Advanced Micro Devices Inc 8-K, filed Aug 17, 2026
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)
About this 8-K
Advanced Micro Devices Inc filed this 8-K on August 17, 2026, reporting on events of August 13, 2026.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 2.03: New debt or off-balance-sheet obligation
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On August 17, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its public offering (the “Offering”) of $4.75 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes, consisting of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1.50 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1.00 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and $1.00 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes,” and together with the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”). The terms of the Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), by and between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Third Supplemental Indenture,” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), by and between the Company and the Trustee. As used in the following description, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of debt.
The purchase and sale of the Notes was made pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”), dated August 13, 2026, with Barclays Capital Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Notes were issued and sold to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, for resale at a public offering price of 99.889% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes, 99.921% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes, 99.919% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2033 Notes and 99.757% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2036 Notes. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company. Additionally, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or to contribute to payments the Underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The 2029 Notes mature on August 17, 2029 and bear interest at a rate of 4.600% per annum; the 2031 Notes mature on August 17, 2031 and bear interest at a rate of 5.000% per annum; the 2033 Notes mature on August 17, 2033 and bear interest at a rate of 5.250% per annum; and the 2036 Notes mature on August 17, 2036 and bear interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum. The Notes are the Company’s general unsecured senior obligations.
Prior to July 17, 2029 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes) (the “2029 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2029 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after the 2029 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Prior to July 17, 2031 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2031 Notes) (the “2031 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2031 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after the 2031 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Prior to June 17, 2033 (the date that is two months prior to the maturity date of the 2033 Notes) (the “2033 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2033 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2033 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2033 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after the 2033 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2033 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Prior to May 17, 2036 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the 2036 Notes) (the “2036 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2036 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2036 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2036 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. On or after the 2036 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2036 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to a series of Notes, unless the Company has given notice to redeem such series of Notes, each holder of Notes of such series will have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion of such holder’s Notes of such series, for cash, at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the amount purchased to, but excluding, the date of purchase.
The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) create liens on certain assets to secure debt; (ii) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and (iii) in the case of the Company, consolidate with, merge into or sell, convey or lease all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to any other person, in each case as set forth in the Indenture. These covenants are, however, subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions.
The Indenture also contains customary event of default provisions including, among others, the following: (i) default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on any such series of Notes when due and payable; (ii) default in the payment of any interest on any such series of Notes when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days; (iii) failure to make a Change of Control Payment when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; (iv) default in the performance or breach of any other covenant by the Company in the Indenture (other than a covenant that has been included in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than the Notes of such series), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days; and (v) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of the Company.
The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-298288), as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, dated August 13, 2026, relating to the Notes, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on August 14, 2026.
The above description of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, attached as Exhibit 1.1 hereto, the Base Indenture, which was included as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 9, 2022 and the Third Supplemental Indenture (including the Forms of Notes included therein), attached as Exhibit 4.1 hereto, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of the 2029 Note, the form of the 2031 Note, the form of the 2033 Note and the form of the 2036 Note, which are attached as Exhibit 4.2, Exhibit 4.3, Exhibit 4.4 and Exhibit 4.5 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, respectively, and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement |
The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 17, 2026 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Jean Hu | |||||
| Name: | Jean Hu | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||||
Exhibit 1.1
Execution Version
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
$1,250,000,000 4.600% Senior Notes Due 2029
$1,500,000,000 5.000% Senior Notes Due 2031
$1,000,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes Due 2033
$1,000,000,000 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2036
Underwriting Agreement
August 13, 2026
Barclays Capital Inc.
BofA Securities, Inc.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
As Representatives of the several Underwriters
listed in Schedule 1 hereto
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
BofA Securities, Inc.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”, and together with the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Securities”). The Securities will be issued pursuant to a base indenture dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture to the Base Indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date (as defined below) (the “Third Supplemental Indenture,” and together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.
The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Securities, as follows:
1. Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-298288), including a prospectus, relating to the Securities and certain other debt securities to be issued by the Company from time to time. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means the preliminary prospectus supplement of the Company dated August 13, 2026 and filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omitted Rule 430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the final prospectus supplement in the form first furnished to the Underwriters (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) for use in connection with confirmation of sales of the Securities together with the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omitted Rule 430 Information. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Any reference in this underwriting agreement (this “Agreement”) to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 under the Securities Act, as of the effective date of the Registration Statement or the date of such Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus, as the case may be, and any reference to “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include any documents filed after such date under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Exchange Act”) that are deemed to be incorporated by reference therein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
At or prior to the Applicable Time (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated August 13, 2026 and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.
“Applicable Time” means 4:15 P.M., New York City time, on August 13, 2026.
2. Purchase of the Securities by the Underwriters.
(a) The Company agrees to issue and sell the Securities to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company the respective principal amount of Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto at a price equal to 99.749% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, 99.771% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes, 99.739% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes and 99.527% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes, respectively, plus, in each case, accrued interest, if any, from August 17, 2026 to the Closing Date (as defined below). The Company will not be obligated to deliver any of the Securities except upon payment for all the Securities to be purchased as provided herein.
(b) The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Securities as soon after the effectiveness of this Agreement as in the judgment of the Representatives is advisable, and initially to offer the Securities on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Securities to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter and that any such affiliate may offer and sell Securities purchased by it to or through any Underwriter.
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(c) Payment for and delivery of the Securities shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on August 17, 2026, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing. The time and date of such payment and delivery is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”.
Payment for the Securities shall be made against delivery to the nominee of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), for the account of the Underwriters, of one or more global notes representing each of the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes and the 2036 Notes (collectively, the “Global Notes”), with any transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of the Securities duly paid by the Company. The Global Notes will be made available for inspection by the Representatives not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date.
(d) The Company acknowledges and agrees that each Underwriter is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Securities contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Underwriters shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(a) Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and no Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(b) Pricing Disclosure Package. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time did not, and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package and no statement of material fact included in the Pricing Disclosure Package that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.
(c) Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Securities (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act, (ii) the Preliminary Prospectus, (iii) the Prospectus, (iv) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, including
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a Pricing Term Sheet substantially in the form of Annex B hereto, which constitute part of the Pricing Disclosure Package and (v) each electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representatives. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, and, when taken together with any other Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and as of the Closing Date, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(d) Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement is an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act that has been filed with the Commission not earlier than three years prior to the date hereof; and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Securities has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Trust Indenture Act”), and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus does not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to (i) that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility and Qualification (Form T-1) of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii) any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.
(e) Incorporated Documents. The documents incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and none of such documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Pricing Disclosure Package, when such documents become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(f) Financial Statements. The financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results of their operations and the changes in their cash flows for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except in the case of unaudited financial statements, which are subject to normal year-end adjustments and do not contain certain footnotes as permitted by the applicable rules of the Commission; any supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement present fairly in
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all material respects the information required to be stated therein; the other financial information included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus has been derived from the accounting records of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby; and the pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have in all material respects been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the assumptions underlying such pro forma financial information are reasonable and are set forth in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(g) No Material Adverse Change. There has not occurred any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, from that set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package provided to prospective purchasers of the Securities.
(h) Organization and Good Standing. The Company has been duly incorporated, is validly existing and is a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has the corporate power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the earnings, business or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined below) (a “Material Adverse Effect”). Each subsidiary of the Company has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation or other entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized, has the corporate, limited liability company or partnership power and authority to own its property and to conduct its business as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Capitalization. The Company has an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization”; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights that have not been duly waived or satisfied; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants (other than an immaterial number of warrants that have been issued or may be issuable in the future pursuant to a strategic arrangement) or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; the capital stock of the Company conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable (except for shares of any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company held by directors or nominees pursuant to the requirements of the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, of such subsidiary and which in the aggregate amount represents less than one percent of the outstanding capital stock of such subsidiary) and are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other similar claim of any third party.
(j) Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”) and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of each of the Transaction Documents and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby has been duly and validly taken.
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(k) The Indenture. The Indenture has been duly authorized by the Company and upon effectiveness of the Registration Statement and on the Closing Date was or will have been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and, when duly executed and delivered in accordance with its terms by each of the parties thereto, will constitute a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability (collectively, the “Enforceability Exceptions”).
(l) Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(m) The Securities. The Securities to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized by the Company and, when duly executed, authenticated, issued and delivered as provided in the Indenture and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued and outstanding and will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the Enforceability Exceptions, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(n) Descriptions of the Transaction Documents. Each Transaction Document conforms in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
(o) No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in contravention of (i) any provision of applicable law, (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or such subsidiary, (iii)(A) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the credit agreement, dated as of May 14, 2026, by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., as borrower, the lenders as referred to therein, as lenders, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and an issuing lender (the “Credit Agreement”) or (iv) any judgment, order, rule, regulation or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any subsidiary, except in the case of clauses (i), (iii)(A) and (iv) for such contravention which would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) No Conflicts. The execution and delivery by the Company of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not contravene (i) any provision of applicable law, (ii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii)(A) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Company or any of its subsidiaries that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) the Credit Agreement or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(q) No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, license, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each of the Transaction Documents, the issuance and sale of the Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for the registration of the Securities under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and under applicable state securities laws and securities laws of various provinces in Canada in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Securities by the Underwriters.
(r) Legal Proceedings. Other than proceedings described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (which descriptions are accurate in all material respects), there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject that, individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Independent Accountants. Ernst & Young LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, are independent registered public accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of Rule 101 of the Code of Professional Conduct of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and its interpretations and rulings thereunder and as required by the Securities Act.
(t) Title to Real and Personal Property. The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid and marketable rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property and assets that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (ii) could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(u) Title to Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own, possess, license or have other rights to use all patents, patent applications, trade and service marks, trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets, technology, know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “Intellectual Property”) necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses as now conducted or as proposed in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus to be conducted except where the failure to own, possess, license or have such other rights to such Intellectual Property would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no material infringement by third parties of any such Intellectual Property; (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the rights of the Company or any of its subsidiaries in or to any such Intellectual Property; (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity or scope of any such Intellectual Property; (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of others; (v) to the knowledge of the Company, there is no U.S. patent or published U.S. patent application which contains claims that dominate or may dominate any Intellectual Property described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus as being owned by or licensed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or that interferes with the issued or pending claims or any such Intellectual Property; and (vi) there is no prior art of which the Company is aware that may render any U.S. patent held by the Company or any of its subsidiaries invalid or any U.S. patent application held by the Company or any of its subsidiaries unpatentable which has not been disclosed to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, except for the foregoing items set forth in clauses (i) through (vi) of this subparagraph, which would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(v) No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers, suppliers or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Pricing Disclosure Package.
