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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2008

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: 001-31892

 

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   94-2703333

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

44201 Nobel Drive

Fremont, California

  94538
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(510) 656-3333

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes   ¨     No   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding at October 2, 2008

Common Stock, $0.001 par value    32,271,251

 

 

 


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SYNNEX CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

         Page

PART I.

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION    3
    Item 1.   Financial Statements    3
  Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007    3
  Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2008 and 2007    4
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2008 and 2007    5
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2008 and 2007    6
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)    7

    Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    20

    Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk    31

    Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    31

PART II.

  OTHER INFORMATION    32

    Item 1A.

  Risk Factors    32

    Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    43

    Item 6.

  Exhibits    43

Signatures

   44

Exhibit Index

   45

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. Financial Statements

SYNNEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except for par values)

(unaudited)

 

     August 31, 2008    November 30, 2007
ASSETS      

Current assets:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 59,773    $ 42,875

Short-term investments

     13,794      17,257

Accounts receivable, net

     776,337      729,797

Receivable from vendors, net

     115,289      96,035

Receivable from affiliates

     7,766      9,790

Inventories

     738,015      642,524

Deferred income taxes

     18,083      18,612

Current deferred assets

     17,860      14,478

Other current assets

     12,746      16,859
             

Total current assets

     1,759,663      1,588,227

Property and equipment, net

     82,209      59,440

Goodwill

     126,239      96,350

Intangible assets, net

     24,863      21,590

Deferred income taxes

     6,255      5,416

Long-term deferred assets

     79,653      97,171

Other assets

     27,890      18,909
             

Total assets

   $ 2,106,772    $ 1,887,103
             

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current liabilities:

     

Borrowings under securitization, term loans and lines of credit

   $ 313,069    $ 351,142

Accounts payable

     639,108      588,801

Payable to affiliates

     65,326      67,334

Accrued liabilities

     133,915      120,617

Current deferred liabilities

     39,209      35,522

Income taxes payable

     —        5,103
             

Total current liabilities

     1,190,627      1,168,519

Long-term borrowings

     21,864      37,537

Long-term liabilities

     24,858      14,533

Long-term deferred liabilities

     50,903      60,565

Convertible debt

     143,750      —  

Deferred income taxes

     383      437
             

Total liabilities

     1,432,385      1,281,591
             

Minority interest

     4,419      958
             

Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

     —        —  

Stockholders’ equity:

     

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding

     —        —  

Common stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000 shares authorized,

     

31,769 and 31,328 shares issued and outstanding

     32      31

Additional paid-in capital

     205,083      196,128

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     28,366      28,939

Retained earnings

     436,487      379,456
             

Total stockholders’ equity

     669,968      604,554
             

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,106,772    $ 1,887,103
             

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except for per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007  

Revenue

   $ 2,045,689     $ 1,760,360     $ 5,672,335     $ 5,033,444  

Cost of revenue

     (1,932,790 )     (1,669,134 )     (5,362,781 )     (4,783,549 )
                                

Gross profit

     112,899       91,226       309,554       249,895  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (73,394 )     (63,960 )     (205,597 )     (171,874 )

Restructuring charges

     —         (2,744 )     —         (2,744 )
                                

Income from operations before non-operating items, income taxes and minority interest

     39,505       24,522       103,957       75,277  

Interest expense and finance charges, net

     (3,137 )     (3,472 )     (10,614 )     (10,225 )

Other income (expense), net

     (1,787 )     (132 )     (3,252 )     930  
                                

Income before income taxes and minority interest

     34,581       20,918       90,091       65,982  

Provision for income taxes

     (12,427 )     (6,452 )     (32,253 )     (22,908 )
                                

Income before minority interest

     22,154       14,466       57,838       43,074  

Minority interest

     (94 )     (70 )     (440 )     (132 )
                                

Net income

   $ 22,060     $ 14,396     $ 57,398     $ 42,942  
                                

Earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.70     $ 0.46     $ 1.82     $ 1.39  

Diluted

   $ 0.66     $ 0.44     $ 1.72     $ 1.32  

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic

     31,665       31,076       31,529       30,836  
                                

Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted

     33,657       32,742       33,319       32,502  
                                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 57,398     $ 42,942  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

    

Depreciation expense

     8,091       6,559  

Amortization of intangible assets

     6,004       4,703  

Share-based compensation

     4,829       3,536  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     4,522       5,309  

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     (1,395 )     —    

Unrealized (gain) loss on trading securities

     1,558       (575 )

Realized loss on investments and fixed assets

     347       38  

Other-than-temporary impairment on securities

     1,288       —    

Minority interest

     440       132  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses:

    

Accounts receivable

     15,357       (200,674 )

Receivable from vendors

     (13,427 )     641  

Receivable from affiliates

     2,023       (7,698 )

Inventories

     (33,066 )     43,217  

Other assets

     26,088       27,968  

Payable to affiliates

     (2,008 )     (21,425 )

Accounts payable

     (2,578 )     44,213  

Accrued liabilities

     (4,944 )     14,821  

Other liabilities

     (12,590 )     (23,461 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

     57,937       (59,754 )
                

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchase of short-term investments

     (12,986 )     (5,370 )

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     14,012       3,226  

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired

     (22,643 )     (107,765 )

Purchase of property and equipment

     (25,834 )     (20,132 )

Increase in restricted cash

     (3,118 )     (3,259 )

Purchase of intangible asset

     (1,482 )     —    
                

Net cash used in investing activities

     (52,051 )     (133,300 )
                

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from revolving line of credit and securitization

     1,252,582       990,052  

Payment of revolving line of credit and securitization

     (1,379,340 )     (783,736 )

Proceeds from bank loan

     —         10,704  

Payment of bank loan

     (19,322 )     (18,236 )

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt (net of issuance costs of $3,575)

     140,175       —    

Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation

     1,395       —    

Bank overdraft

     6,674       7,273  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     3,697       6,373  
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,861       212,430  
                

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     5,151       (3,115 )
                

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

     16,898       16,261  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     42,875       27,881  
                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 59,773     $ 44,142  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007

Net income

   $ 22,060     $ 14,396     $ 57,398     $ 42,942

Other comprehensive income:

        

Reclassification adjustment for other-than-temporary impairment loss on available-for-sale securities

     —         —         630       —  

Changes in unrealized gains (losses) on available- for-sale securities

     (15 )     (12 )     (26 )     8

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     (6,252 )     1,751       (1,177 )     8,596
                              

Total comprehensive income

   $ 15,793     $ 16,135     $ 56,825     $ 51,546
                              

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements (unaudited).

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

SYNNEX Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, herein referred to as “SYNNEX” or the “Company”) is a business process services company offering a comprehensive range of services to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and reseller customers worldwide. SYNNEX’ service offering includes IT distribution, supply chain management, business process outsourcing (“BPO”) and contract assembly. SYNNEX is headquartered in Fremont, California and has operations in the United States, Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom (“UK”).

The accompanying interim unaudited consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 2008 and for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 have been prepared by the Company in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The amounts as of November 30, 2007 have been derived from the Company’s annual audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended November 30, 2007, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year then ended.

The results of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending November 30, 2008, or any future period and the Company makes no representations related thereto.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

There have been no material changes in the Company’s significant accounting policies for the three and nine month periods ended August 31, 2008 from its disclosure in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2007, except as described below. For a discussion of the significant accounting policies, please see the discussion in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007.

Restricted cash

As of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, the Company had restricted cash in the amount of $15,311 and $12,192, respectively, for future payments to its vendors relating to the long-term projects at the Company’s Mexico operation. These amounts are reported in “Other assets.”

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of accounts receivable, cash and cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents are maintained with high quality institutions, the compositions and maturities of which are regularly monitored by management. Through August 31, 2008, the Company had not experienced any losses on such deposits.

Accounts receivable include amounts due from customers primarily in the technology industry. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally requires no collateral. The Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses. In estimating the required allowances, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of the receivable portfolio, the existence of a limited amount of credit insurance and specifically identified customer risks. Through August 31, 2008, such losses have been within management’s expectations.

In the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, no single customer exceeded 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue. At August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 no single customer comprised more than 10% of the total consolidated accounts receivable balance. The Company’s largest OEM supplier, Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”), accounted for approximately 35% and 28% of the total revenue for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, and 32% and 28% of the total revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”) in the first quarter of 2008, which did not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company. See Note 15 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments for additional disclosure on the fair values of foreign exchange contracts, long-term accounts receivable, trading and available-for-sale securities.

