period (1) TOTAL NUMBEROF SHARESPURCHASED AVERAGE PRICEPAID PER SHARE(2) TOTAL NUMBER OFSHARESPURCHASED ASPART OF PUBLICLYANNOUNCEDPROGRAMS MAXIMUM DOLLARVALUE OF SHARESTHAT MAY YET BEPURCHASED UNDERTHE PROGRAMS(2)Month #1 June 29, 2014 through July 26, 2014 — $— — $49,995,759Month #2 July 27, 2014 through August 23, 2014 689,466 $23.53 689,466 $33,769,524Month #3 August 24, 2014 through September 27, 2014 367,100 $23.77 367,100 $125,044,884Total 1,056,566 $23.62 1,056,566 $125,044,884 (1) All months shown are our fiscal months.(2) Amounts do not include commissions payable on shares repurchased.31Table of ContentsItem 6. Selected Financial DataThe following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditionand Results of Operations” and “Item 8-Financial Statements and Supplementary Data,” included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. FIVE YEAR SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Consolidated Statements of Income Data: Year Ended September 27,2014 September 28,2013 September 29,2012 October 1, 2011 October 2, 2010 (In thousands, except per share data)Net sales$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334 $6,602,411 $6,318,691Operating income199,682 157,629 137,490 211,997 204,799Income from continuing operations before income taxes161,739 103,406 49,943 99,538 139,242Provision for (benefit from) income taxes (1)(35,426) 24,055 (130,291) 30,621 16,807Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234 $68,917 $122,435Net income per share: Basic$2.38 $0.96 $2.22 $0.86 $1.55Diluted$2.27 $0.93 $2.16 $0.83 $1.48Shares used in computing per share amounts: Basic82,872 82,834 81,284 80,345 79,195Diluted86,731 85,403 83,495 83,158 82,477 (1) In 2014, 2013 and 2012, we concluded that it was more likely than not that we would be able to realize the benefit of a portion of our deferred tax assetsin the future. As a result, we released $87.6 million, $21.5 million and $158.7 million of the valuation allowance attributable to certain U.S. and foreigndeferred tax assets and net operating losses in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: As of September 27,2014 September 28,2013 September 29,2012 October 1, 2011 October 2, 2010 (In thousands)Cash and cash equivalents$466,607 $402,875 $409,618 $640,288 $592,812Net working capital$916,837 $997,864 $1,106,752 $1,363,361 $1,338,666Total assets$3,313,089 $2,995,848 $3,167,786 $3,353,973 $3,301,796Long-term debt (excluding current portion)$386,681 $562,512 $837,364 $1,182,308 $1,240,666Stockholders' equity$1,246,755 $1,091,564 $963,781 $770,517 $661,60132Table of ContentsItem 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the SecuritiesExchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to our expectations for future events and time periods. All statements other than statements of historical factare statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding trends in future revenue or results of operations,gross margin, operating margin, expenses, earnings or losses from operations, cash flow, synergies or other financial items; any statements of the plans,strategies and objectives of management for future operations and the anticipated benefits of such plans, strategies and objectives; any statementsregarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements regarding thefinancial impact of customer bankruptcies; any statements regarding the timing of closing of future cash outlays for and benefits of acquisitions; anystatements regarding expected restructuring costs; any statements about the expected results of real property sales; any statements concerning the adequacyof our current liquidity and the availability of additional sources of liquidity; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptionsunderlying any of the foregoing. Generally, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “estimate,”“predict,” “potential,” “continue” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on currentexpectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to the risks and uncertainties contained in Part I, Item 1A of this report. As a result, actual resultscould vary materially from those suggested by the forward looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to theseforward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this report with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Overview We are a leading independent global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-marketservices. Our revenue is generated from sales of our services primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the following industries:communications networks; computing and storage; multimedia; industrial and semiconductor capital equipment; defense and aerospace; medical; cleantechnology and automotive.Our operations are managed as two businesses:1) Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a reportable segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, final systemassembly and test, and direct-order-fulfillment.2) Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cableassemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solid statedrive products from our Viking Technology division, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage products from ourNewisys division and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logistics and repair services.In accordance with the accounting rules for segment reporting, our only reportable segment is IMS, which represented 79% of our total revenue in2014. Our CPS business consists of multiple operating segments which do not meet the quantitative thresholds for being presented as reportable segments.Therefore, financial information for these operating segments is presented in a single category entitled “Components, Products and Services”.All references in this section to years refer to our fiscal years ending on the last Saturday of each year closest to September 30th. Fiscal 2014, 2013and 2012 were each 52 weeks.Our strategy is to leverage our comprehensive service offering, advanced technologies and global capabilities to further penetrate diverse endmarkets that we believe offer significant growth opportunities and have complex products that require higher value-added services. We believe this strategydifferentiates us from our competitors and will drive more sustainable revenue growth and provide opportunities for us to ultimately achieve operatingmargins that exceed industry standards.There are many challenges to successfully executing our strategy. For example, we compete with a number of companies in each of our key endmarkets. These include companies that are much larger than we are and smaller companies that focus on a particular niche. Although we believe we are well-positioned in each of our key end markets and seek to differentiate ourselves from our competitors, competition remains intense and profitably growing ourrevenues has been challenging as evidenced by the fact that 2014 was the first year with revenue growth since 2011. Additionally, further growing33Table of Contentsand leveraging our CPS business to improve our operating margins continues to be an integral part of our strategy. Despite CPS revenue growth of 13.4% in2014, gross margins for this business decreased by 50 basis points. We believe this business is capable of delivering much better results. We continue toaddress these challenges on both a short-term and long-term basis.We have been profitable in each of the last five years despite an inconsistent economic environment driven by high levels of unemployment,concerns about government debt levels and possible recessions in certain countries, and other factors. These conditions have resulted in reduced demand formany of our customers' products, causing these customers to reduce or reschedule their orders with us. We have experienced fluctuations in our results ofoperations in the past and may continue to experience such fluctuations in the future. In the last two years, we have reduced our total debt obligations by $353 million, which has resulted in significant interest expense savings. Forexample, interest expense for 2014 was $30.8 million, compared to $41.0 million for 2013 and $71.7 million for 2012. Despite the significant cash outlayrequired to reduce our debt, our total sources of liquidity increased $109 million to $819 million over this same two-year period, primarily because wegenerated cash from operations of $625 million in the last two years. In addition to our current sources of liquidity, we believe we have sufficient access toadditional sources of capital should the need arise.A relatively small number of customers have historically generated a significant portion of our net sales. Sales to our ten largest customersrepresented approximately 50% of our net sales in 2014, 2013 and 2012. A single customer represented more than 10% of our net sales in each of 2013 and2012. No single customer represented more than 10% of our net sales in 2014.We typically generate about 80% of our net sales from products manufactured in our foreign operations. The concentration of foreign operations hasresulted primarily from a desire on the part of many of our customers to require production in lower cost locations in regions such as Asia, Latin America andEastern Europe. We expect this to continue. Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales to existing customers. We typically enter into supply agreements with our major OEMcustomers. These agreements generally have terms ranging from three to five years and cover the manufacture of a range of products. Under these agreements,a customer typically agrees to purchase its requirements for specific products in particular geographic areas from us. However, these agreements generally donot obligate the customer to purchase minimum quantities of products and in some circumstances provide for cost reduction objectives during the term of theagreement, which can have the effect of reducing revenue and profitability from such arrangements. 34Table of ContentsCritical Accounting Policies and Estimates Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statementswhich have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We review the accounting policies used inreporting our financial results on a regular basis. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect thereported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate the processused to develop estimates for certain reserves and contingent liabilities, including those related to product returns, accounts receivable, inventories, incometaxes, warranty obligations, environmental matters, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and various otherassumptions that we believe are reasonable for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from othersources. Our actual results may differ materially from these estimates. We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used by us in preparing our consolidatedfinancial statements:Accounts Receivable and Other Related Allowances— We estimate uncollectible accounts, product returns and other adjustments related to currentperiod net sales to establish valuation allowances. In making these estimates, we analyze the creditworthiness of our customers, past experience, specific factsand circumstances, and the overall economic climate in the industries we serve. If actual uncollectible accounts, product returns or other adjustments differsignificantly from our estimates, the amount of sales or operating expenses we report could be affected. One of our most significant credit risks is the ultimaterealization of our accounts receivable. This risk is mitigated by (i) making a significant portion of sales to financially sound companies, (ii) ongoing creditevaluation of our customers, (iii) frequent contact with our customers, especially our most significant customers, which enables us to monitor changes in theirbusiness operations and to respond accordingly and (iv) obtaining, in certain cases, a guaranty from a customer's parent entity when our customer is not theultimate parent entity. To establish our allowance for doubtful accounts, we evaluate credit risk related to specific customers based on their financialcondition and the current economic environment; however, we are not able to predict the inability of our customers to meet their financial obligations to us.We believe the allowances we have established are adequate under the circumstances; however, a change in the economic environment or a customer'sfinancial condition could cause our estimates of allowances, and consequently the provision for doubtful accounts, to change, which could have a significantadverse impact on our financial position and/or results of operations. Our allowance for product returns and other adjustments is primarily established usinghistorical data. Inventories— We state inventories at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Cost includes raw materials, labor andmanufacturing overhead. We regularly evaluate the carrying value of our inventories and make provisions to reduce excess and obsolete inventories to theirestimated net realizable values. The ultimate realization of inventory carrying amounts is affected by changes in customer demand for inventory thatcustomers are not contractually obligated to purchase and inventory held for specific customers who are experiencing financial difficulties. Inventory write-downs are recorded based on forecasted demand, past experience with specific customers, the ability to redistribute inventory to other programs or back toour suppliers, and whether customers are contractually obligated and have the ability to pay for the related inventory. Certain payments received fromcustomers for inventories that have not been shipped to customers or otherwise disposed of are netted against inventory. We procure inventory based on specific customer orders and forecasts. Customers have limited rights of modification (for example, rescheduling orcancellations) with respect to these orders. Customer modifications of orders affecting inventory previously procured by us and our purchases of inventorybeyond customer needs may result in excess and obsolete inventory. Although we may be able to use some excess inventory for other products wemanufacture, a portion of the cost of this excess inventory may not be returnable to the vendors or recoverable from customers. Write-offs or write-downs ofinventory could be caused by:•changes in customer demand for inventory, such as cancellation of orders, and our purchases of inventory beyond customer needs that result inexcess quantities on hand that we are not able to return to the vendor, use to fulfill orders from other customers or charge back to the customer;•financial difficulties experienced by specific customers for whom we hold inventory; and•declines in the market value of inventory.Our practice is to dispose of excess and obsolete inventory for which a customer is not contractually liable as soon as practicable after suchinventory has been identified as having no value to us. 35Table of ContentsProperty, Plant and Equipment—We review property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicatethat the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. An asset or asset group is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds theundiscounted future net cash flows the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If an asset or asset group is considered impaired, the impairment to berecognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. An asset group is the unit of accountingthat represents the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. For asset groups for whicha building is the primary asset, we estimate fair value primarily based on data provided by commercial real estate brokers. For other assets, we estimate fairvalue based on projected discounted future net cash flows which requires significant judgment. Income Taxes— We estimate our income tax provision or benefit in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including estimating exposuresrelated to examinations by taxing authorities. We believe our accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years based on our assessment of manyfactors including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. Although we believe our accruals for tax liabilities areadequate, tax regulations are subject to interpretation and the tax controversy process is inherently lengthy and uncertain; therefore, our assessments caninvolve a series of complex judgments about future events and rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. To the extent the probable tax outcome of thesematters changes, such changes in estimates will impact our income tax provision in the period in which such determination is made. We only recognize orcontinue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold of being upheld. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefitsare recognized as a component of income tax expense. We must also make judgments regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets. The carrying value of our net deferred tax assets is based on ourbelief that it is more likely than not that we will generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions to realize these deferred tax assets. Weevaluate positive and negative evidence each reporting period when assessing the need for a valuation allowance. A valuation allowance is established fordeferred tax assets when we believe realization of such assets is not more likely than not. Our judgments regarding future taxable income may change due tochanges in market conditions, new or modified tax laws, tax planning strategies or other factors. If our assumptions, and consequently our estimates, changein the future, the valuation allowances we have established may be increased or decreased, resulting in a respective increase or decrease in income taxexpense. As a result of our analysis of the positive and negative evidence available at the end of 2014 and 2013, we released $87.6 million and $21.5 million,respectively, of our valuation allowance against certain of our U.S. and foreign deferred tax assets and net operating losses. We will continue to evaluate allevidence in future periods to determine if further release of the valuation allowance is warranted.Our effective tax rate is highly dependent upon the amount and geographic distribution of our worldwide income or losses, the tax regulations, ratesand holidays in each geographic region, the utilization of net operating losses, the availability of tax credits and carryforwards, and the effectiveness of ourtax planning strategies. 36Table of ContentsResults of OperationsYears Ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012. The following table presents our key operating results. Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Net sales$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334Gross profit$488,283 $426,817 $435,782Gross margin7.9% 7.2% 7.2%Operating expenses$288,601 $269,188 $298,292Operating income$199,682 $157,629 $137,490Operating margin3.2% 2.7% 2.3%Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234 Net Sales Net sales increased from $5.9 billion for 2013 to $6.2 billion for 2014, an increase of 5.0%. Net sales decreased from $6.1 billion for 2012 to $5.9billion for 2013, a decrease of 2.9%. Sales by end market were as follows: Year Ended 2014 vs. 2013 2013 vs. 2012 September 27,2014 September 28,2013 September 29,2012 Increase/(Decrease) Increase/(Decrease) (Dollars in thousands)Communications$2,679,504 $2,794,836 $2,780,999 $(115,332) (4.1)% $13,837 0.5 %Industrial, Medical and Defense2,159,545 1,654,382 1,624,955 505,163 30.5 % 29,427 1.8 %Computing and Storage779,008 811,279 966,851 (32,271) (4.0)% (155,572) (16.1)%Multimedia597,049 656,627 720,529 (59,578) (9.1)% (63,902) (8.9)%Total$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334 $297,982 5.0 % $(176,210) (2.9)%Comparison of 2014 to 2013In 2014, sales to customers in our industrial, medical and defense end market increased significantly, primarily as a result of customer programacquisitions and increased demand from existing customers, both for established programs and new program wins. These increases were partially offset bydecreased sales in each of our other three end markets, the largest of which occurred in our communications end market. Sales to customers in ourcommunications end market decreased primarily as a result of reduced demand for wireless communication products. Sales to customers in our multimediaand computing and storage end markets decreased primarily as a result of reduced demand from existing customers and the wind-down of certain customerprograms.Comparison of 2013 to 2012Sales to customers in our computing and storage and multimedia end markets decreased significantly from 2012 to 2013 primarily as a result ofreduced demand from existing customers and the wind-down of certain customer programs. These decreases were partially offset by growth in our servicesbusiness within the industrial, medical and defense end market.Gross Margin Gross margin was 7.9%, 7.2% and 7.2% in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in gross margin from 2013 to 2014 was primarilyattributable to improvement in our IMS segment resulting from addressing inefficiencies associated with new program ramp-ups in 2013 and more favorableproduct mix. CPS margins decreased to 10.3% from 10.8% primarily due to an unfavorable change in product mix.37Table of ContentsIn 2013, the gross margin for our CPS business improved to 10.8%, from 8.8% in 2012. This improvement resulted primarily from better businessmix, the effect of previous restructuring actions, and increased business volume. The improvement in CPS gross margin was offset by a gross margin decreasein our IMS segment of 50 basis points, from 6.6% in 2012 to 6.1% in 2013, which resulted primarily from decreased sales. We have experienced fluctuationsin gross margin in the past and may continue to do so in the future. Fluctuations in our gross margins may be caused by a number of factors, including:•Changes in customer demand and sales volumes for our vertically integrated system components and subassemblies;•Changes in the overall volume of our business, which affect the level of capacity utilization;•Changes in the mix of high and low margin products demanded by our customers;•Parts shortages and operational disruption caused by natural disasters;•Greater competition in the EMS industry and pricing pressures from OEMs due to greater focus on cost reduction;•Provisions for excess and obsolete inventory;•Level of operational efficiency;•Wage inflation and rising materials costs; and•Our ability to transition manufacturing and assembly operations to lower cost regions in an efficient manner.Selling, General and Administrative Selling, general and administrative expenses were $242.3 million, $238.1 million and $240.9 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As apercentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 3.9% for 2014 and 4.0% for 2013 and 2012. The increase in absolute dollars from2013 to 2014 was primarily due to increased incentive compensation expense, partially offset by lower bad debt expense. The decrease in absolute dollarsfrom 2012 to 2013 was primarily attributable to reduced professional fees, partially offset by increased bad debt expense. Research and Development Research and development expenses were $32.5 million, $25.6 million and $21.9 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As a percentage ofnet sales, research and development expenses were 0.5% for 2014 and 0.4% for 2013 and 2012. The increase in absolute dollars from 2013 to 2014 wasprimarily attributable to ramp-ups of new projects near the end of 2013 and additional resource requirements to support new products and projects in ourcomputing and storage end market. The increase in absolute dollars from 2012 to 2013 was primarily attributable to new projects in our computing andstorage end market.Restructuring Due to substantial completion of all actions under restructuring plans and immateriality of the remaining accrual balance related to such plans, theseplans have been combined for disclosure purposes. In connection with these plans, we expect to incur restructuring costs in future periods primarily forvacant facilities and former sites for which we are or may be responsible for environmental remediation. Costs incurred with respect to vacant facilities consistprimarily of costs to maintain vacant facilities that are owned until such facilities can be sold.Restructuring costs were $12.6 million, $24.9 million and $31.4 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The decrease in 2014 was due tosubstantial completion of all previously initiated restructuring actions by the end of 2013. Our IMS segment incurred restructuring costs under all restructuring plans of $8.3 million, $11.9 million and $19.0 million for 2014, 2013 and2012, respectively.Amortization of Intangible Assets During 2014, 2013 and 2012, we recorded amortization of intangible assets of $1.8 million, $1.9 million and $3.1 million, respectively. Intangibleassets consist primarily of intellectual property and customer relationships obtained through acquisitions. The decrease in amortization expense of $1.2million from 2012 to 2013 was primarily due to certain intangible assets from previous acquisitions becoming fully amortized and a write-off of $0.6 millionof intangible assets due to closure of a plant in 2012.38Table of ContentsAsset Impairments During 2013 and 2012, we recorded asset impairment charges of $2.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively, related to declines in the fair value ofcertain real properties being marketed for sale below the carrying amount of such properties. There were no such impairments in 2014.Gain on Sales of Long-lived AssetsDuring 2014, 2013 and 2012, we recognized $0.5 million, $23.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of gains primarily from the sales of certainreal properties.Interest Income and Expense Interest income was $1.5 million, $1.0 million and $1.4 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The fluctuation in interest income was due tochanges in average cash and cash equivalents balances and interest rates. Interest expense was $30.8 million, $41.0 million and $71.7 million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Interest expense decreased $10.2 millionin 2014 primarily due to interest savings from the redemption of $257.4 million of long-term debt in the second quarter of 2013. The decrease from 2012 to2013 was primarily due to the redemption of $257.4 million and $400 million of long-term debt in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other Income (Expense), net Other income (expense), net was $3.1 million, $(12.8) million and $(0.3) million in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The following tablesummarizes the primary components of other income (expense), net (in thousands): Year ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012Foreign exchange losses$(1,962) $(3,091) $(4,144)Loss from dedesignation of interest rate swap— (14,903) —Other, net5,068 5,162 3,853Total$3,106 $(12,832) $(291)We had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $257 million that were entered into in 2007 to hedge LIBOR-based variable rateinterest payments expected to occur through June 15, 2014. During the first quarter of 2013, we determined, based on our intention of redeeming $257million of our debt due in 2014, that it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based, variable rate interest payments would occur on $257 million of debtthrough June 15, 2014. Accordingly, we dedesignated the interest rate swaps in their entirety in the first quarter of 2013 and recorded a charge of $14.9million, representing the portion of the value of the interest rate swaps previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income for which it was nolonger probable that LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments would occur.We reduce our exposure to currency fluctuations through the use of foreign currency hedging instruments; however, hedges are established based onforecasts of foreign currency balances. To the extent actual amounts differ from forecasted amounts, we will have exposure to currency fluctuations, resultingin foreign exchange gains or losses. 39Table of ContentsLoss on Extinguishments of Debt During 2014, we redeemed $400 million of long-term debt due in 2019 at par plus a redemption premium and accrued interest and recorded a netloss on extinguishment of debt of $11.8 million, consisting of redemption premiums of $21.8 million, a write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $6.0million and third party costs of $0.5 million, partially offset by a $16.5 million credit for the fair value hedge adjustment associated with the extinguisheddebt.In 2013, we redeemed $257.4 million of long-term debt due in 2014 and recognized a loss on extinguishment of $1.4 million, consisting primarilyof the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.In 2012, we redeemed $400 million of long-term debt due in 2016 and recognized a loss on extinguishment of $16.9 million, consisting ofredemption premiums of $10.9 million and a write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $6.0 million.Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes We recorded an income tax benefit of $35.4 million in 2014, an income tax provision of $24.1 million in 2013 and an income tax benefit of $130.3million in 2012. Our effective tax rates were (21.9)%, 23.3% and (260.9)% for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The tax provisions for 2014 and 2013 werelower than the amounts expected based on the federal statutory rate primarily due to a partial release of our deferred tax assets valuation allowance of $87.6million and $21.5 million, respectively, as discussed further below.A valuation allowance is established or maintained when, based on currently available information and other factors, it is more likely than not thatall or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We regularly assess our valuation allowance against deferred tax assets on a jurisdiction byjurisdiction basis. We consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of temporary differences, projected future taxableincome, tax planning strategies and recent financial results. During the fourth quarters of 2014 and 2013, we concluded that it was more likely than not thatwe would be able to realize the benefit of a portion of our deferred tax assets in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. We based this conclusion on acontinued pattern of recent income before tax, recent global restructuring and a significant increase in projected future operating income in the U.S. andcertain other foreign jurisdictions. As a result, we released $87.6 million and $21.5 million of the valuation allowance attributable to certain U.S. and foreigndeferred tax assets and net operating losses during 2014 and 2013, respectively. We will continue to evaluate all evidence in future periods to determine if afurther release of the valuation allowance is warranted. Liquidity and Capital Resources Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands) Net cash provided by (used in): Operating activities$307,382 $317,889 $215,413Investing activities(141,890) (42,870) (78,027)Financing activities(103,027) (279,259) (366,813)Effect of exchange rate changes1,267 (2,503) (1,243)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$63,732 $(6,743) $(230,670)Key working capital management measures As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013Days sales outstanding (1)52 55Inventory turns (2)7.0 7.0Days inventory on hand (3)52 52Accounts payable days (4)65 61Cash cycle days (5)39 4640Table of Contents(1)Days sales outstanding (a measure of how quickly we collect our accounts receivable), or "DSO", is calculated as the ratio of average accounts receivable,net, to average daily net sales for the quarter.(2)Inventory turns (annualized) are calculated as the ratio of four times our cost of sales for the quarter to average inventory.(3)Days inventory on hand is calculated as the ratio of average inventory for the quarter to average daily cost of sales for the quarter.(4)Accounts payable days (a measure of how quickly we pay our suppliers), or "DPO", is calculated as the ratio of 365 days to accounts payable turns, inwhich accounts payable turns is calculated as the ratio of four times our cost of sales for the quarter to average accounts payable.(5)Cash cycle days is calculated as days inventory on hand plus days sales outstanding minus accounts payable days.Cash and cash equivalents were $466.6 million at September 27, 2014 and $402.9 million at September 28, 2013. Our cash levels vary during anygiven period depending on the timing of collections from customers and payments to suppliers, the extent and timing of borrowing activities and otherfactors. Working capital was $0.9 billion at September 27, 2014 and $1.0 billion at September 28, 2013.Net cash provided by operating activities was $307.4 million, $317.9 million and $215.4 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Cash flowsfrom operating activities consists of: 1) net income adjusted to exclude non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensationexpense, etc., and 2) changes in net operating assets, which are comprised of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets, accountspayable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities.During 2014, we generated $252.4 million of cash from net income, excluding non-cash items, and $55.0 million of cash from the reduction of ournet operating assets, resulting primarily from an increase in accounts payable of $174.3 million, partially offset by increases in inventories and accountsreceivable of $81.2 million and $35.8 million, respectively. These increases were primarily due to increased business volume. Our DSO decreased from 55days at the end of 2013 to 52 days at the end of 2014, and our AP days increased from 61 days at the end of 2013 to 65 days at the end of 2014 due primarilyto a favorable shift in the linearity of our shipments and purchases. Our working capital metrics tend to fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter based on factors suchas the linearity of our shipments and purchases, customer and supplier mix, and the negotiation of payment terms with customers and suppliers. Thesefluctuations can significantly affect our cash flows from operating activities.Net cash used in investing activities was $141.9 million, $42.9 million and $78.0 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In 2014, we used$69.5 million of cash for capital expenditures, paid $79.5 million in connection with customer program acquisitions and received proceeds of $6.0 millionprimarily from sales of certain properties. In 2013, we used $76.0 million of cash for capital expenditures and received proceeds of $33.1 million from assetsales, primarily from a property that was held-for-sale. Net cash used in financing activities was $103.0 million, $279.3 million and $366.8 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. In 2014, weused $64.5 million of cash in connection with various debt transactions and repurchased $76.2 million of common stock, including $1.2 million of cash usedfor common stock repurchases to fund employee tax withholding obligations. These uses of cash were partially offset by cash received of $16.5 million fromterminations of interest rate swaps and $16.9 million of proceeds from issuances of common stock pursuant to stock option exercises. In 2013, we fullyredeemed $257.4 million of debt due in 2014, repaid $37.7 million of net short-term borrowings and reduced our restricted cash by $5.8 million. 41Table of ContentsWe have significantly reduced our total debt in the last two years, as follows: As of As of September 27,2014 September 29,2012 Net Change (In thousands)Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2014$— $257,410 $(257,410)Secured debt due 201540,000 40,000 —Senior notes due 2019100,000(1)500,000 (400,000)Senior secured notes due 2019375,000 — 375,000Non-interest bearing notes payable15,097 — 15,097Fair value hedge accounting adjustment3,757 39,954 (36,197)Short-term borrowings10,221 59,995 (49,774)Total$544,075 $897,359 $(353,284)(1) Redeemed on October 8, 2014 (first quarter of 2015)Our debt reduction has resulted in significant interest expense savings. For example, interest expense for 2014 was $30.8 million, compared to $41.0million for 2013 and $71.7 million for 2012. Despite the significant cash outlay required to reduce our debt, our total sources of liquidity increased $109million to $819 million over this same two-year period, primarily because we generated cash from operations of $625 million in the last two years. Inaddition to our current sources of liquidity, we believe we have sufficient access to additional sources of capital should the need arise.Senior Secured Notes Due 2019. During the third quarter of 2014, we entered into an indenture among us, certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors(the “Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as notes collateral agent and issued $375 million aggregate principal amount of seniorsecured notes due 2019 ("Secured Notes"). The Secured Notes mature on June 1, 2019 and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.375%, payable semi-annually inarrears in cash.The Secured Notes are senior secured obligations and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantees"), jointly and severally, on a seniorsecured basis by the Guarantors. In connection with the issuance of the Secured Notes, we and the Guarantors entered into a Security Agreement, datedJune 4, 2014, with U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”). The Secured Notes and the Guarantees are securedby a first-priority lien, subject to permitted liens, on certain of our and the Guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets including certain real property,equipment and intellectual property, and by a second-priority lien on certain of our and the Guarantors’ assets, including accounts receivable, inventory andstock of subsidiaries, securing our asset-backed credit facility.Secured Debt Due 2015. During the fourth quarter of 2012, we borrowed $40 million using our corporate campus as collateral. The secured debtmatures in July 2015, bears interest at LIBOR plus a spread or the bank's prime rate plus a spread, and includes two one-year renewal options subject tolender's approval.Senior Notes Due 2019 ("2019 Notes"). During 2014, we redeemed $400 million of our outstanding 2019 Notes at par plus a redemption premiumand accrued interest and recorded a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $11.8 million, consisting of redemption premiums of $21.8 million, a write-off ofunamortized debt issuance costs of $6.0 million and third party costs of $0.5 million, partially offset by a $16.5 million credit for the fair value hedgeadjustment associated with the extinguished 2019 Notes.Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2014, we called the remaining $100 million of the 2019 Notes for redemption, which was completed earlyin the first quarter of 2015. These notes were redeemed at par plus a redemption premium and accrued interest. In connection with this redemption, we expectto record a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million, consisting of redemption premiums of $5.3 million and a write-off of unamortized debtissuance costs of $1.4 million, partially offset by a $3.8 million credit for the fair value hedge adjustment associated with the extinguished 2019 Notes.Senior Floating Rate Notes. In 2007, we issued $300 million of Senior Floating Rate Notes due June 15, 2014. We repurchased $42.6 million ofthese notes in 2009 and redeemed the remaining outstanding balance in the second quarter of 2013.42Table of ContentsShort-term DebtAsset-backed Lending Facility. In 2009, we entered into a Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement, among us, the financial institutions party theretofrom time to time as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders. During the second quarter of 2012, we entered into an Amended andRestated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), among us, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders, andBank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders. The Loan Agreement amended and restated our existing Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement.The Loan Agreement provides for a $300 million secured asset-backed revolving credit facility with a $100 million letter of credit sublimit. Thefacility may be increased by an additional $200 million upon obtaining additional commitments from the lenders then party to the Loan Agreement or newlenders. The Loan Agreement expires on March 16, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”).Loans may be advanced under the Loan Agreement based on a borrowing base derived from specified percentages of the value of eligible accountsreceivable and inventory. The borrowing base is subject to certain customary reserves and eligibility criteria. If, at any time, the aggregate principal amountof the loans outstanding plus the face amount of undrawn letters of credit under the Loan Agreement exceed the borrowing base then in effect, we must makea payment or post cash collateral (in the case of letters of credit) in an amount sufficient to eliminate such excess. As of September 27, 2014, there were noborrowings under this facility, $21.8 million in letters of credit were outstanding and we were eligible to borrow $278.2 million. Loans under the Loan Agreement bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to LIBOR or a base rate equal to Bank of America, N.A.'s announcedprime rate, in each case plus a spread. A commitment fee accrues on any unused portion of the facility at a rate per annum based on usage. Interest on loans ispayable quarterly in arrears with respect to base rate loans and at the end of an interest period in the case of LIBOR loans. Principal, together with accrued andunpaid interest, is due on the Maturity Date. Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by certain accounts receivable, inventory and otherassets.Short-term Borrowing Facilities. As of September 27, 2014, certain of our foreign subsidiaries had a total of $74 million of short-term borrowingfacilities, under which no borrowings were outstanding. The borrowing agreements contain certain negative covenants that, upon default, permit the bank todeny any further advances or extension of credit or to terminate the borrowing agreements. These facilities expire at various dates through the end of 2015.Debt CovenantsOther than our Secured Debt due 2015 which uses certain of our real property as collateral, our debt agreements do not contain financial covenantscurrently applicable to us, but do include a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments andother restricted payments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. Our SecuredDebt due 2015 requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio during its term. These covenants could constrain our ability to grow ourbusiness through acquisition or engage in other transactions which the covenants could otherwise restrict, including refinancing our existing debt. Inaddition, such agreements include covenants requiring, among other things, that we file quarterly and annual financial statements with the SEC, comply withall laws, pay all taxes and maintain casualty insurance. If we are not able to comply with all of these covenants, for any reason, some or all of our outstandingdebt could become immediately due and payable and the incurrence of additional debt under our asset-backed credit facility would not be allowed, any ofwhich could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and ability to conduct our business. As of September 27, 2014, we were in compliance with thesecovenants.Other Liquidity MattersOur Board of Directors has authorized us to repurchase up to $200 million of our common stock. The timing of repurchases made will depend uponcapital needs to support the growth of our business, market conditions and other factors. Although stock repurchases are intended to increase stockholdervalue, purchases of shares will reduce our liquidity. As of September 27, 2014, we have repurchased 4.2 million shares of our common stock for $75.0 millionunder this authorization.In the ordinary course of business, we are or may become party to legal proceedings, claims and other contingencies, including environmental andemployee matters and examinations by government agencies. As of September 27, 2014, we had accrued liabilities of $24.8 million related to such matters.We cannot accurately predict the outcome of these matters or the43Table of Contentsamount or timing of cash flows that may be required to defend ourselves or to settle such matters or that these accruals will be sufficient to fully satisfy ourcontingent liabilities.As of September 27, 2014, we had a liability of $86.1 million for uncertain tax positions. Our estimate of liabilities for uncertain tax positions isbased on a number of subjective assessments, including the likelihood of a tax obligation being assessed, the amount of taxes (including interest andpenalties) that would ultimately be payable, and our ability to settle any such obligations on favorable terms. Therefore, the amount of future cash flowsassociated with uncertain tax positions may be significantly higher or lower than our recorded liability and we are unable to reliably estimate when cashsettlement may occur. Our liquidity needs are largely dependent on changes in our working capital, including the extension of trade credit by our suppliers, investments inmanufacturing inventory, facilities and equipment, repayments of obligations under outstanding indebtedness and repurchases of common stock. Ourprimary sources of liquidity as of September 27, 2014 included: (1) cash of $466.6 million; (2) our $300 million asset-backed credit facility, under which$278.2 million, net of letters of credit, was available as of September 27, 2014; (3) foreign short-term borrowing facilities of $74 million, all of which wasavailable as of September 27, 2014; and (4) cash generated from operations. In addition, we are actively marketing a portfolio of surplus real estate with anaggregate list price of over $65 million. Proceeds from the sales of properties in this portfolio will provide additional liquidity. However, there can be noassurance as to the amount that may actually be realized or the exact timing of any such receipts. We believe our existing cash resources and other sources of liquidity, together with cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet ourworking capital requirements through at least the next 12 months. Should demand for our services decrease significantly over the next 12 months or shouldwe experience increases in delinquent or uncollectible accounts receivable, our cash provided by operations could be adversely impacted.As of September 27, 2014, 61% of our cash balance was held in the United States. Should we choose or need to remit cash to the United States fromour foreign locations, we could incur tax obligations which would reduce the amount of cash ultimately available to the United States. We believe that cashheld in the United States, together with cash available under United States credit facilities and cash from foreign subsidiaries that could be remitted to theUnited States without tax consequences, will be sufficient to meet our U.S. liquidity needs for at least the next twelve months.Contractual Obligations The following is a summary of our long-term debt, including interest, and operating lease obligations as of September 27, 2014: Payments Due by Period Contractual ObligationsTotal Less than 1year 1- 3 years 3-5 years More than5 years (In thousands)Long-term debt obligations, including interest and redemptionpremiums$620,846 $166,557 $39,644 $414,645 $—Operating lease obligations84,798 22,881 27,990 10,439 23,488Total contractual obligations$705,644 $189,438 $67,634 $425,084 $23,488We also have outstanding firm purchase orders with certain suppliers for the purchase of inventory. These purchase orders are generally short-term innature. Orders for standard, or catalog, items can typically be canceled with little or no financial penalty. Our policy regarding non-standard or customizeditems dictates that such items are only ordered specifically for customers who have contractually assumed liability for the inventory. In addition, a substantialportion of catalog items covered by our purchase orders are procured for specific customers based on their purchase orders or a forecast under which thecustomer has contractually assumed liability for such material. Accordingly, the amount of liability from purchase obligations under these purchase orders isnot expected to be significant or meaningful. As of September 27, 2014, we had an insignificant amount of capital lease obligations.During the fourth quarter of 2014, we entered into a lease agreement with an option to purchase the leased facility for $22.8 million in the thirdquarter of 2015. We exercised the purchase option during the first quarter of 2015.44Table of ContentsAs of September 27, 2014, we were unable to reliably estimate when cash settlements with taxing authorities may occur with respect to ourunrecognized tax benefits of $86.1 million. Additionally, we have provided guarantees to various third parties in the form of letters of credit totaling $21.8million as of September 27, 2014. The letters of credit cover various guarantees including workers' compensation claims and customs duties. Lastly, we havedefined benefit pension plans with an underfunded amount of $25.9 million at September 27, 2014. We will be required to provide additional funding tothese plans in the future if our returns on plan assets are not sufficient to meet our funding obligations. None of the amounts described in this paragraph areincluded in the table above. Off-Balance Sheet ArrangementsAs of September 27, 2014, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated bythe SEC, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues, orexpenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors.45Table of ContentsQuarterly Results (Unaudited) The following tables contain selected unaudited quarterly financial data for 2014 and 2013. In management's opinion, the unaudited data has beenprepared on the same basis as the audited information and includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fairpresentation of the data for the periods presented. Our results of operations have varied and may continue to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter.The results of operations in any period should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected from any future period. Year ended September 27, 2014 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter (In thousands, except per share data) Net sales$1,447,498 $1,476,712 $1,604,727 $1,686,169 Gross profit$110,785 $118,967 $126,913 $131,618 Gross margin7.7% 8.1% 7.9% 7.8% Operating income$39,520 $45,297 $53,328 $61,537 Operating margin2.7% 3.1% 3.3% 3.6% Net income$23,101 $20,840 $20,721 $132,503(1)Basic net income per share$0.28 $0.25 0.25 $1.61 Diluted net income per share$0.26 $0.24 0.24 $1.52 Year ended September 28, 2013 First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter (In thousands, except per share data) Net sales$1,494,945 $1,427,642 $1,489,214 $1,505,323 Gross profit$96,928 $100,304 $114,251 $115,334 Gross margin6.5% 7.0% 7.7% 7.7% Operating income$31,462 $45,798 $35,681 $44,688 Operating margin2.1% 3.2% 2.4% 3.0% Net income$621 $21,191 $18,738 $38,801(1)Basic net income per share$0.01 $0.26 $0.23 $0.46 Diluted net income per share$0.01 $0.25 $0.22 $0.44 (1) During the fourth quarters of 2014 and 2013, we concluded that it was more likely than not that we would be able to realize the benefit of a portion of ourdeferred tax assets in the future. As a result, we released $87.6 million and $21.5 million of the valuation allowance attributable to certain U.S. and foreigndeferred tax assets and net operating losses in 2014 and 2013, respectively.46Table of ContentsItem 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk Interest Rate Risk Our primary exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates to certain of our outstanding debt obligations. As of September 27, 2014,only $40 million of our long-term debt bears interest at a floating rate. As such, the effect of an immediate 10 percent change in interest rates would not havea significant impact on our results of operations.Foreign Currency Exchange Risk We transact business in foreign currencies. Our foreign exchange policy requires that we take certain steps to limit our foreign exchange exposuresresulting from certain assets and liabilities and forecasted cash flows. However, our policy does not require us to hedge all foreign exchange exposures.Furthermore, our foreign currency hedges are based on forecasted transactions and estimated balances, the amount of which may differ from that actuallyincurred. As a result, we can experience foreign exchange gains and losses in our results of operations. Our primary foreign currency cash flows are in certain Asian and European countries, Israel, Brazil and Mexico. We enter into short-term foreigncurrency forward contracts to hedge currency exposures associated with certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies.These contracts typically have maturities of up to two months and are not designated as part of a hedging relationship in accordance with ASC Topic 815. Alloutstanding foreign currency forward contracts are marked-to-market at the end of the period with unrealized gains and losses included in other income(expense), net, in the consolidated statements of income. As of September 27, 2014, we had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts in the aggregatenotional amount of $255.8 million.We also utilize foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain operational (“cash flow”) exposures resulting from changes in foreign currencyexchange rates. Such exposures result from 1) forecasted sales denominated in currencies other than those used to pay for materials and labor, 2) forecastednon-functional currency labor and overhead expenses, 3) forecasted non-functional currency operating expenses, and 4) anticipated capital expendituresdenominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity making the expenditures. These contracts may be up to twelve months in durationand are accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the contracts is recorded instockholders' equity as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income and recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings.We had forward contracts related to cash flow hedges in various foreign currencies in the aggregate notional amount of $114.2 million as of September 27,2014.The net impact of an immediate 10 percent change in exchange rates would not be material to our consolidated financial statements, provided weaccurately forecast and estimate our foreign currency exposure. If such forecasts are materially inaccurate, we could incur significant gains or losses.Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data The information required by this item is included below and incorporated by reference from the financial statement schedule included in “Part IV-Item 15(a)(2)” and the selected quarterly financial data referred to in “Part II-Item 7-Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition andResults of Operations-Quarterly Results (Unaudited).”47Table of ContentsReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Board of Directors and Stockholders Sanmina Corporation: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sanmina Corporation and subsidiaries (the Company) as of September 27, 2014 and September 28,2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September27, 2014. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we have also audited the consolidated financial statement schedule of valuation and qualifyingaccounts as set forth under Item 15. We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014, based on criteria established in InternalControl - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for theseconsolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness ofinternal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Ourresponsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and an opinion on the Company's internal control over financialreporting based on our audits.We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan andperform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control overfinancial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amountsand disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financialstatement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that amaterial weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing suchother procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and thepreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includesthose policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of thecompany; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accountingprinciples, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) providereasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on thefinancial statements.Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness tofuture periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures maydeteriorate.In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 27,2014 and September 28, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended September 27, 2014, in conformity withU.