(w) Investment Company Act. None of the Company and its subsidiaries is and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, none of the Company and its subsidiaries will be, required to register as an “investment company” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).
(x) Taxes. All material tax returns required to be filed by the Company and each of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction have been filed, other than those filings to which the Company or its subsidiaries has requested extensions or are being contested in good faith, and all material taxes, including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other charges due, whether or not shown on such returns, have been paid, other than those being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided, and no material tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries nor does the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have any notice or knowledge of any material tax deficiency which could reasonably be expected to be determined adversely to the Company or its subsidiaries.
(y) Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or would not have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
(z) No Labor Disputes. (i) No significant unfair labor practice complaint is pending against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of them, before the National Labor Relations Board or any state or local labor relations board; (ii) no significant grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is pending against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against any of them; and (iii) no labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any subsidiary exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent except in each case, which would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect.
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(aa) Compliance with and Liability under Environmental Laws. The Company and its subsidiaries (i) are in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (“Environmental Laws”), (ii) have received all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii) are in compliance with all terms and conditions of any such permit, license or approval, except where such noncompliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals or failure to comply with the terms and conditions of such permits, licenses or approvals would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(bb) Compliance with ERISA. Except as set forth or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, with respect to each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any organization which is a member of a controlled group of corporations within the meaning of Section 414 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)), would have any liability, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has violated any provisions of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code, except for violations which, singly or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(cc) Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company and its subsidiaries have carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of their disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act.
(dd) Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, maintain a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; and (v) the interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and are prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in the Company’s internal controls. The Company’s auditors and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.
(ee) eXtensible Business Reporting Language. The interactive data in eXtensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus fairly present the information called for in all material respects and have been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto.
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(ff) Insurance. The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintain insurance covering their properties, operations, personnel and businesses. Such insurance insures against such losses and risks as are adequate in accordance with customary industry practice to protect the Company and each of its subsidiaries and its businesses. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial capital improvements or other expenditures will have to be made in order to continue such insurance except where such improvements and expenditures to be made would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. All such insurance is outstanding and duly in force on the date hereof and will be outstanding and duly in force as of the Closing Date.
(gg) No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any unlawful rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.
(hh) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”) and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened.
(ii) No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United Kingdom government (including the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), or other sanctions authority that has jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company, any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria (with respect to Syria, only until July 1, 2025), the Crimea Region of Ukraine, the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic, and the non-government controlled areas of the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions of Ukraine (each, a “Sanctioned Country”)); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, initial purchaser, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. Since April 24, 2019, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.
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For the avoidance of doubt, for the purposes of this Section 3(ii), Chengdu Haiguang Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Chengdu Haiguang Integrated Circuit Design Co., Ltd. and Higon Information Technology Co., Ltd. are not, as of the date of this Agreement, the subject or target of Sanctions as defined in this Section 3(ii).
(jj) No Broker’s Fees. None of the Company and its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities.
(kk) No Registration Rights. No person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission or the issuance and sale of the Securities, except as such rights have been waived or satisfied.
(ll) No Stabilization. The Company has not taken, directly or indirectly, without giving effect to activities by the Underwriters, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities.
(mm) Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Securities nor the application of the proceeds received thereof by the Company as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.
(nn) Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included or incorporated by reference in any of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.
(oo) Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply in all material respects with any provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith, including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.
(pp) Status under the Securities Act. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or any offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” and is a well-known seasoned issuer, in each case as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. The Company has paid the registration fee for this offering pursuant to Rule 456(b)(1) under the Securities Act or will pay such fee within the time period required by such rule (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(qq) Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical and market-related data included or incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.
(rr) Cybersecurity; Data Protection. The Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”)) used in connection with their businesses, and there have been no breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification. The Company and its subsidiaries have taken all necessary actions to prepare to comply with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (and all other applicable laws and regulations with respect to Personal Data that have been announced as of the date hereof as becoming effective within 12 months after the date hereof, and for which any non-compliance with same would be reasonably likely to create a material liability) as soon they take effect.
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4. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:
(a) Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A, 430B or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex B hereto) to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; will file promptly all reports and any definitive proxy or information statements required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of the Prospectus and for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering or sale of the Securities; and will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement, or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. The Company will pay the registration fees for this offering within the time period required by Rule 456(b)(1)(i) under the Securities Act (without giving effect to the proviso therein) and in any event prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, without charge, (i) to the Representatives, five signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith and documents incorporated by reference therein; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Securities as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Securities is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Securities by any Underwriter or dealer.
(c) Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, whether before or after the time that the Registration Statement becomes effective, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object.
(d) Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing (which may be by email), (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any supplement to the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment to the Prospectus has been filed or distributed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information; (v) of the issuance by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory authority of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or the initiation or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence of any event or development within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package or any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice of objection of the Commission to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) under the Securities Act; and (viii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or suspending any such qualification of the Securities and, if any such order is issued, will obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.
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(e) Ongoing Compliance. (i) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (A) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (B) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with law and (ii) if at any time prior to the Closing Date (A) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Pricing Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (B) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package (or any document to be filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference therein) as may be necessary so that the statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Pricing Disclosure Package will comply with law.
(f) Blue Sky Compliance. To the extent required, the Company will qualify the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Securities; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.
(g) Earnings Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earnings statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement; provided that the Company will be deemed to have furnished such statements to its security holders and the Representatives to the extent they are filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System.
(h) Clear Market. During the period from the date hereof through and including the Closing Date, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company and having a tenor of more than one year.
(i) Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of proceeds.”
(j) DTC. The Company will assist the Underwriters in arranging for the Securities to be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(k) No Stabilization. The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, without giving effect to activities by the Underwriters, any action designed to or that could reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Securities and will not take any action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act in connection with the distribution of the Securities contemplated hereby.
(l) Reports. So long as the Securities are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Securities, and copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or automatic quotation system; provided the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports and financial statements to the Representatives to the extent they are filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.
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(m) Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.
5. Certain Agreements of the Underwriters. Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:
(a) It has not used, authorized use of, referred to or participated in the planning for use of, and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing.
(b) It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Securities unless such terms have previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided that the Underwriters may use the Pricing Term Sheet referred to in Annex B hereto without the consent of the Company.
(c) It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).
6. Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Securities on the Closing Date as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:
(a) Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose, pursuant to Rule 401(g)(2) or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.
(b) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (x) if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, are true and correct in all respects and (y) in all other cases are true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date.
(c) No Downgrade. Subsequent to the earlier of (A) the Applicable Time and (B) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Securities or any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries by any “nationally recognized statistical rating organization,” as such term is defined under Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act, any such debt securities or preferred stock and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, or has changed its outlook with respect to, its rating of the Securities or of any other debt securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than an announcement with positive implications of a possible upgrading).
(d) No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(g) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Pricing Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
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(e) Officer’s Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date a certificate of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officers, the representations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(d) hereof are true and correct, (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement (A) if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, are true and correct in all respects and (B) in all other cases are true and correct in all material respects, and that the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date and (iii) to the effect set forth in paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) above.
(f) Comfort Letters. On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accountants for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus for the Company; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a “cut-off” date no more than two business days prior to such Closing Date.
(g) Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for the Company. Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and negative assurance letter, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.
(h) Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date, an opinion and 10b-5 statement of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(i) No Legal Impediment to Issuance. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Securities.
(j) Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in their jurisdiction of organization and their good standing as a foreign entity in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.
(k) DTC. The Securities shall be eligible for clearance and settlement through DTC.
(l) Indenture and Securities. The Indenture shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and the Trustee, and the Securities shall have been duly executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Company and duly authenticated by the Trustee.
(m) Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.
All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.
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7. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, legal fees and other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”) or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in subsection (b) below.
(b) Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any road show or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the information contained in the fourth, ninth and tenth paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting.”
(c) Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) above, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under paragraph (a) or (b) above except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under paragraph (a) or (b) above. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person in such proceeding and shall pay the fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as reasonably incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by the Representatives and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified
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Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) and (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, from the offering of the Securities or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Securities and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Securities. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(e) Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to paragraph (d) above were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e), in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the offering of the Securities exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.
(f) Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.
8. Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon the execution and delivery hereof by the parties hereto.
9. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by written notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New
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York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, is material and adverse and that, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Securities on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.
10. Defaulting Underwriter.
(a) If, on the Closing Date, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Securities that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Securities by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Securities, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Securities on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Securities that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.
(b) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the principal amount of Securities that such Underwriter agreed to purchase) of the Securities of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.
(c) If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Securities of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate principal amount of Securities that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate principal amount of Securities to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.
(d) Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.
11. Payment of Expenses.
(a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Securities and any taxes payable in that connection; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (iv) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Securities under the state or foreign securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the related reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters in an amount not to exceed $15,000 when taken together with the reasonable fees and
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expenses reimbursed pursuant to clause (vii) below); (v) any fees charged by rating agencies for rating the Securities; (vi) the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any paying agent (including related fees and expenses of any counsel to such parties); (vii) all reasonable expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, FINRA in an amount not to exceed $15,000 when taken together with the reasonable fees and expenses reimbursed pursuant to clause (iv) above; (viii) all reasonable expenses and application fees incurred in connection with the approval of the Securities for book-entry transfer by DTC; and (ix) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters, or any of them, because of any failure or refusal on the part of the Company to comply with the terms or to fulfill any of the conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that the Company shall not pay or reimburse any costs, fees or expenses incurred by any Underwriter that defaults on its obligations to purchase the Securities.
12. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.
13. Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Securities and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters.
14. Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; and (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.
15. Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.
16. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o: Barclays Capital Inc., 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019, Attention: Syndicate Registration, Facsimile: (646) 834-8133; BofA Securities, Inc., 114 West 47th Street NY8-114-07-01, New York, New York 10036, Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal, Facsimile: (212) 901-7881; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 388 Greenwich Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: General Counsel, Facsimile: (646) 298-1469; J. P. Morgan Securities LLC, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017, Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, Facsimile: (212) 834-6081; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 1585 Broadway, 29th Floor, New York, New York 10036, Attention: Investment Banking Division, Facsimile: (212) 507-8999; and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 550 South Tryon Street, 5th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. Attention: Transaction Management, Email: tmgcapitalmarkets@wellsfargo.com. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at 2485 Augustine Drive, Santa Clara, California 95054, (fax: (512) 602-4999), Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to Latham & Watkins LLP, 801 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300, Redwood City, California 94063, Attention: Tad J. Freese, Esq., Senet Bischoff, Esq. and Richard Kim, Esq.