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

Net income per common share

Net income per common share-basic is computed by dividing the net income for the period by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted weighted-average shares include the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units. The calculation of net income per common share is presented in Note 9.

SFAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share” requires that employee stock options, non-vested restricted stock and similar equity instruments granted by the Company be treated as potential common shares outstanding in computing diluted earnings per share. Diluted shares outstanding include the dilutive effect of in-the-money options. Under the treasury stock method, the amount the employee must pay for exercising stock options, the amount of compensation cost for future services that the Company has not yet recognized and the amount of tax benefits that would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when the award becomes deductible are assumed to be used to repurchase shares.

With respect to the Company’s convertible debt, the Company plans to settle its conversion spread (i.e., the intrinsic value of convertible debt based on the conversion price and current market price) in shares. The Company accounts for its conversion spread using the treasury stock method. It is the Company’s intent to cash-settle the principal amount of the convertible debt; accordingly, the principal amount has been excluded from the determination of diluted earnings per share.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation. Such reclassifications have no effect on net income as previously reported.

Recent accounting pronouncements

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations” (“SFAS No. 141R”). SFAS No. 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 141R on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 160 on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

On February 20, 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 140-3, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions” (“FSP FAS 140-3”). FSP FAS 140-3 requires that an initial transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing that was entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the initial transfer be evaluated together as a linked transaction under SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities - a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125” (“SFAS No. 140”), unless certain criteria are met. FSP FAS 140-3 is effective for the Company’s financial statements for the fiscal year beginning on December 1, 2008 and earlier adoption is not permitted. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP FAS 140-3 may have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities- an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“SFAS No. 161”). This new standard requires enhanced disclosures for derivative instruments, including those used in hedging activities. It is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and will be applicable to the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 161 may have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS No. 142”). The intent of the position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R). FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for the Company from the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP FAS 142-3 may have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) 14-1 “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB 14-1”). FSP APB 14-1 requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 on a retroactive basis and will be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 may have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition. However, it is expected that the allocation of the proceeds to the conversion option will result in an increase in interest expense.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” (“SFAS No. 162”). SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with GAAP. This statement will be effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” The Company is assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 162 may have on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company adopted the following accounting standards:

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109” (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” (“SFAS No. 109”) and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 effective December 1, 2007. See Note 14 – Income Taxes for the effect of its application of FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS No. 157”). SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. It also responds to investors’ requests for expanded information about the extent to which companies’ measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13” (“FSP FAS 157-1”) and FSP No. FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”). FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS No. 157 to remove certain leasing transactions from its scope. FSP FAS 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. These nonfinancial items include assets and liabilities such as reporting units measured at fair value in a goodwill impairment test and nonfinancial assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. SFAS No. 157 was adopted by the Company, as it applies to its financial instruments, effective December 1, 2007. The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 is discussed in Note 15 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” (“SFAS No. 159”) which permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. This election is irrevocable. SFAS No. 159 was effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. The Company has not elected to apply the fair value option to any of its financial instruments.

NOTE 3—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense under the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS No. 123(R)”), which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options and employee stock purchases, based on estimated fair values.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value of share-based awards, which requires various assumptions including estimating stock price volatility and expected life. Under the fair value recognition provisions for SFAS No. 123(R), share-based compensation is estimated at the grant date based on the fair value of the awards expected to vest and recognized as expense ratably over the requisite service period of the award. The expected stock price volatility assumption was determined using historical volatility of the Company’s common stock.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

During the three months ended August 31, 2008, no stock options were granted by the Company. During the nine months ended August 31, 2008, the Company granted approximately 40 stock options, with an estimated total grant-date fair value of $343. During the three months ended August 31, 2008, approximately 12 shares of restricted stock were granted, with an estimated total grant date value of $294 and during the nine months ended August 31, 2008, approximately 34 shares of restricted stock were granted, with an estimated total grant date value of $773.

The Company recorded share-based compensation expense, for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 of $1,592 and $1,303, and for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 of $4,829 and $3,536, respectively.

NOTE 4—BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:

 

     August 31, 2008     November 30, 2007  

Short-term investments

    

Trading securities

   $ 9,471     $ 12,336  

Available-for-sale

     164       142  

Cost securities

     4,159       4,779  
                
   $ 13,794     $ 17,257  
                

Accounts receivable, net

    

Trade accounts receivable

   $ 810,809     $ 763,723  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (14,426 )     (13,258 )

Less: Allowance for sales returns

     (20,046 )     (20,668 )
                
   $ 776,337     $ 729,797  
                

Receivable from vendors, net

    

Receivables from vendors

   $ 118,574     $ 98,737  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (3,285 )     (2,702 )
                
   $ 115,289     $ 96,035  
                

Inventories

    

Components

   $ 72,779     $ 39,712  

Finished goods

     665,236       602,812  
                
   $ 738,015     $ 642,524  
                

Property and equipment, net

    

Equipment and computers

   $ 60,833     $ 59,344  

Furniture and fixtures

     10,704       10,714  

Buildings, leasehold improvements and land

     62,083       55,237  

Construction in progress

     17,593       150  
                
     151,213       125,445  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (69,004 )     (66,005 )
                
   $ 82,209     $ 59,440  
                

Goodwill

 

     November 30, 2007    Additions    Translation     August 31, 2008

Goodwill

   $ 96,350    $ 30,584    $ (695 )   $ 126,239
                            

Goodwill increased as of August 31, 2008, compared to November 30, 2007, primarily due to $24,599 for the acquisition of New Age Electronics, Inc. (“NAE”) based on the preliminary purchase price allocation (see Note 12 – Acquisitions for additional information) and earn-out payments of $4,000 related to SYNNEX-Concentrix Corporation (formerly Link2Support, Inc.).

Intangible assets, net

 

     August 31, 2008    November 30, 2007
     Gross    Accumulated     Net    Gross    Accumulated     Net
     Amount    Amortization     Amount    Amount    Amortization     Amount

Vendor lists

   $ 30,062    $ (20,622 )   $ 9,440    $ 22,062    $ (18,458 )   $ 3,604

Customer lists

     24,772      (11,740 )     13,032      25,108      (8,677 )     16,431

Other intangible assets

     4,813      (2,422 )     2,391      3,443      (1,888 )     1,555
                                           
   $ 59,647    $ (34,784 )   $ 24,863    $ 50,613    $ (29,023 )   $ 21,590
                                           

Amortization expense for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 was $2,168 and $1,786, and for the nine months

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 was $6,004 and $4,703, respectively. Intangible assets increased as of August 31, 2008 compared to November 30, 2007 due to the purchase of a brand name by SYNNEX Canada for $1,493 and $8,000 for intangible assets associated with the purchase of NAE based on a preliminary valuation (see Note 12 – Acquisitions for additional information).

NOTE 5—INVESTMENTS:

The carrying amount of the Company’s investments is shown in the table below:

 

     August 31, 2008    November 30, 2007
     Cost    Unrealized
(Losses)/Gains
    Fair Value    Cost    Unrealized
(Losses)/Gains
    Fair Value

Short-term investments

               

Trading securities

   $ 10,754    $ (1,283 )   $ 9,471    $ 11,731    $ 605     $ 12,336

Available-for-sale

     190      (26 )     164      772      (630 )     142

Cost securities

     4,159      —         4,159      4,779      —         4,779
                                           
   $ 15,103    $ (1,309 )   $ 13,794    $ 17,282    $ (25 )   $ 17,257
                                           

Short-term trading securities generally consist of equity securities relating to the Company’s deferred compensation plan. Short-term available-for-sale securities primarily consist of investments in other companies’ equity securities. Short-term cost investments primarily consist of investments in private equity funds and in a hedge fund under the Company’s deferred compensation plan.

For the three months ended August 31, 2008, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary loss of $45 on cost securities and for the nine months ended August 31, 2008, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary loss of $630 on available-for-sale securities and $658 on cost securities, respectively.