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statementstaken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internalcontrol over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of SponsoringOrganizations of the Treadway Commission. /s/ KPMG LLP Santa Clara, CaliforniaNovember 13, 201448Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands, except par value)ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents$466,607 $402,875Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $10,278 and $11,735 as of September 27, 2014 and September 28,2013, respectively979,475 944,816Inventories893,178 781,560Prepaid expenses and other current assets111,714 75,337Total current assets2,450,974 2,204,588Property, plant and equipment, net563,016 540,151Other299,099 251,109Total assets$3,313,089 $2,995,848LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable$1,139,845 $956,488Accrued liabilities110,357 109,363Accrued payroll and related benefits126,541 118,572Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt157,394 22,301Total current liabilities1,534,137 1,206,724Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt386,681 562,512Other145,516 135,048Total long-term liabilities532,197 697,560Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 5,000 shares, none issued and outstanding— —Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized 166,667 shares; 95,733 and 97,658 shares issued and 82,157 and84,153 shares outstanding as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively822 842Treasury stock, 13,576 and 13,505 shares as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively, atcost(216,857) (215,658)Additional paid-in capital6,064,264 6,103,634Accumulated other comprehensive income82,916 84,301Accumulated deficit(4,684,390) (4,881,555)Total stockholders' equity1,246,755 1,091,564Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$3,313,089 $2,995,848 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.49Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands, except per share amounts) Net sales$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334Cost of sales5,726,823 5,490,307 5,657,552Gross profit488,283 426,817 435,782Operating expenses: Selling, general and administrative242,288 238,072 240,863Research and development32,495 25,571 21,899Restructuring costs12,550 24,910 31,371Amortization of intangible assets1,798 1,896 3,067Asset impairments— 2,100 2,390Gain on sales of long-lived assets(530) (23,361) (1,298)Total operating expenses288,601 269,188 298,292 Operating income199,682 157,629 137,490 Interest income1,533 1,014 1,425Interest expense(30,804) (41,004) (71,744)Other income (expense), net3,106 (12,832) (291)Loss on extinguishments of debt(11,778) (1,401) (16,937)Interest and other income (expense), net(37,943) (54,223) (87,547)Income before income taxes161,739 103,406 49,943Provision for (benefit from) income taxes(35,426) 24,055 (130,291)Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234 Net income per share: Basic$2.38 $0.96 $2.22Diluted$2.27 $0.93 $2.16 Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts: Basic82,872 82,834 81,284Diluted86,731 85,403 83,495 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.50Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands) Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Foreign currency translation adjustments(4,558) (3,072) (2,543)Derivative financial instruments: Changes in unrealized loss64 1,008 (2,521)Amount reclassified into net income3,686 20,177 8,995Pension benefit plans: Changes in unrecognized net actuarial loss and unrecognized transition cost(1,506) 1,257 (12,190)Amortization of actuarial loss and transition cost929 1,452 1,000Total other comprehensive income (loss)$(1,385) $20,822 $(7,259)Comprehensive income$195,780 $100,173 $172,975 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements. 51Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Common Stock and AdditionalPaid-in Capital Treasury Stock Number ofShares Amount Number ofShares Amount AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome AccumulatedDeficit Total (In thousands)BALANCE AT OCTOBER 1, 201194,035 $6,054,747 (13,301) $(213,828) $70,738 $(5,141,140) $770,517Issuances under stock plans936 2,595 — — — — 2,595Stock-based compensation— 17,999 — — — — 17,999Repurchases of treasury stock— — (35) (305) — — (305)Other comprehensive loss— — — — (7,259) — (7,259)Net income— — — — — 180,234 180,234BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 29, 201294,971 $6,075,341 (13,336) $(214,133) $63,479 $(4,960,906) $963,781Issuances under stock plans2,687 11,611 — — — — 11,611Stock-based compensation— 17,524 — — — — 17,524Repurchases of treasury stock— — (169) (1,525) — — (1,525)Other comprehensive income— — — — 20,822 — 20,822Net income— — — — — 79,351 79,351BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 28, 201397,658 $6,104,476 (13,505) $(215,658) $84,301 $(4,881,555) $1,091,564Issuances under stock plans2,234 16,859 — — — — 16,859Stock-based compensation— 18,789 — — — — 18,789Repurchases of treasury stock— — (71) (1,199) — — (1,199)Repurchase and retirement of treasury stock(4,159) (75,038) — — — — (75,038)Other comprehensive loss— — — — (1,385) — (1,385)Net income— — — — — 197,165 197,165BALANCE AT SEPTEMBER 27, 201495,733 $6,065,086 (13,576) $(216,857) $82,916 $(4,684,390) $1,246,755 See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.52Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization97,677 96,021 99,477Stock-based compensation expense18,789 17,524 17,999Benefit from doubtful accounts, product returns and other net sales adjustments(1,457) (325) (826)Deferred income taxes(69,036) (8,355) (155,791)Gain on sales of assets(1,586) (23,559) (1,780)Impairment of assets— 3,082 7,134Loss on extinguishments of debt11,778 1,401 16,937Loss from dedesignation of interest rate swap— 14,903 —Other, net(964) 284 (81)Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions: Accounts receivable(35,769) 56,840 12,896Inventories(81,238) 44,334 63,365Prepaid expenses and other assets(14,515) 12,158 9,432Accounts payable174,336 22,307 (48,412)Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities12,202 1,923 14,829Cash provided by operating activities307,382 317,889215,413CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from long-term investments1,104 —799Purchases of property, plant and equipment(69,507) (75,950) (78,631)Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment6,021 33,080 4,828Cash paid in connection with business combinations(79,508) — (5,023)Cash used in investing activities(141,890) (42,870) (78,027)CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Change in restricted cash4,380 5,760 5,100Proceeds from short-term borrowings73,828 205,456 73,995Repayments of short-term borrowings(85,908) (243,151) (74,200)Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings568,000 1,054,520 484,000Repayments of revolving credit facility borrowings(568,000) (1,054,520) (484,000)Repayments of long-term debt(422,338) (257,410) (410,843)Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of issuance costs369,897 — 39,532Revolving credit facility issuance costs— — (2,687)Net proceeds from stock issuances16,859 11,611 2,595Proceeds from terminations of interest rate swaps16,492 — —Repurchases of common stock(76,237) (1,525) (305)Cash used in financing activities(103,027) (279,259) (366,813)Effect of exchange rate changes1,267 (2,503) (1,243)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents63,732 (6,743) (230,670)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year402,875 409,618 640,288Cash and cash equivalents at end of year$466,607 $402,875 $409,618 Cash paid during the year: Interest, net of capitalized interest$31,497 $42,184$67,994Income taxes, net of refunds$29,071 $18,142$12,723 Non-interest bearing notes payable issued in conjunction with a business combination (refer to Note 17)$14,789 $— $— See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.53Table of ContentsSANMINA CORPORATION NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1. Organization of Sanmina Sanmina Corporation (“Sanmina,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in 1989. The Company is a leading global provider ofintegrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. The Company provides these comprehensivesolutions primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the following industries: communications networks; computing and storage; multimedia;industrial and semiconductor capital equipment; defense and aerospace; medical; energy and clean technology and automotive.The Company's operations are managed as two businesses:1)Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a single operating segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, finalsystem assembly and test, and direct-order-fulfillment.2)Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cableassemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solidstate drive products from the Company's Viking Technology division, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage productsfrom the Company's Newisys division and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logisticsand repair services.The Company's only reportable segment is IMS, which represented 79% of total revenue in 2014. The CPS business consists of multiple operatingsegments which do not meet the quantitative thresholds for being presented as reportable segments. Therefore, financial information for these operatingsegments will be presented in a single category entitled “Components, Products and Services”. Basis of PresentationFiscal Year. The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week year ending on the Saturday nearest September 30. Fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 were each 52weeks. All references to years relate to fiscal years unless otherwise noted.Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the Company's accounts and those of its subsidiaries. All intercompanybalances and transactions have been eliminated.Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Management Estimates and Uncertainties. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accountingprinciples in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilitiesand disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during thereporting period. Significant estimates made in preparing the consolidated financial statements relate to allowances for accounts receivable; provisions forexcess and obsolete inventories, product returns, warranties, environmental matters, and legal exposures; determining liabilities for uncertain tax positions;determining the realizability of deferred tax assets; determining fair values of tangible and intangible assets for purposes of impairment tests; determining fairvalues of interest rate swaps and equity awards; and determining forfeiture rates, volatility and expected life assumptions for purposes of calculating stockcompensation expense. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates. Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk. Financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, foreign currency forwardcontracts, interest rate swap agreements, accounts receivable, accounts payable and debt obligations. With the exception of certain of the Company's debtobligations (refer to Note 4. Fair Value and Note 5. Derivative Financial Instruments), the fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carryingamount as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 due to the nature, or short maturity, of these instruments, or the fact that the instruments arerecorded at fair value on the consolidated balance sheets. Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly-liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase tobe cash equivalents.54Table of Contents Cash and cash equivalents consisted of the following: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Cash balances$466,171 $402,439Money market funds436 436Total$466,607 $402,875 Accounts Receivable and Other Related Allowances. The Company estimates uncollectible balances, product returns and other adjustments and hadallowances of $10.3 million and $11.7 million as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively, for these items. One of the Company's mostsignificant risks is the ultimate realization of its accounts receivable. This risk is mitigated by ongoing credit evaluations of customers and frequent contactwith customers, especially the most significant customers, which enable the Company to monitor changes in its customers' business operations and respondaccordingly. To establish the allowance for doubtful accounts, the Company estimates credit risk associated with accounts receivable by considering thecreditworthiness of its customers, past experience, specific facts and circumstances, and the overall economic climate in industries that it serves. To establishthe allowance for product returns and other adjustments, the Company primarily utilizes historical data. Inventories. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market. Cost includes labor, materials and manufacturingoverhead. Provisions are made to reduce excess and obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. The ultimate realization of inventory carryingamounts is primarily affected by changes in customer demand. Inventory provisions are established based on forecasted demand, past experience withspecific customers, the age and nature of the inventory, the ability to redistribute inventory to other programs or back to suppliers, and whether customers arecontractually obligated and have the ability to pay for the related inventory. Certain payments received from customers for inventory held by the Companyare recorded as a reduction of inventory.Property, Plant and Equipment, net. Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost or, in the case of property and equipment acquired throughbusiness combinations, at fair value as of the acquisition date. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over 20 to 40 years for buildings and 3 to15 years for machinery, equipment, furniture and fixtures. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term oruseful life of the asset. The Company reviews property, plant and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amountof an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. An asset or asset group is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future netcash flows the asset or asset group is expected to generate. If an asset or asset group is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measuredby the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset or asset group exceeds its fair value. An asset group is the unit of accounting, which represents thelowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. For asset groups for which the primary assetis a building, the Company estimates fair value based on data provided by commercial real estate brokers. For other asset groups, the Company estimates fairvalue based on projected discounted future net cash flows.Foreign Currency Translation. For foreign subsidiaries using the local currency as their functional currency, assets and liabilities are translated toU.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and income and expenses are translated at average exchange rates. The effects of thesetranslation adjustments are reported in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). For all entities,remeasurement adjustments for non-functional currency monetary assets and liabilities are included in other income (expense), net in the accompanyingconsolidated statements of income. Additionally, remeasurement gains and losses arising from long-term intercompany loans denominated in a currencyother than an entity's functional currency are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income if repayment of the loan is not anticipated in theforeseeable future. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The Company conducts business on a global basis in numerous currencies, which exposes theCompany to movements in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company uses derivatives, such as foreign currency forward contracts and interest rateswaps, to minimize the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates.55Table of Contents The Company accounts for derivative instruments and hedging activities in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, whichrequires each derivative instrument to be recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at its fair value as either an asset or a liability. If the derivative isdesignated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recorded in stockholders' equity as a separatecomponent of AOCI and is recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedgesare immediately recognized in earnings. If the derivative is designated as a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative and of the item beinghedged are recognized in earnings in the current period.Derivative instruments are entered into for periods of time consistent with the related underlying exposures and are not entered into for speculativepurposes. At the inception of a hedge, the Company documents all relationships between derivative instruments and related hedged items, as well as its risk-management objectives and strategies for the hedging transaction. The Company's foreign currency forward contracts and interest rate swaps potentially expose the Company to credit risk to the extent thecounterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreement. The Company minimizes such risk by seeking high quality counterparties. The Companyhas not incurred material losses as a result of default by counterparties.Revenue Recognition. The Company derives revenue principally from sales of manufacturing services, components and other products. Othersources of revenue include order fulfillment, logistic and repair services, and sales of certain inventory, including raw materials, to customers who reschedule,amend or cancel purchase orders after the Company has procured inventory to fulfill the customers' purchase orders. The Company recognizes revenue formanufacturing services, components, products and sales of certain inventory when a persuasive arrangement between the Company and the buyer exists,usually in the form of a purchase order received from the Company's customer, the price is fixed or determinable, delivery or performance has occurred andcollectability is reasonably assured. Generally, there are no formal customer acceptance requirements or further obligations related to the product or theinventory subsequent to transfer of title.The Company's order fulfillment and logistics services involve warehousing and managing finished product on behalf of a customer. These servicesare usually provided in conjunction with manufacturing services at one of the Company's facilities. In these instances, revenue for manufacturing services isdeferred until the related goods are delivered to the customer, which is upon completion of order fulfillment and logistics services. In certain instances, theCompany's facility used to provide order fulfillment and logistics services is controlled by the customer pursuant to a separate arrangement. In theseinstances, revenue for manufacturing services is recognized upon receipt of the manufactured product at the customer-controlled location and revenue fororder fulfillment and logistics services is recognized separately as the services are provided. Revenue for repair services is generally recognized uponcompletion of the services.Provisions are made for estimated sales returns and other adjustments at the time revenue is recognized. Such provisions were not material to theconsolidated financial statements for any period presented herein. The Company presents sales net of sales taxes and value-added taxes in its consolidatedstatements of income. Amounts billed to customers for shipping and handling are recorded as revenue and shipping and handling costs incurred by theCompany are included in cost of sales. Warranty Reserve. The Company establishes a warranty reserve for shipped products based on individual manufacturing contract requirements andpast warranty experience. Stock-Based Compensation. The Company measures compensation expense based on the estimated fair value of stock awards. The Company primarily uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock options. The Black-Scholes model requiresthe use of highly subjective and complex assumptions, including the option's expected term and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The expectedterm of options is based on observed historical exercise patterns and expected volatility is based on historical volatility over the expected life of the options.For restricted stock units, fair value is the fair market value of the Company's stock on the date of grant. With respect to awards with performance conditionsonly, compensation expense is recognized only if it is deemed probable that the performance conditions will be met. For awards with a market condition, themarket condition is considered in the grant-date fair value of the award using a lattice model which utilizes multiple input variables to determine theprobability of the specified market condition being achieved. For these types of awards, expense is recognized over the requisite service period regardless ofwhether the market condition is satisfied, provided that the requisite service period is completed. Compensation expense for all stock awards is reduced byforfeitures, which are estimated based on observed historical forfeiture patterns.56Table of ContentsIncome taxes. The Company estimates its income tax provision or benefit in each of the jurisdictions in which it operates, including estimatingexposures and making judgments regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets. The carrying value of the Company's net deferred tax assets is based on theCompany's belief that it is more likely than not that the Company will generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions to realize thesedeferred tax assets. A valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets which do not meet the “more likely than not” criteria discussed above.The Company's tax rate is highly dependent upon the geographic distribution of its worldwide income or losses, the tax regulations and tax holidaysin each geographic region, the availability of tax credits and carryforwards, including net operating losses, and the effectiveness of its tax planning strategies. The Company makes an assessment of whether each income tax position is “more likely than not” of being sustained on audit, including resolutionof related appeals or litigation, if any. For each income tax position that meets the “more likely than not” recognition threshold, the Company then assessesthe largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon effective settlement with the tax authority. Interest and penaltiesrelated to unrecognized tax benefits are recognized as a component of income tax expense. Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In May 2014, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to revenue recognition. This new standardreplaces all current U.S. GAAP guidance on revenue, eliminates all industry-specific guidance and provides a unified model in determining when and howrevenue is recognized. The core principle is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in anamount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. This guidance can be applied eitherretrospectively or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. The new standard is effective for the Company beginning in fiscal 2018. TheCompany is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new accounting standard.57Table of ContentsNote 3. Balance Sheet Items Inventories Components of inventories were as follows: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Raw materials$628,860 $526,148Work-in-process102,618 96,482Finished goods161,700 158,930Total$893,178 $781,560Property, Plant and Equipment, net Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Machinery and equipment$1,430,057 $1,416,401Land and buildings560,990 564,194Leasehold improvements55,463 54,519Furniture and fixtures20,507 19,088Construction in progress18,335 11,949 2,085,352 2,066,151Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization(1,522,336) (1,526,000)Property, plant and equipment, net$563,016 $540,151 Depreciation expense was $93.8 million, $94.1 million, and $96.3 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Warranty ReserveThe following table presents warranty reserve activity: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Balance, beginning of the year$15,136 $14,649Additions to accrual6,403 9,156Accrual utilized(7,813) (8,669)Balance, end of the year$13,726 $15,136The warranty reserve is included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.Note 4. Fair ValueFair Value Option for Long-term DebtThe Company has elected not to record its long-term debt instruments at fair value, but has measured them at fair value for disclosure purposes. As ofSeptember 27, 2014, the aggregate carrying amount of the Company's long-term debt instruments approximates fair value, which was estimated based onquoted prices (Level 2 inputs).58Table of ContentsAssets/Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring BasisThe Company's primary financial assets and financial liabilities are as follows:•Money market funds•Time deposits•Foreign currency forward contracts•Interest rate swapsAccounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that could bereceived from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determiningfair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market inwhich it could transact and also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability. Inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value are prioritized into three broad levels (fair value hierarchy), as follows: Level 1:Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.Level 2:Inputs that reflect quoted prices, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the assets or liabilities, such as quotedprices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in less active markets; or inputs thatare derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation.Level 3:Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of assetsor liabilities.There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during any period presented herein. The following table presents information as ofSeptember 27, 2014 with respect to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: Money marketfunds Time deposits Derivatives designated ashedging instruments underASC 815: ForeignCurrency ForwardContracts Derivatives notdesignated as hedginginstruments underASC 815: ForeignCurrency ForwardContracts andInterest Rate Swaps Total Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 2 (In thousands)Balance Sheet Classification: Cash and cash equivalents $436 $11,497 $— $— $11,933Prepaid expenses and other current assets $— $— $15 $3,204 $3,219Other assets $— $— $— $2,988 $2,988Accrued liabilities (1) $— $— $(5) $(3,012) $(3,017)(1) Liabilities, or credit balances, are presented as negative amounts.59Table of ContentsThe following table presents information as of September 28, 2013 with respect to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: Money market funds Time deposits Derivatives designatedas hedging instrumentsunder ASC 815:Foreign CurrencyForward Contracts andInterest Rate Swaps Derivatives notdesignated as hedginginstruments underASC 815: ForeignCurrency ForwardContracts andInterest Rate Swaps Total Level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 2 (In thousands)Balance Sheet Classification: Cash and cash equivalents $436 $34,569 $— $— $35,005Prepaid expenses and other current assets $— $— $28 $1,105 $1,133Other assets $— $— $22,512 $— $22,512Accrued liabilities (1) $— $— $(32) $(11,371) $(11,403)(1) Liabilities, or credit balances, are presented as negative amounts.The Company sponsors deferred compensation plans for eligible employees and non-employee members of its Board of Directors that allowparticipants to defer payment of part or all of their compensation. The Company's results of operations are not significantly affected by these plans sincechanges in the fair value of the assets substantially offset changes in the fair value of the liabilities. As such, assets and liabilities associated with these planshave not been included in the above tables. Assets and liabilities associated with these plans were approximately $12.5 million and $11.0 million as ofSeptember 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively, and are recorded as other non-current assets and other long-term liabilities on the consolidatedbalance sheets.The Company values derivatives using observable Level 2 market inputs at the measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convertfuture amounts to a single present value amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled, to transact. The Company seeks high qualitycounterparties for all financing arrangements. For interest rate swaps, Level 2 inputs include short-term LIBOR rates, futures contracts on LIBOR between twoand four years, longer term swap rates at commonly quoted intervals, and credit default swap rates for the Company and relevant counterparties. For currencycontracts, Level 2 inputs include foreign currency spot and forward rates and interest rates at commonly quoted intervals. Mid-market pricing is used as apractical expedient for fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 requires the fair value measurement of an asset or liability to reflect the nonperformance riskof the entity and the counterparty. Therefore, the counterparty's creditworthiness when in an asset position and the Company's creditworthiness when in aliability position have been considered in the fair value measurement of derivative instruments. The effect of nonperformance risk on the fair value ofderivative instruments was not material as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013.Offsetting Derivative Assets and LiabilitiesThe Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-11, "Disclosures aboutOffsetting Assets and Liabilities " and ASU No. 2013-01, "Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities", which require anentity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable financial statement users to evaluate the effect or potential effect of nettingarrangements, including rights of setoff associated with the entity's recognized financial assets and liabilities, on the entity's financial position. The adoptionof these ASUs did not impact the Company's consolidated financial statements.The Company has entered into master netting arrangements with each of its derivative counterparties that allows net settlement of derivatives assetsand liabilities under certain conditions, such as multiple transactions with the same currency maturing on the same date. The Company presentsits derivative assets and derivative liabilities on a gross basis in the consolidated balance sheets. The amount that the Company had the right to offset underthese netting arrangements was not material as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013.60Table of ContentsNon-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring BasisAssets held-for-sale, consisting of land and buildings, are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis since these assets are subject to fair valueadjustments only when the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value of such assets or such assets have been previously impaired and the fairvalue exceeds the carrying amount by less than the amount of the impairment that has been recognized. Level 2 inputs consist of independent third partyvaluations based on market comparables. The carrying value of the Company's assets held-for-sale was $11.6 million and $4.4 million as of September 27,2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively, and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Impairmentcharges of $2.1 million were recorded in 2013 related to properties held-for-sale. No such impairments were recorded in 2014.Note 5. Derivative Financial InstrumentsThe Company is exposed to certain risks related to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments areinterest rate risk and foreign currency exchange risk.Interest Rate Risk Interest rate swaps are used to manage interest rate risk associated with certain borrowings under the Company's long-term debt arrangements.Interest Rate Swaps Not Designated As Hedging InstrumentsPay Fixed Receive Variable Interest Rate SwapThe Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $257 million that were entered into in 2007 to hedge LIBOR-basedvariable rate interest payments expected to occur through June 15, 2014. The swap agreements effectively converted variable interest rate obligations tofixed interest rate obligations and were accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging. During the first quarter of 2013,the Company determined, based on its intention of redeeming $257 million of its senior floating rates notes due in 2014 ("2014 Notes"), that it was no longerprobable that LIBOR-based, variable rate interest payments would occur on $257 million of debt through June 15, 2014. Accordingly, the Companydedesignated its interest rate swaps in their entirety in the first quarter of 2013 and recorded a charge of $14.9 million in other income (expense), net,representing the portion of the value of the interest rate swaps previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for which it was nolonger probable that LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments would occur. Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company paid the independentswap counterparties a fixed rate of approximately 5.6% and the swap counterparties paid the Company an interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR.Beginning on the date the interest rate swaps were dedesignated, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps were recorded to other income (expense),net, in the consolidated statement of income. Such amounts were not material for any period presented herein. The Company continued to make and receivepayments under the swaps through June 15, 2014. Upon maturity of the swaps, AOCI of $3.3 million related entirely to an income tax effect of the swap wascharged to income tax expense.Pay Variable Receive Fixed Interest Rate SwapIn 2011, the Company issued $500 million of fixed-rate senior notes (the "2019 Notes") and entered into an interest rate swap with a singlecounterparty to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the notes resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. The swap agreement, with a notionalamount of $500 million, had an expiration date of May 15, 2019 and effectively converted these notes from fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. Pursuant tothe interest rate swap, the Company paid the swap counterparty a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a spread and received a fixed rate of7.0% from the swap counterparty. In accordance with ASC Topic 815, the interest rate swap was initially accounted for as a fair value hedge and was exemptfrom periodic assessment of hedge effectiveness. Therefore, during those periods in which the interest rate swap was designated as a hedge for accountingpurposes, the change in the fair value of the 2019 Notes resulting from changes in interest rates was assumed to be equal and opposite to the change in the fairvalue of the interest rate swap.61Table of ContentsDuring 2014, the Company redeemed $400 million of its 2019 Notes and called the remaining $100 million of the 2019 Notes for redemption,which was completed early in the first quarter of 2015. Additionally, the Company terminated $400 million of the notional amount of the interest rate swapin 2014 and received $16.5 million of cash, representing the fair value of the terminated portion of the swap. The Company dedesignated the entire interestrate swap in May 2014 and discontinued hedge accounting at such time. At the time of dedesignation, the fair value hedge accounting adjustment related tothe swap was $20.7 million, $16.5 million of which was credited to loss on extinguishments of debt in the consolidated statements of income and $4.2million of which was being amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the 2019 Notes. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swapsubsequent to the date hedge accounting was discontinued was not material and was recorded in other income (expense), net in the consolidated statementsof income.As of September 27, 2014, the fair value of the interest rate swap was $3.0 million and is included in other non-current assets on the consolidatedbalance sheet. The swap was terminated early in the first quarter of 2015, at which time the Company received a cash payment of $3.3 million.Foreign Currency Exchange RiskForward contracts on various foreign currencies are used to manage foreign currency risk associated with forecasted non-functional currencytransactions and certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The Company's primary foreign currency cash flows are incertain Asian and European countries, Israel, Brazil and Mexico.The Company had the following outstanding foreign currency forward contracts that were entered into to hedge foreign currency exposures: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges: Notional amount (in thousands)$114,157 $100,679 Number of contracts42 41Derivatives Not Designated as Accounting Hedges: Notional amount (in thousands)$255,828 $190,226 Number of contracts41 42The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward contracts to hedge currency exposures associated with certain monetary assets andliabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. These contracts have maturities of up to two months and are not designated as accounting hedges underASC Topic 815. Accordingly, these contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each period with unrealized gains and losses recorded in other income(expense), net, in the consolidated statements of income. For the year ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the Company recognized losses of$0.8 million and $4.7 million, respectively, associated with forward contracts. From an economic perspective, the objective of the Company's hedgingprogram is for gains and losses on forward contracts to substantially offset gains and losses on the underlying hedged items.The Company also utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain operational (“cash flow”) exposures resulting from changes in foreigncurrency exchange rates. Such exposures generally result from 1) forecasted sales denominated in currencies other than those used to pay for materials andlabor, 2) forecasted non-functional currency labor and overhead expenses, 3) forecasted non-functional currency operating expenses, and 4) anticipatedcapital expenditures denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity making the expenditures. These contracts may be up totwelve months in duration and are accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815.For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reportedas a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI), an equity account, and reclassified into earnings in the period or periods during whichthe hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current earnings and,other than ineffectiveness of $14.9 million recognized in the first quarter of 2013 in connection with a dedesignation of interest rate swaps, were not materialfor any period presented herein. As of September 27, 2014, AOCI related to foreign currency forward contracts was not material.62Table of ContentsThe following table presents the effect of cash flow hedging relationships on the Company's consolidated statements of income for the years endedSeptember 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively:Type of Derivatives Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized inOCI on Derivative(Effective Portion) Location of Gain (Loss)reclassified from AOCIinto Income Amount of Gain (Loss)Reclassified from AOCI intoIncome (Effective Portion) Location of Gain (Loss)Reclassified from AOCIinto Income (Ineffective Portion) Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassifiedfrom AOCI into Income (Ineffective Portion) September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Interest rate swaps $— $96 Interest expense $(318) $(6,587) Other income(expense), net $— $(14,903) Income tax expense (3,315) — —Foreign currency forwardcontracts 64 912 Net Sales (71) (364) Cost of sales 48 1,603 Selling, general andadministrative (30) 74 Total $64 $1,008 $(3,686) $(5,274) $— $(14,903)Note 6. Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit RiskFinancial instruments that potentially subject the Company to credit risk consist of cash, cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, foreignexchange forward contracts and interest rate swap agreements. The carrying value of assets such as cash, cash equivalents and accounts receivable is expectedto approximate fair value due to the assets short duration. Foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swap agreements are recorded on theCompany's balance sheets at fair value. The Company maintains the majority of its cash and cash equivalents with recognized financial institutions thatfollow the Company's investment policy and has not experienced any significant losses on these investments to date. One of the Company's most significantcredit risks is the ultimate realization of accounts receivable. This risk is mitigated by ongoing credit evaluations of, and frequent contact with, theCompany's customers, especially its most significant customers, thus enabling it to monitor changes in business operations and respond accordingly. TheCompany generally does not require collateral for sales on credit. The Company considers these concentrations of credit risks when estimating its allowancefor doubtful accounts.One customer represented more than 10% of the Company's net sales in each of 2013 and 2012. No customer represented more than 10% of theCompany's net sales in 2014. One customer represented 10% or more of the Company's gross accounts receivable as of September 27, 2014 and twocustomers each represented 10% or more of the Company's gross accounts receivable as of September 28, 2013.63Table of ContentsNote 7. DebtLong-term debt consisted of the following: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Secured debt due 2015$40,000 $40,000Senior notes due 2019 ("2019 Notes")100,000 500,000Senior secured notes due 2019 ("Secured Notes")375,000 —Non-interest bearing notes payable15,097 —Fair value adjustment (1)3,757 22,512Total long-term debt$533,854 $562,512Less : Current portion 2019 Notes called for redemption in fourth quarter of 2014100,000 —Fair value adjustment related to remaining 2019 Notes3,757 — Secured debt due in July 201540,000 — Current portion of non-interest bearing notes payable3,416 —Long-term debt$386,681 $562,512 (1) Represents fair value hedge accounting adjustment related to interest rate swaps. See Note 5 for discussion.Secured Notes. During the third quarter of 2014, the Company entered into an indenture among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company,as guarantors (the “Guarantors”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as notes collateral agent (the “Indenture”) and issued $375 millionaggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2019. The Secured Notes mature on June 1, 2019 and bear interest at an annual rate of 4.375%,payable semi-annually in arrears in cash. In connection with issuance of the Secured Notes, the Company incurred debt issuance costs of $5.1 million whichare included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets and are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the Secured Notesusing the effective interest method.The Secured Notes are senior secured obligations and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the "Guarantees"), jointly and severally, on a seniorsecured basis by the Guarantors. In connection with the issuance of the Secured Notes, the Company and the Guarantors entered into a Security Agreement,dated June 4, 2014, with U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”). The Secured Notes and the Guarantees aresecured by a first-priority lien, subject to permitted liens, on certain of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ tangible and intangible assets including certainreal property, equipment and intellectual property, and by a second-priority lien on certain of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ assets, including accountsreceivable, inventory and stock of subsidiaries, securing the Company’s asset-backed credit facility. All or any portion of the Secured Notes may be redeemed, at any time, at the option of the Company, at a redemption price equal to 100% of theprincipal amount of the Secured Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus a make-whole premium. In addition, prior to June 1, 2017, theCompany may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Secured Notes outstanding at a redemption price equal to 104.375% of theprincipal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the proceeds of certain equity offerings. Following a change of control, as defined in the Indenture,the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase all of the Secured Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount of the SecuredNotes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. The Indenture includes certain customary covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: •incur additional debt, including guarantees by its restricted subsidiaries; •make investments and other restricted payments, pay dividends on capital stock, or redeem or repurchase its capital stock or subordinatedobligations; •create specified liens; •sell assets; 64Table of Contents•create or permit restrictions on the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the Company or othersubsidiaries of the Company; •engage in transactions with affiliates; and •consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.The restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture.The Indenture provides for specified events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants, certain payment defaults at final maturityor acceleration of other indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments, certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving the Companyor certain of its subsidiaries and certain instances in which a guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect. If any event of default occurs and is continuing,subject to certain exceptions, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Secured Notes, may declare allthe Secured Notes to be due and payable immediately, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the acceleration date. In the case of an eventof default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving the Company, such amounts with respect to the Secured Noteswill be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the Secured Notes.2019 Notes. During 2011, the Company issued $500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2019. The 2019 Notes mature on May15, 2019 and bear interest at an annual rate of 7%, payable semi-annually in arrears in cash.During 2014, the Company redeemed $400 million of its outstanding 2019 Notes at par plus a redemption premium and accrued interest andrecorded a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $11.8 million, consisting of redemption premiums of $21.8 million, a write-off of unamortized debt issuancecosts of $6.0 million and third party costs of $0.5 million, partially offset by a $16.5 million credit related to the fair value hedge adjustment associated withthe extinguished 2019 Notes.Additionally, during the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company called the remaining $100 million of its 2019 Notes for redemption, which wascompleted early in the first quarter of 2015. These notes were redeemed at par plus a redemption premium and accrued interest. In connection with thisredemption, the Company expects to record a net loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million, consisting of redemption premiums of $5.3 million and awrite-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.4 million, partially offset by a $3.8 million credit for the fair value hedge adjustment related to theextinguished 2019 Notes.As discussed in Note 5, the Company entered into an interest rate swap to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the 2019 Notes resultingfrom changes in interest rates. As of September 27, 2014, the fair value hedge accounting adjustment related to the 2019 Notes was $3.8 million.Secured Debt due 2015. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company borrowed $40.0 million using its corporate campus as collateral. Thesecured debt matures in July 2015, bears interest at LIBOR plus a spread or the bank's prime rate plus a spread, includes two one-year renewal options subjectto bank approval and requires compliance with a fixed-charge coverage ratio and customary covenants similar to those of the asset-backed lending facilitydiscussed below.Non-interest Bearing Notes Payable. The Company issued unsecured, interest-free, 5 year term notes (payable annually) with a face value of $17.1million in connection with assets acquired during the third quarter of 2014. The discounted value of the notes issued was $14.8 million (see Note 17). Maturities of long-term debt, excluding amounts classified as current, as of September 27, 2014 were as follows: (In thousands)20163,41620173,41620183,4162019378,415Thereafter—65Table of ContentsShort-term DebtAsset-backed Lending Facility. In 2009, the Company entered into a Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement, among the Company, the financialinstitutions party thereto from time to time as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “LoanAgreement”), among the Company, the financial institutions party thereto from time to time as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders.The Loan Agreement amended and restated the Company's existing Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement. The Company incurred $2.7 million of debtissuance costs in connection with this amendment. Such costs are included in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets and are beingamortized to interest expense over the life of the facility on a straight-line basis.The Loan Agreement provides for a $300 million secured asset-backed revolving credit facility with a $100 million letter of credit sublimit. Thefacility may be increased by an additional $200 million upon obtaining additional commitments from the lenders then party to the Loan Agreement or newlenders. The Loan Agreement expires on March 16, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”). As of September 27, 2014, there were no borrowings outstanding, $21.8million in letters of credit were outstanding and the Company was eligible to borrow $278.2 million. Loans may be advanced under the Loan Agreement based on a borrowing base derived from specified percentages of the value of eligible accountsreceivable and inventory. If at any time the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding plus the face amount of undrawn letters of credit under theLoan Agreement exceed the borrowing base then in effect, the Company must make a payment or post cash collateral (in the case of letters of credit) in anamount sufficient to eliminate such excess. Loans under the Loan Agreement bear interest, at the Company's option, at a rate equal to LIBOR or a base rate equal to Bank of America, N.A.'sannounced prime rate, in each case plus a spread. A commitment fee accrues on any unused portion of the commitments under the Loan Agreement at a rateper annum based on usage. Interest on loans is payable quarterly in arrears with respect to base rate loans and at the end of an interest period in the case ofLIBOR loans. Principal, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is due on the Maturity Date. The Company's obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by (1) all U.S. and Canadian accounts receivable and all supporting obligations,chattel paper, documents and instruments in respect thereof or relating thereto; (2) all U.S. and Canadian deposit accounts (except accounts used forcollections for certain transactions); (3) all U.S. and Canadian inventory; (4) the equity interests of each of the borrowers (except the Company) and theguarantors and the other equity interests owned directly by the borrowers and the guarantors, subject to limited exceptions; (5) all U.S. and Canadianpromissory notes issued by the Designated Canadian Guarantors; (6) all U.S. and Canadian cash in any form; (7) all U.S. and Canadian accessions to,substitutions for, and all replacements, products, and cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing; and (8) all U.S. and Canadian books and recordspertaining to the foregoing. The Loan Agreement contains a financial covenant that was not applicable to us as of September 27, 2014, and customary covenants, includingcovenants regarding the payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of insurance, reporting requirements and compliance with applicable laws andregulations. Further, the Loan Agreement contains customary negative covenants limiting the ability of the Company under certain circumstances, amongother things, to use the facility to incur debt, make investments, acquisitions and certain restricted payments, and to sell assets. Upon an event of default, thelenders may declare all outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest under the Loan Agreement immediately due and payable. Events of defaultunder the Loan Agreement include payment defaults, cross defaults with certain other indebtedness, breaches of covenants or representations and warranties,change in control of the Company and bankruptcy events. Foreign Short-term Borrowing Facilities. As of September 27, 2014, certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company had a total of $74.0 million ofshort-term borrowing facilities, under which no borrowings were outstanding. The borrowing agreements contain certain negative covenants that, upondefault, permit the bank to deny any further advances or extension of credit or to terminate the borrowing agreements. These facilities expire at various datesthrough the end of 2015.Debt CovenantsOther than the Company's Secured Debt due 2015, the Company's debt agreements do not contain financial covenants currently applicable to theCompany, but do include a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restrictedpayments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or66Table of Contentsrepurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. The Company's secured debt due in 2015 requires the Company to maintain a minimumfixed charge coverage ratio during its term. As of September 27, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its long-term debtinstruments, asset backed lending facility and short-term debt facilities.Note 8. Commitments and ContingenciesOperating Leases. The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under non-cancellable operating leases expiring at various datesthrough 2042. The Company is responsible for utilities, maintenance, insurance and property taxes under these leases. Future minimum lease payments, netof sublease income, under operating leases are as follows: (In thousands)2015$22,881201616,564201711,42620187,37120193,068Thereafter23,488Total$84,798Rent expense, net of sublease income, under operating leases was $29.5 million, $33.7 million and $32.9 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012,respectively. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company entered into a lease agreement with an option to purchase the leased facility for $22.8 million in thethird quarter of 2015. The Company exercised the purchase option during the first quarter of 2015.Litigation and other contingencies. From time to time, the Company is a party to litigation, claims and other contingencies, includingenvironmental and employee matters and examinations and investigations by governmental agencies, which arise in the ordinary course of business. TheCompany cannot predict what effect these matters may have on its results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Refer to “Item 3-LegalProceedings”.The Company records a contingent liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable inaccordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies or other applicable accounting standards. As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the Companyhad accrued liabilities of $24.8 million and $22.2 million, respectively, for environmental matters, litigation and other contingencies, excluding reserves foruncertain tax positions, which the Company believes is adequate. However, there can be no assurance that the Company's reserve will be sufficient to settlethese contingencies. Such reserves are included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.On October 6, 2014, one of the Company’s customers, GT Advanced Technologies, filed a petition for reorganization under bankruptcy law. TheCompany performed an analysis as of September 27, 2014 to quantify its potential exposure and administrative and reclamation claim priority. As a result ofthe analysis, the Company determined that certain accounts receivable may not be collectible and therefore deferred recognition of revenue in the amount of$1.9 million.The Company is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including thoseaddressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminatedsites, the materials used in products, and the recycling, treatment and disposal of materials. As of September 27, 2014, the Company had been named in alawsuit and several administrative orders alleging certain of its current and former sites contributed to groundwater contamination.67Table of ContentsNote 9. Income TaxesDomestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes were as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Domestic$92,961 $3,517 $(7,548)Foreign68,778 99,889 57,491Total$161,739 $103,406 $49,943 The provision for (benefit from) income taxes consists of the following: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Federal: Current$5,889 $— $(3,223)Deferred(43,789) (6,611) (154,292)State: Current(100) 1,388 (124)Deferred(1,251) (189) (4,408)Foreign: Current27,937 31,249 28,928Deferred(24,112) (1,782) 2,828Total provision for (benefit from) income taxes$(35,426) $24,055 $(130,291)68Table of Contents The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: As of September 27,2014 September 28,2013 (In thousands)Deferred tax assets: U.S. net operating loss carryforwards$452,754 $473,025Foreign net operating loss carryforwards298,693 307,404Acquisition related intangibles58,442 73,205Accruals not currently deductible62,148 50,835Property, plant and equipment23,754 20,557Tax credit carryforwards9,155 24,330Reserves not currently deductible18,612 22,588Stock compensation expense14,173 13,970Unrealized losses4,417 4,437Other745 132Valuation allowance(663,193) (788,260)Total deferred tax assets279,700 202,223Deferred tax liabilities on foreign earnings(19,872) (19,873)Other deferred tax liabilities(9,521) (1,195)Net deferred tax assets$250,307 $181,155Recorded as: Current deferred tax assets$37,738 $23,276Non-current deferred tax assets217,645 157,879Non-current deferred tax liabilities(5,076) —Net deferred tax assets$250,307 $181,155 The Company offsets current deferred tax assets and liabilities and non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities by tax-paying jurisdiction. Theresulting net amounts by tax jurisdiction are then aggregated without further offset.A valuation allowance is established or maintained when, based on currently available information and other factors, it is more likely than not thatall or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The Company regularly assesses its valuation allowance against deferred tax assets on ajurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. The Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of temporary differences,projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent financial results.Prior to 2012, based on historical evidence (primarily cumulative losses), the Company had a full valuation allowance against its net deferred taxassets in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. In 2012, the Company recorded a partial release of its U.S. valuation allowances in recognition of its recenthistory of cumulative profits and continued projected earnings.During the fourth quarters of 2014 and 2013, the Company concluded that it was more likely than not that it would be able to realize the benefit ofan additional portion of its deferred tax assets in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. The Company based this conclusion on a continued pattern ofrecent income before tax, certain global restructuring actions and a significant increase in projected future operating income in the U.S. and certain otherforeign jurisdictions. As a result, the Company released $87.6 million and $21.5 million of the valuation allowance attributable to certain U.S. and foreigndeferred tax assets and net operating losses during 2014 and 2013, respectively.To the extent the Company continues to consistently earn, as well as reliably project, income in the appropriate jurisdictions, it isreasonably possible that the valuation allowance will be further reduced at such time when such positive evidence can be substantiated. An additional year ofstrong and predictable earnings may be sufficient to warrant an additional release of the valuation allowance in 2015, although such positive evidence wouldneed to be weighed against any negative evidence existing at that time.69Table of ContentsAs of September 27, 2014, U.S. income taxes have not been provided for approximately $543.6 million of cumulative undistributed earnings ofseveral non-U.S. subsidiaries. The Company intends to reinvest these earnings indefinitely in operations outside of the U.S. Determination of the amount ofunrecognized deferred tax liabilities on these undistributed earnings is not practicable. As of September 27, 2014, the Company has cumulative net operating loss carryforwards for federal, state and foreign tax purposes of $1,207.2million, $888.9 million and $1,076.8 million, respectively. The federal and state net operating loss carryforwards begin expiring in 2023 and 2015,respectively, and expire at various dates through 2033. Certain foreign net operating losses start expiring in 2015. However, the majority of foreign netoperating losses carryforward indefinitely. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 and similar state provisions impose restrictions on the utilization of net operatingloss and tax credit carryforwards in the event of an “ownership change” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code. As of September 27, 2014, the Companyhad $6.8 million of federal net operating losses subject to an annual limitation and may utilize approximately $1.7 million of these net operating losses eachyear. Additionally, the utilization of certain foreign net operating losses may be restricted due to changes in ownership and business operations. The Company has been granted tax holidays for certain of its subsidiaries in India, Singapore, Thailand and China. Tax benefits arising from thesetax holidays were $0.7 million for 2014 ($0.01 per diluted shares), $1.5 million for 2013 ($0.02 per diluted share) and $3.1 million for 2012 ($0.04 perdiluted share). The Company's tax holiday in Singapore expired in 2012 and tax holidays in Thailand and China expired in 2013. The Company's taxholiday in India expires in 2019, excluding potential renewals, and is subject to certain conditions with which the Company expects to comply. Following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012Federal tax at statutory rate35.00 % 35.00 % 35.00 %Effect of foreign operations(4.34) (8.17) 21.73Foreign income inclusion1.17 4.08 10.48Change in valuation allowance(4.23) 11.54 (6.74)Permanent items2.69 0.26 3.11Change to other comprehensive income2.05 — (6.64)Release of valuation allowance(54.18) (20.79) (317.76)State income taxes, net of federal benefit(0.06) 1.34 (0.06)Effective tax rate(21.90)% 23.26 % (260.88)%A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of total unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued penalties and interest, is as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Balance, beginning of year$65,148 $54,224Increase related to prior year tax positions— 13,238Decrease related to prior year tax positions(11,274) (5,672)Increase related to current year tax positions4,993 3,358Settlement(4,630) —Balance, end of year$54,237 $65,148 As of September 27, 2014, the Company had reserves of $31.9 million for the payment of interest and penalties relating to unrecognized taxbenefits. The Company accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits of $5.6 million in 2014, $1.9 million in 2013, and $5.6 million in2012. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense.70Table of ContentsThe Company conducts business globally and, as a result, files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various state andforeign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. The Company iscurrently being audited by the Internal Revenue Service for tax years 2008 through 2010. To the extent the final tax liabilities are different from the amountsaccrued, this would result in an increase or decrease in net operating losses and would not have an impact on the consolidated financial statements.Additionally, the Company is being audited by various state tax agencies and certain foreign countries. To the extent the final tax liabilities are differentfrom the amounts accrued, the increases or decreases would be recorded as income tax expense or benefit in the consolidated statements of income. Althoughthe Company believes that the resolution of these audits will not have a material adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations, the outcome issubject to uncertainty.In general, the Company is no longer subject to United States federal or state income tax examinations for years before 2003, and to foreignexaminations for years prior to 2003 in its major foreign jurisdictions. Although the timing of the resolution of audits is highly uncertain, it is reasonablypossible that the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits could significantly change in the next 12 months. However, given the number of years subject toaudit and the number of matters being examined, the Company is unable to estimate the full range of possible adjustments to the balance of grossunrecognized tax benefits.Note 10. Restructuring CostsDue to substantial completion of all actions under restructuring plans and immateriality of the remaining accrual balance related to such plans, theseplans have been combined for disclosure purposes. In connection with these plans, the Company expects to incur restructuring costs in future periodsprimarily for vacant facilities and former sites for which the Company is or may be responsible for environmental remediation. Costs incurred with respect tovacant facilities consist primarily of costs to maintain vacant facilities that are owned until such facilities can be sold.Below is a summary of restructuring costs associated with facility closures and other consolidation efforts (in thousands):Accrual balance at October 1, 2011 $7,743Employee severance and benefits 12,445Leases and facilities shutdown costs 15,010Non-cash charges 6,878Cash paid for employee terminations (7,093)Cash paid for leases and facilities shutdown costs (13,113)Non-cash charges (6,878)Accrual balance at September 29, 2012 14,992Employee severance and benefits 2,784Leases and facilities shutdown costs 17,785Non-cash charges 4,341Cash paid for employee terminations (12,614)Cash paid for leases and facilities shutdown costs (16,669)Non-cash charges (4,341)Accrual balance at September 28, 2013 6,278Employee severance and benefits 329Leases and facilities shutdown costs 10,727Non-cash charges 1,494Cash paid for employee terminations (892)Cash paid for leases and facilities shutdown costs (9,958)Non-cash charges (1,494)Accrual balance at September 27, 2014 $6,484 The Company's IMS segment incurred restructuring costs under all restructuring plans of $8.3 million, $11.9 million and $19.0 million for 2014,2013 and 2012, respectively. Restructuring costs are included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.71Table of ContentsNote 11. Earnings Per ShareBasic and diluted earnings per share amounts are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stockoutstanding during the period, as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29,2012 (In thousands, except per share amounts)Numerator: Net income$197,165 $79,351 $180,234 Denominator: Weighted average common shares outstanding82,872 82,834 81,284Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units3,859 2,569 2,211Denominator for diluted earnings per share86,731 85,403 83,495 Net income per share: Basic$2.38 $0.96 $2.22Diluted$2.27 $0.93 $2.16 The following table presents weighted-average dilutive securities that were excluded from the above calculation because their inclusion would havehad an anti-dilutive effect under ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, due to application of the treasury stock method: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29,2012Potentially dilutive securities:(In thousands)Employee stock options2,502 6,634 7,937Restricted stock units112 — 369Total2,614 6,634 8,306Note 12. Stock-Based CompensationStock-based compensation expense was attributable to: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Stock options$9,820 $10,506 $10,084Restricted stock units8,969 7,018 7,915Total$18,789 $17,524 $17,999Stock-based compensation expense was as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Cost of sales$5,849 $5,464 $4,504Selling, general & administrative12,861 11,942 13,363Research & development79 118 132Total$18,789 $17,524 $17,99972Table of ContentsStock Options The Company's stock option plans provide employees the right to purchase common stock at the fair market value of such shares on the grant date.The Company recognizes compensation expense for such awards over the vesting period, which is generally four to five years. The contractual term of alloptions is ten years. The Company recognizes compensation expense ratably over the service period. Assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted were as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012Volatility67.6% 86.0% 85.8%Risk-free interest rate1.5% 0.7% 0.9%Dividend yield— — —Expected life of options5.0 5.0 5.0Stock option activity was as follows: Number of Shares Weighted-AverageExercise Price($) Weighted-AverageRemainingContractual Term(Years) Aggregate IntrinsicValue of In-The-Money Options($) (In thousands) (In thousands)Outstanding as of October 1, 201110,922 13.85 6.89 14,195Granted1,775 9.61 Exercised/Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired(1,422) 14.08 Outstanding as of September 29, 201211,275 13.15 6.54 18,548Granted975 8.83 Exercised/Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired(2,688) 13.36 Outstanding as of September 28, 20139,562 12.65 5.99 62,825Granted648 15.89 Exercised/Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired(2,029) 12.67 Outstanding as of September 27, 20148,181 12.90 5.30 93,767Vested and expected to vest as of September 27, 20148,029 12.93 5.25 91,888Exercisable as of September 27, 20146,539 13.22 4.60 73,555 The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $9.14, $5.91, and $6.44, respectively. Theaggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value of in-the-money options that would have been received by theoption holders had all option holders exercised their options at the Company's closing stock price on the date indicated. The total intrinsic value of stockoptions exercised was $18.3 million for 2014, $12.1 million for 2013 and was insignificant for 2012. As of September 27, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense of $9.7 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of1.9 years.73Table of ContentsThe following table summarizes information regarding stock options outstanding at September 27, 2014: Options Outstanding Options Vested and ExercisableRange of Weighted Exercise Prices NumberOutstanding Weighted AverageRemainingContractual Life (Years) Weighted AverageExercise Price($) Number Exercisable Weighted AverageExercise Price($) (In thousands) (In thousands) $1.50-$7.30 1,158 4.69 3.66 1,142 3.62$7.31-$8.76 1,416 7.28 8.57 715 8.60$8.77-$10.80 1,563 5.88 9.37 1,293 9.11$10.81-$15.76 1,561 6.36 12.99 1,087 12.14$15.77-$21.11 620 6.79 16.42 446 16.34$21.12-$21.41 1,204 2.67 21.12 1,204 21.12$21.42-$53.28 659 1.69 28.25 652 28.32$1.50-$53.28 8,181 5.30 12.90 6,539 13.22 Restricted Stock Units The Company issues restricted stock units to executive officers, directors and certain management employees. These units vest over periods rangingfrom one to four years and are automatically exchanged for shares of common stock at the vesting date. Compensation expense associated with these units isrecognized ratably over the vesting period. Activity with respect to the Company's restricted stock units was as follows: Number of Shares Weighted Grant-Date Fair Value PerShare($) Weighted-AverageRemainingContractual Term(Years) Aggregate IntrinsicValue($) (In thousands) (In thousands)Outstanding as of October 1, 20111,838 11.42 1.63 14,249Granted790 6.16 Vested/Forfeited/Cancelled(398) 11.69 Outstanding as of September 29, 20122,230 9.51 1.08 21,272Granted1,167 9.42 Vested/Forfeited/Cancelled(1,629) 7.93 Outstanding as of September 28, 20131,768 10.90 2.02 31,052Granted1,204 17.16 Vested/Forfeited/Cancelled(631) 13.99 Outstanding as of September 27, 20142,341 13.29 2.01 56,064Expected to vest as of September 27, 20141,628 13.59 1.88 38,984 The weighted-average grant date fair value of restricted stock units granted was $17.16, $9.42 and $6.16 in 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Thetotal fair value of restricted stock units vested was $9.2 million for 2014, $8.3 million for 2013 and was insignificant for 2012. As of September 27, 2014,unrecognized compensation expense of $17.0 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years. Additionally, as ofSeptember 27, 2014, unrecognized compensation expense related to performance-based restricted stock units for which achievement of vesting criteria is notconsidered probable was $5.8 million.Note 13. Stockholders' EquityIn 2009, the Company's stockholders approved the 2009 Incentive Plan (“2009 Plan”) and the reservation of 7.5 million shares of common stock forissuance thereunder, which was subsequently increased to 18.1 million shares. The 2009 Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-statutorystock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock74Table of Contentsappreciation rights, performance units, and performance shares. The per share exercise price for shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an option must beno less than 100% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant.Upon approval of the 2009 Plan, all of the Company's other stock plans were terminated as to future grants. Although these plans have beenterminated, they will continue to govern all awards granted under them until the expiration of the awards.As of September 27, 2014, an aggregate of 13.7 million shares were authorized for future issuance under the Company's stock plans, of which 10.5million of such shares were issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and delivery of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units and 3.2 million sharesof common stock were available for future grant. Awards other than stock options and stock appreciation rights reduce common stock available for grant by1.36 shares for every share of common stock subject to such an award. Awards under the 2009 plan that expire or are cancelled without delivery of sharesgenerally become available for issuance under the plan.In 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100 million of the Company's common stock in the openmarket or in negotiated transactions off the market. The Board of Directors subsequently approved a second $100 million stock repurchase plan in September2014. These authorizations have no expiration date. During 2014, the Company repurchased 4.2 million shares of its common stock for $75 million. As ofSeptember 27, 2014, $125 million remains available under these authorizations.In addition to the authorizations discussed above, the Company repurchased 71,000, 169,000 and 35,000 shares of its common stock for $1.2million, $1.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock unitsduring 2014, 2013, and 2012.Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax as applicable, consisted of the following: As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Foreign currency translation adjustments$100,090 $104,648Unrealized holding losses on derivative financial instruments(575) (4,325)Unrecognized net actuarial loss and unrecognized transition cost for benefit plans(16,599) (16,022)Total$82,916 $84,301Note 14. Other Income (Expense), NetThe following table summarizes the major components of other income (expense), net (in thousands): Year ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012Foreign exchange losses$(1,962) $(3,091) $(4,144)Loss from dedesignation of interest rate swap (1)— (14,903) —Other, net5,068 5,162 3,853Total$3,106 $(12,832) $(291) (1) Represents loss from dedesignation of interest rate swaps associated with variable-rate debt. Refer to Note 5 for further discussion.The Company reduces its exposure to currency fluctuations through the use of foreign currency hedging instruments, however, hedges areestablished based on forecasts of foreign currency balances. To the extent actual amounts differ from forecasted amounts, the Company will have exposure tocurrency fluctuations, resulting in foreign exchange gains or losses.75Table of ContentsNote 15. Employee Benefit PlansThe Company has various defined contribution retirement plans that cover the majority of its domestic employees. These retirement plans permitparticipants to elect to have contributions made to the retirement plans in the form of salary deferrals. Under these retirement plans, the Company may matcha portion of employee contributions. Amounts contributed by the Company were not material for any period presented herein. The Company sponsors deferred compensation plans for eligible employees and non-employee members of its board of directors. These plans alloweligible participants to defer payment of all or part of their compensation. Deferrals under these plans were $1.9 million and $1.6 million for 2014 and 2013,respectively. Assets and liabilities associated with these plans were approximately $12.5 million and $11.0 million, as of September 27, 2014 andSeptember 28, 2013, respectively, and are recorded in other non-current assets and other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Defined benefit plans covering certain employees in the United States and Canada were frozen in 2001. Employees who had not yet vested willcontinue to be credited with service until vesting occurs, but no additional benefits will accrue. The Company also provides defined benefit pension plans in certain other countries. The assumptions used for calculating the pension benefitobligations for non-U.S. plans depend on the local economic environment and regulations. The measurement date for the Company's pension plans isSeptember 27, 2014. Changes in benefit obligations for the plans described above were as follows (in thousands): As of September 27, 2014 As of September 28, 2013 As of September 29, 2012Change in Benefit Obligations U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S.Beginning projected benefit obligation $26,702 $44,590 $29,601 $35,171 $26,885 $25,396Service cost — 1,172 — 1,144 — 666Interest cost 966 1,771 791 1,721 1,027 1,388Actuarial (gain) loss 1,998 4,187 (2,050) 3,561 4,121 9,729Benefits paid (660) (912) (674) (1,083) (2,432) (722)Other (1) (1,655) (1,755) (966) 4,076 — (1,286)Ending projected benefit obligation $27,351 $49,053 $26,702 $44,590 $29,601 $35,171 Ending accumulated benefit obligation $27,351 $44,363 $26,702 $40,072 $29,601 $31,917 (1)Related to miscellaneous items such as settlements, curtailments, foreign exchange movements, etc. Weighted-average actuarial assumptions used to determine benefit obligations were as follows: U.S. Pensions Non-U.S. Pensions As of As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013Discount rate3.12% 3.78% 3.58% 4.14%Rate of compensation increases—% —% 2.59% 3.29% The Company evaluates these assumptions on a regular basis taking into consideration current market conditions and historical market data. Thediscount rate is used to measure expected future cash flows at present value on the measurement date. This rate represents the market rate for high-qualityfixed income investments. A lower discount rate would increase the present value of the benefit obligation. Other assumptions include demographic factorssuch as retirement, mortality, and turnover. 76Table of ContentsChanges in plan assets and funded status for the plans described above were as follows (in thousands): As of September 27, 2014 As of September 28, 2013 As of September 29, 2012Change in Plan Assets U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S.Beginning fair value $20,767 $28,255 $20,443 $24,853 $18,809 $26,087Actual return 3,020 930 1,964 1,239 2,466 1,144Employer contributions — 394 — 589 1,600 295Benefits paid (660) (912) (674) (1,083) (2,432) (722)Actuarial gain (loss) — 1,789 — 1,397 — (463)Settlements (1,655) — (966) — — —Foreign currency exchange rate differences — (1,407) — 1,260 — (1,488)Ending fair value $21,472 $29,049 $20,767 $28,255 $20,443 $24,853Underfunded Status $(5,879) $(20,004) $(5,935) $(16,335) $(9,158) $(10,318)Weighted-average asset allocations by asset category for the U.S. and non-U.S. plans were as follows: U.S. Non-U.S. Level 1 Level 1 As of As of Target September 27, 2014 September 28,2013 Target September 27, 2014 September 28,2013Equity securities51% 51.0% 52.0% 20% 28.6% 25.2%Debt securities49% 49.0% 46.3% 80% 67.3% 69.8%Cash—% —% 1.7% —% 4.1% 5.0%Total100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% The Company's investment strategy is designed to ensure that sufficient pension assets are available to pay benefits as they become due. In order tomeet this objective, the Company has established targeted investment allocation percentages for equity and debt securities as noted in the preceding table.As of September 27, 2014, U.S. plan assets are invested in mutual funds which are valued based on the net asset value (NAV) of the underlying securities inan active market, which is considered a Level 1 input under ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (refer to Note 5). The beneficialinterest of each participant is represented in units which are issued and redeemed daily at the fund's closing NAV. Non-U.S. plan assets are invested inpublicly-traded mutual funds consisting of medium-term Euro bonds and stocks of companies in the European region. The mutual funds are valued using theNAV that is quoted in an active market and is considered a Level 1 input under ASC Topic 820. The plans are managed consistent with regulations or marketpractice of the country in which the assets are invested. As of September 27, 2014 there were no significant concentrations of credit risk related to pensionplan assets.The funded status of the plans, reconciled to the amount reported on the consolidated balance sheets, is as follows (in thousands): As of September 27, 2014 As of September 28, 2013 As of September 29, 2012 U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S.Components of Net Amount Recognized onConsolidated Balance Sheets: Current liabilities $— $(894) $— $(615) $— $(395)Non-current liabilities (5,879) (19,110) (5,935) (15,720) (9,158) (9,923)Net asset (liability) recognized on ConsolidatedBalance Sheets $(5,879) $(20,004) $(5,935) $(16,335) $(9,158) $(10,318)77Table of ContentsAmounts recognized in AOCI (pre-tax) consisted of (in thousands): As of September 27, 2014 As of September 28, 2013 As of September 29, 2012 U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S. U.S. Non-U.S.Unrecognized transition obligation $— $8 $— $32 — $55Unrecognized net actuarial loss 5,255 11,819 6,151 10,381 10,674 8,631Accumulated other comprehensive loss $5,255 $11,827 $6,151 $10,413 $10,674 $8,686Estimated amortization from accumulated other comprehensive income into net periodic benefit cost in 2015 is not material. Net periodic benefitcosts consist primarily of service cost and interest cost and were not material for any period presented herein. Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit costs were as follows: U.S. Pensions Non-U.S. Pensions As of As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013Discount rate3.78% 2.75% 4.14% 4.39%Expected return on plan assets4.50% 4.00% 3.50% 3.50%Rate of compensation increases—% —% 3.29% 0.97%The expected long-term rate of return on assets for the U.S. and non-U.S. pension plans used in these calculations is assumed to be 4.50% and 3.50%,respectively. Several factors, including historical rates of returns, expectations of future returns for each major asset class in which the plan invests, the weightof each asset class in the target mix, the correlations between asset classes and their expected volatilities are considered in developing the asset returnassumptions. Estimated future benefit payments are as follows: Pension Benefits (In thousands)2015$8,2042016$4,0412017$3,8782018$4,1582019$4,230Years 2020 through 2023$21,991Note 16. Business Segment, Geographic and Customer InformationASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments, products and services, geographicareas of operations and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is availableand evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker or decision making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.The Company's operations are managed as two businesses:1)Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a reportable segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, final systemassembly and test, and direct order fulfillment.2)Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cableassemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solid statedrive products from the Company's Viking Technology division, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage products fromthe Company's Newisys division and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logistics andrepair services.78Table of ContentsThe Company evaluated its operating segments to determine whether they can be aggregated into reportable segments. Factors considered in thisevaluation were similarity regarding economic characteristics, products, production processes, type or classes of customers, distribution methods andregulatory environments. Based on this evaluation, the Company determined that it has only one reportable segment - IMS, which generated 79% of theCompany's total revenue in 2014. The Company's CPS business consists of multiple operating segments which do not meet the quantitative threshold forbeing presented as reportable segments. Therefore, financial information for these operating segments is presented in a single category entitled “Components,Products and Services (CPS)”.The accounting policies for each segment are the same as those disclosed by the Company for its consolidated financial statements. Intersegmentsales consist primarily of sales of components from CPS to IMS.The Company's chief operating decision making group is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and they allocate resources andassess performance of operating segments based on a non-GAAP measure of revenue and gross profit that excludes items not directly related to the Company'songoing business operations. These items are typically either non-recurring or non-cash in nature.79Table of ContentsThe following table presents segment information for the following years: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Gross sales: IMS$4,933,714 $4,766,670 $4,968,983CPS1,514,340 1,335,510 1,265,855Intersegment revenue(231,092) (185,056) (141,504)Unallocated items (1)$(1,856) $— $— Net Sales$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334 Gross Profit: IMS$339,909 $291,664 $329,267 CPS155,974 144,725 111,448 Total495,883 436,389 440,715 Unallocated items (1)(7,600) (9,572) (4,933) Total$488,283 $426,817 $435,782 Depreciation and amortization: IMS$50,933 $54,531 $54,711CPS38,420 32,802 35,641Total89,353 87,333 90,352Unallocated corporate items (2)8,324 8,688 9,125Total$97,677 $96,021 $99,477 Capital expenditures: IMS$47,103 $44,080 $39,962CPS27,724 25,542 40,150Total74,827 69,622 80,112Unallocated corporate items (2)4,635 3,447 1,787Total$79,462 $73,069 $81,899(1) For purposes of evaluating segment performance, management excludes certain items from its measures of revenue and gross profit. These items includestock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and similar items that either occurinfrequently or are of a non-operational nature.