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(b) Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such state.
(c) Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
(d) Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.
(e) Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.
(f) Authority of the Representatives. Any action by the Underwriters hereunder may be taken by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, and any such action taken by the Representatives shall be binding upon the Underwriters.
(g) Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment.
(h) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
(i) Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
(i) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(ii) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
As used in this Section 16(i):
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
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(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(j) Contractual Acknowledgement. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between the parties hereto, each party acknowledges and accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority, and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:
(i) the effect of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority in relation to any UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:
| (1) | the reduction of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon; |
| (2) | the conversion of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of the UK Bail-in Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on it of such shares, securities or obligations; |
| (3) | the cancellation of the UK Bail-in Liability; |
| (4) | the amendment or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; |
(ii) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, to the extent necessary, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers in relation to a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement by the Relevant UK Resolution Authority.
As used in this Section 16(j):
“Relevant UK Resolution Authority” means anybody which has authority to exercise any UK Bail-in Powers.
“UK Bail-in Legislation” means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“UK Bail-in Liability” means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.
“UK Bail-in Powers” means the powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.
| Very truly yours, | ||||
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Jean Hu | |||
| Name: | Jean Hu | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||
| Accepted: As of the date first written above | ||
| BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Matt Gannon | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Cody Kiechle | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Adam D. Bordner | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| J. P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen L. Sheiner | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michelle Wang | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
| WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC | ||
| For itself and on behalf of the several Underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto. | ||
| By: | /s/ Carolyn Hurley | |
| Authorized Signatory | ||
Schedule 1
| Underwriter |
Principal Amount of 2029 Securities |
Principal Amount of 2031 Securities |
Principal Amount of 2033 Securities |
Principal Amount of 2036 Securities |
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| Barclays Capital Inc. |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| BofA Securities, Inc. |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
$ | 125,000,000 | $ | 150,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | $ | 100,000,000 | ||||||||
| BNP Paribas Securities Corp. |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| Loop Capital Markets LLC |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| PNC Capital Markets LLC |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| Standard Chartered Bank |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
| TD Securities (USA) LLC |
$ | 50,000,000 | $ | 60,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | $ | 40,000,000 | ||||||||
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Annex A
ISSUER FREE WRITING PROSPECTUS
| 1. | Pricing Term Sheet as set forth in Annex B |
Annex B
PRICING TERM SHEET
[Attached.]
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration Statement No. 333-298288
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
$1,250,000,000 4.600% Senior Notes Due 2029
$1,500,000,000 5.000% Senior Notes Due 2031
$1,000,000,000 5.250% Senior Notes Due 2033
$1,000,000,000 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2036
August 13, 2026
Pricing Term Sheet
The information in this pricing term sheet relates only to the offering of the Securities (as defined below) and should be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the “Company”) dated August 13, 2026 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”) to its prospectus dated August 13, 2026, and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. In all other respects, this pricing term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement. All references to dollar amounts are references to U.S. dollars.
| Terms Applicable to the Securities | ||
| Issuer | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | |
| Anticipated Ratings | A1 / A (Moody’s / S&P)* | |
| Security Type | Senior Unsecured Notes | |
| Legal Format | SEC Registered | |
| Trade Date | August 13, 2026 | |
| Settlement Date | August 17, 2026 (T+2)** | |
| Joint Book-Running Managers | Barclays Capital Inc. BofA Securities, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | |
| HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Loop Capital Markets LLC PNC Capital Markets LLC SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. Standard Chartered Bank*** TD Securities (USA) LLC | ||
| Terms Applicable to the 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 | ||
| Description of Security | 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”) | |
| Principal Amount | $1,250,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date | August 17, 2029 | |
| Interest Payment Dates | Semi-annually in arrears on February 17 and August 17 of each year, beginning on February 17, 2027 | |
| Record Dates | February 1 and August 1 | |
| Interest Rate | 4.600% | |
| Benchmark Treasury | 4.125% due July 15, 2029 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield | 99-24+ / 4.210% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury | +43 basis points | |
| Yield to Maturity | 4.640% | |
| Public Offering Price | 99.889% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any | |
| Optional Redemption | Prior to July 17, 2029 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2029 Notes (the “2029 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2029 Notes matured on the 2029 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. | |
| On or after the 2029 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. | ||
| CUSIP Number | 007903 BK2 | |
| ISIN | US007903BK24 | |
| Terms Applicable to the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 | ||
| Description of Security | 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) | |
| Principal Amount | $1,500,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date | August 17, 2031 | |
| Interest Payment Dates | Semi-annually in arrears on February 17 and August 17 of each year, beginning on February 17, 2027 | |
| Record Dates | February 1 and August 1 | |
| Interest Rate | 5.000% | |
| Benchmark Treasury | 4.375% due July 31, 2031 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield | 100-08 / 4.318% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury | +70 basis points | |
| Yield to Maturity | 5.018% | |
| Public Offering Price | 99.921% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any | |
| Optional Redemption | Prior to July 17, 2031 (the date that is one month prior to the maturity date of the 2031 Notes (the “2031 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2031 Notes matured on the 2031 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed, | |
| plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the 2031 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. | ||
| CUSIP Number | 007903 BL0 | |
| ISIN | US007903BL07 | |
| Terms Applicable to the 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 | ||
| Description of Security | 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) | |
| Principal Amount | $1,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date | August 17, 2033 | |
| Interest Payment Dates | Semi-annually in arrears on February 17 and August 17 of each year, beginning on February 17, 2027 | |
| Record Dates | February 1 and August 1 | |
| Interest Rate | 5.250% | |
| Benchmark Treasury | 4.375% due July 31, 2033 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield | 99-15 / 4.464% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury | +80 basis points | |
| Yield to Maturity | 5.264% | |
| Public Offering Price | 99.919% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any | |
| Optional Redemption | Prior to June 17, 2033 (the date that is two months prior to the maturity date of the 2033 Notes (the “2033 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2033 Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2033 Notes matured on the 2033 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and | |
| (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the 2033 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2033 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. | ||
| CUSIP Number | 007903 BM8 | |
| ISIN | US007903BM89 | |
| Terms Applicable to the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 | ||
| Description of Security | 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes,” and together with the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Securities”) | |
| Principal Amount | $1,000,000,000 | |
| Maturity Date | August 17, 2036 | |
| Interest Payment Dates | Semi-annually in arrears on February 17 and August 17 of each year, beginning on February 17, 2027 | |
| Record Dates | February 1 and August 1 | |
| Interest Rate | 5.500% | |
| Benchmark Treasury | 4.375% due May 15, 2036 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price & Yield | 97-313⁄4 / 4.632% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury | +90 basis points | |
| Yield to Maturity | 5.532% | |
| Public Offering Price | 99.757% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any | |
| Optional Redemption | Prior to May 17, 2036 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the 2036 Notes (the “2036 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2036 Notes at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2036 Notes matured on the 2036 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued to, but excluding, the date of redemption, and | |
| (2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the 2036 Notes Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the 2036 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. | ||
| CUSIP Number | 007903 BN6 | |
| ISIN | US007903BN62 | |
| * | A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal by the assigning rating organization at any time. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. |
| ** | Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the notes prior to the first business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle T+2, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the notes who wish to trade the notes prior to the first business day preceding the settlement date should consult their own advisors. |
| *** | Standard Chartered Bank will not effect any offers or sales of any notes in the United States unless it is through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by the regulations of FINRA. |
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) and a preliminary prospectus supplement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for this offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, the underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus, the preliminary prospectus supplement and, when available, the final prospectus supplement if you request it by calling Barclays Capital Inc. at 1-888-603-5847 (toll free), BofA Securities, Inc. at 1-800-294-1322 (toll free), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. at 1-800-831-9146 (toll free), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at 1-212-834-4533 (collect), Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC at 1-800-718-1649 (toll free) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC at 1-800-645-3751 (toll free).
ANY DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES THAT MAY APPEAR BELOW ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMUNICATION AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED. SUCH DISCLAIMERS OR OTHER NOTICES WERE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED AS A RESULT OF THIS COMMUNICATION BEING SENT VIA BLOOMBERG OR ANOTHER EMAIL SYSTEM.
Exhibit 4.1
Execution Version
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Dated as of August 17, 2026
U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association
Trustee
Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 17, 2026 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).
RECITALS
A. The Company and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), which provides for the issuance by the Company from time to time of debt securities in one or more Series. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is herein referred to as the “Indenture.” Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Base Indenture.
B. The Company has authorized the issuance of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes”, together with the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”).
C. The Company desires to enter into this Supplemental Indenture pursuant to Section 9.1(i) of the Base Indenture, without the consent of Holders, to establish the form and terms of the Notes as new Series of Securities as permitted by Sections 2.1 and Section 2.2 of the Base Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing premises, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders from time to time of the Notes as follows:
ARTICLE I
DESIGNATION AND TERMS OF THE SERIES
Section 1.1. Terms of the Notes.
The 2029 Notes are hereby created and designated a series of Securities under the Base Indenture titled “4.600% Senior Notes due 2029”, the 2031 Notes are hereby created and designated a series of Securities under the Base Indenture titled “5.000% Senior Notes due 2031”, the 2033 Notes are hereby created and designated a series of Securities under the Base Indenture titled “5.250% Senior Notes due 2033” and the 2036 Notes are hereby created and designated a series of Securities under the Base Indenture titled “5.500% Senior Notes due 2036.” The following terms relate to the Notes:
(1) The 2029 Notes shall constitute a separate Series of Securities under the Indenture having the title “4.600% Senior Notes due 2029”, the 2031 Notes shall constitute a separate Series of Securities under the Indenture having the title “5.000% Senior Notes due 2031”, the 2033 Notes shall constitute a separate Series of Securities under the Indenture having the title “5.250% Senior Notes due 2033” and the 2036 Notes shall constitute a separate Series of Securities under the Indenture having the title “5.500% Senior Notes due 2036.”