NOTE 6—ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE ARRANGEMENTS:

The Company primarily finances its U.S. operations with an accounts receivable securitization program (the “U.S. Arrangement”) by selling up to a maximum of $350,000 in U.S. trade accounts receivable (“U.S. Receivables”). The maturity date of the U.S. Arrangement is February 2011. The effective borrowing cost under the U.S. Arrangement is a blend of the prevailing dealer commercial paper rate and LIBOR plus 0.55% per annum. The Company funds its borrowings by pledging all of its rights, title and interest in and to the U.S. Receivables as security. The balance outstanding on the U.S. Arrangement as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 was $270,000 and $299,900, respectively.

As is customary in trade accounts receivable securitization arrangements, a credit rating agency’s downgrade of the third party issuer of commercial paper or of a back-up liquidity provider (which provides a source of funding if the commercial paper market cannot be accessed) could result in an adverse change or loss of the Company’s financing capacity under these programs if the commercial paper issuer or liquidity back-up provider is not replaced. Loss of such financing capacity could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and results of operations.

SYNNEX Canada Limited (“SYNNEX Canada”) has a one-year revolving accounts receivable securitization program in Canada (the “Canadian Arrangement”), which provides for the sale of U.S. and Canadian trade receivables (“Canadian Receivables”) to a financial institution up to a maximum of C$125,000. In connection with the Canadian Arrangement, SYNNEX Canada sells its Canadian Receivables to the financial institution on a fully-serviced basis. The effective discount rate of the Canadian Arrangement is the prevailing Bankers’ Acceptance rate of return or prime rate in Canada plus 0.60% per annum. To the extent that cash was received in exchange, the amount of Canadian Receivables sold to the financial institution has been recorded as a true sale, in accordance with SFAS No. 140. The amount of Canadian Receivables sold to the financial institution and not yet collected from customers at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 was $68,011 and $115,900, respectively.

The Company issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations under the Canadian Arrangement in favor of the financial institution. The scope of this guarantee primarily consists of the obligation to guarantee SYNNEX Canada’s obligations under the Canadian Arrangement. The Company also agreed to certain covenants regarding maintenance of its existence, limitations on changes to its business, reporting requirements, and requirements to maintain a specified net worth on a consolidated basis.

The Company has also entered into financing agreements with various financial institutions (“Flooring Companies”) to allow certain customers of the Company to finance their purchases directly with the Flooring Companies. Under these agreements, the Flooring Companies pay to the Company the selling price of products sold to various customers, less a discount, within approximately 15 to 30 days from the date of sale. The Company is contingently liable to repurchase inventory sold under flooring agreements in the event of any default by its customers under the agreement and such inventory being repossessed by the Flooring Companies. See Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies for additional information. The net sales financed for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 were $250,421 and $239,422, and for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 were $718,865 and $685,340, respectively. Approximately $43,596 and $68,839 of accounts receivable at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively, were subject to flooring agreements. Flooring fees were approximately $1,097 and $1,298 in the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, and $3,058 and $3,972 in the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and are included within “Interest expense and finance charges, net.”

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 7—BORROWINGS:

Borrowings consist of the following:

 

     August 31, 2008     November 30, 2007  

SYNNEX U.S. securitization

   $ 270,000     $ 299,900  

SYNNEX U.S. revolving line of credit

     —         10,900  

SYNNEX Canada revolving line of credit

     19,781       17,470  

SYNNEX Canada term loan

     10,912       12,368  

SYNNEX Mexico term loan

     31,967       47,874  

Others

     2,273       167  
                
     334,933       388,679  

Less: Current portion

     (313,069 )     (351,142 )
                

Non-current portion

   $ 21,864     $ 37,537  
                

SYNNEX U.S. securitization

The U.S. Arrangement allows the Company to sell up to a maximum of $350,000 in U.S. Receivables. The maturity date of the U.S. Arrangement is February 2011. The effective borrowing cost under the U.S. Arrangement is currently a blend of the prevailing dealer commercial paper rate and LIBOR plus 0.55% per annum.

SYNNEX U.S. senior secured revolving line of credit

The Company has a senior secured revolving line of credit arrangement (the “Revolver”) with a group of financial institutions. The Revolver’s maximum commitment was amended from $100,000 to $120,000 in April 2008. Interest on borrowings under the Revolver is currently based on the financial institution’s prime rate or LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum at the Company’s option. The Revolver is secured by the Company’s inventory and its other assets (including the assets of its domestic subsidiaries, but excluding the assets of and ownership in its foreign subsidiaries) and expires in February 2011.

SYNNEX Canada revolving line of credit

SYNNEX Canada has a revolving line of credit arrangement with a credit limit of C$30,000. The revolving credit facility expires in April 2010. Interest on this facility is currently based on the Canadian adjusted prime rate. SYNNEX Canada has granted a lien on substantially all of its assets in favor of the lenders under its revolving credit facility. In connection with this revolving credit facility, the Company issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations, of up to C$20,000.

SYNNEX Canada term loan

SYNNEX Canada has a term loan associated with the purchase of its logistics facility in Guelph, Canada. The interest rate for any unpaid principal amount is a fixed rate of 5.374% per annum. The final maturity date for repayment of any unpaid principal is April 1, 2017.

SYNNEX Mexico secured term loan

SYNNEX Mexico S.A. de C.V. (“SYNNEX Mexico”) established a secured term loan agreement with a group of financial institutions in May 2006. The interest rate for any unpaid principal amount is currently the Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate, plus 2.00% per annum. The final maturity date for repayment of all unpaid principal is November 24, 2009.

Others

SYNNEX UK has a British pound denominated loan agreement with a financial institution. The total credit available under this facility was $911 as of August 31, 2008. The interest rate on this credit facility is LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum. There were no borrowings outstanding at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007.

SYNNEX UK has a second British pound denominated loan agreement with a financial institution. The total credit available under this facility was $6,380 as of August 31, 2008. The interest rate for this facility is the financial institution’s prime rate plus 1.50% per annum. The balance outstanding at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 was $178 and $158, respectively.

The Company has other overdraft and lines of credit facilities. The balance outstanding as of August 31, 2008 was $2,095 and there were no outstanding balances as of November 30, 2007.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

SYNNEX Canada credit facility

SYNNEX Canada obtained a credit facility with a financial institution in Canada to allow SYNNEX Canada to issue documentary letters of credit up to a maximum of C$30,000 for validity up to 180 days on September 6, 2007. The letters of credit are issued to secure purchases of inventory from manufacturers and to finance import activities. This facility has an overdraft limit up to a maximum amount of C$2,000 available in Canadian and U.S. dollars for a maximum of two business days to repay draws under letters of credit or letters of guarantee. SYNNEX Canada has granted a lien, in favor of the financial institution in Canada, on the inventory financed under this credit facility, all accounts receivable from the sale of such inventory, all proceeds of sale of such inventory and collection of such accounts receivable and up to C$3,000 in cash on deposit with the financial institution in Canada. In connection with this credit facility, the Company issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations in favor of the financial institution in Canada of up to C$20,000. Letters of credit issued against this facility were $6,824 as of August 31, 2008 and $13,880 as of November 30, 2007.

The total interest expense and finance charges for accounts receivable securitization, revolver, convertible debt and all other debt and lines of credit were $6,052 and $5,975 for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, and $18,706 and $18,110 for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and are included in “Interest expense and finance charges, net” in the consolidated statement of operations. The range of interest rates was between 1.93% and 10.19% in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008.

Covenants compliance

In relation to the U.S. Arrangement, the Revolver, convertible debt, the SYNNEX Canada revolving line of credit, Canadian Arrangement and the SYNNEX Mexico secured term loan, the Company has a number of covenants and restrictions that, among other things, requires the Company to comply with certain financial and other covenants and restrict its ability to incur additional debt. They also restrict Company’s ability to make or forgive intercompany loans, pay dividends and make distributions, make certain acquisitions, repurchase the Company’s stock, create liens, cancel debt owed to the Company, enter into agreements with affiliates, modify the nature of the Company’s business, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make certain investments, enter into new real estate leases, transfer and sell assets, cancel or terminate any material contracts and merge or consolidate. The covenants also limit the Company’s ability to pay cash upon conversion, redemption or repurchase of its convertible debt subject to certain liquidity tests.

As of August 31, 2008, the Company was in compliance with all material covenants for the above arrangements.

