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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
 
      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 28, 2019
 
Or
 
         TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                   to                  
 
Commission file number 0-23354
 
FLEX LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Singapore
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
2 Changi South Lane,
 
 
Singapore
 
486123
(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(656876-9899
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary Shares, No Par Value
 
FLEX
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  No 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes  No 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:
Large Accelerated Filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
 
 
 
 
 
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No 
 
The number of shares of the registrant’s ordinary shares outstanding as of July 22, 2019 was 514,727,523.



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FLEX LTD.
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Flex Ltd.
Singapore

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information
 
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Flex Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of June 28, 2019, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, and the related notes. Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of Flex Ltd. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated May 20, 2019, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements and included an explanatory paragraph regarding changes in accounting principles. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

The interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
San Jose, California
 
July 26, 2019
 


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FLEX LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
As of June 28, 2019
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
(In thousands, except share amounts)
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
$
1,920,451

 
$
1,696,625

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $88,628 and $91,396 as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively
2,570,239

 
2,612,961

Contract assets
240,559

 
216,202

Inventories
3,745,700

 
3,722,854

Other current assets
909,564

 
854,790

Total current assets
9,386,513

 
9,103,432

Property and equipment, net
2,309,873

 
2,336,213

Operating lease right-of-use assets, net
656,267

 

Goodwill
1,077,231

 
1,073,055

Other intangible assets, net
314,716

 
330,995

Other assets
684,498

 
655,672

Total assets
$
14,429,098

 
$
13,499,367

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 

 
 

Bank borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
$
275,937

 
$
632,611

Accounts payable
5,193,043

 
5,147,236

Accrued payroll
377,412

 
391,591

Other current liabilities
1,591,123

 
1,426,075

Total current liabilities
7,437,515

 
7,597,513

Long-term debt, net of current portion
2,961,794

 
2,421,904

Operating lease liabilities, non-current
555,074

 

Other liabilities
472,900

 
507,590

Shareholders’ equity
 

 
 

Ordinary shares, no par value; 564,278,524 and 566,787,620 issued, and 514,039,169 and 516,548,265 outstanding as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively
6,487,381

 
6,523,750

Treasury stock, at cost; 50,239,355 shares as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019
(388,215
)
 
(388,215
)
Accumulated deficit
(2,945,117
)
 
(3,012,012
)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(152,234
)
 
(151,163
)
Total shareholders’ equity
3,001,815

 
2,972,360

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$
14,429,098

 
$
13,499,367


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FLEX LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 

 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
Net sales
$
6,175,939

 
$
6,398,956

Cost of sales
5,775,775

 
6,021,102

Restructuring charges
47,405

 

Gross profit
352,759

 
377,854

Selling, general and administrative expenses
209,624

 
262,882

Intangible amortization
17,082

 
18,517

Restructuring charges
8,787

 

Interest and other, net
51,694

 
41,742

Other charges (income), net
1,463

 
(86,924
)
Income before income taxes
64,109

 
141,637

Provision for income taxes
19,237

 
25,602

Net income
$
44,872

 
$
116,035


 
 
 
Earnings per share:
 

 
 

Basic
$
0.09

 
$
0.22

Diluted
$
0.09

 
$
0.22

Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:
 

 
 

Basic
514,238

 
529,380

Diluted
517,550

 
535,454


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FLEX LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
 

 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019

June 29, 2018

(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Net income
$
44,872


$
116,035

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 


 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of zero tax
4,404


(44,086
)
Unrealized loss on derivative instruments and other, net of zero tax
(5,475
)

(40,903
)
Comprehensive income
$
43,801


$
31,046


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FLEX LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Ordinary Shares
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total
 
Shares
Outstanding
 
Amount
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Derivative
Instruments
and Other
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Shareholders'
Equity
 
(In thousands)
Unaudited
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2019
516,548

 
$
6,135,535

 
$
(3,012,012
)
 
$
(41,556
)
 
$
(109,607
)
 
$
(151,163
)
 
$
2,972,360

Repurchase of Flex Ltd. ordinary shares at cost
(5,025
)
 
(51,999
)
 

 

 

 

 
(51,999
)
Exercise of stock options
117

 
403

 

 

 

 

 
403

Issuance of Flex Ltd. vested shares under restricted share unit awards
2,399

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 
44,872

 

 

 

 
44,872

Stock-based compensation, net of tax

 
15,227

 

 

 

 

 
15,227

Cumulative effect on opening equity of adopting accounting standards

 

 
22,023

 

 

 

 
22,023

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 
(5,475
)
 
4,404

 
(1,071
)
 
(1,071
)
BALANCE AT JUNE 28, 2019
514,039

 
$
6,099,166

 
$
(2,945,117
)
 
$
(47,031
)
 
$
(105,203
)
 
$
(152,234
)
 
$
3,001,815


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Ordinary Shares
 
 
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Total
 
Shares
Outstanding
 
Amount
 
Accumulated
Deficit
 
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Derivative
Instruments
and Other
 
Foreign
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
 
Total
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Shareholders'
Equity
 
(In thousands)
Unaudited
BALANCE AT MARCH 31, 2018
528,078

 
$
6,248,532

 
$
(3,144,114
)
 
$
(35,746
)
 
$
(50,099
)
 
$
(85,845
)
 
$
3,018,573

Repurchase of Flex Ltd. ordinary shares at cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise of stock options
44

 
45

 

 

 

 

 
45

Issuance of Flex Ltd. vested shares under restricted share unit awards
4,614

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 
116,035

 

 

 

 
116,035

Stock-based compensation, net of tax

 
20,952

 

 

 

 

 
20,952

Cumulative effect on opening equity of adopting accounting standards

 

 
38,703

 

 

 

 
38,703

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 
(40,903
)
 
(44,086
)
 
(84,989
)
 
(84,989
)
BALANCE AT JUNE 29, 2018
532,736

 
$
6,269,529

 
$
(2,989,376
)
 
$
(76,649
)
 
$
(94,185
)
 
$
(170,834
)
 
$
3,109,319


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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FLEX LTD.
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 


 

Net income
$
44,872


$
116,035

Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges
190,163


121,763

Gain from deconsolidation of Bright Machines

 
(91,025
)
Changes in working capital and other
(891,901
)

(1,090,038
)
Net cash used in operating activities
(656,866
)

(943,265
)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 


 

Purchases of property and equipment
(162,115
)

(172,247
)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment
38,901


2,336

Cash collections of deferred purchase price
899,260

 
928,223

Other investing activities, net
(920
)

(15,218
)
Net cash provided by investing activities
775,126


743,094

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 


 

Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt
771,533


150,313

Repayments of bank borrowings and long-term debt
(601,240
)

(150,344
)
Payments for repurchases of ordinary shares
(51,999
)


Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares
403


45

Other financing activities, net
(12,382
)


Net cash provided by financing activities
106,315


14

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
(749
)

(17,628
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
223,826


(217,785
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
1,696,625


1,472,424

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
1,920,451


$
1,254,639







Non-cash investing activities:
 


 

Unpaid purchases of property and equipment
$
78,663


$
148,535

Non-cash investment in Bright Machines
$


$
132,052

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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Table of Contents

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
1.  ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Organization of the Company
Flex Ltd. ("Flex" or the "Company") was incorporated in the Republic of Singapore in May 1990. The Company's operations have expanded over the years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. The Company is a globally-recognized, provider of Sketch-to-Scale®  services - innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions - from conceptual sketch to full-scale production. The Company designs, builds, ships and manages complete packaged consumer and enterprise products, from medical devices and connected automotive systems to sustainable lighting and cloud and data center solutions for companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets, through its activities in the following segments:
High Reliability Solutions ("HRS"), which is comprised of our health solutions business, including surgical equipment, drug delivery, diagnostics, telemedicine, disposable devices, imaging and monitoring, patient mobility and ophthalmology; and our automotive business, including vehicle electrification, connectivity, autonomous, and smart technologies;
Industrial and Emerging Industries ("IEI"), which is comprised of energy including advanced metering infrastructure, energy storage, smart lighting, smart solar energy; and industrial, including semiconductor and capital equipment, office solutions, household industrial and lifestyle, industrial automation and kiosks;
Communications & Enterprise Compute ("CEC"), which includes our telecom business of radio access base stations, remote radio heads and small cells for wireless infrastructure; our networking business, which includes optical, routing, and switching products for data and video networks; our server and storage platforms for both enterprise and cloud-based deployments; next generation storage and security appliance products; and rack-level solutions, converged infrastructure and software-defined product solutions; and
Consumer Technologies Group ("CTG"), which includes our consumer-related businesses in IoT enabled devices, audio and consumer power electronics, mobile devices; and various supply chain solutions for consumer, computing and printing devices.
The Company's service offerings include a comprehensive range of value-added design and engineering services that are tailored to the various markets and needs of its customers. Other focused service offerings relate to manufacturing (including enclosures, metals, plastic injection molding, precision plastics, machining, and mechanicals), system integration and assembly and test services, materials procurement, inventory management, logistics and after-sales services (including product repair, warranty services, re-manufacturing and maintenance) and supply chain management software solutions and component product offerings (including flexible printed circuit boards and power adapters and chargers).
Basis of Presentation
 The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020
The first quarters for fiscal years 2020 and 2019 ended on June 28, 2019, which is comprised of 89 days in the period, and June 29, 2018, which is comprised of 90 days in the period, respectively.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Flex and its majority-owned subsidiaries, after elimination of intercompany accounts and transactions. The Company consolidates its majority-owned subsidiaries and investments in entities in which the Company has a controlling interest. For the consolidated majority-owned subsidiaries in which the Company owns less than 100%, the Company recognizes a noncontrolling interest for the ownership of the noncontrolling owners. The associated noncontrolling owners' interest in the income or losses of these

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companies is not material to the Company's results of operations for all periods presented, and is classified as a component of interest and other, net, in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
As previously disclosed, the Company has made certain immaterial corrections to net sales previously reported for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 primarily to reflect revenue from certain contracts with customers on a net basis. As a result, net sales and cost of sales in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 are $25 million lower than previously reported for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. These corrections had no impact on gross profit, segment income or net income for the period presented. Amounts presented for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 related to the disaggregation of revenue in the CTG segment in Note 4, and CTG segment net sales and total net sales in Note 16, have also been restated accordingly. The Company evaluated these corrections, considering both qualitative and quantitative factors, and concluded they are immaterial to the previously issued financial statements.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncement
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, and subsequent updates (collectively, referred to as Accounting Standard Codification 842 or “ASC 842”). ASC 842 requires a lessee to recognize a right of use (“ROU”) asset and lease liability. Leases will be classified as finance or operating, with classification affecting the recognition of expense and presentation in the income statement.
The Company adopted ASC 842 on April 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method on the effective date. As a result, the Company was not required to adjust its comparative period financial information for effects of the standard or make the new required lease disclosures for periods before our adoption date. The Company has elected to adopt the package of transition practical expedients and, therefore, has not reassessed (1) whether existing or expired contracts contain a lease, (2) lease classification for existing or expired leases or (3) the accounting for initial direct costs that were previously capitalized. In addition, the Company has elected the short term lease recognition and measurement exemption for all classes of assets, which allows the Company to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with a lease term of 12 months or less and with no purchase option the Company is reasonably certain of exercising. The Company has also elected the practical expedient to account for the lease and nonlease components as a single lease component, for all classes of underlying assets. Therefore, the lease payments used to measure the lease liability include all of the fixed considerations in the contract. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following: fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), and variable payments that depend on an index or rate (initially measured using the index or rate at the lease commencement date).As the Company cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease for its leases, as such the Company uses its estimate of the incremental borrowing rate as of the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest it would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms. The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the noncancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor.
The adoption of ASC 842 had a material impact to the Company’s consolidated balance sheet, but did not materially impact the consolidated statement of income or consolidated statement of cash flows. The most significant changes to the consolidated balance sheet relate to the recognition of new ROU assets and lease liabilities for operating leases. The Company’s accounting for finance leases remains substantially unchanged and the balances are not material for any periods presented.
As a result of adopting ASC 842 as of April 1, 2019, the Company recognized additional operating liabilities of $705 million with a corresponding ROU asset of $669 million and a deferred gain of $22 million for sale leaseback transactions to prior year retained earnings.
In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-16 “Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Inclusion of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) Overnight Index Swap (OIS) Rate as a Benchmark Interest Rate for Hedge Accounting Purposes” to expand the lists of eligible benchmark interest rates to include OIS based on SOFR to facilitate the marketplace transition from LIBOR. The Company adopted the guidance during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with an immaterial impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, "Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement”, which amends ASC 820 to add, remove, and modify fair value measurement disclosure requirements. The Company adopted the guidance during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with an immaterial impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07 "Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvement to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting" with the objective of simplifying several aspects of the accounting for

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nonemployee share-based payment transactions in current GAAP. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12 "Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities" with the objective of improving the financial reporting of hedging relationships and simplifying the application of the hedge accounting guidance in current GAAP. The Company adopted this guidance during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-19 “Codification Improvements to Topic 326: Financial Instruments - Credit Losses” to introduce an expected credit loss methodology for the impairment of financial assets measured at amortized cost basis. That methodology replaces the probable, incurred loss model for those assets. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing and expects the new guidance will have an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements, and it intends to adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
In October 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-17 “Consolidation (Topic 810): Targeted Improvements to Related Party Guidance for Variable Interest Entities” to provide a new private company variable interest entity exemption and change how decision makers apply the variable interest criteria. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects the new guidance will have an immaterial impact on its consolidated financial statements, and it intends to adopt the guidance when it becomes effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15 "Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract” to provide guidance on a customer's accounting for implementation, set-up, and other upfront costs incurred in a cloud computing arrangement that is hosted by the vendor, i.e., a service contract. Under the new guidance, customers will apply the same criteria for capitalizing implementation costs as they would for an arrangement that has a software license. The new guidance also prescribes the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow classification of the capitalized implementation costs and related amortization expense, as well as requires additional quantitative and qualitative disclosures. The guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to early adopt the guidance, during fiscal year 2020, and does not expect a material impact to its condensed consolidated financial statements.
2.  BALANCE SHEET ITEMS
 
Inventories
 
The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost and net realizable value write-downs, were as follows: 
 
As of June 28, 2019
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
(In thousands)
Raw materials
$
2,897,291

 
$
2,922,101

Work-in-progress
383,473

 
366,135

Finished goods
464,936

 
434,618

 
$
3,745,700

 
$
3,722,854



Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill account for each of its four reporting units (which align to the Company's reportable segments) during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019

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HRS
 
IEI
 
CEC
 
CTG
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year
$
507,209

 
$
333,257

 
$
129,325

 
$
103,264

 
$
1,073,055

Divestitures
(1,102
)
 

 

 

 
(1,102
)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
5,278

 

 

 

 
5,278

Balance, end of the period
$
511,385

 
$
333,257

 
$
129,325

 
$
103,264

 
$
1,077,231


The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:
 
As of June 28, 2019
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Customer-related intangibles
$
297,389

 
$
(122,884
)
 
$
174,505

 
$
297,306

 
$
(113,627
)
 
$
183,679

Licenses and other intangibles
266,493

 
(126,282
)
 
140,211

 
274,604

 
(127,288
)
 
147,316

Total
$
563,882

 
$
(249,166
)
 
$
314,716

 
$
571,910

 
$
(240,915
)
 
$
330,995



The gross carrying amounts of intangible assets are removed when fully amortized. The estimated future annual amortization expense for intangible assets is as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
Amount
 
(In thousands)
2020 (1)
$
47,807

2021
60,793

2022
52,261

2023
44,529

2024
42,964

Thereafter
66,362

Total amortization expense
$
314,716

____________________________________________________________
(1)
Represents estimated amortization for the remaining nine-month period ending March 31, 2020.
 Other Current Assets
Other current assets include approximately $335.1 million and $292.5 million as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively, for the deferred purchase price receivable from the Company's Asset-Backed Securitization programs. See note 12 for additional information.
Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities include customer working capital advances of $264.5 million and $266.3 million, customer-related accruals of $253.4 million and $260.1 million, and deferred revenue of $329.8 million and $271.8 million, as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. The customer working capital advances are not interest-bearing, do not have fixed repayment dates and are generally reduced as the underlying working capital is consumed in production. Following the adoption of ASC 842, current operating lease liabilities were $135.2 million as of June 28, 2019.