(2) The aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes (the “Initial 2029 Notes”) that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be $1,250,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of the 2031 Notes (the “Initial 2031 Notes”) that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be $1,500,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of the 2033 Notes (the “Initial 2033 Notes”) that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be
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$1,000,000,000. The aggregate principal amount of the 2036 Notes (the “Initial 2036 Notes”) that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be $1,000,000,000. The Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders or beneficial owners of the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes or the 2036 Notes, as the case may be, issue additional 2029 Notes (in any such case “Additional 2029 Notes”), additional 2031 Notes (in any such case “Additional 2031 Notes”), additional 2033 Notes (in any such case “Additional 2033 Notes”) or additional 2036 Notes (in any such case “Additional 2036 Notes”), as the case may be, having the same priority, interest rate, maturity and/or other terms as the Initial 2029 Notes, the Initial 2031 Notes, the Initial 2033 Notes or the Initial 2036 Notes, as the case may be, (other than the date of issuance, public offering price and, under certain circumstances, the date from which interest thereon will begin to accrue, the initial Interest Payment Date). Any Additional 2029 Notes, Additional 2031 Notes, Additional 2033 Notes or Additional 2036 Notes shall constitute a single series under the Indenture, provided that if such Additional 2029 Notes, Additional 2031 Notes, Additional 2033 Notes or Additional 2036 Notes, as the case may be, are not fungible with the Initial 2029 Notes, the Initial 2031 Notes, the Initial 2033 Notes or the Initial 2036 Notes, respectively, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the applicable Additional 2029 Notes, Additional 2031 Notes, Additional 2033 Notes or Additional 2036 Notes will have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. All references to the 2029 Notes shall include the Initial 2029 Notes and any Additional 2029 Notes, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to the 2031 Notes shall include the Initial 2031 Notes and any Additional 2031 Notes, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to the 2033 Notes shall include the Initial 2033 Notes and any Additional 2033 Notes, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to the 2036 Notes shall include the Initial 2036 Notes and any Additional 2036 Notes, unless the context otherwise requires. The aggregate principal amount of Additional 2029 Notes, Additional 2031 Notes, Additional 2033 Notes and Additional 2036 Notes shall be unlimited.
(3) The rate at which the 2029 Notes shall bear interest shall be 4.600% per year, the rate at which the 2031 Notes shall bear interest shall be 5.000% per year, the rate at which the 2033 Notes shall bear interest shall be 5.250% per year and the rate at which the 2036 Notes shall bear interest shall be 5.500% per year. The date from which interest shall accrue on the Notes shall be August 17, 2026, or the most recent applicable Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for. The Interest Payment Dates for the Notes shall be February 17 and August 17 of each year, beginning February 17, 2027. Interest shall be payable on each Interest Payment Date to the holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1 prior to each Interest Payment Date (in connection with the Notes, a “Regular Record Date”). The basis upon which interest shall be calculated shall be that of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
(4) The 2029 Notes will mature on August 17, 2029, the 2031 Notes will mature on August 17, 2031, the 2033 Notes will mature on August 17, 2033 and the 2036 Notes will mature on August 17, 2036, unless redeemed in accordance with Section 1.3 of this Supplemental Indenture or repurchased prior to such Stated Maturity. Payments under the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes or the 2036 Notes that are not made when due shall bear interest at the interest rate for such Notes set forth above from the required payment date.
(5) The Notes shall be issuable in whole in the form of one or more registered Global Securities, and the Depositary for such Global Securities shall be The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York (“Depositary”). The 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes and 2036 Notes shall be substantially in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit A, Exhibit B, Exhibit C and Exhibit D, respectively, the terms of which are herein incorporated by reference.
(6) The Notes shall be denominated in Dollars and shall be issuable in minimum denominations of $2,000 or any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof.
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(7) The Notes may be redeemed at the option of the Company prior to their Stated Maturity, as provided in Section 1.3 of this Supplemental Indenture.
(8) The Notes will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
(9) Except as provided herein, the Holders of the Notes shall have no special rights in addition to those provided in the Base Indenture upon the occurrence of any particular events.
(10) The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company.
(11) The Notes are not convertible into shares of common stock or other securities of the Company.
(12) The restrictive covenants set forth in Section 1.4 of this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes.
(13) The Notes are not repayable at the option of the Holders except as provided in Section 1.4.3.
(14) The Notes are initially to be issued as Global Securities.
(15) The Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent shall be U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association.
(16) The Notes will not initially be guaranteed by the Company’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries.
The changes, modifications and supplements to the Base Indenture effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall be applicable only with respect to, and govern the terms of, the Notes and shall not apply to any other Series of Securities that may be issued under the Base Indenture unless a supplemental indenture with respect to such other Series of Securities specifically incorporates such changes, modifications and supplements.
Section 1.2. Defined Terms.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Base Indenture. As used herein, the following additional defined terms shall have the following meanings with respect to the Notes only:
“Applicable Par Call” means the 2029 Notes Par Call Date, in the case of the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes Par Call Date, in the case of the 2031 Notes, means the 2033 Notes Par Call Date, in the case of the 2033 Notes and the 2036 Notes Par Call Date, in the case of the 2036 Notes.
“Attributable Debt” with regard to a sale and lease-back transaction of Principal Property means the lesser of:
| (1) | the fair market value of such Principal Property as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors; or |
| (2) | discounted present value (discounted at a rate per annum equal to the average interest borne by all outstanding debt securities issued under the Indenture (which may include debt securities in addition to the Notes such as the Existing Notes) determined on a weighted average basis and compounded semi-annually) of all net rentals under the lease. |
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“Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law to close in the City of New York, New York (or in connection with any payment, the place of payment).
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, capital stock, (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock, (c) in the case of a partnership, partnership interests (whether general or limited), (d) in the case of a limited liability company, membership interests, (e) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person and (f) any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following: (1) the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of the Company’s Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) other than to the Company or one or more of the Company’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries; (2) an event or series of events by which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a “person” or “group” shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all Capital Stock that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s Capital Stock entitled to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors (or equivalent governing body); provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed beneficial owner of, or to own beneficially, (A) any securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such person or any of such person’s affiliates until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange thereunder, or (B) any securities if such beneficial ownership (i) arises solely as a result of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to the applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, and (ii) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D (or any successor schedule) under the Exchange Act; (3) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the Company’s outstanding Voting Stock or the outstanding Voting Stock of such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such transaction where the shares of the Company’s Voting Stock outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any direct or indirect parent company of any surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; or (4) the adoption by the Board of Directors or the Company’s stockholders of a plan relating to the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control if (i) the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction, in the aggregate, are substantially the same and in substantially the same proportion as the holders of the Company’s Voting Stock, in the aggregate, immediately prior to that transaction or (B) immediately following that transaction no “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than a holding company satisfying the requirements of clause (i) above) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of a majority of total voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.
“Change of Control Offer” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.3(a) of this Supplemental Indenture.
“Change of Control Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.3(a) of this Supplemental Indenture.
“Change of Control Payment Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4.3(a) of this Supplemental Indenture.
“Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Rating Event.
“Company Order” means a written order signed in the name of the Company by an Officer and delivered to the Trustee.
“Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means, at any date on which the Company effects a transaction requiring such Consolidated Net Tangible Assets to be measured hereunder, the total assets (less applicable reserves) appearing on the Company’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, prepared in accordance with GAAP, after deducting: (1) total current liabilities, excluding notes and loans payable, current maturities of long-term indebtedness, and current maturities of capital leases; and (2) intangible assets, to the extent included in total assets.
When calculating the amount of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and the application of such term under the Indenture’s covenants in connection with any financing, acquisition, disposition, or other transaction, including any sale and lease-back transaction, or the closing of a revolving credit facility (each, a “Limited Condition Transaction”), in each case, at the option of the Company (the Company’s election to exercise such option, an “LCT Election”), the date of determination of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and whether any such Limited Condition Transaction is permitted under the Indenture shall be deemed to be the date (the “LCT Test Date”) either (a) the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into, or (b) solely in connection with an acquisition to which the United Kingdom City Code on Takeovers and Mergers applies, the date on which a “Rule 2.7 announcement” of a firm intention to make an offer (or equivalent announcement in another jurisdiction) (an “LCT Public Offer”) in respect of a target of a Limited Condition Transaction and, in each case, if the Company or its Subsidiaries would have been permitted to consummate such Limited Condition Transaction on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such covenants, such covenants shall be deemed to have been complied with (or satisfied) for all purposes (in the case of Liens, for example, whether the Indebtedness to be secured by such Liens is committed, issued, assumed or incurred at the LCT Test Date or at any time thereafter); and compliance with covenants shall not be determined or tested at any time after the applicable LCT Test Date for such Limited Condition Transaction and any actions or transaction related thereto (including the incurrence, issuance or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, the incurrence or creation of Liens, and the consummation of a sale and lease-back transaction).
“Credit Facility” means the credit agreement, dated as of April 29, 2022, by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., as borrower, the lenders as referred to therein, as lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, swingline lender and an issuing lender, as amended or modified.
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“Definitive Security” means a certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Article II of the Base Indenture. References in the Base Indenture to “definitive Security” or “certificated Security” shall be deemed to refer to “Definitive Security” unless the context otherwise requires.
“Depository” means The Depository Trust Company, a New York Corporation, or any successor.
“Event of Default”, with respect to the Notes, means any event specified in Section 1.5.1, continued for the period of time, if any, therein designated.
“Existing Notes” means the Company’s outstanding 4.393% senior notes due 2052, 3.924% senior notes due 2032, 2.375% senior notes due 2030, 2.125% convertible senior notes due 2026, 4.121% Senior Notes due 2026 and 4.319% Senior Notes due 2028.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect from time to time, including without limitation, those set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any date and without duplication, any indebtedness in respect of borrowed money or that is evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments.
“Intellectual Property” means, collectively, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, all rights, priorities and privileges relating to owned intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including (a) copyrights, patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade secrets, know-how and all rights thereunder or in respect thereof, (b) all income, royalties, damages and payments now or hereafter due and/or payable under any of the foregoing or with respect to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, damages or payments for past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing and (c) all rights corresponding to any of the foregoing, excluding in each case of clauses (a), (b) and (c), any such rights, priorities or privileges arising from licenses of intellectual property to or from the Company to its Subsidiaries.
“Interest Payment Date”, with respect to any Security, means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on such Security.
“Investment Grade” means a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P (or the equivalent ratings from any other relevant Rating Agency).
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“Lien” means a mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge or other encumbrance of any kind (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any agreement to give any security interest), other than any operating leases.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., a subsidiary of Moody’s Corporation, and its successors.
“Permitted Reinvested Attributable Debt” means any Attributable Debt arising from a sale and lease-back transaction with respect to which the net proceeds from the sale are applied in accordance with the first paragraph of Section 1.4.2 of this Supplemental Indenture.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
“Principal Property” means the land, improvements, buildings, fixtures and equipment (including any leasehold interest therein) owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary located in the United States that constitutes the Company’s principal corporate office, any manufacturing plant or any manufacturing facility and that has a gross book value (including related land, machinery and equipment without deduction of any depreciation reserves) of not less than 1.00% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets as of the determination date. Principal Property does not include any Property that the Board of Directors or any committee thereof has determined in good faith not to be of material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
“Property” means any property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including shares of capital stock.