(2) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions. As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale): IMS$309,922 $287,907CPS213,266 204,905Total523,188 492,812Unallocated corporate items (1)51,466 51,722Total$574,654 $544,534(1) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.80Table of ContentsInformation by geographic segment, determined based on the country in which a product is manufactured or a service is provided, was as follows: Year Ended September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 September 29, 2012 (In thousands)Net sales: Domestic$1,041,892 $1,074,529 $1,106,446Mexico1,693,564 1,433,799 1,296,690China1,564,389 1,501,632 1,667,095Other international1,915,261 1,907,164 2,023,103Total$6,215,106 $5,917,124 $6,093,334Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers50.3% 50.3% 49.7%Number of customers representing 10 % or more of net sales— 1 1 As of September 27, 2014 September 28, 2013 (In thousands)Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale): Domestic$147,298 $147,773Mexico168,712 125,552China89,380 88,160Other international169,264 183,049 Total$574,654 $544,534Note 17. AcquisitionsFirst Quarter of 2014On December 18, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of a manufacturing operation in the oil and gas industry. The Company also enteredinto a master supply agreement with the acquiree in connection with this acquisition. The acquisition increases the Company's precision machining,assembly, integration and test capabilities for the oil and gas industry.The acquisition did not significantly affect the Company’s results of operations for 2014. Cash consideration paid by the Company for thisacquisition was $54.1 million. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed wasbased on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The purchase price was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed as follows: (In thousands)Current assets$7,343Noncurrent assets (including tangible assets of $34.7 million)48,588Current liabilities(1,870)Total$54,061Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets are recorded in other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Identifiable intangible assetsare being amortized to cost of goods sold, primarily over 5 years.81Table of ContentsThird Quarter of 2014On April 28, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of a manufacturing operation that primarily produces industrial-related products servingmultiple end-user markets. The Company also entered into a master supply agreement with the acquiree in connection with this acquisition. The acquisitionaugments the Company's current manufacturing footprint and technological capabilities for serving this diverse end-user customer base.The acquisition did not significantly affect the Company’s results of operations for 2014. Total consideration paid for this acquisition was $40.2million, consisting of $25.4 million of cash and non-interest bearing notes payable with a discounted value of $14.8 million. The purchase price has beenallocated based on management's estimate of the acquisition date fair value of each of the tangible assets and liabilities acquired. The following representsthe Company's allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed: (In thousands)Current assets$27,376Noncurrent assets14,789Current liabilities(1,929)Total$40,23682Table of ContentsItem 9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure None.Item 9A. Controls and Procedures(a) Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f)under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief FinancialOfficer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014. In making this assessment, ourmanagement used the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework, issued by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the TreadwayCommission (COSO) in 1992. Our management has concluded that, as of September 27, 2014, our internal control over financial reporting was effectivebased on the COSO criteria. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014 has been audited by KPMG LLP, anindependent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the ExchangeAct) that occurred during the quarter ended September 27, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controlover financial reporting. (c) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and ProceduresOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)under the Exchange Act. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controlsand procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide onlyreasonable, not absolute, assurance that their objectives are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there areresource constraints, and the benefits of disclosure controls and procedures must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations inall control systems, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that all disclosure control issues and instances offraud, if any, have been detected. Nonetheless, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of September 27, 2014, (1) ourdisclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and (2) our disclosure controls andprocedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Actis recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management,including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding its required disclosure. Item 9B. Other Information None.83Table of ContentsPART III The information called for by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III are incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed inconnection with our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders pursuant to Regulation 14A, except that the information regarding our executive officers calledfor by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K has been included in Part I of this report.84Table of ContentsPART IV Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules (a)(1)Financial Statements. The following financial statements are filed under Item 8 hereof as part of this report: PageReport of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 48Financial Statements: Consolidated Balance Sheets, As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 49Consolidated Statements of Income, Years Ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 50Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, Years Ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 51Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, Years Ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 52Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Years Ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 53Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 54 (2)Financial Statement Schedules. The following financial statement schedule of Sanmina Corporation isfiled as part of this report on Form 10-K immediately after the signature pages hereto and should be read inconjunction with our Financial Statements included in this Item 15: Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in theFinancial Statements or the notes thereto. (3)Exhibits. Refer to Item 15(b) immediately below.85Table of Contents(b)Exhibits ExhibitNumber Description 3.1(1) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated January 31, 1996.3.2(2) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated March 9, 2001.3.3(3) Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant, datedMay 31, 2001.3.4(4) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated December 7, 2001.3.5(5) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant adopted by the Board of Directors on December 1, 2008.3.6(6) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, dated July 27, 2009.3.7(7) Certificate of Ownership and Merger as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective November 15, 2012.4.1(8) Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation, as guarantors, andU.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as notes collateral agent.4.2(8) Form of Note for Sanmina Corporation’s 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2019.4.3(8) Security Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation partythereto as grantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent.4.4(8) First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporationas guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee.4.5(9) Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2011, among Sanmina-SCI Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, asguarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.4.6(9) Form of Note for Sanmina-SCI Corporation's 7% Senior Notes due 2019.10.1(10)* 1999 Stock Plan.10.2(11) Addendum to the 1999 Stock Plan (Additional Terms and Conditions for Employees of the French subsidiary(ies)), datedFebruary 21, 2001.10.34(12) 1995 Director Option Plan.10.4(13) SCI Systems, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.10.5(14) SCI Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.10.6(15) Form of Indemnification Agreement executed by the Registrant and its officers and directors pursuant to the Delawarereincorporation.10.7(16)* Amended and Restated Sanmina-SCI Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.10.8(17) Rules of the Sanmina-SCI Corporation Stock Option Plan 2000 (Sweden).10.9(18) Rules of the Sanmina-SCI Corporation Stock Option Plan 2000 (Finland).10.10(19)* Amended and Restated Sanmina-SCI Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan dated June 9, 2008.10.11(20) 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.10.12(21)* Revised form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement.10.13(22)* 2009 Incentive Plan, as amended on March 10, 2014.10.14(23)* Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors amended and restated effective January 1, 2009.10.15(24)* Form of Stock Option Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.10.16(25)* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.10.17(26)* Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.86Table of Contents10.18(27)* Employment offer letter dated September 4, 2009 between the Registrant and Bob Eulau.10.19(28)* Form of Change of Control Severance Benefit Agreement.10.20(29) Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of March 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of itssubsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCI Brockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, thefinancial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders.10.21(30) Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 12, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of March16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCI BrockvilleCorp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for suchlenders.10.22(31) Loan Agreement between the Registrant and Union Bank N.A. dated July 19, 2012.10.23(32) Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 26, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as ofMarch 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCIBrockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions as party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., asagent for such lenders.10.24(33)* Summary of 2013 Non-Employee Director Compensation Program10.25(34) Amendment No. 3 dated as of February 12, 2013 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as ofMarch 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCIBrockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agentfor such lenders.10.26(35) Amendment to employment offer letter between Sanmina Corporation and Alan Reid dated March 12, 2010.10.27(36)* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2009 Incentive Plan for director grants.10.28(37) Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, by and among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation,as guarantors, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the initial purchasers.14.1(38) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (filed herewith).21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant (filed herewith).23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).31.1 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adoptedpursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).31.2 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adoptedpursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).32.1(39) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).32.2(39) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).101.INS XBRL Instance Document101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* Compensatory plan in which an executive officer or director participates.87Table of Contents(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, SEC FileNo. 000-21272, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 24, 1996.(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001, filedwith the SEC on May 11, 2001.(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2001.(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2001, filed withthe SEC on December 21, 2001.(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 5, 2008.(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 19, 2009.(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012.(8) Incorporated by reference to exhibit to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 5, 2014.(9) Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011.(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on May 25, 1999.(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filedwith the SEC on December 4, 2002.(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-23565, filed with the SEC onMarch 19, 1997.(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2001.(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2001.(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, SEC File No. 33-70700, filed with the SEC onFebruary 19, 1993.(16) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.75 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(17) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filed withthe SEC on December 4, 2002.(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filedwith the SEC on December 4, 2002.(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.74 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2003.(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013.(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009.(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2009, filed with theSEC on December 1, 2009.88Table of Contents(28) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 2, 2010, filedwith the SEC on February 5, 2010.(29) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, filedwith the SEC on May 1, 2012.(30) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012.(31) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012.(32) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2012, filedwith the SEC on February 4, 2013.(33) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2013, filed withthe SEC on April 29, 2013.(34) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2013, filed withthe SEC on April 29, 2013.(35) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2013, filedwith the SEC on January 31, 2014.(36) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014 filed withthe SEC on April 28, 2014.(37) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the SEC on May 21, 2014.(38) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, filed withthe SEC on November 27, 2013.(39) This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities ofthat Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.(c) Financial Statement Schedules. See Item 15(a)(2) above.89Table of ContentsSIGNATURESPursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed onits behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Sanmina Corporation(Registrant) By:/s/ JURE SOLA Jure Sola Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerDate: November 13, 2014 90Table of ContentsPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrantand in the capacities and on the dates indicated.POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jure Sola and Robert K. Eulau and each of them, his or her true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and allcapacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents inconnection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power andauthority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or coulddo in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, maylawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.SignatureTitleDate /s/ JURE SOLAChief Executive Officer and Director(Principal Executive Officer)November 13, 2014Jure Sola /s/ ROBERT K. EULAUChief Financial Officer(Principal Financial Officer)November 13, 2014Robert K. Eulau /s/ DAVID ANDERSONSenior Vice President and Corporate Controller(Principal Accounting Officer)November 13, 2014David Anderson /s/ NEIL BONKEDirectorNovember 13, 2014Neil Bonke /s/ MICHAEL J. CLARKEDirectorNovember 13, 2014Michael J. Clarke /s/ EUGENE A. DELANEYDirectorNovember 13, 2014Eugene A. Delaney /s/ JOHN P. GOLDSBERRYDirectorNovember 13, 2014John P. Goldsberry /s/ JOSEPH LICATADirectorNovember 13, 2014Joseph Licata /s/ MARIO M. ROSATIDirectorNovember 13, 2014Mario M. Rosati /s/ WAYNE SHORTRIDGEDirectorNovember 13, 2014Wayne Shortridge /s/ JACKIE M. WARDDirectorNovember 13, 2014Jackie M. Ward 91Table of ContentsFINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE The financial statement Schedule II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS is filed as part of this Form 10-K. SANMINA CORPORATIONSCHEDULE II-VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS Balance atBeginning ofPeriod Charged(Credited) toOperations Charges Utilized Balance at Endof Period (In thousands)Allowances for Doubtful Accounts, Product Returns and Other Net Sales adjustments Fiscal year ended September 29, 2012$14,537 $(826) $(1,679) $12,032Fiscal year ended September 28, 2013$12,032 $(325) $28 $11,735Fiscal year ended September 27, 2014$11,735 $(1,457) $— $10,27892Table of ContentsEXHIBIT INDEXExhibitNumber Description 3.1(1) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated January 31, 1996.3.2(2) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated March 9, 2001.3.3(3) Certificate of Designation of Rights, Preferences and Privileges of Series A Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant, datedMay 31, 2001.3.4(4) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, dated December 7, 2001.3.5(5) Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant adopted by the Board of Directors on December 1, 2008.3.6(6) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended, dated July 27, 2009.3.7(7) Certificate of Ownership and Merger as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and effective November 15, 2012.4.1(8) Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation, as guarantors, andU.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as notes collateral agent.4.2 (8) Form of Note for Sanmina Corporation’s 4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 20194.3(8) Security Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation partythereto as grantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as notes collateral agent.4.4(8) First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2014, among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporationas guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee.4.5(9) Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2011, among Sanmina-SCI Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, asguarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.4.6(9) Form of Note for Sanmina-SCI Corporation's 7% Senior Notes due 2019.10.1(10)* 1999 Stock Plan.10.2(11) Addendum to the 1999 Stock Plan (Additional Terms and Conditions for Employees of the French subsidiary(ies)), datedFebruary 21, 2001.10.34(12) 1995 Director Option Plan.10.4(13) SCI Systems, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan.10.5(14) SCI Systems, Inc. Board of Directors Deferred Compensation Plan.10.6(15) Form of Indemnification Agreement executed by the Registrant and its officers and directors pursuant to the Delawarereincorporation.10.7(16)* Amended and Restated Sanmina-SCI Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors.10.8(17) Rules of the Sanmina-SCI Corporation Stock Option Plan 2000 (Sweden).10.9(18) Rules of the Sanmina-SCI Corporation Stock Option Plan 2000 (Finland).10.10(19)* Amended and Restated Sanmina-SCI Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan dated June 9, 2008.10.11(20) 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.10.12(21)* Revised form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreement.10.13(22)* 2009 Incentive Plan, as amended on March 10, 2014.10.14(23)* Deferred Compensation Plan for Outside Directors amended and restated effective January 1, 2009.10.15(24)* Form of Stock Option Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.10.16(25)* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.10.17(26)* Form of Restricted Stock Agreement for use under the 2009 Incentive Plan.10.18(27)* Employment offer letter dated September 4, 2009 between the Registrant and Bob Eulau.10.19(28)* Form of Change of Control Severance Benefit Agreement.93Table of Contents10.20(29) Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of March 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of itssubsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCI Brockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, thefinancial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders.10.21(30) Amendment No. 1 dated as of July 12, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of March16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCI BrockvilleCorp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agent for suchlenders.10.22(31) Loan Agreement between the Registrant and Union Bank N.A. dated July 19, 2012.10.23(32) Amendment No. 2 dated as of November 26, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as ofMarch 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCIBrockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions as party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., asagent for such lenders.10.24(33)* Summary of 2013 Non-Employee Director Compensation Program10.25(34) Amendment No. 3 dated as of February 12, 2013 to Amended and Restated Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as ofMarch 16, 2012 among the Registrant and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, Sanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc. and SCIBrockville Corp., as Designated Canadian Guarantors, the financial institutions party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as agentfor such lenders.10.26(35) Amendment to employment offer letter between Sanmina Corporation and Alan Reid dated March 12, 2010.10.27(36)* Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under 2009 Incentive Plan for director grants.10.28(37) Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2014, by and among Sanmina Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Sanmina Corporation,as guarantors, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the initial purchasers.14.1(38) Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (filed herewith).21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant (filed herewith).23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (filed herewith).31.1 Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adoptedpursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).31.2 Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adoptedpursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).32.1(39) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of theSarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).32.2(39) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).101.INS XBRL Instance Document101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document* Compensatory plan in which an executive officer or director participates.94Table of Contents(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1996, SEC FileNo. 000-21272, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on December 24, 1996.(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2001, filedwith the SEC on May 11, 2001.(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on August 10, 2001.(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2001, filed withthe SEC on December 21, 2001.(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 5, 2008.(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on August 19, 2009.(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012(8) Incorporated by reference to exhibit to Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 5, 2014.(9) Incorporated by reference to exhibit to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 10, 2011.(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on May 25, 1999.(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filedwith the SEC on December 4, 2002.(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, SEC File No. 333-23565, filed with the SEC onMarch 19, 1997.(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2001.(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on December 20, 2001.(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, SEC File No. 33-70700, filed with the SEC onFebruary 19, 1993.(16) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.75 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(17) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filed withthe SEC on December 4, 2002.(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2002, filedwith the SEC on December 4, 2002.(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.74 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2003.(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 28, 2008, filed withthe SEC on August 4, 2008.(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on April 23, 2013.(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009.(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 28, 2009, filedwith the SEC on May 5, 2009(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 3, 2009, filed with theSEC on December 1, 2009.(28) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended January 2, 2010, filedwith the SEC on February 5, 2010.95Table of Contents(29) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012, filedwith the SEC on May 1, 2012.(30) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012.(31) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, filed withthe SEC on November 21, 2012.(32) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2012, filedwith the SEC on February 4, 2013.(33) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2013, filed withthe SEC on April 29, 2013.(34) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2013, filed withthe SEC on April 29, 2013.(35) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 to Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 28, 2013, filedwith the SEC on January 31, 2014.(36) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 29, 2014 filed withthe SEC on April 28, 2014.(37) Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Registrant with the SEC on May 21, 2014.(38) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, filed withthe SEC on November 27, 2013.