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3.  LEASES
The Company has several commitments under operating leases for warehouses, buildings, and equipment. The Company also has a minimal number of finance leases with an immaterial impact on its condensed financial statements. Leases have initial lease terms ranging from 1 year to 23 years.
The components of lease cost for the quarter ended June 28, 2019 were (in thousands): 
Lease cost
Three-Month Period Ended
 
June 28, 2019
Operating lease cost
$
45,704

Total lease cost
$
45,704



Amounts reported in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the quarter ended June 28, 2019 were (in thousands, except weighted average lease term and discount rate):
 
As of June 28, 2019
Operating Leases:
 
   Operating lease right of use assets
$
656,267

   Operating lease liabilities
(690,241
)
 
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (In years)
 
   Operating leases
7

 
 
Weighted-average discount rate
 
   Operating leases
4.0
%


Other information related to leases as of the quarter ended June 28, 2019 was (in thousands):
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
 
   Operating cash flows from operating leases
$
43,040



Future lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of June 28, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
Operating Leases
2020 (1)
$
124,615

2021
130,200

2022
109,199

2023
92,762

2024
78,452

Thereafter
262,057

Total undiscounted lease payments
797,285

Less: imputed interest
107,044

Total lease liabilities
$
690,241


(1)
Represents estimated lease payments for the remaining nine-month period ending March 31, 2020.
As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 and under the previous lease accounting standard ASC 840, the aggregate future non-cancellable minimum rental payments on our operating lease, as of March 31, 2019, are as follows:

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Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
Operating Leases
 
(In thousands)
2020
$
155,391

2021
113,245

2022
93,777

2023
81,335

2024
67,341

Thereafter
171,828

Total minimum lease payments
$
682,917



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4.  REVENUE
 
Revenue Recognition
The Company provides a comprehensive suite of services for its customers that range from advanced product design to manufacturing and logistics to after-sales services. The first step in its process for revenue recognition is to identify a contract with a customer. A contract is defined as an agreement between two parties that creates enforceable rights and obligations and can be written, verbal, or implied. The Company generally enters into master supply agreements (“MSA”) with its customers that provide the framework under which business will be conducted. This includes matters such as warranty, indemnification, transfer of title and risk of loss, liability for excess and obsolete inventory, pricing formulas, payment terms, etc., and the level of business under those agreements may not be guaranteed. In those instances, the Company bids on a program-by-program basis and typically receives customer purchase orders for specific quantities and timing of products. As a result, the Company considers its contract with a customer to be the combination of the MSA and the purchase order, or any other similar documents such as a statement of work, product addenda, emails or other communications that embody the commitment by the customer.
In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to recognize, the Company applies the following steps: (i) identify the contracts with the customers; (ii) identify performance obligations in the contracts; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations per the contracts; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation. Further, the Company assesses whether control of the product or services promised under the contract is transferred to the customer at a point in time (PIT) or over time (OT). The Company is first required to evaluate whether its contracts meet the criteria for OT recognition. The Company has determined that for a portion of its contracts the Company is manufacturing products for which there is no alternative use (due to the unique nature of the customer-specific product and IP restrictions) and the Company has an enforceable right to payment including a reasonable profit for work-in-progress inventory with respect to these contracts. As a result, revenue is recognized under these contracts OT based on the cost-to-cost method as it best depicts the transfer of control to the customer measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date as compared to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation. For all other contracts that do not meet these criteria, the Company recognizes revenue when it has transferred control of the related manufactured products which generally occurs upon delivery and passage of title to the customer.
Customer Contracts and Related Obligations
Certain of the Company’s customer agreements include potential price adjustments which may result in variable consideration. These price adjustments include, but are not limited to, sharing of cost savings, committed price reductions, material margins earned over the period that are contractually required to be paid to the customers, rebates, refunds tied to performance metrics such as on-time delivery, and other periodic pricing resets that may be refundable to customers. The Company estimates the variable consideration related to these price adjustments as part of the total transaction price and recognizes revenue in accordance with the pattern applicable to the performance obligation, subject to a constraint. The Company constrains the amount of revenues recognized for these contractual provisions based on its best estimate of the amount which will not result in a significant reversal of revenue in a future period. The Company determines the amounts to be recognized based on the amount of potential refunds required by the contract, historical experience and other surrounding facts and circumstances. Often these obligations are settled with the customer in a period after shipment through various methods which include reduction of prices for future purchases, issuance of a payment to the customer, or issuance of a credit note applied against the customer’s accounts receivable balance. In many instances, the agreement is silent on the settlement mechanism. Any difference between the amount accrued upon shipment for potential refunds and the actual amount agreed to with the customer is recorded as an increase or decrease in revenue. These potential price adjustments are included as part of other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet and disclosed as part of customer related accruals in note 2.
Performance Obligations
The Company derives its revenues primarily from manufacturing services, and to a lesser extent, from innovative design, engineering, and supply chain services and solutions.
A performance obligation is an implicitly or explicitly promised good or service that is material in the context of the contract and is both capable of being distinct (customer can benefit from the good or service on its own or together with other readily available resources) and distinct within the context of the contract (separately identifiable from other promises). The Company considers all activities typically included in its contracts, and identifies those activities representing a promise to transfer goods or services to a customer. These include, but are not limited to, design and engineering services, prototype products, tooling, etc. Each promised good or service with regards to these identified activities is accounted for as a separate performance obligation only if it is distinct - i.e., the customer can benefit from it on its own or together with other resources that are readily available to the customer. Certain activities on the other hand are determined not to constitute a promise to

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transfer goods or service, and therefore do not represent separate performance obligations for revenue recognition (e.g.: procurement of materials and standard workmanship warranty).
A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The majority of the Company's contracts have a single performance obligation as the promise to transfer the individual good or service is not separately identifiable from other promises in the contract and is, therefore, not distinct. Promised goods or services that are immaterial in the context of the contract are not separately assessed as performance obligations. In the event that more than one performance obligation is identified in a contract, the Company is required to allocate the transaction price between the performance obligations. The allocation would generally be performed on the basis of a relative standalone price for each distinct good or service. This standalone price most often represents the price that the Company would sell similar goods or services separately.
Contract Balances
A contract asset is recognized when the Company has recognized revenue, but not issued an invoice for payment. Contract assets are classified separately on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and transferred to receivables when rights to payment become unconditional.
A contract liability is recognized when the Company receives payments in advance of the satisfaction of performance and is included in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Contract liabilities were $329.8 million and $271.8 million as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively.
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents the Company’s revenue disaggregated based on timing of transfer - point in time and over time - for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018 (in thousands), respectively.
 
Three-Month Period Ended June 28, 2019
 
HRS
 
IEI
 
CEC
 
CTG
 
Total
Timing of Transfer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Point in time
$
923,727

 
$
1,115,059

 
$
1,359,365

 
$
1,024,626

 
$
4,422,777

Over time
254,316

 
521,855

 
499,484

 
477,507

 
1,753,162

Total segment
$
1,178,043

 
$
1,636,914

 
$
1,858,849

 
$
1,502,133

 
$
6,175,939


 
Three-Month Period Ended June 29, 2018
 
HRS
 
IEI
 
CEC
 
CTG
 
Total
Timing of Transfer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Point in time
$
1,005,180

 
$
1,063,898

 
$
1,493,507

 
$
1,298,137

 
$
4,860,722

Over time
210,245

 
382,413

 
460,779

 
484,797

 
1,538,234

Total segment
$
1,215,425

 
$
1,446,311

 
$
1,954,286

 
$
1,782,934

 
$
6,398,956



5.  SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The Company's primary plan used for granting equity compensation awards is the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan").
The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense:
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019

June 29, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Cost of sales
$
2,940


$
5,404

Selling, general and administrative expenses
12,287


15,549

Total share-based compensation expense
$
15,227


$
20,953



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Total unrecognized compensation expense related to share options under all plans was $1.5 million and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of 1.7 years. As of June 28, 2019, the number of options outstanding and exercisable under all plans was 0.7 million and 0.5 million, respectively, at a weighted-average exercise price of $4.38 per share and $5.36 per share, respectively. 
During the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, the Company granted 7.8 million unvested restricted share unit ("RSU") awards. Of this amount, approximately 6.1 million are plain-vanilla unvested RSU awards that vest over four years, with no performance or market conditions, and with an average grant date price of $9.16 per award. Further, approximately 1.7 million unvested shares represent the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on certain market conditions. The expense for these awards contingent on certain market conditions is immaterial for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 as the awards were granted close to the quarter end. The number of shares contingent on market conditions that ultimately will vest will range from zero up to a maximum of 3.4 million based on a measurement of the percentile rank of the Company’s total shareholder return over a certain specified period against the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Composite Index, and will cliff vest after a period of three years, to the extent such market conditions have been met.  
As of June 28, 2019, approximately 18.9 million unvested RSU awards under all plans were outstanding, of which vesting for a targeted amount of 3.5 million awards is contingent primarily on meeting certain market conditions. The number of shares that will ultimately be issued can range from zero to 7.0 million based on the achievement levels of the respective conditions. During the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, no shares vested in connection with the awards with market conditions granted in fiscal year 2017. 
As of June 28, 2019, total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSU awards under all plans was approximately $181.3 million, and will be recognized over a weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.8 years.
6.  EARNINGS PER SHARE 
The following table reflects basic weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding and diluted weighted-average ordinary share equivalents used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the shareholders of Flex Ltd.
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019

June 29, 2018
 
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share:





Net income
$
44,872


$
116,035

Shares used in computation:





Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
514,238


529,380

Basic earnings per share
$
0.09


$
0.22







Diluted earnings per share:
 


 

Net income
$
44,872


$
116,035

Shares used in computation:
 


 

Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding
514,238


529,380

Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from stock options and restricted share unit awards (1) (2)
3,312


6,074

Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding
517,550


535,454

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.09


$
0.22

____________________________________________________________
(1)
An immaterial number of options to purchase ordinary shares were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, respectively, due to their anti-dilutive impact on the weighted-average ordinary share equivalents.

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(2)
Restricted share unit awards of 6.1 million and 3.3 million for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share due to their anti-dilutive impact on the weighted-average ordinary share equivalents.
7.  BANK BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT
Bank borrowings and long-term debt as of June 28, 2019 are as follows:
 
As of June 28, 2019
 
As of March 31, 2019
 
(In thousands)
4.625% Notes due February 2020
$
250,008

 
$
500,000

Term Loan due November 2021
421,563

 
671,563

Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through June 2022
452,250

 
458,531

5.000% Notes due February 2023
500,000

 
500,000

Term Loan due April 2024 - three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.50%
311,455

 

4.75% Notes due June 2025
596,925

 
596,815

4.875% Notes due June 2029
448,232

 

India Facilities (1)
102,108

 
170,206

Other
169,385

 
168,039

Debt issuance costs
(14,195
)
 
(10,639
)
 
3,237,731

 
3,054,515

Current portion, net of debt issuance costs
(275,937
)
 
(632,611
)
Non-current portion
$
2,961,794

 
$
2,421,904

(1)
The balance as of June 28, 2019 reflects the outstanding drawdown from the $200 million term loan facility entered in July 2018. There was no outstanding balance as of June 28, 2019 related to the short-term bank borrowings facility entered in February 2019.
The weighted-average interest rate for the Company's long-term debt was 4.2% as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019.
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, and as further discussed below, the Company entered into a JPY33.525 billion term loan agreement due April 2024, in addition to issuing $450 million of 4.875% Notes due June 15, 2029. Part of the proceeds obtained were used to repay $250 million of the Company's existing 4.625% Notes due February 2020, and $250 million of the Term Loan due November 2021. As both transactions were determined to fall under extinguishment accounting, the Company recognized an immaterial loss on extinguishment during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, which was recorded in interest and other, net on the condensed consolidated statements of operations during the period.
Scheduled repayments of the Company's long-term debt as of June 28, 2019 are as follows:
Fiscal Year Ending March 31,
Amount
 
(In thousands)
2020 (1)
$
269,918

2021
100,761

2022
603,979

2023
857,571

2024
60,438

Thereafter
1,359,259

Total
$
3,251,926

(1)
Represents estimated repayments for the remaining nine-month period ending March 31, 2020.

Term Loan due April 2024
In April 2019, the Company entered into a JPY 33.525 billion term loan agreement due April 2024, at three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.50%, which was then swapped to U.S. dollars. The term loan, which is due at maturity and subject to quarterly interest payments, is used to fund general operations and refinance certain other outstanding debts. As the term loan is

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denominated in Japanese Yen, the debt balance is remeasured to USD at end of each reporting period. Foreign currency contracts have been entered into with respect to this Japanese yen denominated term loan. Refer to note 10 for additional details.
This term loan is unsecured, and contains customary restrictions on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to (i) incur certain debt, (ii) make certain investments, (iii) make certain acquisitions of other entities, (iv) incur liens, (v) dispose of assets, (vi) make non-cash distributions to shareholders, and (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and limitations. This term loan agreement also requires that the Company maintain a maximum ratio of total indebtedness to EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization), and a minimum interest coverage ratio, as defined therein, during its term.
Notes due June 2029
In June 2019, the Company issued $450 million of 4.875% Notes due June 15, 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), at 99.607% of face value. The Company received proceeds of approximately $448.2 million, net of discount, from the issuance which was used, together with available cash, to refinance certain other outstanding debt. The Company incurred and capitalized as a direct reduction to the carrying amount of the notes presented on the balance sheet approximately $4.3 million of costs in conjunction with the issuance of the 2029 Notes.
Interest on the 2029 Notes is payable on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2019. The 2029 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally with all of the Company’s other existing and future senior and unsecured indebtedness. 
The Indenture governing the 2029 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and certain of the Company's subsidiaries to create liens; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; and consolidate or merge with, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of the Company's assets to, another person, or permit any other person to consolidate, merge, combine or amalgamate with or into the Company. These covenants are subject to a number of significant limitations and exceptions set forth in the indenture. The indenture also provides for customary events of default, including, but not limited to, cross defaults to certain specified other debt of the Company and its subsidiaries. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding 2029 Notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of default under the indenture occurs or is continuing, the trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2029 Notes may declare all of the 2029 Notes to be due and payable immediately, but upon certain conditions such declaration and its consequences may be rescinded and annulled by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the 2029 Notes. As of June 28, 2019, the Company was in compliance with the covenants in the indenture governing the 2029 Notes.
8.  INTEREST AND OTHER, NET 
Interest and other, net for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018 are primarily composed of the following:
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Interest expenses on debt obligations (1)
$
40,428

 
$
33,517

ABS and AR sales programs related expenses
12,981

 
9,480

Interest income
(4,592
)
 
(5,121
)
Gain (Loss) on foreign exchange transactions
(886
)
 
2,057


(1)
Interest expenses on debt obligations for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 includes debt extinguishment cost of $4.1 million related to the partial repayments of the Notes due February 2020 and Term Loan due November 2021.
9.  OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET 
During the three-month period ended June 29, 2018, the Company recognized other income of $86.9 million, primarily driven by a $91.8 million gain on the deconsolidation of Bright Machines.
10.  FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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Foreign Currency Contracts
The Company enters into short-term and long-term foreign currency derivatives contracts, including forward, swap, and options contracts to hedge only those currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities, primarily accounts receivable and accounts payable, and cash flows denominated in non-functional currencies. Gains and losses on the Company's derivative contracts are designed to offset losses and gains on the assets, liabilities and transactions hedged, and accordingly, generally do not subject the Company to risk of significant accounting losses. The Company hedges committed exposures and does not engage in speculative transactions. The credit risk of these derivative contracts is minimized since the contracts are with large financial institutions and accordingly, fair value adjustments related to the credit risk of the counterparty financial institution were not material.
As of June 28, 2019, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency derivative contracts was $8.1 billion as summarized below: 
 
Foreign Currency Amount
 
Notional Contract Value in USD
Currency
Buy
 
Sell
 
Buy

Sell
 
(In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

CNY
1,741,500

 

 
$
252,923

 
$

EUR
45,320

 

 
51,279

 

HUF
34,791,000

 

 
122,360

 

ILS
191,000

 

 
53,226

 

JPY
33,525,000

 

 
300,000

 

MXN
4,564,000

 

 
238,323

 

MYR
265,000

 
43,000

 
63,940

 
10,375

PLN
162,000

 

 
43,262

 

RON
247,000

 

 
59,518

 

Other
N/A

 
N/A

 
42,325

 
3,640

 
 

 
 

 
1,227,156

 
14,015

Other Foreign Currency Contracts


 


 


 


BRL

 
721,000

 