Guarantees

The Company has issued guarantees to certain vendors and lenders of its subsidiaries’ for trade credit lines and loans, totaling $202,605 and $206,100 as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. The Company is obligated under these guarantees to pay amounts due should its subsidiaries not pay valid amounts owed to their vendors or lenders. The vendor guarantees are typically less than one-year arrangements, with 30-day cancellation clauses and the lender guarantees are typically for the term of the loan agreement.

NOTE 8—CONVERTIBLE DEBT:

In May 2008, the Company issued $143,750 of aggregate principal amount of its 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) in a private placement. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.0% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2008. In addition, the Company will pay contingent interest in respect of any six-month period from May 15 to November 14 or from November 15 to May 14, with the initial six-month period commencing May 15, 2013, if the trading price of the Notes for each of the ten trading days immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals 120% or more of the principal amount of the Notes. During any interest period when contingent interest is payable, the contingent interest payable per Note is equal to 0.55% of the average trading price of the Notes during the ten trading days immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month interest period. The Notes mature on May 15, 2018, subject to earlier redemption, repurchase or conversion.

Holders may convert their Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for such Notes under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter after the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2008 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days in the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is equal to or more than 130% of the conversion price of the Notes on the last day of such preceding fiscal quarter; (2) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the trading price per $1 principal amount of the Notes for each day of that Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate of the Notes on each such day; (3) if the Company has called the particular Notes for redemption, until the close of business on the business day prior to the redemption date; or (4) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions. In addition, holders may also convert their Notes at their option at any time beginning on November 15, 2017, and ending at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for the Notes, without regard to the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the common stock or a combination thereof at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate for the Notes will be 33.9945 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $29.42 per share of common stock. Such conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events but will not be adjusted for accrued interest, including any additional interest and any contingent interest.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

The Company may not redeem the Notes prior to May 20, 2013. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, for cash on or after May 20, 2013, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the redemption date.

Holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash on May 15, 2013 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the repurchase date. If the Company undergoes a fundamental change, holders may require it to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equally in right of payment with other senior unsecured debt and rank senior to subordinated notes, if any. The Notes effectively rank junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Notes are also structurally subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness and other liabilities and commitments (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries. The net proceeds from the Notes were used for general corporate purposes and to reduce outstanding balances under the U.S. Arrangement and the Revolver.

The Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, which contains customary events of default.

The Notes as hybrid instruments are accounted as convertible debt and are recorded at carrying value with no separate accounting for the conversion features. The right of the holders of the Notes to require the Company to repurchase the Notes in the event of a fundamental change and the contingent interest feature would require separate measurement from the Notes; however, the amount is insignificant. The additional shares issuable following certain corporation transactions do not require bifurcation and separate measurement from the Notes.

NOTE 9—NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE:

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the periods indicated:

 

     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007

Net income

   $ 22,060    $ 14,396    $ 57,398    $ 42,942
                           

Weighted-average common shares-basic

     31,665      31,076      31,529      30,836

Effect of dilutive securities:

           

Stock options and restricted stock

     1,992      1,666      1,790      1,666
                           

Weighted-average common shares-diluted

     33,657      32,742      33,319      32,502
                           

Earnings per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.70    $ 0.46    $ 1.82    $ 1.39

Diluted

   $ 0.66    $ 0.44    $ 1.72    $ 1.32

Options to purchase 22 and 59 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 544 shares of common stock for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2007, respectively, have not been included in the computation of diluted net income per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

NOTE 10—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company has a business relationship with MiTAC International Corporation (“MiTAC International”), a publicly-traded company in Taiwan that began in 1992 when it became its primary investor through its affiliates. As of August 31, 2008, MiTAC International and its affiliates beneficially owned approximately 40% of the Company’s common stock. In addition, Matthew Miau, the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and a non-executive director since 1992, is also the Chairman of MiTAC International and each of its affiliated entities below.

The Company works closely with MiTAC International to collaborate on OEM outsourcing opportunities and jointly market MiTAC International’s design and electronic manufacturing services and its contract assembly capabilities. This relationship has enabled the Company to build relationships with MiTAC International’s customers and it continues to work with and depend on MiTAC International to jointly serve its shared customers. The Company purchased inventories, including notebook computers, motherboards and other peripherals, from MiTAC International and its affiliates totaling approximately $56,304 and $72,249 for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $195,849 and $216,734 for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company’s sales to MiTAC International and its affiliates in the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, totaled approximately $624 and $220, respectively, and $1,317 and $1,497 for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

2007, respectively. Most of these purchases and sales were pursuant to the Company’s Master Supply Agreement with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems, one of its contract assembly customers. The Company’s business relationship to date with MiTAC International has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue or capacity commitments.

Accordingly, the Company negotiates manufacturing and pricing terms on a case-by-case basis with MiTAC International and its contract assembly customers for a given project. While MiTAC International is a related party and a controlling stockholder, the Company believes that the significant terms under these agreements, including pricing, would not materially differ from the terms it could have negotiated with unaffiliated third parties, and it has adopted a policy requiring that material transactions with MiTAC International or its related parties be approved by its Audit Committee, which is composed solely of independent directors. In addition, Mr. Miau’s compensation is approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is also composed solely of independent directors.

The Company remains dependent on MiTAC International as a contract assembly partner, any change in the pricing or other material terms demanded by MiTAC International could have a material adverse effect on its business, particularly its contract assembly business with Sun Microsystems.

Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s Common Stock by MiTAC International.

As noted above, MiTAC International and its affiliates in the aggregate beneficially owned approximately 40% of the Company’s common stock as of August 31, 2008. These shares are owned by the following entities:

 

MiTAC International (1)

   7,752,824

Synnex Technology International Corp. (2)

   5,039,244
    

Total

   12,792,068
    

 

(1) Shares held via Silver Star Developments Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International. Excludes 1,267,651 shares (of which 45,150 shares are directly held and 1,222,501 shares are subject to exercisable options) held by Matthew Miau.
(2) Synnex Technology International Corp. (“Synnex Technology International”) is a separate entity from the Company and is publicly-traded corporation in Taiwan. Shares held via Peer Development Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synnex Technology International. MiTAC International owns a minority interest in MiTAC Incorporated, a privately-held Taiwanese company, which in turn holds a minority interest in Synnex Technology International.

While the ownership structure of MiTAC International and its affiliates is complex, it has not had a material adverse effect on the Company’s business in the past, and it does not expect it do so in the future.

During fiscal year 2007, the Company purchased shares of MiTAC International related to the deferred compensation plan of Robert Huang, its President and Co-Chief Executive Officer. As of August 31, 2008, the value of the stock acquired was $1,153. Except as described herein, none of the Company’s officers or directors has an interest in MiTAC International or its affiliates.

Synnex Technology International is a publicly-traded corporation in Taiwan that currently provides distribution and fulfillment services to various markets in Asia and Australia, and is also a potential competitor of the Company. Neither MiTAC International nor Synnex Technology International is restricted from competing with the Company.

NOTE 11—GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:

The Company primarily operates in North America. The U.S. and Canada are included in the “North America” operations and China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and the UK are included in “Other” operations. Shown below is summarized financial information related to the geographic areas in which the Company operated in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007 and for each of the periods then ended:

 

     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007

Revenue

           

North America

   $ 1,998,315    $ 1,698,201    $ 5,526,091    $ 4,857,101

Other

     47,374      62,159      146,244      176,343
                           
   $ 2,045,689    $ 1,760,360    $ 5,672,335    $ 5,033,444
                           
               As of
               August 31, 2008    November 30, 2007

Long-lived assets

           

North America

         $ 76,757    $ 55,719

Other

           33,342      22,630
                   
         $ 110,099    $ 78,349
                   

Revenue in the U.S. was approximately 81% and 78% of total revenue for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, and 79% and 78% of total revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Revenue in Canada was

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

approximately 17% and 18% of total revenue for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, and 19% of total revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. No other geographical location accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue.

NOTE 12—ACQUISITIONS:

On April 1, 2008, the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of NAE, a privately-held distributor of IT and consumer electronics products to the retail sector. The Company expects this acquisition will expand its consumer electronics distribution business. The Company paid a purchase price of $31,500 in cash and accrued $11,750, to be paid subject to compliance with certain post-closing conditions. As of August 31, 2008 the Company has paid $4,158 of the accrual. The acquisition agreement provides for additional earn-out payments of up to $11,000 to be paid subject to achieving certain milestones after the first 12 months from the date of acquisition. In connection with the net assets acquired, the Company refinanced approximately $84,003 in working capital debt. The NAE business has been substantially integrated into the Company’s operations.