“Rating Agency” means Moody’s and S&P (or, if either such entity ceases to rate a series of Notes for reasons outside of the Company’s control, any other “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” within the meaning of Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act selected by the Company as a replacement agency).
“Rating Event” means that the applicable series of Notes ceases to be rated Investment Grade by both Rating Agencies on any day during the period (the “Trigger Period”) commencing on the earlier of (a) the first public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or (b) the public announcement by the Company of the Company’s intention to effect a Change of Control, and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the applicable series of Notes is under publicly announced consideration for a possible rating downgrade by either of the Rating Agencies on such 60th day, such extension to last with respect to each such Rating Agency until the date on which such Rating Agency considering such possible downgrade either (x) rates such Notes below Investment Grade or (y) publicly announces that it is no longer considering such Notes for possible downgrade, provided that no such extension will occur if on such 60th day such Notes are rated Investment Grade by at least one of such Rating Agencies in question and are not subject to review for possible downgrade by such Rating Agency). If either Rating Agency is not providing a rating of that series of Notes on any day during the Trigger Period for any reason (subject, for the avoidance of doubt, to the Company’s right to engage a substitute rating agency), the rating of such Rating Agency for such series of Notes shall be deemed to have ceased to be Investment Grade during the Trigger Period.
“Redemption Date” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the date fixed for such redemption by or pursuant to the Indenture. Such date must be a Business Day.
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“Redemption Price” means, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to the Indenture.
“Remaining Scheduled Payments” means, with respect to each Note to be redeemed, the remaining scheduled payments of the principal thereof and interest thereon that would be due after the related Redemption Date but for such redemption, assuming the notes matured on the Applicable Par Call Date; provided, however, that if such Redemption Date is not an Interest Payment Date with respect to such Note, the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment thereon will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued thereon to such Redemption Date.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that owns any Principal Property other than (1) any Subsidiary primarily engaged in financing receivables or in the finance business; or (2) any of the Company’s less than 80%-owned Subsidiaries if the common stock of such Subsidiary is traded on any national securities exchange or quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market or on the over-the-counter markets.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.
“Secured Debt” means any of the Company’s Indebtedness or any Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case secured by a Lien on either any Principal Property or on the stock of a Restricted Subsidiary. Secured Debt does not include Indebtedness secured by:
| (1) | Liens on Property existing at the time of acquisition of the Property by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether or not assumed; |
| (2) | Liens on Property of a Person existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary provided that such Liens were not incurred in anticipation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and do not extend to any other Property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than Property or the stock of direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Restricted Subsidiary so acquired, any additions, accessions, parts, improvements and attachments thereto, and the products and proceeds of such Property); |
| (3) | Liens to secure payment of all or any part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of any Property, or to secure any Indebtedness to finance such cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement that is incurred within 24 months after the later of (i) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement thereof, and (ii) the placing in operation of such Property or of such Property as so constructed, developed or improved; |
| (4) | Liens to secure Indebtedness owing to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary; |
| (5) | Liens existing at the date of this Supplemental Indenture; |
| (6) | Liens on Property of an entity existing at the time such entity is merged or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary provided that such Liens were not incurred in anticipation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any Property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (other than that of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, its direct or indirect subsidiaries, any additions, accessions, parts, improvements and attachments thereto, and the products and proceeds of such Property); |
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| (7) | Liens on Property of an entity at the time of a sale or lease of the Property of such entity as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary provided that such Liens were not incurred in anticipation of such sale or lease and do not extend to any other Property (other than any additions, accessions, parts, improvements and attachments thereto, and the products and proceeds of the Property so acquired); |
| (8) | Liens incurred to finance the acquisition or construction of Property secured by Liens in favor of the United States or a political subdivision of the United States; |
| (9) | Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies not yet due or payable or not overdue for a period of more than the greater of 60 days or the period of grace, if any, related thereto, or that are being contested by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, and for which the Company maintains adequate reserves to the extent required by GAAP; |
| (10) | Liens incurred in connection with an asset acquisition or a project financed with a non-recourse obligation; |
| (11) | Liens in favor of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, processors, workmen or repairmen, landlord’s Liens for rent or lease obligations or other similar Liens arising, in each case, in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations which are not overdue or which are being contested by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in good faith and by appropriate proceedings; |
| (12) | Liens consisting of zoning restrictions, licenses, easements and restrictions of record or other similar encumbrances on the use of real property and minor irregularities, which do not, in any case, materially detract from the value of such property or materially impair the use thereof in the ordinary conduct of business; |
| (13) | Liens arising by reason of deposits with, or giving any form of security to, any governmental agency or any body created or approved by law or government regulation; |
| (14) | Liens created by or resulting from any litigation or other proceeding that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, including Liens arising out of judgments or awards against the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is in good faith prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review for which the time to make an appeal has not yet expired, and Liens relating to final unappealable judgments that are satisfied within 60 days of the date of judgment or Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purposes of obtaining a stay or discharge in the course of any litigation proceeding to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party; |
| (15) | Liens of suppliers (including sellers of goods) or customers arising in the ordinary course of business to the extent limited to the property or assets relating to such contract; |
| (16) | Liens (i) on receivables from customers sold or transferred to third parties (a) pursuant to credit arrangements in the ordinary course of business or (b) for which the Company and its Subsidiaries receive adequate consideration therefor and (ii) on notes or accounts receivable sold or transferred in a transaction which constitutes a true sale under GAAP; |
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| (17) | to the extent constituting Liens, any option or other agreement to purchase any asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; |
| (18) | (i) leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses (including non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of intellectual property rights) granted to others which do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries or materially detract from the value of the relevant assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (B) secure any Indebtedness and (ii) any interest or title of a licensor, sub-licensor, lessor or sub-lessor under leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses entered into by any of the Company and its Subsidiaries as licensee, sub-licensee, lessee or sub-lessee in the ordinary course of business or any customary restriction or encumbrance with respect to the property subject to any such lease, license, sublease or sublicense; |
| (19) | reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits to the extent required by applicable law; provided that any obligation secured by any deposit permitted under this clause (19) shall have been incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes; |
| (20) | Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrow arrangements made by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase or merger agreement for any acquisition; |
| (21) | (i) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business and (ii) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds thereof of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business; |
| (22) | Liens on cash or cash equivalents used to defease or to satisfy and discharge Indebtedness; |
| (23) | Liens on any Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its Subsidiaries; |
| (24) | Liens relating to hedging and similar arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business, including without limitation interest rate or foreign currency hedging arrangements; |
| (25) | Liens incurred or deposits or pledges made by the Company or the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security or similar legislation, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids, trade contracts, leases, government contracts, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance and return-of-money bonds or other similar obligations; |
| (26) | Liens arising by virtue of deposits made in the ordinary course of business to secure liability for premiums to insurance carriers so long as such Liens are for amounts not yet due and payable or delinquent or, to the extent such amounts are so due and payable, such amounts are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP; |
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| (27) | Liens on property incurred in permitted sale and lease-back transactions permitted under Section 1.4.2.; |
| (28) | Liens of issuers or nominated persons arising under Section 5-118 of the UCC on documents presented under letters of credit; |
| (29) | (i) Liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the UCC in effect in the relevant jurisdiction, (ii) Liens of any depositary bank in connection with statutory, common law and contractual rights of setoff and recoupment with respect to any deposit account of the Company or any Subsidiary thereof and (iii) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of any assets or property in the ordinary course of business; provided that in no case shall any such Liens secure (either directly or indirectly) the repayment of any Indebtedness; |
| (30) | (i) Liens on equity interests of joint ventures securing capital contributions thereto and (ii) customary rights of first refusal and tag, drag and similar rights in joint venture agreements and agreements with respect to non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries; |
| (31) | Liens on the equity interests or Property of non-U.S. subsidiaries to secure indebtedness or other obligations of non-U.S. subsidiaries; |
| (32) | Liens to secure amounts paid in respect of premiums, fees or other costs associated with any extension, renewal, amendment or replacement of Secured Debt, so long as the Property encumbered by any such Lien is the same as or substantially similar in nature to the Property encumbered by such Secured Debt being amended, extended, renewed or replaced; or |
| (33) | Liens constituting any extension, renewal, amendment or replacement of any Liens listed above to the extent the principal amount of the indebtedness secured by such Lien is not increased (except to the extent of any premiums, fees or other costs associated with any such extension, renewal, amendment or replacement) and the Property encumbered by any such Lien is the same as or substantially similar in nature to the Property encumbered by the Lien being extended, renewed or replaced. |
“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Capital Stock having ordinary voting power (other than Capital Stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency that has not occurred) to elect a majority of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) or other managers of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity is at the time owned by (directly or indirectly) or the management is otherwise controlled by (directly or indirectly) such Person (irrespective of whether, at the time, Capital Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency). Unless otherwise qualified, references to “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries” herein shall refer to those of the Company.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“Voting Stock” of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote generally in the election of the board of directors of such Person.
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Section 1.3. Optional Redemption.
(a) Prior to July 17, 2029 (the date that is one month prior to their Stated Maturity) (the “ 2029 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2029 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2029 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 10 basis points, less (b) interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
(b) Prior to July 17, 2031 (the date that is one month prior to their Stated Maturity) (the “ 2031 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2031 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2031 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2031 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
(c) Prior to June 17, 2033 (the date that is two months prior to their Stated Maturity) (the “ 2033 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2033 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2033 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2033 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2033 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
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(d) Prior to May 17, 2036 (the date that is three months prior to their Stated Maturity) (the “ 2036 Notes Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem the 2036 Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the Remaining Scheduled Payments of principal and interest thereon of the 2036 Notes to be redeemed (assuming the notes matured on the 2036 Notes Par Call Date) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 15 basis points, less (b) interest accrued and unpaid to, but excluding, the Redemption Date, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2036 Notes to be redeemed,
plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
(e) On or after the Applicable Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes, the 2033 Notes or the 2036 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the yield applicable to such series of Notes determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate applicable to a series of Notes shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the applicable Redemption Date to the Applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the applicable Redemption Date.