 
187,448

CAD
76,286

 
53,135

 
58,052

 
40,435

CNY
3,294,464

 
553,285

 
477,927

 
80,355

EUR
1,793,083

 
2,068,220

 
2,038,027

 
2,348,603

GBP
38,873

 
51,524

 
49,287

 
65,328

HUF
59,355,877

 
56,809,178

 
208,756

 
199,799

ILS
162,500

 
25,400

 
45,284

 
7,078

INR
8,058,300

 
7,262,247

 
116,523

 
104,995

JPY
3,006,895

 
4,989,750

 
27,880

 
46,307

MXN
3,059,758

 
2,119,949

 
159,774

 
110,699

MYR
724,260

 
386,510

 
174,752

 
93,259

SEK
399,558

 
457,749

 
42,538

 
49,440

SGD
57,378

 
34,869

 
42,402

 
25,768

Other
N/A

 
N/A

 
59,544

 
41,126

 
 

 
 

 
3,500,746

 
3,400,640




 


 


 


Total Notional Contract Value in USD
 

 
 

 
$
4,727,902

 
$
3,414,655


As of June 28, 2019, the fair value of the Company’s short-term foreign currency contracts was included in other current assets or other current liabilities, as applicable, in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company’s exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional

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currency and are not accounted for as hedges under the accounting standards. Accordingly, changes in the fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 28, 2019, and March 31, 2019, the Company also has included net deferred gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. Deferred gains were immaterial as of June 28, 2019, and are expected to be recognized primarily as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statements of operations primarily over the next twelve-month period, except for the USD JPY cross currency swap, which is further discussed below.
The Company entered into a USD JPY cross currency swap to hedge the foreign currency risk on the JPY term loan due April 2024, and the fair value of the cross currency swap was included in other assets as of June 28, 2019. The changes in fair value of  the USD JPY cross currency swap are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, with the impact of the excluded component reported in interest and other, net. In addition, a corresponding amount is reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest and other, net to offset the remeasurement of the underlying JPY loan principal which also impacts the same line.
The following table presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments utilized for foreign currency risk management purposes:
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
 
Asset Derivatives
 
Liability Derivatives
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
 
 
Fair Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
June 28,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
June 28,
2019
 
March 31,
2019
 
(In thousands)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
Other current assets
 
$
7,720

 
$
10,503

 
Other current liabilities
 
$
14,291

 
$
10,282

Foreign currency contracts
Other assets
 
$
18,454

 
$

 
Other liabilities
 
$

 
$

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 

Foreign currency contracts
Other current assets
 
$
20,883

 
$
16,774

 
Other current liabilities
 
$
20,405

 
$
17,144



The Company has financial instruments subject to master netting arrangements, which provides for the net settlement of all contracts with a single counterparty. The Company does not offset fair value amounts for assets and liabilities recognized for derivative instruments under these arrangements, and as such, the asset and liability balances presented in the table above reflect the gross amounts of derivatives in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The impact of netting derivative assets and liabilities is not material to the Company’s financial position for any of the periods presented. 
11.  ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS 
The changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component, net of tax, are as follows: 

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Three-Month Periods Ended

June 28, 2019

June 29, 2018
 
Unrealized loss on 
derivative
instruments and
other

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

Total

Unrealized loss on derivative
instruments and
other

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

Total

(In thousands)
Beginning balance
$
(41,556
)

$
(109,607
)

$
(151,163
)

$
(35,746
)

$
(50,099
)

$
(85,845
)
Other comprehensive gain (loss) before reclassifications
(6,068
)

4,404


(1,664
)

(41,659
)

(44,086
)

(85,745
)
Net losses reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
593




593


756




756

Net current-period other comprehensive gain (loss)
(5,475
)

4,404


(1,071
)

(40,903
)

(44,086
)

(84,989
)
Ending balance
$
(47,031
)

$
(105,203
)

$
(152,234
)

$
(76,649
)

$
(94,185
)

$
(170,834
)



Substantially all unrealized losses relating to derivative instruments and other, reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 were recognized as a component of cost of sales in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, which primarily relate to the Company’s foreign currency contracts accounted for as cash flow hedges. 
12.  TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION
The Company sells trade receivables under two asset-backed securitization programs and an accounts receivable factoring program. 
Asset-Backed Securitization Programs 
The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade receivables under its Global Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “Global Program”) and its North American Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement (the “North American Program,” collectively, the “ABS Programs”) to affiliated special purpose entities, each of which in turn sells 100% of the receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions. These programs allow the operating subsidiaries to receive a cash payment and a deferred purchase price receivable for sold receivables. The portion of the purchase price for the receivables which is not paid by the unaffiliated financial institutions in cash is a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid to the special purpose entity as payments on the receivables are collected from account debtors. The deferred purchase price receivable represents a beneficial interest in the transferred financial assets and is recognized at fair value as part of the sale transaction. The deferred purchase price receivables, which are included in other current assets as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, were carried at the expected recovery amount of the related receivables. The difference between the carrying amount of the receivables sold under these programs and the sum of the cash and fair value of the deferred purchase price receivables received at time of transfer is recognized as a loss on sale of the related receivables, and recorded in interest and other, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and were immaterial for all periods presented.
Following the transfer of the receivables to the special purpose entities, the transferred receivables are isolated from the Company and its affiliates, and upon the sale of the receivables from the special purpose entities to the unaffiliated financial institutions, effective control of the transferred receivables is passed to the unaffiliated financial institutions, which has the right to pledge or sell the receivables. Although the special purpose entities are consolidated by the Company, they are separate corporate entities and their assets are available first to satisfy the claims of their creditors. The investment limits set by the financial institutions are $900 million for the Global Program, of which $725 million is committed and $175 million is uncommitted, and $250 million for the North American Program, of which $210 million is committed and $40 million is uncommitted. Both programs require a minimum level of deferred purchase price receivable to be retained by the Company in connection with the sales.
The Company services, administers and collects the receivables on behalf of the special purpose entities and receives a servicing fee of 0.1% to 0.5% of serviced receivables per annum. Servicing fees recognized during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018 were not material and are included in interest and other, net within the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As the Company estimates the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets or liabilities are recognized.

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The Company's deferred purchase price receivables relating to its asset-backed securitization program are recorded initially at fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis using unobservable inputs (i.e., level 3 inputs), which are primarily risk free interest rates adjusted for the credit quality of the underlying creditor. Due to its high credit quality and short term maturity, the fair value approximates carrying value. Significant increases in either of the major unobservable inputs (credit spread, risk free interest rate) in isolation would result in lower fair value estimates, however the impact is not material. The interrelationship between these inputs is also insignificant.
As of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the accounts receivable balances that were sold under the ABS Programs were removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the net cash proceeds received by the Company during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018 were included as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company recognizes these proceeds net of the deferred purchase price, consisting of a receivable from the purchasers that entitles the Company to certain collections on the receivable. The Company recognizes the collection of the deferred purchase price in net cash provided by investing activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows separately as cash collections of deferred purchase price. As disclosed in the Company’s prior year filings, during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company utilized a monthly approach to track cash flows on deferred purchase price. Commencing with the quarter ended September 28, 2018, the Company changed to a method based on daily activity for both the three-month and six-month periods ended September 28, 2018. As a result, the Company has retrospectively adjusted cash flows from operating and investing activities for the three-months ended June 29, 2018 from amounts previously reported. This resulted in an increase of approximately $271 million to cash provided by investing activities, and a corresponding decrease to cash flow from operating activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the three-months ended June 29, 2018.
As of June 28, 2019, approximately $1.1 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities under the ABS Programs for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of approximately $0.8 billion and deferred purchase price receivables of $0.3 billion. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $1.2 billion of accounts receivable had been sold to the special purpose entities for which the Company had received net cash proceeds of $0.9 billion and deferred purchase price receivables of $0.3 billion. The deferred purchase price balances as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, also represent the non-cash beneficial interest obtained in exchange for securitized receivables.
 For the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, cash flows from sales of receivables under the ABS Programs consisted of approximately $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion, respectively, for transfers of receivables, and approximately $0.9 billion, respectively, for collections on deferred purchase price receivables. The Company's cash flows from transfer of receivables consist primarily of proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers. Cash flows from new transfers were not significant for all periods presented. 
Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs
The Company also sold accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected on accounts where the Company has continuing involvement was approximately $0.5 billion as of June 28, 2019 and March 31, 2019, respectively. For the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, total accounts receivable sold to certain third party banking institutions was approximately $0.5 billion, respectively. The receivables that were sold were removed from the condensed consolidated balance sheets and the cash received is reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. 
13.  FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance for fair value establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows: 
Level 1 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. 
The Company has deferred compensation plans for its officers and certain other employees. Amounts deferred under the plans are invested in hypothetical investments selected by the participant or the participant’s investment manager. The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets are included in other noncurrent assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and include investments in equity securities that are valued using active market prices. There were no investment balance classified as level 1 in the fair value hierarchy as of June 28, 2019

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Level 2 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets) such as cash and cash equivalents and money market funds; or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data. 
The Company values foreign exchange forward contracts using level 2 observable inputs which primarily consist of an income approach based on the present value of the forward rate less the contract rate multiplied by the notional amount. 
The Company’s cash equivalents are comprised of bank deposits and money market funds, which are valued using level 2 inputs, such as interest rates and maturity periods. Due to their short-term nature, their carrying amount approximates fair value. 
The Company’s deferred compensation plan assets also include money market funds, mutual funds, corporate and government bonds and certain convertible securities that are valued using prices obtained from various pricing sources. These sources price these investments using certain market indices and the performance of these investments in relation to these indices. As a result, the Company has classified these investments as level 2 in the fair value hierarchy. 
Level 3 - Applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities. 
The Company has accrued for contingent consideration in connection with its business acquisitions as applicable, which is measured at fair value based on certain internal models and unobservable inputs. There were no contingent consideration liabilities outstanding as of June 28, 2019.
There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018
Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis 
The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis: 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of June 28, 2019
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet)
$

 
$
945,578

 
$

 
$
945,578

Foreign exchange contracts (Note 10)

 
47,057

 

 
47,057

Deferred compensation plan assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
0

Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities

 
82,430

 

 
82,430

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
0.003

Foreign exchange contracts (Note 10)
$

 
$
(34,696
)
 
$

 
$
(34,696
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2019
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Money market funds and time deposits (included in cash and cash equivalents of the condensed consolidated balance sheet)
$

 
$
473,888

 
$

 
$
473,888

Foreign exchange contracts (Note 10)

 
27,277

 

 
27,277

Deferred compensation plan assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
0

Mutual funds, money market accounts and equity securities
2,845

 
76,852

 

 
79,697

Liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 

 
0

Foreign exchange contracts (Note 10)
$

 
$
(27,426
)
 
$

 
$
(27,426
)


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Other financial instruments 
The following table presents the Company’s major debts not carried at fair value: 
 
As of June 28, 2019

As of March 31, 2019


 
Carrying
Amount

Fair
Value

Carrying
Amount

Fair
Value

Fair Value
Hierarchy
 
(In thousands)
4.625% Notes due February 2020
$
250,008


$
252,819


$
500,000

 
$
499,950


Level 1
Term Loan due November 2021
421,563


424,725


671,563

 
670,724


Level 1
Term Loan, including current portion, due in installments through June 2022
452,250

 
454,511

 
458,531

 
457,958

 
Level 1
5.000% Notes due February 2023
500,000


526,881


500,000

 
499,950


Level 1
Term Loan due April 2024 - three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.50%
311,455

 
311,455

 

 

 
Level 2
4.750% Notes due June 2025
596,925


619,267


596,815

 
599,940


Level 1
4.875% Notes due June 2029
448,232

 
455,449

 

 

 
Level 1
India Facilities
102,108

 
102,108

 
170,206

 
170,206

 
Level 2
Euro Term Loan due September 2020
52,972

 
52,972

 
52,746

 
52,746

 
Level 2
Euro Term Loan due January 2022
113,766

 
113,766

 
112,524

 
112,524

 
Level 2
Total
$
3,249,279


$
3,313,953


$
3,062,385


$
3,063,998


 

The Company values its Term Loan due April 2024, India Facilities, and Euro Term Loans due September 2020 and January 2022 based on the current market rate, and as of June 28, 2019, the carrying amounts approximate fair values.
The Term Loans due November 2021 and June 2022, and the Notes due February 2020, February 2023, June 2025 and June 2029 are valued based on broker trading prices in active markets. 
14.  COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Litigation and other legal matters
In connection with the matters described below, the Company has accrued for loss contingencies where it believes that losses are probable and estimable. The amounts accrued are not material. Although it is reasonably possible that actual losses could be in excess of the Company’s accrual, the Company is unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss in excess of its accrual, except as discussed below, due to various reasons, including, among others, that: (i) the proceedings are in early stages or no claims have been asserted, (ii) specific damages have not been sought in all of these matters, (iii) damages, if asserted, are considered unsupported and/or exaggerated, (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals, motions, or settlements, (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved, and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories presented. Any such excess loss could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows for a particular period or on the Company’s financial condition.
In addition, the Company provides design and engineering services to its customers and also designs and makes its own products. As a consequence of these activities, its customers are requiring the Company to take responsibility for intellectual property to a greater extent than in its manufacturing and assembly businesses. Although the Company believes that its intellectual property assets and licenses are sufficient for the operation of its business as it currently conducts it, from time to time third parties do assert patent infringement claims against the Company or its customers. If and when third parties make assertions regarding the ownership or right to use intellectual property, the Company could be required to either enter into licensing arrangements or to resolve the issue through litigation. Such license rights might not be available to the Company on commercially acceptable terms, if at all, and any such litigation might not be resolved in its favor. Additionally, litigation could be lengthy and costly and could materially harm the Company's financial condition regardless of the outcome. The Company also could be required to incur substantial costs to redesign a product or re-perform design services.
From time to time, the Company enters into IP licenses (e.g., patent licenses and software licenses) with third parties which obligate the Company to report covered behavior to the licensor and pay license fees to the licensor for certain activities or products, or that enable the Company's use of third party technologies. The Company may also decline to enter into licenses for intellectual property that it does not think is useful for or used in its operations, or for which its customers or suppliers have

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licenses or have assumed responsibility. Given the diverse and varied nature of its business and the location of its business around the world, certain activities the Company performs, such as providing assembly services in China and India, may fall outside the scope of those licenses or may not be subject to the applicable intellectual property rights. The Company's licensors may disagree and claim royalties are owed for such activities. In addition, the basis (e.g., base price) for any royalty amounts owed are audited by licensors and may be challenged. Some of these disagreements may lead to claims and litigation that might not be resolved in the Company's favor. Additionally, litigation could be lengthy and costly and could materially harm the Company's financial condition regardless of the outcome. In March 2018, the Company received an inquiry from a licensor referencing its patent license agreement with the Company, and requesting information relating to royalties for products that the Company assembles for a customer in China. The Company and licensor have had subsequent discussions, during which the licensor claimed that the Company owes a material amount under the patent license agreement, which the Company disputes and would contest vigorously. While the Company cannot predict the outcome with respect to this claim or estimate an amount or reasonable range of loss, a material loss is reasonably possible.
On May 8, 2018, a putative class action was filed in the Northern District of California against the Company and certain officers alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5, promulgated thereunder, alleging misstatements and/or omissions in certain of the Company’s financial results, press releases and SEC filings made during the putative class period of January 26, 2017 through April 26, 2018. On October 1, 2018, the Court appointed lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel in the case. On November 28, 2018, lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint alleging misstatements and/or omissions in certain of the Company’s SEC filings, press releases, earnings calls, and analyst and investor conferences and expanding the putative class period through October 25, 2018. On April 3, 2019, the Court vacated its prior order appointing lead plaintiff and lead plaintiff’s counsel and reopened the lead plaintiff appointment process. A hearing on the motions to serve as lead plaintiff is scheduled for September 26, 2019. A case management conference is scheduled for October 9, 2019. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this case.
On April 21, 2016, SunEdison, Inc. (together with certain of its subsidiaries, "SunEdison") filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized a bad debt reserve charge of $61.0 million associated with its outstanding SunEdison receivables and accepted return of previously shipped inventory of approximately $90.0 million. SunEdison stated in schedules filed with the Bankruptcy Court that, within the 90 days preceding SunEdison's bankruptcy filing, the Company received approximately $98.6 million of inventory and cash transfers of $69.2 million, which in aggregate represents the Company's estimate of the maximum reasonably possible contingent loss. On April 15, 2018, a subsidiary of the Company together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, entered into a tolling agreement with the trustee of the SunEdison Litigation Trust to toll any applicable statute of limitations or other time-related defense that might exist in regards to any potential claims that either party might be able to assert against the other for a period that will end at the earlier to occur of: (a) 60 days after a party provides written notice of termination; (b) six years from the effective date of April 15, 2018; or (c) such other date as the parties may agree in writing. No preference claims have been asserted against the Company and consideration has been given to the related contingencies based on the facts currently known. The Company has a number of affirmative and direct defenses to any potential claims for recovery and intends to vigorously defend any such claim, if asserted.
One of the Company's Brazilian subsidiaries has received related assessments for certain sales and import taxes. There are six tax assessments totaling 360 million Brazilian reals (approximately USD $93.6 million based on the exchange rate as of June 28, 2019). The assessments are in various stages of the review process at the administrative level and no tax proceeding has been finalized yet. The Company believes there is no legal basis for these assessments and has meritorious defenses and will continue to vigorously oppose all of these assessments, as well as any future assessments. The Company does not expect final judicial determination on any of these claims for several years.
On February 14, 2019, the Company submitted an initial notification of voluntary disclosure to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") regarding possible noncompliance with U.S. economic sanctions requirements among certain non-U.S. Flex-affiliated operations. The Company has initiated an internal investigation regarding this matter. The matter is at a very preliminary stage. The Company cannot predict how long it will take to complete the investigation or to what extent the Company could be subject to penalties.
A foreign Tax Authority (“Tax Authority”) has assessed a cumulative total of approximately $94 million in taxes owed for multiple Flex legal entities within its jurisdiction for various fiscal years ranging from fiscal year 2010 through fiscal year 2018. The assessed amounts related to the denial of certain deductible intercompany payments. The Company disagrees with the Tax Authority’s assessments and is actively contesting the assessments through the administrative and judicial processes. As the final resolution of the assessment remains uncertain, the Company continues to provide for the uncertain tax positions based on the more likely than not standard. While the resolution of the issues may result in tax liabilities, interest and penalties, which