The preliminary purchase price allocation based on the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows:

 

     Fair Value  

Purchase consideration

  

Cash paid

   $ 35,658  

Accrual subject to post-closing conditions

     7,099  
        
   $ 42,757  
        

Allocation

  

Cash

   $ 11,164  

Accounts receivable

     69,600  

Inventories

     72,073  

Program receivable

     4,771  

Fixed assets

     1,248  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     648  

Goodwill

     24,599  

Intangible assets

     8,000  

Accounts payable

     (53,953 )

Accrued liabilities

     (11,188 )

Lease obligations

     (202 )

Loan payable

     (84,003 )
        
   $ 42,757  
        

The following unaudited pro forma financial information combines the consolidated results of operations as if the acquisition of NAE had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented. Pro forma adjustments include only the effects of events directly attributable to transactions that are factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact. The pro forma results contained in the table below include pro forma adjustments for amortization of acquired intangibles and depreciation expense.

 

     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007

Revenue

   $ 2,045,689    $ 1,987,815    $ 5,971,987    $ 5,657,267

Net income

     22,060      16,236      58,151      42,761

Net income per common share-basic

   $ 0.70    $ 0.52    $ 1.84    $ 1.39

Net income per common share-diluted

     0.66      0.50      1.75      1.32

The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the acquisition been consummated as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results.

Other fiscal year 2008 acquisitions

The Company’s other fiscal year 2008 acquisitions, which were all in the Company’s BPO business, were not significant individually or in the aggregate. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, the Company acquired three companies for an estimated total cash consideration of approximately $2,954.

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

The allocation of purchase price in the above acquisitions is preliminary and the estimates and assumptions used are subject to change. The Company is continuing to evaluate the allocation of the purchase price to net tangible and identifiable intangible assets and does not expect the final allocation of the purchase price to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

NOTE 13—RESTRUCTURING CHARGES:

In fiscal year 2007, in connection with the acquisition of the Redmond Group of Companies (“RGC”), the Company announced a restructuring program in Canada. The measures, which included workforce reductions, facilities consolidation and other related expenses, were intended to align the Company’s capacity and infrastructure, and utilize synergies within the business to provide more cost effective services to the Company’s customers. During fiscal year 2007, the Company accrued $2,358 in restructuring costs against goodwill related to the RGC acquisition in Canada under Emerging Issues Task Force 95-3 “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination” (“EITF 95-3”). These charges were primarily associated with facilities consolidation of $1,050, workforce reductions of $691 and contract termination costs of $617.

In fiscal year 2007, the Company recorded $2,744 for the restructuring and consolidation of its Canadian operations as a result of the acquisition of RGC and the purchase of a new logistics facility in Guelph, Canada in March 2007. These charges were primarily associated with $1,107 for facilities consolidation, $508 for workforce reductions, and $278 for other costs. These charges were recorded in accordance with SFAS No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS No. 146”). The majority of all employees’ terminations were completed by November 30, 2007. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $851 included in the above $2,744 restructuring cost for a property located in Ontario, Canada, that was held for sale, based on the fair value less costs to sell in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The net book value of the property was $1,978 at August 31, 2008 and $2,149 as of November 30, 2007.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the liability for restructuring charges through August 31, 2008:

Restructuring charges per EITF 95-3:

 

     Severance     Facility and     Contractual             
     and Benefits     Exit Costs     Obligations     Other    Total  

Balance of accrual at November 30, 2007

   $ 120     $ 1,050     $ 219     $ 23    $ 1,412  

Cash payments

     (95 )     (748 )     —         —        (843 )

Non-cash adjustments

     —         —         (94 )     —        (94 )
                                       

Balance of accrual at August 31, 2008

   $ 25     $ 302     $ 125     $ 23    $ 475  
                                       

Restructuring charges per SFAS No. 146:

 

     Severance     Facility and              
     and Benefits     Exit Costs     Other     Total  

Balance of accrual at November 30, 2007

   $ 8     $ 489     $ 37     $ 534  

Cash payments

     (8 )     (334 )     (37 )     (379 )
                                

Balance of accrual at August 31, 2008

   $ —       $ 155     $ —       $ 155  
                                

The unpaid portion of the restructuring charges is included in the consolidated balance sheet under the caption “Accrued liabilities.”

The cash payments for all the amounts accrued related to these restructuring activities will be paid in fiscal year 2009.

In fiscal year 2008, in connection with the acquisition of NAE, the Company recorded liabilities of $601 under EITF 95-3. The measures, which included workforce reductions and facilities consolidation, were intended to align the Company’s capacity and infrastructure, and utilize synergies within the business to provide more cost effective services to the Company’s customers. These charges were primarily associated with workforce reductions of $435 and facilities consolidation of $166. These items are subject to change based on the actual costs incurred. Changes to these estimates could increase or decrease the amount of the purchase price allocated to goodwill.

Restructuring charges per EITF 95-3:

 

     Severance     Facility and        
     and Benefits     Exit Costs     Total  

Accrual on April 1, 2008

   $ 435     $ 166     $ 601  

Cash payments

     (435 )     (119 )     (554 )
                        

Balance of accrual at August 31, 2008

   $ —       $ 47     $ 47  
                        

The cash payments for all the amounts accrued related to these restructuring activities will be paid by the end of fiscal year 2008.

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

NOTE 14—INCOME TAXES:

Effective December 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.

In adopting FIN 48, the Company has reclassified liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits for which the Company does not anticipate payment within one year to long-term income taxes payable. In addition, the Company has presented long-term deferred tax assets for certain benefits associated with the FIN 48 liability on a gross basis. The Company recognizes penalties and accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

The adoption of FIN 48 resulted in the reduction of the Company’s consolidated beginning retained earnings by $370. As of the adoption date, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $5,107, of which $2,483 would affect the effective tax rate if realized. The Company has accrued interest of $635 for unrecognized tax benefits. The Company does not expect significant changes in its unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months.

The Company conducts business globally and files income tax returns in various U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. The Company is subject to continuous examination and audits by various tax authorities. In the U.S. and Canada, the Company is subject to examination and audits by tax authorities for tax years after fiscal 2003. Currently the Company is undergoing a U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit for the 2004 and 2005 tax years. The Company is unable to estimate the range of any possible adjustments due to uncertainty in the timing of the closure and/or resolution of the audit.

NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:

The Company adopted SFAS No. 157 effective December 1, 2007 for financial assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis. SFAS No. 157 applies to all financial assets and financial liabilities that are being measured and reported on a fair value basis. SFAS No. 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The statement requires fair value measurements to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability;

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

There was no impact for the adoption of SFAS No. 157 to the consolidated financial statements. The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s short-term investments and financial instruments by the above SFAS No. 157 categories as of August 31, 2008:

 

     August 31, 2008
     Total     Quoted
market
prices in
active
markets
(Level 1)
   Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
unobservable
inputs

(Level 3)

Trading securities

   $ 9,471     $ 9,471    $ —       $ —  

Available-for-sale securities

     164       164      —         —  

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     (1,905 )     —        (1,905 )     —  

Long-term accounts receivable

     53,557       —        53,557       —  

The Company’s investments in trading and available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. The forward exchange contracts are primarily measured based on the foreign currency spot and forward rates quoted by the banks or foreign currency dealers. The fair value of long-term accounts receivable is based on customer rating and creditworthiness.

The Company recorded a gain of $5,647 and $3,083 for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and a loss of $2,636 and $3,015 for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2007, respectively, under “Other income (expense)” in the consolidated statement of operations for the changes in the fair value of its financial instruments for trading securities and forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

(amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

The following table presents the financial instruments that are not carried at fair value but which require fair value disclosure as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007:

 

     As of August 31, 2008    As of November 30, 2007
     Carrying
Value
   Fair Value    Carrying
Value
   Fair Value

Cost investments

   $ 7,317    $ 7,317    $ 7,779    $ 7,779

Long-term debt

     21,864      21,864      37,537      37,537

Convertible debt

     143,750      147,531      —        —  

The Company’s investments accounted for under the cost method consist of equity securities in a private entity, investments in a hedge fund, and investments in a private equity fund. The fair value of the investments in a hedge fund and private equity fund was determined by analyzing the underlying invested assets. The fair value of the equity securities is based on a valuation model developed internally to measure impairment primarily based on the operating results and future earning prospects of the investee. The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value since current interest rates offered to the Company for debt of similar terms and maturities are approximately the same. The fair value of convertible debt is based on the closing price of the convertible debt traded in the limited trading market.