If, on the third Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date, H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such Redemption Date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Applicable Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury
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securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Applicable Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
The Company’s actions and determinations in determining the Redemption Price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed or electronically delivered (or otherwise transmitted in accordance with the depositary’s procedures) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the Redemption Date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed.
In the event of a redemption pursuant to Article VIII of the Base Indenture, the term “Treasury Rate” shall be deemed replaced with the term “Determination Treasury Rate.”
“Determination Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by the Company in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the date on which such notes are defeased or discharged (the “determination date”), in each case, based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the applicable determination date to the Applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the applicable determination date.
If, on the third Business Day preceding the applicable determination date, H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such determination date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Applicable Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security
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maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Applicable Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
In the case of a partial redemption of a series of Notes, selection of the Notes of such series for redemption will be made pro rata, by lot or by such other method as the Trustee in its sole discretion deems appropriate and fair, unless otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange requirements, subject, in the case of Global Securities, to the applicable rules and procedures of the Depositary. No Notes of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be redeemed in part. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note will state the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed. A new Note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of such Note will be issued in the name of the Holder of the note upon surrender for cancellation of the original Note. For so long as the Notes of a series are held by DTC (or another depositary), the redemption of such Notes shall be done in accordance with the policies and procedures of such depositary.
Any such redemption may, at the Company’s discretion, be conditioned upon the closing of another transaction, including a sale of securities or other financing, in each case as specified in the notice in reasonable detail. A notice of conditional redemption will be of no effect unless all conditions to the redemption have occurred on or before the redemption date or have been waived by the Company on or before the redemption date. The Company will provide notice of the satisfaction of all conditions as soon as practicable following occurrence of the conditions. The Company will provide written notice of the delay of such date of redemption or the rescission of such notice of redemption to the Trustee no later than 10:00 a.m. New York City time (subject to DTC procedures) on the date of redemption. Upon receipt of such notice of the delay of such date of redemption or the rescission of such notice of redemption, such date of redemption shall be automatically delayed or such notice of redemption shall be automatically rescinded, as applicable, and the redemption of the Notes to be redeemed shall be automatically delayed or rescinded and cancelled, as applicable, as provided in such notice.
Unless the Company defaults in payment of the applicable Redemption Price, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption on and after the Redemption Date.
1.3.2. At any time, the Company may repurchase Notes in the open market, by private agreement or otherwise and may hold such Notes or surrender such Notes to the Trustee for cancellation pursuant to Section 2.12 of the Base Indenture.
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Section 1.4. Additional Covenants.
The following additional covenants shall apply with respect to the Notes so long as any of the Notes remain outstanding:
1.4.1. Limitation on Liens.
The Company will not (nor will the Company permit any Restricted Subsidiary to) issue, incur, create, assume or guarantee any Secured Debt without securing the Notes equally and ratably with or prior to that Secured Debt unless the total amount of all Secured Debt and Attributable Debt (other than Permitted Reinvested Attributable Debt) with which the Notes are not at least equally and ratably secured would not exceed the greater of (i) $1.25 billion and (ii) 25% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.
The foregoing restriction shall not prohibit any extension, renewal, amendment or replacement of any such Secured Debt or Attributable Debt to the extent the principal amount of the Secured Debt and Attributable Debt (other than Permitted Reinvested Attributable Debt) secured by such Lien is not increased (except to the extent of any premiums, fees or other costs associated with any such extension, renewal, amendment or replacement).
1.4.2. Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions.
Subject to the following paragraph of this Section 1.4.2, the Company will not (nor will the Company permit any Restricted Subsidiary to) enter into any lease with a term longer than three years covering any of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s Principal Property that is sold to any other Person in connection with that lease unless an amount equal to the net proceeds from the sale is applied within 270 days of such sale to the retirement of the Company’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s debt that is at least pari passu in right of payment with the Notes (including, for avoidance of doubt, the Notes, the Existing Notes and, if the Company has any future borrowings thereunder, the Credit Facility) or the purchase or development of Principal Property.
However, the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into a sale and lease-back transaction with respect to Principal Property without being required to apply the net proceeds as required by the foregoing paragraph if the sum of the following amounts would not exceed the greater of (i) $1.25 billion and (ii) 25% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Tangible Assets:
(a) the Attributable Debt (other than Permitted Reinvested Attributable Debt) with respect to all such sale and lease-back transactions entered into after the date of initial issuance of the Notes; and
(b) the total amount of Secured Debt.
Furthermore, the foregoing restriction does not apply to any sale and lease-back transaction (i) for a term of not more than three years including renewals; or (ii) between the Company and a Subsidiary or between Subsidiaries, provided that the lessor is a wholly-owned Subsidiary.
1.4.3. Purchase of Notes Upon a Change of Control Triggering Event.
(a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to a series of Notes, unless the Company has given notice to redeem such series of Notes as described above under Section 1.3, and except as set forth in Section 1.4.3(c), each Holder of Notes of such series will have the right to require that the Company purchase all or a portion (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of such Holder’s Notes of such series pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”), at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant Regular Record Date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date of such series.
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Within 30 days following the date upon which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurred with respect to a series of Notes or, at the Company’s option, prior to any Change of Control but after public announcement of the transaction that constitutes or may constitute the Change of Control, the Company must send a notice to each Holder of Notes of such series, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer. Such notice shall state, among other things, the purchase date, which must be no earlier than 10 days nor later than 60 days from the date of such notice or, if the notice is delivered prior to the Change of Control, no earlier than 10 days and no later than 60 days from the date on which the Change of Control Triggering Event occurs, other than as may be required by law (the “Change of Control Payment Date”). The notice will, if sent prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the Change of Control Offer is conditioned on the Change of Control Triggering Event occurring on or prior to the Change of Control Payment Date. Holders of Definitive Securities electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of the Note completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice, and Holders of Global Securities must transfer their Notes to the Paying Agent by book-entry transfer pursuant to the applicable procedures of the Paying Agent, prior to the close of business on the third Business Day prior to the Change of Control Payment Date.
(b) On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:
(i) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; and
(ii) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes so accepted for payment.
(c) The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer if a third party makes such an offer in the manner and at the times required and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for such an offer made by the Company, and such third party purchases all Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer.
(d) The Company will comply with any applicable requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act, and any other applicable requirements of securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with the purchase of Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any such securities laws or regulations are applicable and conflict with this Section 1.4.3, the Company will comply with those securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section 1.4.3 by virtue of any such conflict.
1.4.4. SEC Reports.
Unless otherwise indicated for a particular Series of Securities by a Board Resolution, supplemental indenture or Officer’s Certificate pursuant to Section 2.2 of the Base Indenture, the Company agrees to deliver to the Trustee and Holders, within 15 days after it files the same with the SEC, copies of the annual reports and of the information, documents, and other reports, if any, that it is required to file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or pursuant to TIA § 314. All required information, documents and other reports referred to in this Section 1.4.4 shall be deemed delivered to the Trustee and Holders at the time such information, documents and other reports are publicly filed with the SEC, provided, however, that the Trustee shall have no obligation whatsoever to determine whether or not such information, documents or reports have been so filed.
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Delivery of such reports, information and documents to the Trustee is for informational purposes only and the Trustee’s receipt of such shall not constitute actual or constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Company’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder (as to which the Trustee is entitled to rely exclusively on Officer’s Certificates).
Section 1.5. Defaults and Remedies.
1.5.1. Events of Default.
Section 6.1 Events of Default of the Base Indenture is replaced, solely with respect to the Notes, in its entirety by the below:
“Each of the following is an “Event of Default” with respect to each series of Notes:
(a) Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any such series of Notes when due at its Maturity, including upon optional redemption or upon required repurchase;
(b) Default in the payment of interest on any such series of Notes when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of such Default for 30 days (unless the entire amount of such defaulted payment (including applicable interest, if any, on such payment) is deposited by the Company with the Trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of such 30-day period);
(c) Failure to make a Change of Control Payment when due and payable in accordance with the terms of the Indenture;
(d) Default in the performance or breach of any other covenant by the Company in the Indenture (other than a covenant that has been included in the Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than the Notes), which default continues uncured for a period of 90 days after receipt by the Company, by registered or certified mail, written notice from the trustee or the Company and the Trustee receive, by registered or certified mail, written notice from the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding series of such Notes then outstanding (with a copy to the Trustee, if such notice is given by such Holders), which notice must specify the Default, demand that it be remedied and state that such notice is a “Notice of Default”;
(e) the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law:
| (i) | commences a voluntary case; |
| (ii) | consents to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; |
| (iii) | consents to the appointment of a Custodian of it or for all or substantially all of its property; or |
| (iv) | makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; |
| (v) | or takes any comparable action under any foreign laws relating to insolvency; |
(f) a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
| (i) | is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case; |
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| (ii) | appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property; or |
| (iii) | orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company; |
or any similar relief is granted under any foreign laws and the order or decree remains unstayed and in effect for 60 consecutive days.
The term “Custodian” any receiver, trustee, assignee, liquidator, custodian or similar official under any Bankruptcy Law.
The Company shall deliver to the Trustee, within 30 days after the occurrence thereof, written notice in the form of an Officer’s Certificate of any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, its status and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto.
For purposes of the Indenture, references in the Base Indenture to Section 6.1(d) or Section 6.1(e) shall be deemed to refer to Section 6.1(e) or (f), respective as set forth in this Section.”
Section 1.6. Transfer and Exchange of Global Securities.
The first sentence of Section 2.14.2 of the Base Indenture is amended and restated as follows:
“Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in Section 2.7 of the Indenture and in addition thereto, any Global Security shall be exchangeable pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Indenture for Securities registered in the names of Holders other than the Depositary for such Security or its nominee only if (i) (x) such Depositary notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or (y) such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, and, in either case, the Company fails to appoint a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that such Global Security shall be so exchangeable or (iii) upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Series of Securities represented by such Global Security.”
ARTICLE II
DEFEASANCE
Section 2.1. Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
Article Eight of the Base Indenture shall be applicable to the Notes. For purposes of Article Eight of the Base Indenture, solely for purposes of the Notes, if the Company exercises its right of Covenant Defeasance pursuant to Section 8.4 of the Base Indenture, in addition to being released from its obligations under the provisions of the Base Indenture set forth in Section 8.4, the Company also shall be released from its obligations under Section 1.4 of this Supplemental Indenture and from Article V of the Base Indenture.
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Section 2.2. Repayment to the Company.
Section 8.5 of the Base Indenture shall be replaced, solely with respect to the Notes, in its entirety with the below:
Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Security shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease.
Article III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1. Confirmation of Indenture.