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may be significantly higher than the amounts accrued for these matters, management currently believes that the resolution will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In addition to the matters discussed above, from time to time, the Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management expects that any losses that are probable or reasonably possible of being incurred as a result of these matters, which are in excess of amounts already accrued in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, would not be material to the financial statements as a whole.
15.  SHARE REPURCHASES 
During the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, the Company repurchased 5.0 million shares at an aggregate purchase price of $52.0 million, and retired all of these shares.
Under the Company’s current share repurchase program, the Board of Directors authorized repurchases of its outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million in accordance with the share repurchase mandate approved by the Company’s shareholders at the date of the most recent Annual General Meeting held on August 16, 2018. As of June 28, 2019, shares in the aggregate amount of $272.5 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.
16.  SEGMENT REPORTING
The Company has four reportable segments: HRS, IEI, CEC and CTG. These segments are determined based on several factors, including the nature of products and services, the nature of production processes, customer base, delivery channels and similar economic characteristics. Refer to note 1 for a description of the various product categories manufactured under each of these segments.
An operating segment's performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, and segment selling, general and administrative expenses, and does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation, customer related asset impairments charges, restructuring charges, the new revenue standard adoption impact, legal and other, interest and other, net and other charges (income), net.

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Selected financial information by segment is in the table below.
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In thousands)
Net sales:
 
 
 
High Reliability Solutions
$
1,178,043

 
$
1,215,425

Industrial & Emerging Industries
1,636,914

 
1,446,311

Communications & Enterprise Compute
1,858,849

 
1,954,286

Consumer Technologies Group
1,502,133

 
1,782,934

 
$
6,175,939

 
$
6,398,956

Segment income and reconciliation of income before tax:
 
 
 
High Reliability Solutions
$
87,232

 
$
93,534

Industrial & Emerging Industries
95,457

 
51,361

Communications & Enterprise Compute
26,147

 
46,017

Consumer Technologies Group
30,116

 
26,557

Corporate and Other
(31,092
)
 
(29,761
)
   Total segment income
207,860

 
187,708

Reconciling items:
 
 
 
Intangible amortization
17,082

 
18,517

Stock-based compensation
15,227

 
20,953

Customer related asset impairments (1)
483

 
17,364

Restructuring charges (Note 17)
56,192

 
8,817

New revenue standard adoption impact (Note 4)

 
9,291

Legal and other (2)
1,610

 
16,311

Interest and other, net
51,694

 
41,742

Other charges (income), net (Note 9)
1,463

 
(86,924
)
    Income (loss) before income taxes
$
64,109

 
$
141,637


(1)
Customer related asset impairments for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily relate to additional provision for doubtful accounts receivable, and excess and obsolete inventory for certain customers experiencing significant financial difficulties and/or the Company is disengaging from.

(2)
Legal and other during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily consists of costs incurred relating to the independent investigation undertaken by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors which was completed in June 2018 and certain charges not directly related to ongoing or core business.
Corporate and other primarily includes corporate services costs that are not included in the Chief Operating Decision Maker's ("CODM") assessment of the performance of each of the identified reporting segments.
The Company provides an overall platform of assets and services, which the segments utilize for the benefit of their various customers. The shared assets and services are contained within the Company's global manufacturing and design operations and include manufacturing and design facilities. Most of the underlying manufacturing and design assets are co-mingled on the operating campuses and are compatible to operate across segments and highly interchangeable throughout the platform. Given the highly interchangeable nature of the assets, they are not separately identified by segments nor reported by segment to the Company's CODM.
17.  RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
During fiscal year 2019, the Company took focused actions to optimize its portfolio, most notably within CTG. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, as a result of recent geopolitical developments and uncertainties, primarily impacting one customer in China, the Company has seen a reduction in demand for products assembled for that customer. Due to these circumstances, the Company has decided to accelerate its strategic decision to reduce its exposure to certain high-volatility products in both China and India. The Company also initiated targeted activities to restructure its business to further reduce and

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streamline its cost structure. The Company recognized $56.2 million of charges during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, comprised of approximately $30.8 million of cash charges predominantly for employee severance, and $25.4 million of non-cash charges related to impairment of equipment and inventory. The Company expects to complete these activities during fiscal year 2020.
There were no material restructuring charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018.
The following table summarizes the provisions, respective payments, and remaining accrued balance as of June 28, 2019 for charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019:
 
Severance
 
Long-Lived
Asset
Impairment
 
Other
Exit Costs
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Balance as of March 31, 2019
$
23,234

 
$

 
$
9,200

 
$
32,434

Provision for charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019
21,018

 
17,820

 
17,354

 
56,192

Cash payments for charges incurred in the fiscal year 2019 and prior
(7,408
)
 

 
(1,650
)
 
(9,058
)
Cash payments for charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019
(2,755
)
 

 

 
(2,755
)
Non-cash charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019

 
(17,820
)
 
(7,794
)
 
(25,614
)
Balance as of June 28, 2019
34,089

 

 
17,110

 
51,199

Less: Current portion (classified as other current liabilities)
34,089

 

 
17,110

 
51,199

Accrued restructuring costs, net of current portion (classified as other liabilities)
$

 
$

 
$

 
$


ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Unless otherwise specifically stated, references in this report to “Flex,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms mean Flex Ltd., and its subsidiaries. 
This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those risks and uncertainties discussed in this section, as well as any risks and uncertainties discussed in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this report on Form 10-Q, and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019. In addition, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Accordingly, our future results may differ materially from historical results or from those discussed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. 
OVERVIEW
We are a globally-recognized, provider of Sketch-to-Scaletm services - innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain services and solutions - from conceptual sketch to full-scale production. We design, build, ship and service complete packaged consumer and enterprise products, for companies of all sizes in various industries and end-markets, through our activities in the following segments:
High Reliability Solutions ("HRS"), which is comprised of our health solutions business, including surgical equipment, drug delivery, diagnostics, telemedicine, disposable devices, imaging and monitoring, patient

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mobility and ophthalmology; and our automotive business, including vehicle electrification, connectivity, autonomous, and smart technologies;
Industrial and Emerging Industries ("IEI"), which is comprised of energy including advanced metering infrastructure, energy storage, smart lighting, smart solar energy; and industrial, including semiconductor and capital equipment, office solutions, household industrial and lifestyle, industrial automation and kiosks;
Communications & Enterprise Compute ("CEC"), which includes our telecom business of radio access base stations, remote radio heads and small cells for wireless infrastructure; our networking business, which includes optical, routing, and switching products for data and video networks; our server and storage platforms for both enterprise and cloud-based deployments; next generation storage and security appliance products; and rack-level solutions, converged infrastructure and software-defined product solutions; and
Consumer Technologies Group ("CTG"), which includes our consumer-related businesses in IoT enabled devices, audio and consumer power electronics, mobile devices; and various supply chain solutions for consumer, computing and printing devices.
Our strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically-integrated global supply chain solutions through which we can design, build, ship and service a complete packaged product for our customers. This enables our customers to leverage our supply chain solutions to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.
Over the past few years, we have seen an increased level of diversification by many companies, primarily in the technology sector. Some companies that have historically identified themselves as software providers, Internet service providers or e-commerce retailers have entered the highly competitive and rapidly evolving technology hardware markets, such as mobile devices, home entertainment and wearable devices. This trend has resulted in a significant change in the manufacturing and supply chain solutions requirements of such companies. While the products have become more complex, the supply chain solutions required by such companies have become more customized and demanding, and it has changed the manufacturing and supply chain landscape significantly.
We use a portfolio approach to manage our extensive service offerings. As our customers change the way they go to market, we have the capability to reorganize and rebalance our business portfolio in order to align with our customers' needs and requirements in an effort to optimize operating results. The objective of our business model is to allow us to be flexible and redeploy and reposition our assets and resources as necessary to meet specific customer's supply chain solutions needs across all the markets we serve and earn a return on our invested capital above the weighted average cost of that capital.
During the past several years, we have evolved our long-term portfolio towards a mix of businesses which possess longer product life cycles and higher segment operating margins such as reflected in our IEI and HRS businesses. We have expanded our design and engineering relationships through our product innovation centers and global design centers.
During fiscal year 2019, we took focused actions to optimize our portfolio, most notably within CTG. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, as a result of recent geopolitical developments and uncertainties, primarily impacting one customer in China, we have seen a reduction in demand for products assembled for that customer. Due to these circumstances, we have decided to accelerate our strategic decision to reduce our exposure to certain high-volatility products in both China and India. We also initiated targeted activities to restructure our business to further reduce and streamline our cost structure. We recognized $56 million of charges during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, comprised of approximately $31 million of cash charges predominantly for employee severance, and $25 million of non-cash charges related to impairment of equipment and inventory.
We expect to incur additional restructuring and other charges throughout fiscal year 2020 currently estimated in the range of $145 million to $265 million. The Company expects to complete these activities during fiscal year 2020.
We believe that our continued business transformation is strategically positioning us to take advantage of the long-term, future growth prospects for outsourcing of advanced manufacturing capabilities, design and engineering services and after-market services.

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We are one of the world's largest providers of global supply chain solutions, with revenues of $6.2 billion for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 and $26.2 billion in fiscal year 2019. The following tables set forth the relative percentages and dollar amounts of net sales and net property and equipment, by country, based on the location of our manufacturing sites:
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
Net sales:
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In millions)
China
$
1,450

 
23
%
 
$
1,669

 
26
%
Mexico
1,079

 
17
%
 
1,111

 
17
%
U.S.
804

 
13
%
 
635

 
10
%
Brazil
555

 
9
%
 
587

 
9
%
India
488

 
8
%
 
464

 
7
%
Malaysia
427

 
7
%
 
468

 
7
%
Other
1,373

 
23
%
 
1,465

 
24
%
 
$
6,176

 
 

 
$
6,399

 
 

Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
As previously disclosed, we have made certain immaterial corrections to net sales previously reported for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 primarily to reflect revenue from certain contracts with customers on a net basis. As a result, net sales and cost of sales in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 are $25 million lower than previously reported for the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. These corrections had no impact on gross profit, segment income or net income for the period presented.
 
As of
 
As of
Property and equipment, net:
June 28, 2019
 
March 31, 2019
 
(In millions)
Mexico
$
542

 
23
%
 
$
537

 
23
%
China
493

 
21
%
 
523

 
22
%
U.S.
383

 
17
%
 
361

 
15
%
India
225

 
10
%
 
219

 
9
%
Malaysia
131

 
6
%
 
138

 
6
%
Hungary
101

 
4
%
 
103

 
4
%
Other
435

 
19
%
 
454

 
21
%
 
$
2,310

 
 

 
$
2,336

 
 

Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
We believe that the combination of our design and engineering services, advanced supply chain management solutions and services, significant scale and global presence, and manufacturing campuses in low-cost geographic areas provide us with a competitive advantage and strong differentiation in the market for designing, manufacturing and servicing consumer and enterprise products for leading multinational and regional customers.
Our operating results are affected by a number of factors, including the following:
 
changes in the macro-economic environment and related changes in consumer demand;

the mix of the manufacturing services we are providing, the number, size, and complexity of new manufacturing programs, the degree to which we utilize our manufacturing capacity, seasonal demand, shortages of components and other factors;

the effects on our business when our customers are not successful in marketing their products, or when their products do not gain widespread commercial acceptance;

our ability to achieve commercially viable production yields and to manufacture components in commercial quantities to the performance specifications demanded by our customers;


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the effects on our business due to certain customers’ products having short product life cycles;

our customers’ ability to cancel or delay orders or change production quantities;

our customers’ decisions to choose internal manufacturing instead of outsourcing for their product requirements;

our exposure to financially troubled customers;

integration of acquired businesses and facilities;

increased labor costs due to adverse labor conditions in the markets we operate;

the impacts on our business due to component shortages or other supply chain related constraints;

changes in tax legislation; and

changes in trade regulations and treaties.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and assumptions. 
Refer to the accounting policies under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, where we discuss our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements. There were no changes to our accounting policies other than the adoption of ASC 842, as discussed below.
Leases
We are a lessee with several noncancellable operating leases, primarily for warehouses, buildings, and other assets such as vehicles and equipment. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at contract inception. A contract is a lease or contains a lease when (1) there is an identified asset, and (2) the customer has the right to control the use of the identified asset.
Beginning with the adoption of ASC 842 on April 1, 2019, we recognize a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset and a lease liability at the lease commencement date for our operating leases. For operating leases, the lease liability is initially and subsequently measured at the present value of the unpaid lease payments at the lease commencement date. We have elected the short term lease recognition and measurement exemption for all classes of assets, which allows us to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for leases with a lease term of 12 months or less and with no purchase option we are reasonably certain of exercising. We have also elected the practical expedient to account for the lease and nonlease components as a single lease component, for all classes of underlying assets. Therefore, the lease payments used to measure the lease liability include all of the fixed considerations in the contract. Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following: fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), and variable payments that depend on an index or rate (initially measured using the index or rate at the lease commencement date). As we cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease for our leases, as such we use our estimate of the incremental borrowing rate as of the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Our estimated incremental borrowing rate is the rate of interest it would have to pay on a collateralized basis to borrow an amount equal to the lease payments under similar terms. The lease term for all of our leases includes the noncancellable period of the lease plus any additional periods covered by either an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease that we are reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to extend (or not to terminate) the lease controlled by the lessor.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 
The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales. The financial information and the discussion below should be read together with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this document. In addition, reference should be made to our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019

June 29, 2018
Net sales
100.0
%

100.0
 %
Cost of sales
93.5


94.1

Restructuring charges
0.8

 
0.0

Gross profit
5.7


5.9

Selling, general and administrative expenses
3.4


4.1

Intangible amortization
0.3


0.3

Restructuring charges
0.1

 
0.0

Interest and other, net
0.9


0.6

Other charges (income), net
0.0


(1.4
)
Income before income taxes
1.0


2.3

Provision for income taxes
0.3


0.4

Net income
0.7
%

1.9
 %
Net sales 
The following table sets forth our net sales by segment and their relative percentages: 
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
Segments:
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In millions)
High Reliability Solutions
$
1,178

 
19
%
 
$
1,215

 
19
%
Industrial & Emerging Industries
1,637

 
27
%
 
1,446

 
23
%
Communications & Enterprise Compute
1,859

 
30
%
 
1,954

 
31
%
Consumer Technologies Group
1,502

 
24
%
 
1,783

 
27
%
 
$
6,176

 
 
 
$
6,399

 
 