The carrying value of other financial instruments, including cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and short-term debt approximate fair value due to their short maturities or variable-rate nature of the respective borrowings.

The Company monitors its investments for impairment by considering current factors, including the economic environment, market conditions, operational performance and other specific factors relating to the business underlying the investment, and records reductions in carrying values when necessary. Any impairment loss is reported under “Other income (expense)” in the consolidated statement of operations.

The Company has adopted SFAS No. 159 effective December 1, 2007. The Company has not elected the fair value option for its financial instruments. The Company has reclassified all cash flows related to securities classified as trading from operating to investing activities in its consolidated statement of cash flows to reflect the nature of the investments in accordance with paragraph 16 of SFAS No. 159. The cash flows from the purchase and proceeds of $5,370 and $3,226, respectively, for trading securities, were reclassified from operating activities to investing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2007.

NOTE 16—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

The Company was contingently liable at August 31, 2008, under agreements to repurchase repossessed inventory acquired by Flooring Companies as a result of default on floor plan financing arrangements by the Company’s customers. These arrangements are described in Note 6 – Accounts Receivable Arrangements. Losses, if any, would be the difference between the repossession cost and the resale value of the inventory. There have been no repurchases through August 31, 2008 under these agreements, nor is the Company aware of any pending customer defaults or repossession obligations.

The Company is from time to time involved in various bankruptcy preference actions where the Company was a supplier to the companies now in bankruptcy. These preference actions are filed by the bankruptcy trustee on behalf of the bankrupt estate and generally seek to have payments made by the debtor within 90 days prior to the bankruptcy returned to the bankruptcy estate for allocation among all of the bankrupt estate’s creditors. The Company is not aware of any currently pending preference actions.

The Company does not believe that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

NOTE 17—LEGAL SETTLEMENT:

In May 2002, Seanix Technology Inc. filed a trademark infringement action in the Federal Court of Canada against the Company and SYNNEX Canada. The suit claimed that the Company and SYNNEX Canada infringed on Seanix’s exclusive rights to its Canadian trademark registration and caused confusion between the companies resulting from, among other things, the Company’s and SYNNEX Canada’s use of trademarks confusingly similar to the Seanix trademarks. The complaint sought injunctive relief and monetary damages. In April 2008, the matter was settled on terms that were not material to the Company or SYNNEX Canada.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Report”), the words “believes,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “allows,” “can,” “may,” “designed,” “will,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These are statements that relate to future periods and include statements about our business model and our services, expected benefits of our services, potential effects of the economic environment, anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, impact of the final purchase price of our acquisitions on our financial position, anticipated benefits of our restructuring, our revenue and operating results, economic and industry trends, thefts at our warehouses, our gross margins, our agreements with MiTAC International, our relationship with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems, our estimates regarding our capital requirements and our needs for additional financing, concentration of products and customers, the expansion of our operations, our international operations, our strategic acquisitions of businesses and assets, effect of future expansion on our operations, adequacy of our cash resources to meet our capital needs, adequacy of our disclosure controls and procedures, impact of rules and regulations affecting public companies, impact of our accounting policies, the anticipated interest rate on our Notes, statements regarding future unrecognized tax benefits, and statements regarding our securitization program. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those risks discussed below, as well as the seasonality of the buying patterns of our customers, the concentration of sales to large customers, dependence upon and trends in capital spending budgets in the IT industry, fluctuations in general economic conditions and the risks set forth below under Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

Overview

We are a Fortune 500 Corporation and a leading business process services company, serving resellers and original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in multiple regions around the world. We provide services in IT distribution, supply chain management, contract assembly and business process outsourcing, or BPO. Our BPO services solutions include: demand generation, pre-sales support, product marketing, print and fulfillment, back office outsourcing and post-sales technical support.

We bring synergy to our customers’ business process services requirements. By bringing supply chain management, contract assembly and distribution expertise together under one service provider, the result is high quality products built at a lower cost with industry-leading components delivered on time. Our business model is flexible and designed to accommodate the specific needs of our customers. To further enhance our business process services solutions, we provide value-added support services such as demand generation, pre-sales support, product marketing, print and fulfillment, back office outsourcing and post-sales technical support.

We combine our core strengths in demand generation, IT distribution, supply chain management, and contract assembly in an effort to help our customers achieve efficient time to market, cost minimization, real-time linkages in the supply chain and aftermarket product support. As of August 31, 2008, we distributed approximately 15,000 technology products, as measured by active SKUs, from more than 100 IT OEM suppliers to more than 15,000 resellers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. As of August 31, 2008, we had over 6,000 full-time employees worldwide with operations in the United States, Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. From a geographic perspective, approximately 98% and 97% of our total revenue was from North America for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively.

We purchase IT systems, peripherals, system components, packaged software and networking equipment from OEM suppliers such as Hewlett-Packard Company, or HP, Panasonic, Lenovo, IBM and Acer and sell them to our reseller customers. We perform the same function for our purchases of licensed software products. Our reseller customers include value-added resellers, or VARs, corporate resellers, government resellers, system integrators, direct marketers and retailers. Our largest OEM supplier, HP, accounted for approximately 35% and 32% of our total revenue for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008, respectively.

The IT distribution and contract assembly industries in which we operate are characterized by low gross profit as a percentage of revenue, or gross margin, and low income from operations as a percentage of revenue, or operating margin. As well, the market for IT products and services is generally characterized by declining unit prices and short product life cycles. We set our sales price based on the market supply and demand characteristics for each particular product or bundle of products we distribute and services we provide.

Our revenue is highly dependent on the end-market demand for IT products and services. This end-market demand is influenced by many factors including the introduction of new IT products and software by OEMs, replacement cycles for existing IT products, overall economic growth and general business activity. A difficult and challenging economic environment may also lead to consolidation or decline in the IT industry or increased price-based competition.

Recent Acquisitions and Divestitures

We seek to augment our services offering with strategic acquisitions of businesses and assets that complement and expand our business process capabilities. We also divest businesses that we deem not strategic to our ongoing operations. Our historical

 

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acquisitions have brought us new reseller customers and OEM suppliers, extended the geographic reach of our operations, particularly in international markets, and diversified and expanded the services we provide to our OEM suppliers and customers. We account for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting and include acquired entities within our consolidated financial statements from the closing date of the acquisition.

On April 1, 2008, we purchased substantially all of the assets of New Age Electronics Inc., or NAE, a privately-held distributor of IT and consumer electronics products to the retail sector. We expect this acquisition will expand our consumer electronics distribution business. We have paid a purchase price of $31.5 million in cash and accrued $11.8 million, to be paid subject to compliance with certain post-closing conditions. As of August 31, 2008, we have paid $4.2 million of the accrual. The acquisition agreement provides for additional earn-out payments of up to $11.0 million to be paid subject to achieving certain milestones after the first 12 months from the date of acquisition. In connection with the net assets acquired, we refinanced approximately $84.0 million in working capital debt. The NAE business has been substantially integrated into our operations.

The preliminary purchase price allocation based on the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed is as follows:

 

     Fair Value
(in thousands)
 

Purchase consideration

  

Cash paid

   $ 35,658  

Accrual subject to post-closing conditions

     7,099  
        
   $ 42,757  
        

Allocation

  

Cash

   $ 11,164  

Accounts receivable

     69,600  

Inventories

     72,073  

Program receivable

     4,771  

Fixed assets

     1,248  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     648  

Goodwill

     24,599  

Intangible assets

     8,000  

Accounts payable

     (53,953 )

Accrued liabilities

     (11,188 )

Lease obligations

     (202 )

Loan payable

     (84,003 )
        
   $ 42,757  
        

The following unaudited pro forma financial information combines the consolidated results of operations as if the acquisition of NAE had occurred as of the beginning of the periods presented. Pro forma adjustments include only the effects of events directly attributable to transactions that are factually supportable and expected to have a continuing impact. The pro forma results contained in the table below include pro forma adjustments for amortization of acquired intangibles and depreciation expense.