The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Base Indenture, this Supplemental Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto with respect to the Notes shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
Section 3.2. Governing Law.
THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE SECURITIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE SECURITIES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
Section 3.3. Severability.
If any provision in this Supplemental Indenture is deemed unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision set forth herein, or of the Indenture as a whole.
Section 3.4. Counterparts.
The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. One signed copy of the Supplemental Indenture is enough to prove this Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, electronic or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Electronic signatures complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law will be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Supplemental Indenture. The Company assumes all risks arising out of the use of electronic signatures and electronic methods to send communications to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on an unauthorized communication, and the risk of interception or misuse by third parties.
Section 3.5. No Benefit.
Nothing in this Supplemental Indenture, express or implied, shall give to any Person other than the parties hereto and their successors or assigns, and the Holders of the Notes, any benefit or legal or equitable rights, remedy or claim under this Supplemental Indenture or the Base Indenture.
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Section 3.6. Electronic Transactions.
The parties hereto agree that the transactions described herein may be conducted and related documents may be stored by electronic means. Copies, telecopies, facsimiles, electronic files and other reproductions of original executed documents shall be deemed to be authentic and valid counterparts of such original documents for all purposes, including the filing of any claim, action or suit in the appropriate court of law.
Section 3.7. Trustee Disclaimer.
The Trustee makes no representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture other than as to the validity of its execution and delivery by the Trustee. The recitals and statements herein are deemed to be those of the Company and not the Trustee.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jean Hu | |
| Name: Jean Hu | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Trustee | ||
| By: | /s/ David Jason | |
| Name: David Jason | ||
| Title: Vice President | ||
[Signature Page to Third Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit A
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR A NOMINEE OF DTC, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
A-1
4.600% Senior Notes due 2029
CUSIP: 007903 BK2
ISIN: US007903BK24
| No. [ ] | $[ ] |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum: $[ ] ([ ] MILLION DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), as such amount may be increased or decreased as set forth in the Schedule of Increase or Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Security attached hereto, on August 17, 2029.
Interest Payment Dates: February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1 next preceding the applicable interest payment date.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.
[Signature Pages Follow]
A-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||
| By | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the Series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date of authentication:
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
4.600% Senior Notes due 2029
| 1. | Indenture |
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2026 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, Board Resolutions and Officer’s Certificates relevant to the Securities reference is hereby made for a complete description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Security shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
Each Security is subject to, and qualified by, all such terms as set forth in the Indenture, certain of which are summarized herein, and each Holder of a Security is referred to the corresponding provisions of the Indenture for a complete statement of such terms. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the summary provisions set forth in the Securities and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern.
| 2. | Interest |
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2026. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. In the event that an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then interest shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue on such payment as the result of such delay.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
| 4. | Defaults and Remedies; Waiver |
If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Company in writing (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders of the Securities) specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of acceleration on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in
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Section 6.01(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture occurs, the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such Event of Default on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities.
| 5. | Amendment |
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture or this Security and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities by written notice to the Trustee and the Company to waive an existing Default with respect to the Securities and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Security. A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security.
| 6. | Obligations Absolute |
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall amend the contractual obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Security at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
The Securities will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
| 8. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange |
The Securities are issuable in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with any registration or exchange of Securities.
The Company and the Registrar shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities for the a period beginning at the opening of business 15 Business Days immediately preceding the day of the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, (b) to register the transfer or exchange of Securities selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part or (c) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities between a record date and an Interest Payment Date for the Securities.
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| 9. | Further Issues |
The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities and in accordance with the Indenture, provide for the issuance of additional Securities
| 10. | Optional Redemption |
The Securities may be redeemed at the Company’s option, upon notice as set forth in the Indenture, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 11. | Change of Control Triggering Event |
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Securities, subject to certain exceptions, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase each Holder’s Securities on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 12. | Persons Deemed Owners |
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar.
| 13. | No Recourse Against Others |
No shareholder, partner, manager, member, director, officer, employee, agent or incorporator, as such, of any Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. This waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
| 14. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture with respect to the Securities if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to, but not including, the date of redemption or Maturity, as the case may be.
| 15. | Unclaimed Money |
Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Thereafter the Holder of such Security shall look only to the Company for payment thereof as general conditions unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
| 16. | Trustee Dealings with the Company |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
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| 17. | Abbreviations |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
| 18. | CUSIP Numbers |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within Security, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.
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INCREASES OR DECREASES IN PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
| Date of Increase or Decrease |
Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security |
Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security |
Remaining Principal Amount of this Global Security Decrease or Increase |
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Trustee or Custodian | ||||
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, check the box below:
☐ Section 1.4.3
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_________
Date:
| Your Signature: | ||
| (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||
| Tax Identification No: | ||
| Signature Guarantee: | ||
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Exhibit B
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR A NOMINEE OF DTC, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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5.000% Senior Notes due 2031
CUSIP: 007903 BL0
ISIN: US007903BL07
| No. [ ] |
$[ ] |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum: $[ ] ([ ] MILLION DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), as such amount may be increased or decreased as set forth in the Schedule of Increase or Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Security attached hereto, on August 17, 2031.
Interest Payment Dates: February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1 next preceding the applicable interest payment date.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||
| By | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the Series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date of authentication:
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
5.000% Senior Notes due 2031
| 1. | Indenture |
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2026 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, Board Resolutions and Officer’s Certificates relevant to the Securities reference is hereby made for a complete description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Security shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
Each Security is subject to, and qualified by, all such terms as set forth in the Indenture, certain of which are summarized herein, and each Holder of a Security is referred to the corresponding provisions of the Indenture for a complete statement of such terms. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the summary provisions set forth in the Securities and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern.
| 2. | Interest |
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2026. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. In the event that an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then interest shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue on such payment as the result of such delay.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
| 4. | Defaults and Remedies; Waiver |
If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Company in writing (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders of the Securities) specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of acceleration on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in
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Section 6.01(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture occurs, the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such Event of Default on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities.
| 5. | Amendment |
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture or this Security and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities by written notice to the Trustee and the Company to waive an existing Default with respect to the Securities and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Security. A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security.
| 6. | Obligations Absolute |
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall amend the contractual obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Security at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
The Securities will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
| 8. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange |
The Securities are issuable in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with any registration or exchange of Securities.
The Company and the Registrar shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities for the a period beginning at the opening of business 15 Business Days immediately preceding the day of the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, (b) to register the transfer or exchange of Securities selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part or (c) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities between a record date and an Interest Payment Date for the Securities.
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| 9. | Further Issues |
The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities and in accordance with the Indenture, provide for the issuance of additional Securities
| 10. | Optional Redemption |
The Securities may be redeemed at the Company’s option, upon notice as set forth in the Indenture, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 11. | Change of Control Triggering Event |
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Securities, subject to certain exceptions, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase each Holder’s Securities on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 12. | Persons Deemed Owners |
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar.
| 13. | No Recourse Against Others |
No shareholder, partner, manager, member, director, officer, employee, agent or incorporator, as such, of any Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. This waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
| 14. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture with respect to the Securities if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to, but not including, the date of redemption or Maturity, as the case may be.
| 15. | Unclaimed Money |
Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Thereafter the Holder of such Security shall look only to the Company for payment thereof as general conditions unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
| 16. | Trustee Dealings with the Company |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
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| 17. | Abbreviations |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
| 18. | CUSIP Numbers |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within Security, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.
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| Signature Guarantee |
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INCREASES OR DECREASES IN PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
| Date of Increase or Decrease |
Amount of Decrease in Principal Amount of this Global Security |
Amount of Increase in Principal Amount of this Global Security |
Remaining Principal Amount of this Global Security Following such Decrease or Increase |
Signature of Authorized Signatory of Trustee or Custodian | ||||
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, check the box below:
☐ Section 1.4.3
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_________
Date:
| Your Signature: | ||
| (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) | ||
| Tax Identification No: | ||
| Signature Guarantee: | ||
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Exhibit C
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR A NOMINEE OF DTC, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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5.250% Senior Notes due 2033
CUSIP: 007903 BM8
ISIN: US007903BM89
| No. [ ] | $[ ] |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum: $[ ] ([ ] MILLION DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), as such amount may be increased or decreased as set forth in the Schedule of Increase or Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Security attached hereto, on August 17, 2033.
Interest Payment Dates: February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1 next preceding the applicable interest payment date.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||
| By | ||
| Name: | ||
| Title: | ||
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the Series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date of authentication:
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
| By | ||
| Authorized Signatory | ||
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
5.250% Senior Notes due 2033
| 1. | Indenture |
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2026 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, Board Resolutions and Officer’s Certificates relevant to the Securities reference is hereby made for a complete description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Security shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
Each Security is subject to, and qualified by, all such terms as set forth in the Indenture, certain of which are summarized herein, and each Holder of a Security is referred to the corresponding provisions of the Indenture for a complete statement of such terms. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the summary provisions set forth in the Securities and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern.
| 2. | Interest |
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2026. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. In the event that an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then interest shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue on such payment as the result of such delay.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
| 4. | Defaults and Remedies; Waiver |
If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Company in writing (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders of the Securities) specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of acceleration on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture occurs, the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such Event of Default on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities.
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| 5. | Amendment |
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture or this Security and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities by written notice to the Trustee and the Company to waive an existing Default with respect to the Securities and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Security. A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security.
| 6. | Obligations Absolute |
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall amend the contractual obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Security at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
The Securities will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
| 8. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange |
The Securities are issuable in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with any registration or exchange of Securities.
The Company and the Registrar shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities for the a period beginning at the opening of business 15 Business Days immediately preceding the day of the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, (b) to register the transfer or exchange of Securities selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part or (c) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities between a record date and an Interest Payment Date for the Securities.
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| 9. | Further Issues |
The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities and in accordance with the Indenture, provide for the issuance of additional Securities
| 10. | Optional Redemption |
The Securities may be redeemed at the Company’s option, upon notice as set forth in the Indenture, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 11. | Change of Control Triggering Event |
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Securities, subject to certain exceptions, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase each Holder’s Securities on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 12. | Persons Deemed Owners |
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar.
| 13. | No Recourse Against Others |
No shareholder, partner, manager, member, director, officer, employee, agent or incorporator, as such, of any Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. This waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
| 14. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture with respect to the Securities if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to, but not including, the date of redemption or Maturity, as the case may be.
| 15. | Unclaimed Money |
Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Thereafter the Holder of such Security shall look only to the Company for payment thereof as general conditions unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
| 16. | Trustee Dealings with the Company |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
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| 17. | Abbreviations |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
| 18. | CUSIP Numbers |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within Security, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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INCREASES OR DECREASES IN PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, check the box below:
☐ Section 1.4.3
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_________
Date:
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Exhibit D
[FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY]
[Global Securities Legend]
THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR A NOMINEE OF DTC, WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR SUCH OTHER NAME AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO., OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN.
TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.
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5.500% Senior Notes due 2036
CUSIP: 007903 BN6
ISIN: US007903BN62
| No. [ ] | $[ ] |
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. promises to pay to CEDE & CO. or registered assigns, the principal sum: $[ ] ([ ] MILLION DOLLARS AND NO CENTS), as such amount may be increased or decreased as set forth in the Schedule of Increase or Decrease in Principal Amount of Global Security attached hereto, on August 17, 2036.
Interest Payment Dates: February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027.
Record Dates: February 1 and August 1 next preceding the applicable interest payment date.
Additional provisions of this Security are set forth on the other side of this Security.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this instrument to be duly executed.
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | ||
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| Title: | ||
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TRUSTEE’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Securities of the Series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture.
Date of authentication:
| U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee | ||
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| Authorized Signatory | ||
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[FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE]
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
5.500% Senior Notes due 2036
| 1. | Indenture |
This Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company, designated as its 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (herein called the “Securities”), issued and to be issued under an indenture, dated as of June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (such company, and its successors and assigns under the Indenture hereinafter referred to, being herein called the “Company”), and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 17, 2026 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and the Trustee, to which Indenture and all indentures supplemental thereto, Board Resolutions and Officer’s Certificates relevant to the Securities reference is hereby made for a complete description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities thereunder of the Trustee, the Company and the Holders of the Securities. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Security shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Indenture.
Each Security is subject to, and qualified by, all such terms as set forth in the Indenture, certain of which are summarized herein, and each Holder of a Security is referred to the corresponding provisions of the Indenture for a complete statement of such terms. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between the summary provisions set forth in the Securities and the Indenture, the provisions of the Indenture shall govern.
| 2. | Interest |
The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Security at the rate per annum shown above. The Company will pay interest semiannually on February 17 and August 17 of each year, commencing on February 17, 2027. Interest on the Securities will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from August 17, 2026. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. In the event that an Interest Payment Date is not a Business Day, then interest shall be paid on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest shall accrue on such payment as the result of such delay.
| 3. | Paying Agent and Registrar |
Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar without notice to Holders. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-registrar.
| 4. | Defaults and Remedies; Waiver |
If an Event of Default with respect to any Securities at the time outstanding (other than an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Securities by notice to the Company in writing (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders of the Securities) specifying the Event of Default, may declare the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of acceleration on all the Securities to be due and payable. Upon such a declaration, such amounts shall be due and payable immediately. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.01(e) or (f) of the Base Indenture occurs, the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of such Event of Default on all the Securities shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of the Securities.
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| 5. | Amendment |
The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment of the Indenture or this Security and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee without notice to any Holder but with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Securities then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for the Securities) affected thereby. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Securities by written notice to the Trustee and the Company to waive an existing Default with respect to the Securities and its consequences except a continuing Default in the payment of the principal amount of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on a Security. A consent to an amendment or a waiver by a Holder of a Security shall bind the Holder and every subsequent Holder of that Security or portion of the Security that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder’s Security, even if notation of the consent or waiver is not made on the Security.
| 6. | Obligations Absolute |
No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall amend the contractual obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on this Security at the place, at the respective times, at the rate and in the coin or currency herein prescribed.
| 7. | Sinking Fund |
The Securities will not have the benefit of any sinking fund.
| 8. | Denominations; Transfer; Exchange |
The Securities are issuable in fully registered form without coupons in minimum denominations of $2,000 principal amount and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. When Securities are presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a transfer or to exchange them for an equal principal amount of Securities, the Registrar shall register the transfer or make the exchange in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, without payment of any service charge but, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, with payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection with any registration or exchange of Securities.
The Company and the Registrar shall not be required (a) to issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Securities for the a period beginning at the opening of business 15 Business Days immediately preceding the day of the sending of a notice of redemption of Securities selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day such notice is sent, (b) to register the transfer or exchange of Securities selected, called or being called for redemption as a whole or the portion being redeemed of any such Securities selected, called or being called for redemption in part or (c) to register the transfer or exchange of any Securities between a record date and an Interest Payment Date for the Securities.
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| 9. | Further Issues |
The Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Securities and in accordance with the Indenture, provide for the issuance of additional Securities
| 10. | Optional Redemption |
The Securities may be redeemed at the Company’s option, upon notice as set forth in the Indenture, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 11. | Change of Control Triggering Event |
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event with respect to the Securities, subject to certain exceptions, the Company shall be required to offer to purchase each Holder’s Securities on the terms set forth in the Indenture.
| 12. | Persons Deemed Owners |
The ownership of Securities shall be proved by the register maintained by the Registrar.
| 13. | No Recourse Against Others |
No shareholder, partner, manager, member, director, officer, employee, agent or incorporator, as such, of any Company shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Securities or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Security, each Holder shall waive and release all such liability. This waiver and release shall be part of the consideration for the issuance of the Securities.
| 14. | Discharge and Defeasance |
Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Securities and the Indenture with respect to the Securities if the Company deposits with the Trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Securities to, but not including, the date of redemption or Maturity, as the case may be.
| 15. | Unclaimed Money |
Subject to applicable abandoned property law, any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Security and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, and premium, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or, if then held by the Company, shall be discharged from such trust. Thereafter the Holder of such Security shall look only to the Company for payment thereof as general conditions unless an abandoned property law designates another Person.
| 16. | Trustee Dealings with the Company |
Subject to certain limitations imposed by the TIA, the Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Securities and may otherwise deal with the Company or its Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Paying Agent may do the same with like rights.
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| 17. | Abbreviations |
Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian), and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).
| 18. | CUSIP Numbers |
Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Securities and has directed the Trustee to use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Securities or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.
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ASSIGNMENT FORM
For value received hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto (please insert social security or other identifying number of assignee) the within Security, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints attorney to transfer the said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
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Signature(s) must be guaranteed by an Eligible Guarantor Institution (banks, stock brokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions) with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 17Ad-15.
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INCREASES OR DECREASES IN PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF GLOBAL SECURITY
The initial principal amount of this Global Security is $ . The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:
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Remaining |
Signature of | ||||
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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE
If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, check the box below:
☐ Section 1.4.3
If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 1.4.3 of the Supplemental Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_________
Date:
| Your Signature: | ||
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| Tax Identification No: | ||
| Signature Guarantee: | ||
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Exhibit 5.1
| 801 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 300 Redwood City, California 94063 Tel: +1.650.328.4600 Fax: +1.650.463.2600 www.lw.com | ||||||
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| August 17, 2026
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 2485 Augustine Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 |
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| Re: | Registration Statement No. 333-298288, $1,250,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029, $1,500,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031, $1,000,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 and $1,000,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 |
To the addressee set forth above:
We have acted as special counsel to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issuance of $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.600% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.250% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “2033 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.500% Senior Notes due 2036 (together with the 2029 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the “Notes”) under that certain Indenture, dated June 9, 2022 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that certain Third Supplemental Indenture, dated August 17, 2026, between such parties (the “Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”) and pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 13, 2026 (Registration No. 333-298288) (as so filed, the “Registration Statement”), a base prospectus, dated August 13, 2026, included in the Registration Statement at the time it originally became effective (the “Base Prospectus”), a preliminary prospectus supplement, dated August 13, 2026, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), the document that the Issuer has identified as an “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 and Rule 405 under the Act) (the “Specified IFWP”), a final prospectus supplement, dated August 13, 2026, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Act on August 14, 2026 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), and an underwriting agreement, dated August 13, 2026, between the underwriters named therein and the Company (the “Underwriting Agreement”).
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This opinion is being furnished in connection with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act, and no opinion is expressed herein as to any matter pertaining to the contents of the Registration Statement, Preliminary Prospectus, Specified IFWP or Prospectus, other than as expressly stated herein with respect to the issuance of the Notes.
As such counsel, we have examined such matters of fact and questions of law as we have considered appropriate for purposes of this letter. With your consent, we have relied upon certificates and other assurances of officers of the Company and others as to factual matters without having independently verified such factual matters. We are opining herein as to the internal laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and we express no opinion with respect to the applicability thereto, or the effect thereon, of the laws of any other jurisdiction or, in the case of Delaware, any other laws, or as to any matters of municipal law or the laws of any local agencies within any state.
Subject to the foregoing and the other matters set forth herein, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Notes have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, when the Notes have been duly executed, issued, and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered against payment therefor in the circumstances contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will be legally valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms.
Our opinion is subject to: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, preference, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) (a) the effect of general principles of equity, whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (including the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief), (b) concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and (c) the discretion of the court before which a proceeding is brought; and (iii) the invalidity under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of or contribution to a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy. We express no opinion as to (a) any provision for liquidated damages, default interest, late charges, monetary penalties, make-whole premiums or other economic remedies to the extent such provisions are deemed to constitute a penalty, (b) consents to, or restrictions upon, governing law, jurisdiction, venue, arbitration, remedies, or judicial relief, (c) the waiver of rights or defenses contained in Section 4.4 of the Indenture; (d) any provision requiring the payment of attorneys’ fees, where such payment is contrary to law or public policy; (e) any provision to the extent it requires that a claim with respect to the Notes (or a judgment in respect of such a claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange at a particular date, to the extent applicable law otherwise provides; (f) provisions purporting to waive modifications of any guaranteed obligation to the extent such modification constitutes a novation; and (g) the severability, if invalid, of provisions to the foregoing effect.
With your consent, we have assumed (a) that the Indenture and the Notes (collectively, the “Documents”) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the parties thereto other than the Company, (b) that the Documents constitute legally valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto other than the Company, enforceable against each of them in accordance with
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their respective terms, and (c) that the status of the Documents as legally valid and binding obligations of the parties is not affected by any (i) breaches of, or defaults under, agreements or instruments, (ii) violations of statutes, rules, regulations or court or governmental orders, or (iii) failures to obtain required consents, approvals or authorizations from, or make required registrations, declarations or filings with, governmental authorities.
This opinion is for your benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by you and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act. We consent to your filing this opinion as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2026 and to the reference to our firm contained in the Prospectus under the heading “Legal Matters.” In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Latham & Watkins LLP |