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
Net sales during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 totaled $6.2 billion, representing a decrease of approximately $223 million, or 3% from $6.4 billion during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. The decrease in sales was driven by softness across our segments with the exception of our IEI segment. Our CTG segment decreased $281 million, primarily resulting from our continued active pruning of underperforming customers and product categories coupled with lower demand with legacy customer sector. Our CEC segment decreased $95 million, driven by reduced demand in our networking and telecommunication business. Our HRS segment decreased $37 million primarily due to market softness, most notably in China, in our automotive businesses offset by strengthening demand in our health solutions business. These declines were offset by a $191 million increase in our IEI segment, mainly driven by strong sales within our industrial, home and lifestyle business in addition to growth in our solar energy business that more than offset declines in capital equipment demand. Net sales decreased $295 million to $2.6 billion in Asia, $40 million to $1.1 billion in Europe, offset by a modest increase of $112 million to $2.5 billion in the Americas.
Our ten largest customers, during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, accounted for approximately 42% and 44% of net sales, respectively. No customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales during the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 or June 29, 2018.
Gross profit
Gross profit is affected by a number of factors, including the number and size of new manufacturing programs, product mix, component costs and availability, product life cycles, unit volumes, pricing, competition, new product introductions, capacity utilization and the expansion or consolidation of manufacturing facilities, as well as specific restructuring activities initiated from time to time. The flexible design of our manufacturing processes allows us to manufacture a broad range of products in our facilities and better utilize our manufacturing capacity across our diverse geographic footprint and service customers from all segments. In the cases of new programs, profitability normally lags revenue growth due to product start-up costs, lower manufacturing program volumes in the start-up phase, operational inefficiencies, and under-absorbed overhead. Gross margin for these programs often improves over time as manufacturing volumes increase, as our utilization rates and overhead

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absorption improve, and as we increase the level of manufacturing services content. As a result of these various factors, our gross margin varies from period to period.
Gross profit during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 decreased $25 million to $353 million, or 5.7% of net sales, from $378 million, or 5.9% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. Gross margin deteriorated 20 basis points during the three-month ended June 28, 2019. The decrease in both gross profit and gross margin is primarily due to the geopolitical challenges and uncertainties which impacted specific customers coupled with restructuring charges recorded in the current quarter offset by the favorable product mix and the increased revenues from our IEI segment, the wind-down of our NIKE Mexico operations in the second half of fiscal year 2019, and benefits realized from our restructuring activities initiated in fiscal year 2019.
Segment Income
An operating segment's performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net sales less cost of sales, and segment selling, general and administrative expenses, and does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation, customer related asset impairments charges, restructuring charges, the new revenue standard adoption impact, legal and other, interest and other, net and other charges (income), net. A portion of depreciation is allocated to the respective segment, together with other general corporate research and development and administrative expenses.
The following table sets forth segment income and margins. Historical information has been recast to reflect realignment of customers and/or products between segments:
 
Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In millions)
Segment income and reconciliation of income before tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
High Reliability Solutions
$
87

 
7.4
%
 
$
94

 
7.7
%
Industrial & Emerging Industries
95

 
5.8
%
 
51

 
3.6
%
Communications & Enterprise Compute
26

 
1.4
%
 
$
46

 
2.4
%
Consumer Technologies Group
30

 
2.0
%
 
27

 
1.5
%
Corporate and Other
(31
)
 
 
 
(30
)
 
 
   Total segment income
208

 
3.4
%
 
188

 
2.9
%
Reconciling items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Intangible amortization
17

 
 
 
19

 
 
Stock-based compensation
15

 
 
 
21

 
 
Customer related asset impairments (1)

 
 
 
17

 
 
Restructuring charges (Note 17)
56

 
 
 
9

 
 
New revenue standard adoption impact (Note 4)

 
 
 
9

 
 
Legal and other (2)
2

 
 
 
16

 
 
Interest and other, net
52

 
 
 
42

 
 
Other charges (income), net (Note 9)
1

 
 
 
(87
)
 
 
    Income (loss) before income taxes
$
64

 
 
 
$
142

 
 
Amounts may not sum due to rounding.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Customer related asset impairments for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily relate to additional provision for doubtful accounts receivable, and excess and obsolete inventory for certain customers experiencing significant financial difficulties and/or we are disengaging from.

(2)
Legal and other during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily consists of costs incurred relating to the independent investigation undertaken by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors which was completed in June 2018 and certain charges not directly related to ongoing or core business.
HRS segment margin decreased 30 basis points, to 7.4% for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, from 7.7% during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily due to an unfavorable mix resulting from automotive demand softness, most notably in China, which directly impacted our largest automotive customers.

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IEI segment margin increased 220 basis points, to 5.8% for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, from 3.6% during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 mainly due to a favorable mix resulting from operational execution on the new business that is ramping particularly in Energy and Home & Lifestyle and from greater levels of design and engineering led engagements.
CEC segment margin decreased 100 basis points, to 1.4% for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, from 2.4% during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily due to geopolitical challenges and uncertainties which impacted demand from specific customers and created elevated levels of unabsorbed manufacturing overhead costs.
CTG segment margin increased 50 basis points to 2.0% for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, from 1.5% during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. The increase in CTG's margin during the period reflected lesser losses from our former strategic partnership with NIKE versus the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 and mix improvements as we continued to rationalize and prune underperforming accounts to improve the portfolio.
Restructuring charges 
During fiscal year 2019, we took focused actions to optimize our portfolio, most notably within CTG. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, as a result of recent geopolitical developments and uncertainties, primarily impacting one customer in China, we have seen a reduction in demand for products assembled for that customer. Due to these circumstances, we have decided to accelerate our strategic decision to reduce our exposure to certain high-volatility products in both China and India. We also initiated targeted activities to restructure our business to further reduce and streamline our cost structure. We recognized $56 million of charges during the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, comprised of approximately $31 million of cash charges predominantly for employee severance, and $25 million of non-cash charges related to impairment of equipment and inventory.
We expect to incur additional restructuring and other charges throughout fiscal year 2020 currently estimated in the range of $145 million to $265 million. The Company expects to complete these activities during fiscal year 2020.
There were no material restructuring charges incurred during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018.
Selling, general and administrative expenses 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) was $210 million, or 3.4% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, decreasing $53 million from $263 million, or 4.1% of net sales, during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. This decrease was primarily due to strong cost discipline focused on driving further productivity improvements and a refined cost structure benefiting from prior restructuring initiatives.
Intangible amortization 
Amortization of intangible assets marginally declined during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 to $17 million, from $19 million for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018 primarily due to certain intangibles now being fully amortized.
Interest and other, net 
Interest and other, net was $52 million during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 compared to $42 million during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. The increase in interest and other, net was primarily a result of higher expenses from our asset-backed securitization programs, coupled with incremental interest expenses from our new borrowings.
Other charges (income), net
Other charges (income), net was $1 million of net expense during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 compared to $87 million of income during the three-month period ended June 29, 2018, primarily a result of the non-cash gain from the deconsolidation of Bright Machines recognized in fiscal year 2019
Income taxes 
Certain of our subsidiaries have, at various times, been granted tax relief in their respective countries, resulting in lower income taxes than would otherwise be the case under ordinary tax rates. Refer to note 13, “Income Taxes” of the notes to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 for further discussion. 
Our policy is to provide a valuation allowance against deferred tax assets that in our estimation are not more likely than not to be realized. 

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The consolidated effective tax rate was 30% and 18% for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018. The effective rate varies from the Singapore statutory rate of 17% as a result of recognition of earnings in different jurisdictions (we generate most of our revenues and profits from operations outside of Singapore), operating loss carryforwards, income tax credits, release of previously established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets, liabilities for uncertain tax positions, as well as the effect of certain tax holidays and incentives granted to our subsidiaries primarily in China, Malaysia, Costa Rica, India, the Netherlands and Israel. The effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 is higher than the effective tax rate for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018, due to a changing jurisdictional mix of income, and our recognition of approximately $56 million in restructuring charges, with minimal associated tax benefits.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES 
As of June 28, 2019, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.9 billion and bank and other borrowings of approximately $3.2 billion. We have a $1.75 billion revolving credit facility that expires in June 2022, under which there were no borrowings outstanding as of the end of the quarter. We also entered into a JPY 33.525 billion term loan due April 2024, at three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.50%, which was then swapped to U.S. dollars, as well as issued $450 million of 4.875% Notes in June 2019. Part of the proceeds obtained were used to repay $250 million of our existing 4.625% Notes due February 2020, and $250 million of the Term Loan due November 2021. Refer to note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statement for details. As of June 28, 2019, we were in compliance with the covenants under all of our credit facilities and indentures.
Cash used in operating activities was $0.7 billion during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, primarily driven by cash outflows related to accounts receivable. Cash collections from the deferred purchase price on our ABS sales program of $0.9 billion are now included in cash from investing activities. This was partially offset by $45 million of net income for the period plus $192 million of non-cash charges such as depreciation, amortization, restructuring and impairment charges, and stock-based compensation.
We believe net working capital and net working capital as a percentage of annualized net sales are key metrics that measure our liquidity. Net working capital position was calculated as current quarter accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts, adding back the reduction in accounts receivable resulting from non-cash accounts receivable sales, plus inventories and contract assets, less accounts payable and certain other current liabilities related to vendor financing programs. Net working capital slightly increased $7 million as of June 28, 2019, from $1.7 billion as of March 31, 2019. This increase is primarily driven by a $23 million increase in our inventory levels from March 31, 2019 and a $24 million increase in contract assets, offset by an approximately $46 million increase in accounts payable. Our current quarter net working capital as a percentage of annualized net sales for the quarter ended June 28, 2019, increased slightly to 6.8% from 6.7% of annualized net sales for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. We generally operate in a net working capital targeted range between 6% to 8% of annualized revenue for the quarter.
Cash provided by investing activities was $0.8 billion during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019. This was primarily driven by $0.9 billion of cash collections on deferred purchase price from our ABS programs during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, offset by approximately $123 million of net capital expenditures for property and equipment to continue expanding capabilities and capacity in support of our expanding IEI and HRS businesses.
We believe free cash flow is an important liquidity metric because it measures, during a given period, the amount of cash generated that is available to repay debt obligations, make investments, fund acquisitions, repurchase company shares and for certain other activities. Our free cash flow is defined as cash from operations, plus cash collections of deferred purchase price, less net purchases of property and equipment to present cash flows on a consistent basis for investor transparency. We also excluded the impact to cash flows related to certain vendor programs that is required for US GAAP presentation. Our free cash flows for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 was $114 million compared to a use of $185 million for the three-month period ended June 29, 2018. Free cash flow is not a measure of liquidity under U.S. GAAP, and may not be defined and calculated by other companies in the same manner. Free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities. Free cash flows reconcile to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure of cash flows from operations as follows: 

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Three-Month Periods Ended
 
June 28, 2019
 
June 29, 2018
 
(In millions)
Net cash used in operating activities (1)
(657
)
 
$
(943
)
Cash collection of deferred purchase price and other
894

 
928

Purchases of property and equipment
(162
)
 
(172
)
Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment
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2

Free cash flow
$
114

 
$
(185
)
(1)
As disclosed in the Company’s prior year filings, during the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, the Company utilized a monthly approach to track cash flows on deferred purchase price. Commencing with the quarter ended September 28, 2018, the Company changed to a method based on daily activity for both the three-month and six-month periods ended September 28, 2018. As a result, the Company has retrospectively adjusted cash flows from operating and investing activities for the three-months ended June 29, 2018 from amounts previously reported. This resulted in an increase of approximately $271 million to cash provided by investing activities, and a corresponding decrease to cash flow from operating activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the three-months ended June 29, 2018.
Cash provided by financing activities was $106 million during the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, which was primarily driven by $448 million of proceeds, net of discount, received following the issuance of the 2029 Notes, $300 million of proceeds following the execution of our term loan agreement due April 2024 during the quarter, coupled with $23 million of proceeds from a drawdown from our India term loan facility. For further information on the 2029 Notes and the Term Loan due 2024, see note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Partially offsetting the proceeds described were i) $250 million of cash paid for the partial repurchase of our 4.625% Notes due February 2020, ii) $250 million of cash paid for the partial prepayment of the term loan due November 2021, iii) $91 million of cash paid for the outstanding balance of our short-term bank borrowings facility in India, and iv) $52 million of cash paid for the repurchase of our ordinary shares.
Our cash balances are generated and held in numerous locations throughout the world. Liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on normal ongoing operations of the business and some of which arise from fluctuations related to global economics and markets. Local government regulations may restrict our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs under certain circumstances; however, any current restrictions are not material. We do not currently expect such regulations and restrictions to impact our ability to pay vendors and conduct operations throughout the global organization. We believe that our existing cash balances, together with anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next twelve months. As of June 28, 2019, and March 31, 2019, over half of our cash and cash equivalents were held by foreign subsidiaries outside of Singapore. Although substantially all of the amounts held outside of Singapore could be repatriated under current laws, a significant amount could be subject to income tax withholdings. We provide for tax liabilities on these amounts for financial statement purposes, except for certain of our foreign earnings that are considered indefinitely reinvested outside of Singapore (approximately $1.6 billion as of March 31, 2019). Repatriation could result in an additional income tax payment, however, our intent is to permanently reinvest these funds outside of Singapore and our current plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our operations in jurisdictions outside of where they are held. Where local restrictions prevent an efficient intercompany transfer of funds, our intent is that cash balances would remain outside of Singapore and we would meet our liquidity needs through ongoing cash flows, external borrowings, or both. 
Future liquidity needs will depend on fluctuations in levels of inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, the timing of capital expenditures for new equipment, the extent to which we utilize operating leases for new facilities and equipment, and the levels of shipments and changes in the volumes of customer orders.
We maintain global paying services agreements with several financial institutions. Under these agreements, the financial institutions act as our paying agents with respect to accounts payable due to our suppliers who elect to participate in the program. The agreements allow our suppliers to sell their receivables to one of the participating financial institutions at the discretion of both parties on terms that are negotiated between the supplier and the respective financial institution. Our obligations to our suppliers, including the amounts due and scheduled payment dates, are not impacted by our suppliers’ decisions to sell their receivables under this program. For the periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, the cumulative payments due to suppliers participating in the programs amounted to approximately $0.1 billion. Pursuant to their agreement with one of the financial institutions, certain suppliers may elect to be paid early at their discretion. We are not always notified when our suppliers sell receivables under these programs. The available capacity under these programs can vary based on the number of investors and/or financial institutions participating in these programs at any point in time.

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Historically, we have funded operations from cash and cash equivalents generated from operations, proceeds from public offerings of equity and debt securities, bank debt and lease financings. We also sell a designated pool of trade receivables under asset-backed securitization ("ABS") programs and sell certain trade receivables, which are in addition to the trade receivables sold in connection with these securitization agreements.
We anticipate that we will enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and anticipated growth.
The sale or issuance of equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to current shareholders. Further, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on operations and could increase debt service obligations. This increased indebtedness could limit our flexibility as a result of debt service requirements and restrictive covenants, potentially affect our credit ratings, and may limit our ability to access additional capital or execute our business strategy. Any downgrades in credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to borrow as a result of more restrictive borrowing terms. We continue to assess our capital structure and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase ordinary shares. 
Under our current share repurchase program, our Board of Directors authorized repurchases of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million in accordance with the share purchase mandate approved by our shareholders at the date of the most recent Annual General Meeting which was held on August 16, 2018. During the three-month period ended June 28, 2019, we paid $52.0 million to repurchase shares under the current repurchase plans at an average price of $10.35 per share. As of June 28, 2019, shares in the aggregate amount of $273 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan. 
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS 
Information regarding our long-term debt payments, operating lease payments, capital lease payments and other commitments is provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019
During the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, we entered into a JPY 33.525 billion term loan agreement due April 2024, at three-month Yen LIBOR plus 0.50%, which was then swapped to U.S. dollars. In addition, we issued $450 million of 4.875% Notes due June 15, 2029. Part of the proceeds obtained were used to repay $250 million of our existing 4.625% Notes due February 2020, and $250 million of the Term Loan due November 2021. Refer to the discussion in note 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further details on our debt obligations.
Other than the changes discussed above, there were no material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments since March 31, 2019.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We sell designated pools of trade receivables to unaffiliated financial institutions under our ABS programs, and in addition to cash, we receive a deferred purchase price receivable for each pool of the receivables sold. Each of these deferred purchase price receivables serves as additional credit support to the financial institutions and is recorded at its estimated fair value. As of June 28, 2019, and March 31, 2019, the fair values of our deferred purchase price receivable were approximately $335 million and $293 million, respectively. As of June 28, 2019, and March 31, 2019, the outstanding balance on receivables sold for cash was $1.3 billion, respectively, under all our accounts receivable sales programs, which are not included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. For further information, see note 12 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the three-month period ended June 28, 2019 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019.
 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 The Company's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of June 28, 2019. Based on that evaluation, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 28, 2019, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 Except for the implementation of certain internal controls related to our April 1, 2019 adoption of ASC 842, Leases, guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our first quarter of fiscal year 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
For a description of our material legal proceedings, see note 14 “Commitments and Contingencies” in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2019, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be not material also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.