 

     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007
     (in thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenue

   $ 2,045,689    $ 1,987,815    $ 5,971,987    $ 5,657,267

Net income

     22,060      16,236      58,151      42,761

Net income per common share-basic

   $ 0.70    $ 0.52    $ 1.84    $ 1.39

Net income per common share-diluted

     0.66      0.50      1.75      1.32

The pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the acquisition been consummated as of the beginning of the periods presented, nor are they necessarily indicative of future operating results.

 

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Other Fiscal Year 2008 Acquisitions

Our other fiscal year 2008 acquisitions, which were all in our BPO business, were not significant individually or in the aggregate. In the second quarter of fiscal year 2008, we acquired three companies for an estimated total cash consideration of approximately $3.0 million.

The allocation of purchase price in the above acquisitions is preliminary and the estimates and assumptions used are subject to change. We are continuing to evaluate the allocation of the purchase price to net tangible and identifiable intangible assets and do not expect the final allocation of the purchase price to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Restructuring Charges

In fiscal year 2007, in connection with the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of the Redmond Group of Companies, or RGC, we announced a restructuring program in Canada. The measures, which included workforce reductions, facilities consolidation and other related expenses, were intended to align our capacity and infrastructure, and utilize synergies within the business to provide more cost effective services to our customers. During fiscal year 2007, we accrued $2.4 million in restructuring costs against goodwill related to the RGC acquisition in Canada under Emerging Issues Task Force 95-3 “Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination,” or EITF 95-3. These charges were primarily associated with facilities consolidation of $1.1 million, workforce reductions of $0.7 million and contract termination costs of $0.6 million.

In fiscal year 2007, we recorded $2.7 million for the restructuring, impairment and consolidation of our Canadian operations as a result of the acquisition of RGC and the purchase of our logistics facility in Guelph, Canada in March 2007. These charges were primarily associated with $1.1 million for facilities consolidation, $0.5 million for workforce reductions, and $0.3 million for other costs. All charges were recorded in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, or SFAS, No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” The majority of all employee terminations were completed by the end of November 30, 2007.

In conjunction with the above restructuring, we recorded an impairment loss of $0.8 million for a property located in Ontario, Canada that was held for sale based on the fair value less costs to sell in accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” The net book value of the property was $2.0 million at August 31, 2008 and $2.1 million at November 30, 2007.

In fiscal year 2008, in connection with the acquisition of NAE, we recorded liabilities of $0.6 million under EITF 95-3. The measures, which included workforce reductions and facilities consolidation, were intended to align our capacity and infrastructure, and utilize synergies within the business to provide more cost effective services to our customers. These charges were primarily associated with workforce reductions of $0.4 million and facilities consolidation of $0.2 million. These items are subject to change based on the actual costs incurred. Changes to these estimates could increase or decrease the amount of the purchase price allocated to goodwill.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates for the three and nine-month periods ended August 31, 2008 from our disclosure in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2007. For a discussion of the critical accounting policies, please see the discussion in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007.

 

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the indicated periods, data as percentages of revenue:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007  

Statements of Operations Data:

        

Revenue

   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %   100.00 %

Cost of revenue

   (94.48 )   (94.82 )   (94.54 )   (95.04 )
                        

Gross profit

   5.52     5.18     5.46     4.96  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   (3.59 )   (3.63 )   (3.62 )   (3.41 )

Restructuring charges

   0.00     (0.16 )   0.00     (0.05 )
                        

Income from operations before non-operating items, income taxes and minority interest

   1.93     1.39     1.84     1.50  

Interest expense and finance charges, net

   (0.15 )   (0.20 )   (0.19 )   (0.21 )

Other income (expense), net

   (0.09 )   (0.01 )   (0.06 )   0.02  
                        

Income before income taxes and minority interest

   1.69     1.18     1.59     1.31  

Provision for income taxes

   (0.61 )   (0.36 )   (0.57 )   (0.46 )
                        

Income before minority interest

   1.08     0.82     1.02     0.85  

Minority interest

   0.00     0.00     (0.01 )   0.00  
                        

Net income

   1.08 %   0.82 %   1.01 %   0.85 %
                        

Three and Nine Months Ended August 31, 2008 and 2007

Revenue.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    % Change     August 31, 2008    August 31, 2007    % Change  
     (in thousands)          (in thousands)       

Revenue

   $ 2,045,689    $ 1,760,360    16.2 %   $ 5,672,335    $ 5,033,444    12.7 %

We sell in excess of 15,000 (as measured by active SKU’s) technology products from more than 100 IT OEM suppliers to more than 15,000 resellers. The prices of our products are highly dependent on the volumes purchased within a product category. The products we sell from one period to the next are often not comparable because of rapid changes in product models and features.

Our increase in revenue year over year for the three months ended August 31, 2008, was primarily attributable to an increase in our U.S. and Canadian distribution operations. More than three-fourths of the increase in the U.S. was attributable to our acquisition of NAE on April 1, 2008.

More than half of the increase in revenue year over year for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 was attributable to our acquisition of NAE and the full impact of nine months operations of PC Wholesale and RGC, which were acquired in the first and second quarter of fiscal year 2007, respectively. The remaining increase in revenue was a result of continued organic growth in our business in all major categories, primarily due to increased volumes resulting from market share gains, augmented by stronger execution and increased selling and marketing efforts. The BPO services revenue was not material to our overall revenue growth.

These revenue growth increases were somewhat mitigated by continued significant competition in the IT distribution marketplace, vendor direct sales models, our desire to focus on operating income growth before revenue growth, and a softer North American economy.

Gross Profit.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change  
     (in thousands)           (in thousands)        

Gross profit

   $ 112,899     $ 91,226     23.8 %   $ 309,554     $ 249,895     23.9 %

Percentage of revenue

     5.52 %     5.18 %   6.6 %     5.46 %     4.96 %   10.1 %

Our gross profit is affected by a variety of factors, including competition, the mix and various selling prices of products and services we sell, the mix of customers to whom we sell, our sources of revenue by division, rebate and discount programs from our suppliers, freight costs, reserves for inventory losses, fluctuations in revenue and overhead costs of our contract assembly business and demand for our BPO services.

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August 31, 2008 primarily due to greater success in maximizing our variable incentives and continued focus on costs, inventory and freight management. The increase was also driven by our continued focus to improve all aspects of our gross margin as well as the continuing impact of expansion of our business process services model.

The increase of 50 basis points in our gross profit as a percentage of revenue over the prior year period for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 was primarily due to higher gross margin profile for our BPO acquisitions made in fiscal year 2007 and also including all the above mentioned factors.

No specific products or customers, or changes in pricing strategy individually or as a group, contributed significantly to the change in gross profit.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change  
     (in thousands)           (in thousands)        

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 73,394     $ 63,960     14.7 %   $ 205,597     $ 171,874     19.6 %

Percentage of revenue

     3.59 %     3.63 %   -1.1 %     3.62 %     3.41 %   6.2 %

Approximately two-thirds of our selling, general and administrative expenses consist of personnel costs such as salaries, commissions, bonuses, share-based compensation, deferred compensation expense or income, and temporary personnel fees. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include costs of our facilities, utility expense, professional fees, depreciation expense on our capital equipment, bad debt expense, amortization expense on our intangible assets and marketing expenses, offset in part by reimbursements from OEM suppliers.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased in the third quarter of fiscal year 2008, on a dollar basis mainly due to an increase in compensation cost of $7.4 million resulting from an increase in employees, primarily from acquisitions and the remainder was due to an increase of $1.5 million in professional services fees, rent, amortization and costs to support our increased revenue partially offset by $1.5 million of increased losses related to our deferred compensation program. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased as a percentage of revenue as a result of revenue leverage and our continued focus on managing our costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, both on a dollar basis as well as percentage of revenue due to an increase in compensation cost of $25.7 million resulting from an increase in employees, primarily from partial impact of acquisitions made in fiscal year 2008 and the full impact of acquisitions made in fiscal year 2007, an increase in professional fees of $2.0 million, an increase in amortization expense of intangible assets of $1.3 million and an increase in travel expenses of $1.1 million partially offset by $3.1 million of increased losses related to our deferred compensation program. The remaining increase was mainly due to an increase in variable operating costs to support our increased revenue.