(39) This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities ofthat Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.96Exhibit 14.1SANMINA CORPORATIONCODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS(Revised July 19, 2013)I.INTRODUCTIONThis Code of Business Conduct and Ethics helps ensure compliance with legal requirements and our standards of businessconduct, and it applies to all worldwide employees (including executive officers) of Sanmina Corporation and its wholly-ownedsubsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) and to members of its Board of Directors. All Company employees are expected to read andunderstand this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, uphold these standards in day‑to‑day activities, comply with all applicablepolicies and procedures, and ensure that all agents and contractors are aware of, understand and adhere to these standards.Because the principles described in this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are general in nature, you should also review allapplicable Company policies and procedures for more specific instruction, and contact the Human Resources Department or LegalDepartment if you have any questions.Nothing in this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, in any company policies and procedures, or in other relatedcommunications (verbal or written) creates or implies an employment contract or term of employment.We are committed to continuously reviewing and updating our policies and procedures. Therefore, this Code of BusinessConduct and Ethics is subject to modification. This Code of Business Conduct and Ethics supersedes all other such codes, policies,procedures, instructions, practices, rules or written or verbal representations to the extent they are inconsistent.Please sign the acknowledgment form at the end of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and return the form to theHuman Resources Manager at your facility indicating that you have received, read, understand and agree to comply with the Code ofBusiness Conduct and Ethics. The signed acknowledgment form will be located in your personnel file. As part of the Company’songoing compliance process, officers and other appropriate personnel will be asked to periodically complete online training regardingthe principles contained in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. In addition, periodically, you may be asked to participate inseminars, training meetings and similar activities related to reinforcing your understanding of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethicsand its applicability to the Company's business.II.COMPLIANCE IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESSEthical business conduct is critical to our business. As an employee, your responsibility is to respect and adhere to thesepractices. Many of these practices reflect legal or regulatory requirements. Violations of these laws and regulations can createsignificant liability for you, the Company, its directors, officers, and other employees.Part of your job and ethical responsibility is to help enforce this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. You should be alert topossible violations and report possible violations to the Human Resources Department or the Legal Department. Violations can bereported as follows:General Counsel Sanmina Corporation2700 North First StreetSan Jose, CA 95134Phone: (408) 964-3500Fax: (408) 964-3888The Company maintains an anonymous Open Door Hotline. The Hotline provides a method for employees to confidentiallyreport suspected violations of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, either by toll-free phone access or web access. Employeesand stakeholders may use this Hotline for reporting, among other things, matters pertaining to accounting, internal accounting controls,or auditing matters. This Hotline is operated by a third-party service provider to ensure anonymity. Employees can access the Hotlineas follows:Telephone (from the United States/Canada): 1-866-879-0424Please go to www.opendoor.ethicspoint.com for the current list of international numbers.Internet: www.opendoor.ethicspoint.comIf you believe that, based on the nature of the suspected improprieties and the persons you believe to be involved, reportingviolations to the Human Resources Department or the Legal Department would be ineffective, you may report such violations to theChairperson of the Audit Committee or to the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Reports can be made to theChairperson of the Audit Committee or the Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee as follows:Chairperson of the Audit CommitteeSanmina Corporation2700 North First StreetSan Jose, CA 95134Phone: (408) 964-3850Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance CommitteeSanmina Corporation2700 North First StreetSan Jose, CA 95134Phone: (408) 964-3500The Company will promptly and thoroughly investigate all credible allegations of breaches of this Code of Business Conductand Ethics as appropriate under the circumstances. You must cooperate in any internal or external investigations of possible violations.You should know that reprisal, threats, retribution or retaliation against any person who has in good faith reported a violation ora suspected violation of law, this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or other Company policies, or against any person who isassisting in any investigation or process with respect to such a violation, is both a violation of Company policy and is prohibited by avariety of state and federal civil and criminal laws including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accordingly, the Company will notpermit the making of any reprisal, threats, retribution or retaliation or similar actions against any person making a good faith report of asuspected violation of law, this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or other Company policies.Violations of law, this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or other Company policies or procedures by Company employeescan lead to disciplinary action up to and including termination.In trying to determine whether any given action is appropriate, use the following test. Imagine that the words you are using orthe action you are taking is going to be fully disclosed in the media with all the details, including your photo. If you are uncomfortablewith the idea of this information being made public, perhaps you should think again about your words or your course of action.In all cases, if you are unsure about the appropriateness of an event or action, please seek assistance in interpreting therequirements of these practices by contacting the Legal Department.III.YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERSA.General Standards of ConductThe Company expects all employees, agents and contractors to exercise good judgment to ensure the safety and welfare ofemployees, agents and contractors and to maintain a cooperative, efficient, positive, harmonious and productive work environment andbusiness organization. These standards apply while working on our premises or remotely, at offsite locations where our business isbeing conducted, at Company‑sponsored business and social events, or at any other place where you are a representative of theCompany. Employees, agents or contractors who engage in misconduct or whose performance is unsatisfactory may be subject tocorrective action, up to and including termination. You should review our employment handbook for more detailed information.B.Applicable LawsAll Company employees, agents and contractors must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders.Company employees located outside of the United States must comply with laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders of the UnitedStates, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.S. Export Control Act, in addition to applicable local laws. Eachemployee, agent and contractor must acquire appropriate knowledge of the requirements relating to his or her duties sufficient to enablehim or her to recognize potential dangers and to know when to seek advice from the Legal Department on specific Company policiesand procedures. Violations of laws, regulations, rules and orders may subject the employee, agent or contractor to individual criminalor civil liability, as well as to discipline by the Company. Such individual violations may also subject the Company to civil or criminalliability or the loss of business.C.Conflicts of InterestEach of us has a responsibility to the Company, our stockholders and each other. Although this duty does not prevent us fromengaging in personal transactions and investments, it does demand that we avoid situations where a conflict of interest might occur orappear to occur. The Company is subject to scrutiny from many different individuals and organizations. We should always strive toavoid even the appearance of impropriety.What constitutes a conflict of interest? A conflict of interest exists where the interests or benefits of one person or entity conflictwith the interests or benefits of the Company. Examples include:(i)Employment/Outside Employment. In consideration of your employment with the Company, youare expected to devote your full attention to the business interests of the Company. You are prohibited from engaging in any activitythat interferes with your performance or responsibilities to the Company or is otherwise in conflict with or prejudicial to the Company.Our policies prohibit any employee from accepting simultaneous full-time or part-time employment with another company withoutobtaining the consent of both your immediate supervisor and the General Counsel of the Company. Additionally, you must disclose tothe Company any interest that you have that may conflict with the business of the Company. If you have any questions on thisrequirement, you should contact your supervisor or the Legal Department.(ii)Outside Directorships. The Company views serving on the Board of Directors or in a similarcapacity with any entity as a potential conflict of interest. Therefore, prior to accepting any such appointment, you must obtain theconsent of both your immediate supervisor and the General Counsel of the Company. Such approval may be conditioned upon thecompletion of specified actions. Also, any compensation you receive for such service should be commensurate to your responsibilities.(iii)Business Interests. If you are considering investing in a Company customer, supplier, developer orcompetitor, you must first take great care to ensure that these investments do not compromise your responsibilities to the Company.Many factors should be considered in determining whether a conflict exists, including the size and nature of the investment; yourability to influence the Company's decisions; your access to confidential information of the Company or of the other company; and thenature of the relationship between the Company and the other company. Therefore, while owning a few hundred shares of a publiclytraded “tier-one” competitor will not, by itself, violate Company policy, ownership of five or ten percent of the outstanding shares of asupplier to the Company might constitute a violation of Company policy.(iv)Related Parties. As a general rule, you should avoid conducting Company business with a relativeor significant other, or with a business in which a relative or significant other is associated in any significant role. In cases in which arelative or significant other of an executive officer or director is an employee of the Company, the direct supervisor of such relative orsignificant other should annually confirm to senior management and to the Company's Board of Directors that such relative's orsignificant other's employment, performance review or compensation was not influenced in any way by such relationship. Relativesinclude spouse, sister, brother, daughter, son, mother, father, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, step relationships,and in-laws. Significant others include persons living in a spousal (including same sex) or familial fashion with an employee.If such a related party transaction is unavoidable, you must fully disclose the nature of the related party transaction to theCompany's Chief Financial Officer. If determined to be material to the Companyby the Chief Financial Officer, the Company's Audit Committee must review and approve in writing in advance these related partytransactions. The most significant related party transactions, particularly those involving the Company's directors or executive officers,must be reviewed and approved in writing in advance by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company must report all materialrelated party transactions under applicable accounting rules, Federal securities laws (including rules and regulations of the Securitiesand Exchange Commission (SEC)), and stock market rules. Any dealings with a related party must be conducted in such a way that nopreferential treatment is given to this business.The Company discourages the employment of relatives and significant others in positions or assignments within the samedepartment and prohibits the employment of these individuals in positions that have a financial dependence or influence (e.g., anauditing or control relationship, or a supervisor/subordinate relationship). The purpose of this policy is to prevent the organizationalimpairment and conflicts that are a likely outcome of the employment of relatives or significant others, especially in asupervisor/subordinate relationship.(v)Other Situations. Because other conflicts of interest may arise, it would be impractical to attempt tolist all possible situations. If a proposed transaction or situation raises any questions or doubts in your mind, you should consult theLegal Department.D.Corporate OpportunitiesEmployees, officers and directors may not exploit for their own personal gain opportunities that are discovered through the useof corporate property, information or position unless the opportunity is disclosed fully in writing to the Company's Board of Directorsand the Board of Directors declines to pursue such opportunity.E.Payments or GiftsUnder no circumstances may employees, agents, contractors, vendors or consultants: (i) accept any offer, payment, promise topay, or authorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value from customers, or (ii) offer to pay, make payment, promise to pay,or issue authorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value to customers in a manner that is intended, directly or indirectly, toinfluence any business decision or to cause any action or failure to act that would constitute the commitment of fraud. Inexpensivegifts, infrequent business meals, celebratory events and entertainment, provided that they are not excessive or create an appearance ofimpropriety, do not violate this policy. Questions regarding whether a particular payment or gift violates this policy are to be directed toHuman Resources or the Legal Department.F.Protecting the Company's Confidential InformationThe Company's confidential information is a valuable asset. The Company's confidential information includes, but is notlimited to, product architectures; source codes; product plans and road maps; names and lists of customers, dealers, and employees; andfinancial information. This information is the property of the Company and may be protected by patent, trademark, copyright and tradesecret laws. All confidential information must be used for Company business purposes only. Every employee, agent and contractormust safeguard it. THIS RESPONSIBILITY INCLUDES NOT DISCLOSING THE COMPANY CONFIDENTIALINFORMATION SUCH AS INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY'S PRODUCTS OR BUSINESS OVERTHE INTERNET UNLESS YOU HAVE CONFIRMED THAT A NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT IS IN PLACEAND THAT THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ARE APPROPRIATELY SAFEGUARDED. Thisresponsibility includes the safeguarding, securing and proper disposal of confidential information in accordance with the Company'spolicy on Maintaining and Managing Records set forth in Section III (L) of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. This obligationextends to confidential information of third parties, which the Company has rightfully received under Non‑Disclosure Agreements. Seethe Company's policy dealing with Handling the Confidential Information of Others set forth in Section III (G) of this Code ofBusiness Conduct and Ethics.(i)Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. When you joined the Company, you signedan agreement to protect and hold confidential the Company's proprietary information. This agreement remains in effect for as long asyou work for the Company and after you leave the Company. Under this agreement, you may not disclose the Company's confidentialinformation to anyone or use it to benefit anyone other than the Company without the prior written consent of an authorized Companyofficer.(ii)Disclosure of Company Confidential Information. To further the Company's business, from timeto time our confidential information may be disclosed to potential business partners. However, such disclosure should never be donewithout carefully considering its potential benefits and risks. If you determine in consultation with your manager and other appropriateCompany management that disclosure of confidential information is necessary, you must then contact the Legal Department to ensurethat an appropriate written nondisclosure agreement is signed prior to the disclosure. The Company has standard nondisclosureagreements suitable for most disclosures. You must not sign a third party's nondisclosure agreement or accept changes to theCompany's standard nondisclosure agreements without review and approval by the Company's Legal Department; provided, however,that this prohibition shall not apply to a document which you are required to sign in order to gain access to a particular location (e.g.,the electronic document that certain companies require you to sign in order to get a badge). In addition, all Company materials thatcontain Company confidential information, including presentations, must be reviewed and approved by either an individual having thetitle of Vice President or higher or the Company's Legal Department prior to publication or use. Furthermore, any employeepublication or publicly made statement that might be perceived or construed as attributable to the Company, made outside the scope ofhis or her employment with the Company, must be reviewed and approved in writing in advance by the Company's Legal Departmentand must include the Company's standard disclaimer that the publication or statement represents the views of the specific author andnot of the Company.(iii)Requests by Regulatory Authorities. The Company and its employees, agents and contractorsmust cooperate with appropriate government inquiries and investigations. In this context, however, it is important to protect the legalrights of the Company with respect to its confidential information. All government requests for information, documents or investigativeinterviews must be referred to the Company's Legal Department. No financial information may be disclosed without the prior writtenapproval of the Chief Financial Officer.(iv)Company Spokespeople. Specific policies have been established regarding who may communicateinformation to the press and the financial analyst community. All inquiries or calls from the press and financial analysts should bereferred to the Chief Financial Officer or Investor Relations Department. The Company has designated its CEO, CFO and InvestorRelations Department as official Company spokespeople for financial matters. The Company has designated its Investor RelationsDepartment as official Company spokespeople for marketing, technical and other such information. These designees are the onlypeople who may communicate with the press on behalf of the Company.G.Handling the Confidential Information of OthersThe Company has many kinds of business relationships with many companies and individuals. Sometimes, they will volunteerconfidential information about their products or business plans to induce the Company to enter into a business relationship. At othertimes, we may request that a third party provide confidential information to permit the Company to evaluate a potential businessrelationship with that party. Whatever the situation, we must take special care to handle the confidential information of othersresponsibly. We handle such confidential information in accordance with our agreements with such third parties. See also theCompany's policy on Maintaining and Managing Records in Section III (L) of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.(i)Appropriate Nondisclosure Agreements. Confidential information may take many forms. An oralpresentation about a company's product development plans may contain protected trade secrets. A customer list or employee list maybe a protected trade secret. A demo of an alpha version of a company's new software may contain information protected by trade secretand copyright laws.You should never accept information offered by a third party that is represented as confidential, or which appears from thecontext or circumstances to be confidential, unless an appropriate nondisclosure agreement has been signed with the party offering theinformation. THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT CAN PROVIDE NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS TO FIT ANYPARTICULAR SITUATION, AND WILL COORDINATE APPROPRIATE EXECUTION OF SUCH AGREEMENTSON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY. Even after a nondisclosure agreement is in place, you should accept only the informationnecessary to accomplish the purpose of receiving it, such as a decision on whether to proceed to negotiate a deal. If more detailed orextensive confidential information is offered and it is not necessary, for your immediate purposes, it should be refused.(ii)Need‑to‑Know. Once a third party's confidential information has been disclosed to the Company, wehave an obligation to abide by the terms of the relevant nondisclosure agreement and limit its use to the specific purpose for which itwas disclosed and to disseminate it only to other Company employees with a need to know the information. Every employee, agentand contractor involved in a potential business relationship with a third party must understand and strictly observe the restrictions onthe use and handling of confidential information. When in doubt, consult the Legal Department.(iii)Notes and Reports. When reviewing the confidential information of a third party under anondisclosure agreement, it is natural to take notes or prepare reports summarizing the results of the review and, based partly on thosenotes or reports, to draw conclusions about the suitability of a business relationship. Notes or reports, however, can include confidentialinformation disclosed by the other party and so should be retained only long enough to complete the evaluation of the potentialbusiness relationship. Subsequently, they should be either destroyed or turned over to the Legal Department for safekeeping ordestruction. The Legal Department will make a judgment as to whether such notes can be destroyed or whether they should be retainedin accordance with the Company's records retention policies. Such notes should be treated just as any other disclosure of confidentialinformation is treated: marked as confidential and distributed only to those Company employees with a need to know.(iv)Competitive Information. You should never attempt to obtain a competitor's confidentialinformation by improper means, and you should especially never contact a competitor regarding their confidential information. Whilethe Company may, and does, employ former employees of competitors, we recognize and respect the obligations of those employeesnot to use or disclose the confidential information of their former employers.H.Obligations Under Securities Laws ‑"Insider" TradingObligations under the U.S. securities laws apply to everyone. In the normal course of business, officers, directors, employees,agents, contractors and consultants of the Company may come into possession of significant, sensitive information. This information isthe property of the Company -- you have been entrusted with it. You may not profit from it by buying or selling securities yourself, orpassing on the information to others to enable them to profit or for them to profit on your behalf. The purpose of this policy is both toinform you of your legal responsibilities and to make clear to you that the misuse of sensitive information is contrary to Companypolicy and U.S. securities laws.Insider trading is a crime, penalized by fines of up to $5,000,000 and 20 years in jail for individuals. In addition, theSEC may seek the imposition of a civil penalty of up to three times the profits made or losses avoided from the trading. Insidertraders must also disgorge any profits made, and are often subjected to an injunction against future violations. Finally, insidertraders may be subjected to civil liability in private lawsuits.Employers and other controlling persons (including supervisory personnel) are also at risk under U.S. securities laws.Controlling persons may, among other things, face penalties of the greater of $5,000,000 or three times the profits made or lossesavoided by the trader if they recklessly fail to take preventive steps to control insider trading.Thus, it is important both to you and the Company that insider-trading violations not occur. You should be aware that stockmarket surveillance techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and the chance that U.S. federal or other regulatory authoritieswill detect and prosecute even small-level trading is significant. Insider trading rules are strictly enforced, even in instances when thefinancial transactions seem small. You should contact the Chief Financial Officer or the Legal Department if you are unsure as towhether or not you are free to trade.The Company has imposed a trading blackout period on members of the Board of Directors, executive officers and certaindesignated employees who, as a consequence of their position with the Company, are more likely to be exposed to material nonpublicinformation about the Company. These directors, executive officers and employees generally may not trade in Company securitiesduring the blackout period.For more details, and to determine if you are restricted from trading during trading blackout periods, you should review theCompany's Insider Trading Compliance Program. You can request a copy of this policy from the Legal Department. You should takea few minutes to read the Insider Trading Compliance Program carefully, paying particular attention to the specific policies and thepotential criminal and civil liability and/or disciplinary action for insider trading violations. Employees, agents and contractors of theCompany who violate this Policy are also subject to disciplinary action by the Company, which may include termination ofemployment or of business relationship. All questions regarding the Company's Insider Trading Compliance Program should bedirected to the Company's Chief Financial Officer.I.Prohibition Against Short Selling of Company StockNo Company director, officer or other employee, agent or contractor may engage in short sales of the Company's securities. Ashort sale, as defined in this policy, means any transaction whereby one may benefit from a decline in the Company's stock price.While employees who are not executive officers ordirectors are not prohibited by law from engaging in short sales of Company's securities, the Company has adopted as policy thatemployees may not do so.J.Public Reporting Requirements(i) General. Accounting and other business records are relied upon in the preparation of reports the Company files with certaingovernment agencies, such as the SEC. These reports must contain full, timely and understandable information and accurately reflectthe Company's financial condition and results of operations.(ii) Employee Responsibilities. Employees who collect, provide or analyze information for or otherwise contribute inany way in preparing or verifying these reports must strive to ensure that the Company's financial disclosures are accurate andverifiable, thus to enable stockholders and potential investors to assess the soundness and risks of the Company's business and financesand the quality and integrity of the Company's accounting and disclosures. The integrity of the Company's public disclosures dependson the accuracy and completeness of the Company's records. To that end:a.All business transactions must be supported by appropriate documentation and reflected accurately in the Company's booksand records; in particular, no “side letters” or understandings, oral or written, that deviate from express contractual termsmay be entered into;b.No entry be made that intentionally mischaracterizes the nature or proper accounting of a transaction;c.No employee may take or authorize any action that would cause the Company's financial records or disclosures to fail tocomply with generally accepted accounting principles, the rules and regulations of the SEC or other applicable laws, rulesand regulations;d.All employees must cooperate fully with the Company's independent public accountants and counsel, respond to theirquestions with candor and provide them with complete and accurate information to help ensure that the Company's booksand records, as well as the Company's reports filed with the SEC, are accurate and complete; ande.No employee should knowingly make (or cause or encourage any other person to make) any false or misleading statementin any report filed with the SEC or other government agency, or knowingly omit (or cause or encourage any other personto omit) any information necessary to make the disclosure in any of the Company's reports accurate in all material respects.Any employee who becomes aware of any departure from these standards has a responsibility to report his or her knowledgepromptly to his or her manager or through the Open Door Hotline.K.Use of Company's Assets(i)General. Protecting the Company's assets is a key fiduciary responsibility of every employee, agentand contractor. Care should be taken to ensure that assets are not misappropriated, loaned to others, or sold or donated, withoutappropriate authorization. All Company employees, agents and contractors are responsible for the proper use of Company assets, andmust safeguard such assets against loss, damage, misuse or theft. Employees, agents or contractors who violate any aspect of thispolicy or who demonstrate poor judgment in the manner in which they use any Company asset may be subject to disciplinary action,up to and including termination of employment or business relationship at the Company's sole discretion. Company equipment andassets are to be used for Company business purposes only. With the exception of computers and cell phones (for which reasonablepersonal use is allowed, subject to the provisions in Subsection III (K) (iv) below), employees, agents andcontractors may not use Company assets for personal use, nor may they allow any other person to use Company assets. Employeeswho have any questions regarding this policy should bring them to the attention of the Company's Human Resources Department.(ii)Physical Access Control. The Company has and will continue to develop procedures coveringphysical access control to ensure privacy of communications, maintenance of the security of the Company communication equipment,and safeguard Company assets from theft, misuse and destruction. You are personally responsible for complying with the level ofaccess control that has been implemented in the facility where you work on a permanent or temporary basis. You must not defeat orcause to be defeated the purpose for which the access control was implemented.