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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 The following table provides information regarding purchases of our ordinary shares made by us for the period from April 1, 2019 through June 28, 2019:
Period (2)

Total Number of
Shares
Purchased (1)

Average Price
Paid per
Share

Total Number of
Shares Purchased as
Part of Publicly
Announced Plans or
Programs

Approximate Dollar 
Value of Shares that 
May Yet Be Purchased Under
 the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2019 - May 3, 2019

2,177,874


$
11.02


2,177,874


$
300,522,363

May 4, 2019 - May 31, 2019

2,004,595


$
9.98


2,004,595


$
280,522,548

June 1, 2019 - June 28, 2019

843,059


$
9.49


843,059


$
272,522,631

Total

5,025,528


 


5,025,528


 


(1)
During the period from April 1, 2019 through June 28, 2019, all purchases were made pursuant to the program discussed below in open market transactions. All purchases were made in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(2)
On August 16, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized repurchases of our outstanding ordinary shares for up to $500 million. This is in accordance with the share purchase mandate whereby our shareholders approved a repurchase limit of 20% of our issued ordinary shares outstanding at the Annual General Meeting held on the same date as the Board authorization. As of June 28, 2019, shares in the aggregate amount of $272.5 million were available to be repurchased under the current plan.

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
 
None
 
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not applicable
 
ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION
 
None 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
 
 
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
 
 
Filed
Exhibit No.
 
Exhibit
 
Form
 
File No.
 
Filing Date
 
Exhibit No.
 
Herewith
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.1
 
Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2019, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
 
8-K
 
000-23354
 
6/6/2019
 
4.1

 
 
4.2
 
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 6, 2019, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
 
8-K
 
000-23354
 
6/6/2019
 
4.2

 
 
4.3
 
Form of 4.875% Global Note due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
 
8-K
 
000-23354
 
6/6/2019
 
4.3

 
 
 
Description of Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Fiscal 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement under the 2017 Equity Incentive Plan for performance-based vesting awards (20-day trading average)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
 

* This exhibit is furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of Flex Ltd. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.


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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 thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
FLEX LTD.
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ REVATHI ADVAITHI
 
 
Revathi Advaithi
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
July 26, 2019
 
 
 
/s/ CHRISTOPHER E. COLLIER
 
 
Christopher E. Collier
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
July 26, 2019
 

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Exhibit 10.01

Description of Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for Fiscal 2020

On June 4, 2019, the Board approved the Company’s Annual Incentive Bonus Plan for fiscal year 2020. The plan provides the Company’s executive officers with the opportunity to earn annual cash bonuses based upon the achievement of pre-established performance goals. Total bonus opportunities will be based on achievement of annual targets. Performance measures under the plan will be: revenue growth, earnings per share, operating profit, and free cash flow targets at the Company level; and, additionally for certain executives, revenue growth, new business wins, operating profit, earnings per share, free cash flow and other business-specific business unit targets at the business unit level. The plan allows awards to provide for different metrics, target levels and weightings for different executives.  The Board, or the Compensation Committee if so delegated by the Board, maintains the authority to reduce annual bonus award payouts upon evaluation of each bonus award in the context of the Company’s overall performance.

Under the Annual Incentive Bonus Plan, target award opportunities are set at various percentages of base salary, which will be: 150% of base salary in the case of the Chief Executive Officer; 110% of base salary in the case of the Chief Financial Officer; and between 90% and 110% of base salary in the cases of other named executive officers. Actual payout opportunities for each bonus component will range from a threshold of 50% of target to a maximum of 250% of target for the annual bonuses, in each case based on achievement of the performance measures. If the Company or business unit fails to achieve the threshold level for any performance measure, no payout is awarded for that measure. For purposes of determining achievement of award opportunities, the incentive bonus plan uses adjusted, non-GAAP measures.


35354583v1


No. «GrantID»
FLEX LTD.
2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

FORM OF RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [<<Grant Date>>], (the “Effective Date”) by and between Flex Ltd., a Singapore corporation (the “Company”), and the participant named below (the “Participant”). Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Flex Ltd. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Participant understands and agrees that this Restricted Share Unit Award (the “RSU Award”) is granted subject to and in accordance with the express terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement including any country- specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. The Participant further agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Participant acknowledges receipt of a copy of Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan. A copy of the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are available at the offices of the Company and the Participant hereby agrees that the Plan and the official prospectus for the Plan are deemed delivered to the Participant.

PRIMARY INFORMATION
Participant:
«First» «Last»
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Target Shares:
«Target Shares»
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Shares:
200% of Target
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date of Grant:
«Grant Date»
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Criteria:
Vesting is based on the percentile rank of the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (TSR) in S&P 500 Index Companies.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payout Table:
Payouts can range from 0 – 200% of the Target Shares based on the achievement levels set forth in the chart below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentile Rank of
Flex TSR in S&P 500
Index Companies
 
Awards Earned as a
% of the Target
 
 
Maximum
>75th Percentile
 
200
%
 
 
50th – 75th Percentile
 
Interpolate
 
 
Target Shares
50th Percentile
 
100
%
 
 
30th – 50th Percentile
 
Interpolate
 
 
Threshold
30th Percentile
 
25
%
 
 
<30th Percentile
 
0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Period:
Vesting is contingent on achieving the Performance Criteria at the 3rd anniversary of    20 , as set forth more specifically in the definition of “Measurement Period” below. 100% of the Maximum Shares are available for vesting based on achievement of the Performance Criteria on the 3rd anniversary.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
DEFINITIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
S&P 500 Index:
The S&P 500 is a capitalization-weighted index operated by Standard and Poor’s and used as a “Leading Indicator” of United States economy. The Index trades with the ticker symbol of SPX or
^GSPC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Total Shareholder Return:
Total Shareholder Return (TSR) is used to represent the cumulative return of an investment and includes both the change in the stock price as well as Dividend Value from a specified start and ending period. The formula for the calculation is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TSR = (Price End - Price Begin + Dividend Value) / Price Begin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payout Calculation:
The Payout is determined by calculating the Total Shareholder Return of every company within the S&P 500 Index Companies Group and determining the percentile rank of Flex’s Total Shareholder Return as compared to the S&P 500 Index Companies Group (that is, the number of members of the S&P 500 Index Companies with Total Shareholder Returns at or below the Total Shareholder Return of Flex).
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The formula for this calculation is as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (B + .5E)/N * 100
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Where
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B = Number of S&P 500 Index Companies TSRs below Flex’s TSR E =
Number of TSRs Equal to Company TSR
N = The number of Companies in the S&P 500 Index
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentile Rank of
Flex TSR in S&P 500
Index Companies
 
Awards Earned as a
% of the Target
 
 
Maximum
>75th Percentile
 
200
%
 
 
50th – 75th Percentile
 
Interpolate
 
 
Target Shares
50th Percentile
 
100
%
 
 
30th – 50th Percentile
 
Interpolate
 
 
Threshold
30th Percentile
 
25
%
 
 
<30th Percentile
 
0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payout Interpolation:
If the minimum payout is not reached, then the shares will be forfeited. If performance payouts are reached, shares will be rewarded on an interpolated basis between 25% and 200% of the target shares per the Payout Table above. Fractional percentage points will be rounded to nearest % point and fractional shares awarded will be rounded down the nearest whole share.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20-Day Trading Average for
Measuring Performance:
To avoid the effects of short-term price fluctuations, a 20-Day Trading Average will be used for measuring the Performance Criteria, and will be calculated using a basic average of Flex’s and the S&P 500 Index Companies’ Closing Prices on the previous 20 trading days prior to ,20 and Measurement Ending Dates.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20-Day Trading Average = (Sum of Prior 20 day Closing Prices) / 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Measurement Period:
The Measurement Period used to calculate the TSR will start on    , 20    and end on    , 20.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vesting / Release Date:
If the Performance Criteria is met, shares will vest or be released on the next business day following the 3rd anniversary of    th. Therefore, the Release Date will be    , 20. Applicable tax withholding and reporting will be contingent on the Closing Price of Flex Stock on the Release Date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing Price Methodology:
Only the Daily Closing Price will be used to determine Total Shareholder Return values as by reported by the Wall Street Journal or any other reputable financial services information provider.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Dividend Value and Stock Splits:
Dividends will be assumed reinvested at the Closing Price on the Payout Date and all calculations will be adjusted for Stock Splits.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXAMPLES
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assumptions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The examples below assume that 90,000 Target Shares / 180,000 Maximum Shares are awarded.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maximum Target:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentile Rank:
85th percentile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Target Awarded:
85th Percentile is above the 75th Maximum Target so Maximum Payout of 200% of the Target Shares, or 180,000 shares is achieved
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interpolated Target:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentile Rank:
60th percentile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Target Awarded:
60th Percentile is above the Minimum and below the Maximum Targets so an interpolated Payout of 140% of the Target Shares or 126,000 shares is achieved.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forfeited:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Percentile Rank:
15th percentile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Target Awarded:
15th percentile is below the 30th Percentile Minimum Target so no Payout is achieved
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



1.Grant of RSU Award.

1.1    Grant of RSU Award. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including any country-specific terms set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement, the Company hereby grants to the Participant an RSU Award for the number of ordinary shares set forth above under “RSU Award” (the “Shares”).

(a)    Vesting Criteria. Subject to Section 1.1(b), the RSU Award shall vest, and the Shares shall be issuable to the Participant, according to the Vesting Criteria set forth above. If application of the Vesting Criteria causes vesting of a fractional Share, such Share shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. Shares that vest and are issuable pursuant to the Vesting Criteria are “Vested Shares.”

(b)    Termination of Service. The RSU Award, all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement, shall terminate on the earlier of the Participant’s Termination Date or the date when all the Shares that are subject to the RSU Award have been allotted and issued, or forfeited in the case of any portion of the RSU Award that fails to vest; provided, however, that if the Participant has a Termination of Service due to Retirement, then (i) the RSU Award and all rights and obligations hereunder will not terminate and (ii) a pro-rata number of vested Shares shall be issued to the Participant upon the vesting of the RSU Award pursuant to the Performance Criteria, with the number of Shares that vest determined by multiplying the full number of Shares subject to the RSU Award by a fraction, which shall be (x) the number of complete months of continuous service as an Employee from the grant date of the RSU Award to the date of Retirement, divided by (y) the number of months from the grant date to the vesting date; provided, further, that if within twelve months of Retirement, the Participant violates the terms of a non-disclosure agreement with, or other confidentiality obligation owed to, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, then the RSU Award and all of the Company’s obligations and the Participant’s rights under this Agreement shall terminate.


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For purposes of this Agreement, “Retirement” shall mean the Participant’s voluntary Termination of Service after the Participant has attained age sixty (60) and completed at least ten (10) years of service as an Employee of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

(c)    Allotment and Issuance of Vested Shares. The Company shall allot and issue the Vested Shares as soon as practicable after such Shares have vested pursuant to the Vesting Criteria. The Company shall have no obligation to allot and issue, and the Participant will have no right or title to, any Shares, and no Shares will be allotted and issued to the Participant, until satisfaction of the Vesting Criteria.

(d)    No Obligation to Employ. Nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall confer on the Participant any right to continue in the employ of, or other relationship with, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, with or without cause.

(e)    Nontransferability of RSU Award. None of the Participant’s rights under this Agreement or under the RSU Award may be transferred in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Participants in the U.S. may transfer or assign the RSU Award to Family Members through a gift or a domestic relations order (and not in a transfer for value), or as otherwise allowed by the Plan. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the Participant.

(f)    Privileges of Share Ownership. The Participant shall not have any of the rights of a shareholder until the Vested Shares are allotted and issued after the applicable vest date.

(g)    Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of the terms and provisions with respect to the RSU Award and this Agreement shall be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Committee for review. The resolution of such a dispute by the Committee shall be final and binding on the Company and on the Participant.

1.2    Title to Shares. Title will be provided in the Participant’s individual name on the Company’s records unless the Participant otherwise notifies Stock Administration of an alternative designation in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable laws.

2.Delivery.

2.1    Deliveries by Participant. The Participant hereby delivers to the Company this Agreement.
2.2    Deliveries by the Company. The Company will issue a duly executed share certificate or other documentation evidencing the Vested Shares in the name specified in Section 1.2 above upon vesting, provided the Participant has delivered and executed this Agreement prior to the applicable vesting date and has continued to provide services as a Director, Employee or Consultant through each applicable vesting date.

3.Compliance with Laws and Regulations. The issuance and transfer of the Shares to the Participant shall be subject to and conditioned upon compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of any share exchange or automated quotation system on which the Company’s Ordinary Shares may be listed at the time of such issuance or transfer. The Participant understands that the Company is under no obligation to register or qualify the Shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any state, local or foreign securities commission or any share exchange to effect such compliance.

4.Rights as Shareholder. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Participant will have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Vested Shares which have been allotted and issued to the Participant until such time as the Participant disposes of such Vested Shares.

5.Stop-Transfer Orders.

5.1    Stop-Transfer Instructions. The Participant agrees that, to ensure compliance with the restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Company may issue appropriate “stop-transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and if the Company administers transfers of its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.


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5.2    Refusal to Transfer. The Company will not be required (i) to register in its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares, or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any Participant or other transferee to whom such Shares have been so transferred.
 
6.Change of Control. If a Change of Control occurs, the RSU Award shall be subject to Section 11.2 of the Plan.
 
7.Taxes and Disposition of Shares.
 
7.1    Tax Obligations.
 
(a)    Regardless of any action the Company or the Participant’s employer (the “Employer”) takes with respect to any or all income tax, social insurance, payroll tax, payment on account or other tax-related items arising out of the Participant’s participation in the Plan and legally applicable to the Participant (“Tax-Related Items”), the Participant acknowledges that the ultimate liability for all Tax-Related Items is and remains the Participant’s responsibility and may exceed the amount actually withheld by the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (a) make no representations or undertakings regarding the treatment of any Tax-Related Items in connection with any aspect of the RSU Award, including but not limited to, the grant, vesting or issuance of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award, the subsequent sale of Vested Shares acquired upon vesting and the receipt of any dividends; and (b) do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the terms of the grant or any aspect of the RSU Award to reduce or eliminate the Participant’s liability for Tax-Related Items or achieve any particular tax result. Furthermore, if the Participant has become subject to tax in more than one jurisdiction between the Date of Grant and the date of any relevant taxable event, the Participant acknowledges that the Company and/or the Employer (or former employer, as applicable) may be required to withhold or account for Tax-Related Items in more than one jurisdiction.
 
(b)    Prior to the relevant taxable or tax withholding event, as applicable, the Participant shall pay or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company and/or the Employer to satisfy all Tax-Related Items. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and/or the Employer, or their respective agents, at their discretion, to satisfy the Tax-Related Items by one or a combination of the following (1) withholding from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company, the Employer, or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company; or (2) withholding from the proceeds of the sale of Vested Shares either through a voluntary sale or through a mandatory sale arranged by the Company (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization).

(c)    To avoid any negative accounting treatment, the Company may withhold or account for Tax-Related Items by considering applicable minimum statutory withholding amounts or other applicable withholding rates.

(d)    The Participant shall pay to the Company or the Employer any amount of Tax-Related Items that the Company or the Employer may be required to withhold or account for as a result of the Participant’s participation in the Plan that cannot be satisfied by the means previously described in this section. The Company may refuse to issue or deliver the Vested Shares or the proceeds from the sale of Shares, if the Participant fails to comply with his or her obligations in connection with the Tax-Related Items.

7.2    Disposition of Shares. Participant hereby agrees that the Participant shall make no disposition of the Shares (other than as permitted by this Agreement) unless and until the Participant shall have complied with all requirements of this Agreement applicable to the disposition of the Shares.

8.Nature of Grant. In accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges and agrees that:
 
(a)
the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, is discretionary in nature and may be amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time;

(b)
the grant of the RSU Award is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future RSU Awards, or benefits in lieu of RSU Awards, even if RSU Awards have been granted repeatedly in the past;
 
(c)
all decisions with respect to future RSU Awards, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;
(d)
the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;
 
(e)
the future value of the Shares underlying the RSU Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;
 
(f)
no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages shall arise from the forfeiture of the RSU Award resulting from a Termination of Service (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws), and in consideration of the RSU Award to which the Participant is otherwise not entitled, the Participant irrevocably agrees never to institute any claim against the Company and/or the Employer, waives the Participant’s ability, if any, to bring any such claim, and releases the Company and/or the

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Employer from any such claim; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is allowed by a court of competent jurisdiction, then, by participating in the Plan, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have agreed not to pursue such claim and agrees to execute any and all documents necessary to request dismissal or withdrawal of such claims; and
 
(g)
for the Participants residing outside of the U.S.A.:
 
(A)
the RSU Award and any Shares acquired under the Plan are not intended to replace any pension rights or compensation;

(B)
the RSU Award is not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purposes, including, but not limited to, calculating any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, dismissal, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement or welfare benefits or similar payments and in no event should be considered as compensation for, or relating in any way to past services for the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate; and
 
(C)
in the event of the Participant’s Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date of Termination of Service and; the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of this RSU Award.
 
9.No Advice Regarding Grant. The Company is not providing any tax, legal or financial advice, nor is the Company making any recommendations regarding the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or the sale of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award. The Participant is hereby advised to consult with his or her own personal tax, legal and financial advisors regarding his or her participation in the Plan before taking any action related to the Plan.
 
10.Data Privacy.
 
(a)The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as described in this Agreement and any other RSU Award materials by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company and its Parent, Subsidiaries and Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.
 
(b)The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).
 
(c)The Participant understands that Data will be transferred to the Company stock plan service provider as may be selected by the Company in the future, which is assisting the Company with the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that the recipients of the Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere, and that the recipients’ country (e.g., the United States) may have different data privacy laws and protections from the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the Company, the Company stock plan service provider and any other possible recipients which may assist the Company (presently or in the future) with implementing, administering and managing
the Plan to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the sole purpose of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusing or withdrawing his or her consent may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of the Participant’s refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
 
11.Successors and Assigns. The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns.
 
12.Governing Law; Venue; Severability. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of California as such laws are applied to agreements between California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California, excluding that body of laws pertaining to conflict of laws. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by the RSU Award or this Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of

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Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this Agreement is made and/or to be performed. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of law to be illegal or unenforceable, then such provision will be enforced to the maximum extent possible and the other provisions will remain fully effective and enforceable.

13.Notices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company shall be in writing and addressed to the Vice President of Finance of the Company at its corporate offices at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California 95035. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Participant shall be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the address indicated on the signature page hereto or to such other address as the Participant may designate in writing from time to time to the Company. All notices shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, three (3) days after deposit in the United States mail by certified or registered mail (return receipt requested), one (1) business day after its deposit with any return receipt express courier (prepaid), or one (1) business day after transmission by facsimile.

14.Headings. The captions and headings of this Agreement are included for ease of reference only and will be disregarded in interpreting or construing this Agreement. All references herein to Sections will refer to Sections of this Agreement.

15.Language. If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the meaning of the translated version is different from the English version, the English version will control.

16.Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

17.Exhibit A. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the RSU Award shall be subject to any special terms and provisions as set forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement for the Participant’s country. Moreover, if the Participant relocates to one of the countries included in Exhibit A, the special terms and conditions for such country will apply to the Participant, to the extent the Company determines that the application of such terms and conditions is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan. Exhibit A constitutes part of this Agreement.

18.Code Section 409A. With respect to U.S. taxpayers, it is intended that the terms of the RSU Award will comply with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations relating thereto so as not to subject the Participant to the payment of additional taxes and interest under Section 409A of the Code, and this Agreement will be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner that is consistent with this intent. In furtherance of this intent, the Committee may adopt such amendments to this Agreement
or adopt other policies and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other actions, in each case, without the consent of the Participant, that the Committee determines are reasonable, necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related U.S. Department of Treasury guidance. In that light, the Company makes no representation or covenant to ensure that the RSU Awards that are intended to be exempt from, or compliant with, Section 409A of the Code are not so exempt or compliant or for any action taken by the Committee with respect thereto.

19.Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on the Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the RSU Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require the Participant to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

20.Entire Agreement. The Plan and this Agreement, together with all its Exhibits, constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the specific subject matter hereof.








IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.


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FLEX LTD.
 
PARTICIPANT

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
By:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
 
 
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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FLEX LTD. 2017 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
 
EXHIBIT A TO THE
RESTRICTED SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
FOR NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS
 
Terms and Conditions
 
This Exhibit A includes additional terms and conditions that govern the RSU Award granted to the Participant under the Plan if the Participant resides in one of the countries listed below. Certain capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A have the meanings set forth in the Plan and/or the Agreement.
 
Notifications
 
This Exhibit A also includes information regarding exchange controls and certain other issues of which the Participant should be aware with respect to his or her participation in the Plan. The information is based on the securities, exchange control and other laws in effect in the respective countries as of July 2010. Such laws are often complex and change frequently. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that the Participant not rely on the information in this Exhibit A as the only source of information relating to the consequences of the Participant’s participation in the Plan because the information may be out of date at the time that the RSU Award vests and Shares are issued to the Participant or the Participant sells Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.
 
In addition, the information contained herein is general in nature and may not apply to the Participant’s particular situation, and the Company is not in a position to assure the Participant of a particular result. Accordingly, the Participant is advised to seek appropriate professional advice as to how the relevant laws in the Participant’s country may apply to his or her situation.
 
Finally, if the Participant is a citizen or resident of a country other than the one in which he or she is currently working or transfers employment after the Date of Grant, the information contained herein may not be applicable to the Participant.
 
AUSTRIA
 
Notifications
 
Exchange Control Information. If the Participant holds Shares acquired under the Plan outside of Austria, the Participant must submit a report to the Austrian National Bank. An exemption applies if the value of the shares as of any given quarter does not exceed €30,000,000 or as of December 31 does not exceed €5,000,000. If the former threshold is exceeded, quarterly obligations are imposed, whereas if the latter threshold is exceeded, annual reports must be given. The annual reporting date is December 31 and the deadline for filing the annual report is March 31 of the following year.
When the Participant sells Vested Shares issued under the Plan, there may be exchange control obligations if the cash received is held outside Austria. If the transaction volume of all the Participant’s accounts abroad exceeds €3,000,000, the movements and balances of all accounts must be reported monthly, as of the last day of the month, on or before the fifteenth day of the following month.
 
Consumer Protection Information. To the extent that the provisions of the Austrian Consumer Protection Act are applicable to the Agreement and the Plan, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement if the conditions listed below are met:
 
(i)If the Participant accepts the RSU Award outside of the business premises of the Company, the Participant may be entitled to revoke his or her acceptance of the Agreement, provided the revocation is made within one week after the Participant accepts the Agreement.
 
(ii)The revocation must be in written form to be valid. It is sufficient if the Participant returns the Agreement to the Company or the Company’s representative with language that can be understood as the Participant’s refusal to conclude or honor the Agreement, provided the revocation is sent within the period set forth above.
 
BRAZIL
 
Notifications
 
Compliance with Law. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges his or her agreement to comply with applicable Brazilian laws and to pay any and all applicable taxes associated with the RSU Award, the receipt of any dividends, and the sale of Vested Shares issued under the Plan.

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Exchange Control Information. If the Participant is a resident or domiciled in Brazil, he or she will be required to submit an annual declaration of assets and rights held outside of Brazil to the Central Bank of Brazil if the aggregate value of such assets and rights is equal to or greater than US$100,000 (approximately BRL318,870 as of September 2017). Foreign individuals holding Brazilian visas are considered Brazilian residents for purposes of this reporting requirement and must declare at least the assets held abroad that were acquired subsequent to the Participant’s date of admittance as a resident of Brazil. Assets and rights that must be reported include Shares issued upon vesting of the RSU Award under the Plan.

CANADA
 
Terms and Conditions
 
French Language Provision. The following provision will apply if the Participant is a resident of Quebec:
 
The parties acknowledge that it is their express wish that the Agreement, as well as all documents, notices and legal proceedings entered into, given or instituted pursuant hereto or relating directly or indirectly hereto, be drawn up in English.
Les parties reconnaissent avoir exigé la rédaction en anglais de cette convention, ainsi que de tous documents, avis et procédures judiciaires, exécutés, donnés ou intentés en vertu de, ou liés directement ou indirectement à, la présente convention.
 
Termination of Service. This provision supplements Section 1.1(c) of the Agreement:
 
In the event of involuntary Termination of Service (whether or not in breach of local labor laws), the Participant’s right to receive and vest in the RSU Award under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that is the earlier of: (1) the date the Participant receives notice of Termination of Service from the Company or the Employer, or (2) the date the Participant is no longer actively providing service by the Company or his or her Employer regardless of any notice period or period of pay in lieu of such notice required under local law (including, but not limited to, statutory law, regulatory law and/or common law); the Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant no longer actively providing service for purposes of the RSU Award.
 
Data Privacy. This provision supplements Section 9 of the Agreement:
 
The Participant hereby authorizes the Company and the Company’s representatives to discuss with and obtain all relevant information from all personnel, professional or not, involved in the administration and operation of the Plan. The Participant further authorizes the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and the Committee to disclose and discuss the Plan with their advisors. The Participant further authorizes the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate to record such information and to keep such information in the Participant’s employee file.
 
Notifications
 
Grant of RSU Award. The RSU Award does not constitute compensation nor is in any way related to the Participant’s past services and/or employment to the Company, the Employer, and/or a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company.

CHINA
 
Terms and Conditions
 
Issuance of Vested Shares and Sale of Shares. This provision supplements Section 1.1(d) of the Agreement:
 
Due to local regulatory requirements, upon the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to the immediate sale of any Vested Shares to be issued to the Participant upon vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. The Participant further agrees that the Company is authorized to instruct its designated broker to assist with the mandatory sale of such Vested Shares (on the Participant’s behalf pursuant to this authorization) and the Participant expressly authorizes the Company’s designated broker to complete the sale of such Vested Shares. The Participant acknowledges that the Company’s designated broker is under no obligation to arrange for the sale of the Vested Shares at any particular price. Upon the sale of the Vested Shares, the Company agrees to pay the Participant the cash proceeds from the sale, less any brokerage fees or commissions and subject to any obligation to satisfy Tax-Related Items.
 
Exchange Control Requirements. The Participant understands and agrees that, pursuant to local exchange control requirements, the Participant will be required to immediately repatriate the cash proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares underlying the RSU Award to China. The Participant further understands that, under local law, such repatriation of his or her cash proceeds may need to be effectuated through a special exchange control account established by the Company, any Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or the Employer, and the Participant hereby consents and agrees that any proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares may be transferred to such special account prior to being delivered to the Participant. The Company is under no obligation to secure any exchange conversion rate, and

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the Company may face delays in converting the proceeds to local currency due to exchange control restrictions in China. The Participant agrees to bear any currency fluctuation risk between the time the Vested Shares are sold and the time the sale proceeds are distributed through any such special exchange account. The Participant further agrees to comply with any other requirements that may be imposed by the Company in the future in order to facilitate compliance with exchange control requirements in China. These requirements will not apply to non-PRC citizens.

CZECH REPUBLIC
 
Notifications

Exchange Control Information. Upon request of the Czech National Bank, the Participant may need to file a notification within 15 days of the end of the calendar quarter in which he or she acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan.
 
DENMARK
 
Notifications

Danish Stock Options Act. The Participant will receive an Employer Statement pursuant to the Danish Act on Stock Options.
Exchange Control/Tax Reporting Information. If the Participant holds Shares acquired under the Plan in a brokerage account with a broker or bank outside Denmark, the Participant is required to inform the Danish Tax Administration about the account. For this purpose, the Participant must file a Form V (Erklaering V) with the Danish Tax Administration. The Form V must be signed both by the Participant and by the applicable broker or bank where the account is held. By signing the Form V, the broker or bank undertakes to forward information to the Danish Tax Administration concerning the Vested Shares in the account without further request each year. By signing the Form V, the Participant authorizes the Danish Tax Administration to examine the account. A sample of the Form V can be found at the following website: www.skat.dk.

In addition, if the Participant opens a brokerage account (or a deposit account with a U.S. bank) for the purpose of holding cash outside Denmark, the Participant is also required to inform the Danish Tax Administration about this account. To do so, the Participant must also file a Form K (Erklaering K) with the Danish Tax Administration. The Form K must be signed both by the Participant and by the applicable broker or bank where the account is held. By signing the Form K, the broker/bank undertakes an obligation, without further request each year, to forward information to the Danish Tax Administration concerning the content of the account. By signing the Form K, the Participant authorizes the Danish Tax Administration to examine the account. A sample of Form K can be found at the following website: www.skat.dk.

FINLAND

There are no country specific provisions.

FRANCE

Term and Conditions
 
Language Consent. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant confirms having read and understood the documents relating to this grant (the Plan, the Agreement and this Exhibit A) which were provided in English language. The Participant accepts the terms of those documents accordingly.
 
En acceptant l’attribution, vous confirmez ainsi avoir lu et compris les documents relatifs à cette attribution (le Plan, le contrat et cette Annexe) qui ont été communiqués en langue anglaise. Vous acceptez les termes en connaissance de cause.

GERMANY
 
Notifications
 
Exchange Control Information. Cross-border payments in excess of €12,500 must be reported monthly to the German Federal Bank. If the Participant uses a German bank to effect a cross-border payment in excess of €12,500 in connection with the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan, the bank will make the report for the Participant. In addition, the Participant must report any receivables or payables or debts in foreign currency exceeding an amount of €5,000,000 on a monthly basis. Finally, the Participant must report Shares on an annual basis that exceeds 10% of the total voting capital of the Company.

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Terms and Conditions
 
Warning: The RSU Award and Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award do not constitute a public offering of securities under Hong Kong law and are available only to employees of the Company, its Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates. The Agreement, including this Exhibit A, the Plan and other incidental communication materials have not been prepared in accordance with and are not intended to constitute a “prospectus” for a public offering of securities under the applicable securities legislation in Hong Kong. Nor have the documents been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. The RSU Award is intended only for the personal use of each eligible Employee of the Employer, the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and may not be distributed to any other person. If the Participant is in any doubt about any of the contents of the Agreement, including this Exhibit A, or the Plan, the Participant should obtain independent professional advice.

Sale Restriction. Notwithstanding anything contrary in the Notice, the Agreement or the Plan, in the event the Participant’s RSU Award vests such that Vested Shares are issued to the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives within six months of the Date of Grant, the Participant agrees that the Participant or his or her heirs and representatives will not dispose of any Vested Shares acquired prior to the six-month anniversary of the Date of Grant.

Notifications

Nature of Scheme. The Company specifically intends that the Plan will not be an occupational retirement scheme for purposes of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance.

HUNGARY
 
There are no country specific provisions.

INDIA
 
Notifications

Exchange Control Information. The Participant must repatriate the proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares acquired under the Plan within 90 days after receipt. The Participant must maintain the foreign inward remittance certificate received from the bank where the foreign currency is deposited in the event that the Reserve Bank of India or the Employer requests proof of repatriation. It is the Participant’s responsibility to comply with applicable exchange control laws in India.

IRELAND
 
Notifications

Director Notification Obligation. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries of the Company’s Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate are subject to certain notification requirements under the Irish Companies Act. Directors, shadow directors and secretaries must notify the Irish Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing of their interest in the Company and the number and class of Shares or rights to which the interest relates within five days of the issuance or disposal of Shares or within five days of becoming aware of the event giving rise to the notification. This disclosure requirement also applies to any rights or Shares acquired by the director’s spouse or children (under the age of 18).

ISRAEL
 
There are no country specific provisions.
 
ITALY
 
Terms and Conditions
 
Data Privacy. This provision replaces Section 9 of the Agreement:
 
The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company in Italy, may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Shares or directorships held in the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, details of all RSU Awards or any other entitlement to Shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, and that the Company and the Employer will process said data and other data lawfully received from third party (“Personal Data”) for the exclusive purpose of managing and administering the Plan and

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complying with applicable laws, regulations and Community legislation. The Participant also understands that providing the Company with Personal Data is mandatory for compliance with laws and is necessary for the performance of the Plan and that the Participant’s denial to provide Personal Data would make it impossible for the Company to perform its contractual obligations and may affect the Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data will not be publicized, but it may be accessible by the Employer as the Privacy Representative of the Company and within the Employer’s organization by its internal and external personnel in charge of processing, and by the data Processor, if appointed. The updated list of Processors and of the subjects to which Data are communicated will remain available upon request at the Employer. Furthermore, Personal Data may be transferred to banks, other financial institutions or brokers involved in the management and administration of the Plan. The Participant understands that Personal Data may also be transferred to the independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and also to the legitimate addressees under applicable laws. The Participant further understands that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate will transfer Personal Data amongst themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of the Participant’s participation in the Plan, and that the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate may each further transfer Personal Data to third parties assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, including any requisite transfer of Personal Data to a broker or other third party with whom the Participant may elect to deposit any Vested Shares acquired under the Plan or any proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Such recipients may receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Personal Data in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that these recipients may be acting as Controllers, Processors or persons in charge of processing, as the case may be, according to applicable privacy laws, and that they may be located in or outside the European Economic Area, such as in the United States or elsewhere, in countries that do not provide an adequate level of data protection as intended under Italian privacy law.