(iii)Company Funds. Every Company employee is personally responsible for all Company funds overwhich he or she exercises control. Company agents and contractors should not be allowed to exercise control over Company funds.Company funds must be used only for Company business purposes. Every Company employee, agent and contractor must takereasonable steps to ensure that the Company receives good value for Company funds spent, and must maintain accurate and timelyrecords of each and every expenditure. Expense reports must be accurate and submitted in a timely manner. Company employees,agents and contractors must not use Company funds for any personal purpose.(iv)Computers and Other Equipment. The Company strives to furnish employees with the equipmentnecessary to efficiently and effectively do their jobs. You must care for that equipment and to use it responsibly only for Companybusiness purposes. If you use Company equipment at your home or off site, take precautions to protect it from theft or damage, just asif it were your own. If the Company no longer employs you, you must immediately return all Company equipment. While computersand other electronic devices (including cell phones) are made accessible to employees to assist them to perform their jobs and topromote the Company's interests, all such computers and electronic devices, whether used entirely or partially on the Company'spremises or with the aid of the Company's equipment or resources, must remain fully accessible to the Company and, to the maximumextent permitted by law, will remain the sole and exclusive property of the Company. You should not install any software on yourCompany computer which has not been provided to you by the Company.To the extent permitted by applicable law, employees, agents and contractors should not maintain any expectation of privacywith respect to information transmitted over, received by, or stored in any electronic communications device owned, leased, oroperated in whole or in part by or on behalf of the Company. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company retains the rightto gain access to any information received by, transmitted by, or stored in any such electronic communications device, by and throughits employees, agents, contractors, or representatives, at any time, either with or without an employee's or third party's knowledge,consent or approval.(v)Software. All software used by employees to conduct Company business must be appropriatelylicensed. Never make or use illegal or unauthorized copies of any software, whether in the office, at home, or on the road, since doingso may constitute copyright infringement and may expose you and the Company to potential civil and criminal liability. In addition, useof illegal or unauthorized copies of software may subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination. TheCompany's IT Department will inspect Company computers periodically to verify that only approved and licensed software has beeninstalled. Any non-licensed/supported software will be removed.(vi)Electronic Usage. The purpose of this policy is to make certain that employees utilize electroniccommunication devices in a legal, ethical, and appropriate manner. This policy addresses the Company's responsibilities and concernsregarding the fair and proper use of all electronic communications devices within the organization, including computers, e‑mail,connections to the Internet, intranet and extranet and any other public or private networks, voice mail, video conferencing, facsimiles,and telephones. Posting or discussing information concerning the Company's products or business on the Internet without the priorwritten consent of the Company's CFO is prohibited. Any other form of electronic communication used by employees currently or inthe future is also intended to be encompassed under this policy. It is not possible to identify every standard and rule applicable to theuse of electronic communications devices. Employees are therefore encouraged to use sound judgment whenever using any feature ofour communications systems. The complete set of policies with respect to electronic usage of the Company's assets is located on theSanmina intranet site. You are expected to review, understand and follow such policies and procedures.L.Maintaining and Managing RecordsThe Company maintains a Records Retention Policy intended to ensure that Company records are retained only as long asrequired for the Company’s business operations or archival purposes, or to satisfy specific requirements including, but not limited toaccounting, audit, legal and tax requirements. Once the applicable retention policy has expired (and provided there is no legal hold onCompany records), Company records shall be promptly destroyed in accordance with the policy. Records include paper documents,CDs, computer hard disks, email, floppy disks, microfiche, microfilm or all other media. Furthermore, records also include personaldata, whether manual or automated, as defined under the national implementing legislation of European Directive 95/46/EC of theEuropean Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 (“EU Data Protection Legislation”). The Company is required by local,state, federal, foreign and other applicable laws and regulations such as (but not limited to) the EU Data Protection Legislation to retaincertain records and to follow specific guidelines in the management, processing and disposal of its records. Civil and criminal penaltiesfor failure to comply with such guidelines can be severe for employees, agents, contractors and the Company, and failure to complywith such guidelines may subject the employee, agent or contractor to disciplinary action, up to and including termination ofemployment or business relationship at the Company's sole discretion.M.Records on Legal Hold A legal hold suspends all document destruction procedures in order to preserve appropriate records under specialcircumstances, such as litigation or government investigations. The Company's Legal Department determines and identifies what typesof Company records or documents are required to be placed under a legal hold. Every Company employee, agent and contractor mustcomply with this policy. Failure to comply with this policy may subject the employee, agent or contractor to disciplinary action, up toand including termination of employment or business relationship at the Company's sole discretion.The Company's Legal Department will notify you if a legal hold is placed on records for which you are responsible. You thenmust preserve and protect the necessary records in accordance with instructions from the Company's Legal Department. RECORDSOR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED UNDER A LEGAL HOLD MUST NOT BEDESTROYED, ALTERED OR MODIFIED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. A legal hold remains effective until it isofficially released in writing by the Company's Legal Department. If you are unsure whether a document has been placed under a legalhold, you should preserve and protect that document while you check with the Company's Legal Department.If you have any questions about this policy you should contact the Company's Legal Department.N.Political ContributionsThe Company reserves the right to communicate its position on important issues to elected representatives and othergovernment officials. It is the Company's policy to comply fully with all local, state, federal, foreign and other applicable laws, rulesand regulations regarding political contributions. The Company's funds or assets must not be used for, or be contributed to, politicalcampaigns or political practices under any circumstances without the prior written approval of the Company's Legal Department and, ifrequired, the Board of Directors.O.Foreign Corrupt Practices Act The Company requires full compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) by all of its employees, agents, andcontractors.The anti‑bribery and corrupt payment provisions of the FCPA make illegal any corrupt offer, payment, promise to pay, orauthorization to pay any money, gift, or anything of value to any foreign official, or any foreign political party, candidate or official, forthe purpose of: influencing any act or failure to act, in the official capacity of that foreign official or party; or inducing the foreignofficial or party to use influence to affect a decision of a foreign government or agency, in order to obtain or retain business for anyone,or direct business to anyone.All Company employees, agents and contractors whether located in the United States or abroad, are responsible for FCPAcompliance and the procedures to ensure FCPA compliance. All managers and supervisory personnel are expected to monitorcontinued compliance with the FCPA to ensure compliance with the highest moral, ethical and professional standards of the Company.FCPA compliance includes the Company's policy on Maintaining and Managing Records in Section III (L) of this Code of BusinessConduct and Ethics.Laws in most countries outside of the United States also prohibit or restrict government officials or employees of governmentagencies from receiving payments, entertainment, or gifts for the purpose of winning or keeping business. No contract or agreementmay be made with any business in which a government official or employee holds a significant interest, without the prior approval ofthe Company's Legal Department.P.Export ControlsA number of countries maintain controls on the destinations to which products or software may be exported. Some of thestrictest export controls are maintained by the United States against countries that the U.S. government considers unfriendly or assupporting international terrorism. The U.S. regulations are complex and apply both to exports from the United States and to exports ofproducts from other countries, when those products contain U.S.‑origin components or technology. Software created in the UnitedStates is subject to these regulations even if duplicated and packaged abroad. In some circumstances, an oral presentation containingtechnical data made to foreign nationals in the United States may constitute a controlled export. The Legal Department can provide youwith guidance on which countries are prohibited destinations for Company products or whether a proposed technical presentation toforeign nationals may require a U.S. Government license. Accordingly, you should check with the Legal Department in advance ofeffecting any offshore transaction that may raise concerns regarding compliance with U.S. export control laws.Q.Building SecurityIf you suspect any illegal activity, security breach (whether in fences, cages, attempts by unauthorized personnel to gain entryor otherwise), or dangerous situation, it is critical that you report the violation to management, the security guard or to your humanresources representative as soon as possible. In the event you come into contact with a person who doesn't have the appropriate badgeor other credential, you should politely inquire as to the individual's business on the premises and, if unsatisfied with the response,promptly report the individual to the security guard and/or your human resources representative. In the event of an emergency, youshould dial 911 (if you are in the United States) or the appropriate emergency number (if you are outside of the United States).IV.RESPONSIBILITIES TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND OUR SUPPLIERSA.Customer RelationshipsIf your job puts you in contact with any Company customers or potential customers, it is critical for you to remember that yourepresent the Company to the people with whom you are dealing. Act in a manner that creates value for our customers and helps tobuild a relationship based upon trust. The Company and its employees have provided products and services for many years and havebuilt up significant goodwill over that time. This goodwill is one of our most important assets, and the Company's employees, agentsand contractors must act to preserve and enhance our reputation.B.Publications of OthersThe Company subscribes to many publications that help employees do their jobs better. These include newsletters, referenceworks, online reference services, magazines, books, and other digital and printed works. Copyright law generally protects these works,and their unauthorized copying and distribution constitute copyright infringement. You must first obtain the consent of the publisher ofa publication before copying publications or significant parts of them. When in doubt about whether you may copy a publication,consult the Legal Department.C.Selecting SuppliersThe Company's suppliers make significant contributions to our success. To create an environment where our suppliers have anincentive to work with the Company, they must be confident that they will be treated lawfully and in an ethical manner. TheCompany's policy is to purchase supplies based on need, quality, service, price and terms and conditions. The Company's policy is toselect significant suppliers or enter into significant supplier agreements through a competitive bid process where possible. Under nocircumstances should any Company employee, agent or contractor attempt to coerce suppliers in any way. The confidentialinformation of a supplier is entitled to the same protection as that of any other third party and must not be received before anappropriate nondisclosure agreement has been signed. A supplier's performance should generally not be discussed with anyone outsidethe Company. A supplier to the Company is generally free to sell its products or services to any other party, including competitors ofthe Company. In some cases where the products or services have been designed, fabricated, or developed to our specifications, theagreement between the parties may contain restrictions on sales.D.Government RelationsIt is the Company's policy to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations governing contact and dealings withgovernment employees and public officials, and to adhere to high ethical, moral and legal standards of business conduct. This policyincludes strict compliance with all local, state,federal, foreign and other applicable laws, rules and regulations. If you have any questions concerning government relations, youshould contact the Company's Legal Department.E.LobbyingEmployees, agents or contractors whose work requires lobbying communication with any member or employee of a legislativebody or with any government official or employee in the formulation of legislation must have prior written approval of such activityfrom the Company's Legal Department. Activity covered by this policy includes meetings with legislators or members of their staffs orwith senior executive branch officials. Preparation, research, and other background activities that are done in support of lobbyingcommunication are also covered by this policy even if the communication ultimately is not made.F.Government ContractsIt is the Company's policy to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations that apply to government contracting. It isalso necessary to strictly adhere to all terms and conditions of any contract with local, state, federal, foreign or other applicablegovernments. The Company's Legal Department must review and approve all contracts with any government entity.G.Free and Fair CompetitionMost countries have well‑developed bodies of law designed to encourage and protect free and fair competition. The Companyis committed to obeying both the letter and spirit of these laws. The consequences of not doing so can be severe for all of us.These laws often regulate the Company's relationships with its distributors, resellers, dealers, and customers. Competition lawsgenerally address the following areas: pricing practices (including price discrimination), discounting, terms of sale, credit terms,promotional allowances, secret rebates, exclusive dealerships or distributorships, product bundling, restrictions on carrying competingproducts, termination, and many other practices.Competition laws also govern, usually quite strictly, relationships between the Company and its competitors. AS A GENERALRULE, CONTACTS WITH COMPETITORS SHOULD BE LIMITED AND SHOULD ALWAYS AVOID SUBJECTS SUCH ASPRICES OR OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE, CUSTOMERS, AND SUPPLIERS. Employees, agents orcontractors of the Company may not knowingly make false or misleading statements regarding its competitors or the products of itscompetitors, customers or suppliers. Participating with competitors in a trade association or in a standards creation body is acceptablewhen the association has been properly established, has a legitimate purpose, and has limited its activities to that purpose. Membershipin trade associations should be approved in advance by the Legal Department.No employee, agent or contractor shall at any time or under any circumstances enter into an agreement or understanding,written or oral, express or implied, with any competitor concerning prices, discounts, other terms or conditions of sale, profits or profitmargins, costs, allocation of product or geographic markets, allocation of customers, limitations on production, boycotts of customersor suppliers, or bids or the intent to bid or even discuss or exchange information on these subjects. In some cases, legitimate jointventures with competitors may permit exceptions to these rules as may bona fide purchases from or sales to competitors onnon‑competitive products, but the Company's Legal Department must review all such proposed ventures in advance. Theseprohibitions are absolute and strictobservance is required. Collusion among competitors is illegal, and the consequences of a violation are severe.Although the spirit of these laws, known as "antitrust," "competition," or "consumer protection" or unfair competition laws, isstraightforward, their application to particular situations can be quite complex. To ensure that the Company complies fully with theselaws, each of us should have a basic knowledge of them and should involve our Legal Department early on if it appears that aquestionable situation may arise.H.Industrial Espionage It is the Company's policy to lawfully compete in the marketplace. This commitment to fairness includes respecting the rights ofour competitors and abiding by all applicable laws in the course of competing. The purpose of this policy is to maintain the Company'sreputation as a lawful competitor and to help ensure the integrity of the competitive marketplace. The Company expects its competitorsto respect our rights to compete lawfully in the marketplace, and we must respect their rights equally. Company employees, agents andcontractors may not steal or unlawfully use the information, material, products, intellectual property, or proprietary or confidentialinformation of anyone including suppliers, customers, business partners or competitors.V.WAIVERSAny waiver of any provision of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for a member of the Company's Board of Directorsor an executive officer must be approved in writing prior to the proposed transaction by the Company's Board of Directors andpromptly publicly disclosed. Any waiver of any provision of this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics with respect to any otheremployee, agent or contractor must be approved in writing prior to the proposed transaction by the Company's Legal Department.VI.DISCIPLINARY ACTIONSThe matters covered in this Code of Business Conduct and Ethics are of the utmost importance to the Company, itsstockholders and its business partners, and are essential to the Company's ability to conduct its business in accordance with its statedvalues. We expect all of our employees, agents, contractors and consultants to adhere to these rules in carrying out their duties for theCompany.The Company will take appropriate action against any employee, agent, contractor or consultant whose actions are found toviolate these policies or any other policies of the Company. Disciplinary actions may include immediate termination of employment orbusiness relationship at the Company's sole discretion. Where the Company has suffered a loss, it may pursue its remedies against theindividuals or entities responsible. Where laws have been violated, the Company will cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities.You should review the Company's policies and procedures at the Sanmina intranet site for more detailed information.VII.ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICSI have received and read the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. I understand the standards and policiescontained in the Company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and understand that there may be additional policies or laws specificto my job. I further agree to comply with the Company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.If I have questions concerning the meaning or application of the Company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, anyCompany policies, or the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to my job, I know I can consult my manager, the HumanResources Department or the Legal Department, knowing that my questions or reports to these sources will be maintained inconfidence. Name Signature Date Location (Facility)Please sign and return this form to the Human Resources Manager at your facility.Exhibit 21.1LIST OF SUBSIDIARIESEntity NameJurisdictionAET Holdings Ltd.MauritiusAV BreconRidge LimitedHong KongBreconRidge Manufacturing Solutions (Asia) LimitedHong KongDavos Group LimitedBritish Virgin IslandsHadco CorporationUnited StatesHadco Santa Clara, Inc.United StatesPT Sanmina-SCI BatamIndonesiaSanmina (B.V.I.) Ltd.British Virgin IslandsSanmina Enclosure Systems Hungary Limited Liability CompanyHungarySanmina France SASFranceSanmina SASFranceSanmina-SCI (China) LimitedHong KongSanmina-SCI (H.K.) LimitedHong KongSanmina-SCI (Shenzhen) LimitedChinaSanmina-SCI ABSwedenSanmina-SCI Central ServicesFranceSanmina-SCI Circuit (Wuxi) Co. Ltd.ChinaSanmina CorporationUnited StatesSanmina-SCI Corporation (Malaysia) SDN BHDMalaysiaSanmina-SCI Corporation Argentina SA (16)ArgentinaSanmina-SCI Corporation AfricaSouth AfricaSanmina-SCI Corporation Colombia S.A.S.ColombiaSanmina-SCI Czech Republic s.r.o.Czech RepublicSanmina-SCI de Mexico S.A. de C.V.MexicoSanmina-SCI do Brasil Integration Ltd.BrazilSanmina-SCI do Brasil Technology Ltda.BrazilSanmina-SCI do Brazil Ldta.BrazilSanmina-SCI Dutch Holdings, B.V.NetherlandsSanmina-SCI Electronics Pte. Ltd.SingaporeSanmina-SCI EMS Haukipudas OYFinlandSanmina-SCI Enclosure Systems (Asia) Ltd.Hong KongSanmina-SCI Enclosure Systems (Shenzhen) Ltd.ChinaSanmina-SCI Enclosure Systems (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.ChinaSanmina-SCI Enclosure Systems OYFinlandSanmina-SCI Germany GmbHGermanySanmina-SCI Holding (Thailand) LimitedThailandSanmina-SCI Holding GmbH & Co. KGGermanySanmina-SCI Holdings Australia Pty. Ltd.AustraliaSanmina-SCI Hungary Electronics Manufacturing LLCHungarySanmina-SCI Hungary Holdings Limited Liability CompanyHungarySanmina-SCI India Private LimitedIndiaSanmina-SCI IrelandIrelandSanmina-SCI Israel EMS Ltd.IsraelSanmina-SCI Israel Medical Systems Ltd.IsraelSanmina-SCI Optical Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd.ChinaSanmina-SCI Pte. Ltd.SingaporeEntity NameJurisdictionSanmina-SCI Real Estate PartnershipFranceSanmina-SCI RSP de Mexico S.A. de C.V.MexicoSanmina-SCI Systems (Canada), Inc.CanadaSanmina-SCI Systems (Kunshan) Co. LimitedChinaSanmina-SCI Systems (Malaysia) SND BHDMalaysiaSanmina-SCI Systems (Thailand) LimitedThailandSanmina-SCI Systems de Mexico S.A. de C.V.MexicoSanmina-SCI Systems Australia Pty LtdAustraliaSanmina-SCI Systems Holdings, Inc.United StatesSanmina-SCI Systems Ireland LimitedIrelandSanmina-SCI Systems Israel Ltd.IsraelSanmina-SCI Systems Japan, Ltd.JapanSanmina-SCI Systems Singapore Pte. Ltd.SingaporeSanmina-SCI Systems Tel Aviv Ltd.IsraelSanmina-SCI Technology India Private LimitedIndiaSanmina-SCI Technology LimitedCaymanSanmina-SCI U.K. LimitedUnited KingdomSanmina-SCI/TAG de Mexico S.A. de C.V.MexicoSaratoga Speed, Inc.United StatesSCI Brockville CorpCanadaSCI Technology, Inc.United States EXHIBIT 23.1CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMThe Board of DirectorsSanmina Corporation:We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on Form S‑3 (Nos. 333‑131360, 333‑61042, 333‑50282,333‑39316, 333‑95467, 333‑84221, 333‑84039, 333‑76279, and 333‑71313) and Form S‑8 (Nos. 333-195455, 333‑188085, 333-182042, 333‑172128, 333‑165435, 333‑157099, 333‑84704, 333‑112605, 333‑108942, 333‑104692, 333‑100236, 333‑87946,333‑83110, 333‑75616, 333‑64294, 333‑39930, 333‑79259, and 333‑23565) of Sanmina Corporation of our report datedNovember 13, 2014, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Sanmina Corporation as of September 27, 2014 and September28, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each ofthe years in the three-year period ended September 27, 2014, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness ofinternal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014, which report appears in the September 27, 2014 annual report onForm 10‑K of Sanmina Corporation./s/ KPMG LLP______________________Santa Clara, CaliforniaNovember 13, 2014 EXHIBIT 31.1CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A) OFTHE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002I, Jure Sola, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sanmina Corporation;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the Registrant and have:(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recentfiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and5.The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theRegistrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal controlover financial reporting.Date:November 13, 2014 /s/ JURE SOLA Jure Sola Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) EXHIBIT 31.2CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO SECTION 302(A) OFTHE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002I, Robert K. Eulau, certify that:1.I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Sanmina Corporation;2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by thisreport;3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects thefinancial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;4.The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined inExchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))for the Registrant and have:(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, toensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within thoseentities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under oursupervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements forexternal purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about theeffectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recentfiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and5.The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to theRegistrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal controlover financial reporting.Date:November 13, 2014 /s/ ROBERT K. EULAU Robert K. Eulau Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) EXHIBIT 32.1CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERPURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States of America Code (18 U.S.C. §1350), Jure Sola,Chief Executive Officer of Sanmina Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:1.The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, to which this Certification is attached asExhibit 32.1 (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and2.The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations ofthe Company.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his hand hereto as of November 13, 2014. /s/ JURE SOLA Jure Sola Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)This certification accompanies the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to beincorporated by reference into any filing of Sanmina Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.EXHIBIT 32.2CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICERPURSUANT TO18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TOSECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002Pursuant to the requirement set forth in Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States of America Code (18 U.S.C. §1350), Robert K.Eulau, Chief Financial Officer of Sanmina Corporation (the “Company”), hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:1.The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, to which this Certification is attached asExhibit 32.2 (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and2.The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations ofthe Company.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has set his hand hereto as of November 13, 2014. //s/ ROBERT K. EULAU Robert K. Eulau Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)This certification accompanies the Form 10-K to which it relates, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to beincorporated by reference into any filing of Sanmina Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, asamended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-K), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

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