Should the Company exercise its discretion in suspending all necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan, it will delete Personal Data as soon as it has accomplished all the necessary legal obligations connected with the management and administration of the Plan.

The Participant understands that Personal Data processing related to the purposes specified above shall take place under automated or non-automated conditions, anonymously when possible, that comply with the purposes for which Personal Data is collected and with confidentiality and security provisions as set forth by applicable laws and regulations, with specific reference to Legislative Decree no. 196/2003.

The processing activity, including communication, the transfer of Personal Data abroad, including outside of the European Economic Area, as specified herein and pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, does not require the Participant’s consent thereto as the processing is necessary to performance of law and contractual obligations related to implementation, administration and management of the Plan. The Participant understands that, pursuant to section 7 of the Legislative Decree no. 196/2003, he or she has the right at any moment to, including, but not limited to, obtain confirmation that Personal Data exists or not, access, verify its contents, origin and accuracy, delete, update, integrate, correct, blocked or stop, for legitimate reason, the Personal Data processing. To exercise privacy rights, the Participant should contact the Employer. Furthermore, the Participant is aware that Personal Data will not be used for direct marketing purposes. In addition, Personal Data provided can be reviewed and questions or complaints can be addressed by contacting the Participant’s human resources department.

Plan Document Acknowledgement. The Participant acknowledges that the Participant has read and specifically and expressly approves the following sections of the Agreement: Section 1: Grant of RSU Award; Section 2: Delivery; Section 3: Compliance with Laws and Regulations; Section 4: Rights as Shareholder; Section 5: Stop-Transfer Orders; Section 6: Taxes and Disposition of Shares; Section 7: Nature of Grant; Section 8: No advice Regarding Grant; Section 11: Governing Law; Venue; Section 15: Electronic Delivery; Section 16: Exhibit A; Section 18: Imposition of Other Requirements; and the Data Privacy section of this Exhibit A.

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. To participate in the Plan, the Participant must comply with exchange control regulations in Italy. The Participant is required to report in his or her annual tax return: (a) any transfers of cash or Vested Shares to or from Italy exceeding €10,000; (b) any foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy at the end of the calendar year exceeding €10,000 if such investments (Vested Shares) that may give rise to taxable income in Italy that combined with other foreign assets exceeds €10,000; and (c) the amount of the transfers to and from Italy which have had an impact during the calendar year on the Participant’s foreign investments or investments held outside of Italy. The Participant may be exempt from the requirement in (a) if the transfer or investment is made through an authorized broker resident in Italy, as the broker will generally comply with the reporting obligation on his or her behalf.





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JAPAN

There are no country specific provisions.

KOREA

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. If the Participant realizes US$500,000 (approximately KRW 571,700,000 as of September 2017) or more from the sale of Shares, Korean exchange laws require the Participant to repatriate the proceeds to Korea within eighteen months of the sale.

MALAYSIA

Notifications

Malaysian Insider Trading Notification. The Participant should be aware of the Malaysian insider-trading rules, which may impact his or her acquisition or disposal of Shares or rights to Shares under the Plan. Under the Malaysian insider-trading rules, the Participant is prohibited from selling Shares when he or she is in possession of information which is not generally available and which he or she knows or should know will have a material effect on the value of the Shares once such information is generally available.

Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director of the Company’s Malaysian Subsidiary, he or she is subject to certain notification requirements under the Malaysian Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Malaysian Subsidiary in writing when the Participant receives or disposes of an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company or any related company. Such notifications must be made within 14 days of receiving or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company.

MEXICO

Terms and Conditions

No Entitlement for Claims or Compensation. The following section supplements Section 7 of the Agreement:

Modification. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant understands and agrees that any modification of the Plan or the Agreement or its termination shall not constitute a change or impairment of the terms and conditions of employment.

Policy Statement. The RSU Award grant the Company is making under the Plan is unilateral and discretionary and, therefore, the Company reserves the absolute right to amend it and discontinue it at any time without any liability.

The Company, with registered offices at One Marina Boulevard, #28-00, Singapore 018989, is solely responsible for the administration of the Plan, and participation in the Plan and the grant of the RSU Award do not, in any way, establish an employment relationship between the Participant and the Company since he or she is participating in the Plan on a wholly commercial basis and the sole employer is Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and Flextronics Aguascalientes Servicios S.A. de C.V., nor does it establish any rights between the Participant and the Employer.

Plan Document Acknowledgment. By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant acknowledges that he or she has received copies of the Plan, has reviewed the Plan and the Agreement in their entirety, and fully understands and accepts all provisions of the Plan and the Agreement.

In addition, the Participant further acknowledges that he or she has read and specifically and expressly approves the terms and conditions in the Nature of Grant section of the Agreement, in which the following is clearly described and established: (i) participation in the Plan does not constitute an acquired right; (ii) the Plan and participation in the Plan is offered by the Company on a wholly discretionary basis; (iii) participation in the Plan is voluntary; and (iv) the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates are not responsible for any decrease in the value of the Shares acquired upon vesting of the RSU Award.


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Finally, the Participant hereby declares that he or she does not reserve any action or right to bring any claim against the Company for any compensation or damages as a result of his or her participation in the Plan and therefore grants a full and broad release to the Employer, the Company and any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliates with respect to any claim that may arise under the Plan.

Spanish Translation Condiciones y duración
Sin derecho a reclamo o compensación: La siguiente sección complementa la sección 7 de este Acuerdo:

Modificación: Al aceptar el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante entiende y acuerda que cualquier modificación del Plan o del Acuerdo o su extinción, no constituirá un cambio o disminución de los términos y condiciones de empleo.

Declaración de Política: El Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación por parte de la Compañía es efectuada bajo el Plan en forma unilateral y discrecional y por lo tanto, la Compañía se reserva el derecho absoluto de modificar y discontinuar el Otorgamiento de Acciones en cualquier momento sin responsabilidad alguna hacia la Compañía.

La Compañía, con oficinas registradas en One Marina Boulevard, #28-00, Singapore 018989 es la única responsable de la administración de los Planes y de la participación en los mismos y el otorgamamiento de el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación no establece de forma alguna una relación de trabajo entre el Participante y la Compañía, ya que su participación en el Plan es completamente comercial y el único empleador es Availmed Servicios S.A. de C.V., Grupo Flextronics S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Guadalajara S.A. de C.V., Flextronics Servicios Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and Flextronics Aguascalientes, así como tampoco establece ningún derecho entre el Participante y el Empleador.
Reconocimiento del Documento del Plan. Al aceptar la el Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación, el Participante reconoce que ha recibido copias de los Planes, ha revisado los mismos, al igual que la totalidad del Acuerdo y, que ha entendido y aceptado completamente todas las disposiciones contenidas en los Planes y en el Acuerdo.

Además, el Partcipante reconoce que ha leído, y que aprueba específica y expresamente los términos y condiciones contenidos en la sección Naturaleza del Orotgamiento en el cual se encuentra claramente descripto y establecido lo siguiente: (i) la participación en los Planes no constituye un derecho adquirido; (ii) los Planes y la participación en los mismos es ofrecida por la Compañía de forma enteramente discrecional; (iii) la participación en los Planes es voluntaria; y (iv) la Compañía, así como su Sociedad controlante, Subsidiaria o Filiales no son responsables por cualquier disminución en el valor de las Acciones adquiridas a través del conferimiento del Otorgamiento de Acciones por Bonificación.

Finalmente, el Partcipante declara que no se reserva ninguna acción o derecho para interponer una demanda en contra de la Compañía por compensación, daño o perjuicio alguno como resultado de su participación en el Plan y, en consecuencia, otorga el más amplio finiquito al Empleador, así como a la Compañía, a su Sociedad controlante, Subsidiaria o Filiales con respecto a cualquier demanda que pudiera originarse en virtud de los Planes.

NETHERLANDS

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The Participant should be aware of the Dutch insider-trading rules, which may impact the sale of Shares acquired under the Plan. In particular, the Participant may be prohibited from effectuating certain transactions if the Participant has inside information about the Company.

Under Article 5:56 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act, anyone who has “insider information” related to an issuing company is prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in or from the Netherlands. “Inside information” is defined as knowledge of specific information concerning the issuing company to which the securities relate or the trade in securities issued by such company, which has not been made public and which, if published, would reasonably be expected to affect the share price, regardless of the development of the price. The insider could be any Employee in the Netherlands who has inside information as described herein.

Given the broad scope of the definition of inside information, certain Employees working at a Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate in the Netherlands may have inside information and, thus, would be prohibited from effectuating a transaction in securities in the Netherlands


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at a time when the Participant has such inside information.

If the Participant is uncertain whether the insider-trading rules apply to him or her, he or she should consult his or her personal legal advisor.

NORWAY

There are no country specific provisions.

POLAND

Terms and Conditions

Restriction on Type of Shares Issued. Due to tax regulations in Poland, as necessary, the Participant’s Vested Shares will be settled in newly issued Shares only. Treasury Shares will not be used to satisfy the RSU Award upon vesting.

ROMANIA

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. If the Participant remits foreign currency into or out of Romania (e.g., the proceeds from the sale of his or her Vested Shares), the Participant may have to provide the Romanian bank assisting with the transaction with appropriate documentation explaining the source of the income. The Participant should consult his or her personal legal advisor to determine whether the Participant will be required to submit such documentation to the Romanian bank.

SINGAPORE

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is being granted to the Participant pursuant to the “Qualifying Person” exemption under section 273(1)(f) of the Singapore Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289, 2006 Ed.) (“SFA”). The Plan have not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Participant should note that the RSU Award is subject to section 257 of the SFA and the Participant will not be able to make any subsequent sale in Singapore of the Shares acquired under the Plan, or any offer of such subsequent sale of the Shares acquired under the Plan unless such sale or offer in Singapore is made pursuant to the exemptions under Part XIII Division (1) Subdivision (4) (other than section 280) of the SFA (Cap 289, 2006 Ed.).

Director Notification Obligation. If the Participant is a director, associate director or shadow director of the Company or a Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate, the Participant is subject to certain notification requirements under the Singapore Companies Act. Among these requirements is an obligation to notify the Company or the Singaporean Subsidiary or Affiliate in writing when the Participant receives an interest (e.g., RSU Award, Shares) in the Company or any related companies. Please contact the Company to obtain a copy of the notification form. In addition, the Participant must notify the Company or the Singapore Subsidiary or Affiliate when the Participant sells Shares of the Company or any related company (including when the Participant sell Shares acquired under the Plan). These notifications must be made within two days of acquiring or disposing of any interest in the Company or any related company. In addition, a notification must be made of the Participant’s interests in the Company or any related company within two days of becoming a director.

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

There are no country specific provisions.

SOUTH AFRICA

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Tax Obligations. The following provision supplements Section 6.1 of the Agreement:

By accepting the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to notify the Employer of the amount of any gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award. If the Participant fails to advise the Employer of the gain realized at vesting and settlement of the RSU Award, he or she may be liable for a fine.

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. The Participant should consult his or her personal advisor to ensure compliance with applicable exchange control regulations in South Africa, as such regulations are subject to frequent change. The Participant is solely responsible for complying with all exchange control laws in South Africa, and neither the Company nor the Employer will be liable for any fines or penalties resulting from the Participant’s failure to comply with South African exchange control laws.

SWEDEN

There are no country specific provisions.

SWITZERLAND

Notifications

Securities Law Information. The RSU Award is considered a private offering in Switzerland; therefore, it is not subject to registration.

TAIWAN

Notifications

Exchange Control Information. The Participant may acquire and remit foreign currency (including proceeds from the sale of Shares) into and out of Taiwan up to US$5,000,000 (approximately TWD 151,565,000 as of September 2017) per year. If the transaction amount is TWD 500,000 or more in a single transaction, the Participant must submit a Foreign Exchange Transaction Form and also provide supporting documentation to the satisfaction of the remitting bank.

TURKEY

Notifications

Securities Law Information. Under Turkish law, the Participant is not permitted to sell the Shares acquired under the Plan in Turkey.

UNITED KINGDOM

Terms and Conditions

Tax Obligations. The following provisions supplement Section 6.1 of the Agreement:

The Participant agrees that, if Participant does not pay or the Employer or the Company does not withhold from the Participant the full amount of Tax-Related Items that the Participant owes at vesting/settlement of the RSU Award, or the release or assignment of the RSU Award for consideration, or the receipt of any other benefit in connection with the RSU Award (the “Taxable Event”) within 90 days after the Taxable Event, or such other period specified in section 222(1)(c) of the U.K. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003, then the amount that should have been withheld shall constitute a loan owed by the Participant to the Employer, effective 90 days after the Taxable Event. The Participant agrees that the loan will bear interest at the HMRC’s official rate and will be immediately due and repayable by the Participant, and the Company and/or the Employer may recover it at any time thereafter by withholding the funds from salary, bonus or any other funds due to the Participant by the Employer, by withholding from the cash proceeds from the sale of Vested Shares or by demanding cash or a check from the Participant. The Participant also authorizes the Company to delay the issuance of any Vested Shares unless and until the loan is repaid in full.


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Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant is an officer or executive director (as within the meaning of section 13(k) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), the terms of the immediately foregoing provision will not apply. In the event that the Participant is an officer or executive director and Tax-Related Items are not collected from or paid by Participant within 90 days of the Taxable Event, the amount of any uncollected Tax-Related Items may constitute a benefit to the Participant on which additional income tax and National Insurance Contributions may be payable. The Participant acknowledges that the Company or the Employer may recover any such additional income tax and National Insurance Contributions at any time thereafter by any of the means referred to in Section 6.1 Agreement, although the Participant acknowledges that he/she ultimately will be responsible for reporting any income tax or National Insurance Contributions due on this additional benefit directly to the HMRC under the self-assessment regime.

National Insurance Contributions Acknowledgment. As a condition of participation in the Plan and the vesting of the RSU Award, the Participant agrees to accept any liability for secondary Class 1 National Insurance Contributions which may be payable by the Company and/or the Employer in connection with the RSU Award and any event giving rise to Tax-Related Items (the “Employer NICs”). To accomplish the foregoing, the Participant agrees to execute a joint election with the Company, the form of such joint election being formally approved by HMRC (the “Joint Election”), and any other required consent or election. The Participant further agrees to execute such other joint elections as may be required between the Participant and any successor to the Company and/or the Employer. The Participant further agrees that the Company and/or the Employer may collect the Employer NICs from the Participant by any of the means set forth in Section 6.1 of the Agreement.

If the Participant does not enter into a Joint Election prior to vesting of the RSU Award or if approval of the Joint Election has been withdrawn by HMRC, the RSU Award shall become null and void without any liability to the Company and/or the Employer and the Company may choose not to issue or deliver Shares upon vesting of the RSU Award.




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Exhibit 15.01
 
LETTER IN LIEU OF CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
July 26, 2019
 
Flex Ltd.
2 Changi South Lane
Singapore 486123
 
We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited interim financial information of Flex Ltd. and subsidiaries for the three-month periods ended June 28, 2019 and June 29, 2018, as indicated in our report dated July 26, 2019; because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 28, 2019, is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-222773 on Form S-3ASR, 333-220002, 333-212267, 333-207325, and 333-170710 on Form S-8.

We also are aware that the aforementioned report, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, is not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California





EXHIBIT 31.01
 
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Revathi Advaithi, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flex Ltd.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:  July 26, 2019
 
/s/ Revathi Advaithi
 
Revathi Advaithi
 
Chief Executive Officer
 




EXHIBIT 31.02
 
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
I, Christopher E. Collier, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Flex Ltd.;

2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, 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;

c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:  July 26, 2019 
/s/ Christopher E. Collier
 
Christopher E. Collier
 
Chief Financial Officer
 




EXHIBIT 32.01
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
We, Revathi Advaithi and Christopher E. Collier, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Flex Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certify, to the best of our knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
 
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 28, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement has been provided to Flex Ltd. and will be retained by it and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
  
Date:
July 26, 2019
/s/ Revathi Advaithi
 
 
Revathi Advaithi
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
July 26, 2019
/s/ Christopher E. Collier
 
 
Christopher E. Collier
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)