Income from Continuing Operations before Non-Operating Items, Income Taxes and Minority Interest.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change  
     (in thousands)           (in thousands)        

Income from operations before non-operating items, income taxes and minority interest

   $ 39,505     $ 24,522     61.1 %   $ 103,957     $ 75,277     38.1 %

Percentage of revenue

     1.93 %     1.39 %   38.8 %     1.84 %     1.50 %   22.7 %

The increase in our income from operations before non-operating items, income taxes and minority interest as a percentage of revenue was primarily a result of an increase in our revenue as well as an increase in gross margin. This increase was slightly offset in part by increases in selling, general and administrative expenses. The percentage of income from operations before non-operating items, income taxes and minority interest for the three and nine months ended August 31, 2007 was also impacted by a $2.7 million restructuring charge taken in Canada.

Interest Expense and Finance Charges, Net.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change  
     (in thousands)           (in thousands)        

Interest expense and finance charges, net

   $ 3,137     $ 3,472     -9.6 %   $ 10,614     $ 10,225     3.8 %

Percentage of revenue

     0.15 %     0.20 %   -25.0 %     0.19 %     0.21 %   -9.5 %

 

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Amounts recorded in interest expense and finance charges, net, consist primarily of interest expense paid on our lines of credit, other debt, fees associated with third party accounts receivable flooring arrangements and the sale or pledge of accounts receivable through our securitization facilities, offset by income earned on our cash investments and financing income from our Mexico operation.

The decrease in interest expense and finance charges, net, for the three months ended August 31, 2008 compared to the prior year quarter was due to lower finance charges of $0.3 million primarily as a result of lower interest rates.

The increase in interest expense and finance charges, net, for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 compared to the prior year period was due to higher finance charges of $0.6 million primarily as a result of increased borrowings to support our business growth and acquisitions, partially offset by decreased interest rates. In addition, our interest income from our Mexico operation and other deposits decreased by $0.7 million offset by decreased finance charges on reduced flooring sales of $0.9 million.

Other Income (Expense), Net.

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change     August 31, 2008     August 31, 2007     % Change  
     (in thousands)           (in thousands)        

Other income (expense), net

   $ (1,787 )   $ (132 )   1253.8 %   $ (3,252 )   $ 930     -449.7 %

Percentage of revenue

     0.09 %     0.01 %   800.0 %     0.06 %     0.02 %   200.0 %

Amounts recorded as “Other income, net” include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, investment gains and losses, including those in our deferred compensation plan and other non-operating gains and losses.

The increase in “Other expense, net” for the three months ended August 31, 2008 compared to the prior year quarter was due to increased losses of $1.6 million of trading securities related to our deferred compensation program.

The decrease in “Other income (expense), net” for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 compared to the prior year period was due to losses of $3.4 million of trading securities related to our deferred compensation program. In addition, “Other expense, net” also included approximately $1.0 million in fiscal year 2008 for other-than-temporary impairment of our securities related to our deferred compensation program and available-for-sale securities, offset by a foreign exchange gain of $0.5 million.

Provision for Income Taxes.

Our effective tax rate in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2008 was 35.9% and 35.8% as compared with an effective tax rate of 30.8% and 34.7% in the three and nine months ended August 31, 2007, respectively. The effective income tax rate for the three month and nine months ended August 31, 2007 was lower primarily due to a one-time benefit of $1.1 million resulting from the conclusion of a Canadian tax audit.

Minority Interest.

Minority interest represents the portion of earnings attributable to other minority shareholders.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows.

Our business is working capital intensive. Our working capital needs are primarily to finance accounts receivable and inventory. We rely heavily on debt, accounts receivable flooring programs and the sale or pledge of our accounts receivable under our securitization programs for our working capital needs.

We have financed our growth and cash needs to date primarily through working capital financing facilities, convertible debt, bank credit lines and cash generated from operations. The primary uses of cash have been to fund working capital for acquisitions and for increased sales.

To increase our market share and better serve our customers, we may further expand our operations through investments or acquisitions. We expect that such expansion would require an initial investment in personnel, facilities and operations, which may be more costly than similar investments in current operations. As a result of these investments, we may experience an increase in cost of sales and operating expenses that is disproportionate to revenue from those operations. These investments or acquisitions would likely be funded primarily by additional borrowings or issuing common stock.

The net cash flow provided by operating activities increased mainly due to increased earnings. Net cash provided by operating activities was $57.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008. Cash provided by operating activities was primarily attributable to net income of $57.4 million, a decrease in other assets of $26.1 million, a net decrease in accounts receivable of $15.4 million and depreciation and amortization of $14.1 million, partially offset by an increase in inventories of $33.1 million, an increase in vendor receivable of $13.4 million and a decrease in accounts payable of $2.6 million.

 

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Net cash used in investing activities was $52.1 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008. Cash used in investing activities was primarily for the acquisitions of NAE and others of $22.6 million (net of cash acquired of $16.9 million) and capital expenditures of $25.8 million, which was primarily for the construction of a new logistics facility in Mississippi and the expansion of our sales and marketing headquarters in Greenville, South Carolina.

We adopted SFAS No. 159 “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” or SFAS No. 159 effective December 1, 2007. We did not elect the fair value option for our financial instruments. In accordance with paragraph 16 of SFAS No. 159, we have reclassified all cash flows related to securities classified as trading from operating to investing activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows to reflect the nature of the investments. The cash flows from the purchase and proceeds of $5.4 million and $3.2 million, respectively, for trading securities, were reclassified from operating activities to investing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2007.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $5.9 million in the nine months ended August 31, 2008, and was primarily related to the proceeds from the issuance of convertible debt of $140.2 million, net, offset by the net repayments of securitization arrangements, bank loans and our revolving line of credit of $146.1 million and bank overdraft of $6.7 million.

Capital Resources.

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $59.8 million and $42.9 million at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. We believe we will have sufficient resources to meet our present and future working capital requirements for the next 12 months, based on our financial strength and performance, existing sources of liquidity, available cash resources and funds available under our various borrowing arrangements.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements.

We have a one-year revolving accounts receivable securitization program in Canada, or Canadian Arrangement, through SYNNEX Canada Limited, or SYNNEX Canada, which provides for the sale of U.S. and Canadian trade accounts receivable, or Canadian Receivables, to a financial institution up to a maximum of C$125.0 million. In connection with the Canadian Arrangement, SYNNEX Canada sells its Canadian Receivables to the financial institution on a fully-serviced basis. The effective discount rate of the Canadian Arrangement is the prevailing Bankers’ Acceptance rate of return or prime rate in Canada plus 0.60% per annum. To the extent that cash was received in exchange, the amount of Canadian Receivables sold to the financial institution has been recorded as a true sale, in accordance with SFAS No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities - a replacement of FASB Statement No. 125,” or SFAS No. 140. The amount of our accounts receivable sold to and held by the financial institution under our Canadian Arrangement totaled $68.0 million and $115.9 million as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively.

We issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations under the Canadian Arrangement in favor of the financial institution in Canada. The scope of this guarantee primarily consists of the obligation to guarantee SYNNEX Canada’s obligations under the Canadian Arrangement. We also agreed to certain covenants regarding maintenance of our existence, limitations on changes to our business, reporting requirements, and requirements to maintain a specified net worth on a consolidated basis.

We have also issued guarantees to certain vendors and lenders of our subsidiaries for an aggregate amount of $202.6 million as of August 31, 2008 and $206.1 million as of November 30, 2007. We are obligated under these guarantees to pay amounts due should our subsidiaries not pay valid amounts owed to their vendors or lenders. The vendor guarantees are typically less than one-year arrangements, with 30-day cancellation clauses and the lender guarantees are typically for the term of the loan agreement.

On Balance Sheet Arrangements.

We primarily finance our U.S. operations with an accounts receivable securitization program, or U.S. Arrangement, by selling up to a maximum of $350.0 million in U.S. trade accounts receivable, or U.S. Receivables. The maturity date of the U.S. Arrangement is February 2011. The effective borrowing cost under the U.S. Arrangement is a blend of the prevailing dealer commercial paper rate and LIBOR plus 0.55% per annum. We fund our borrowings by pledging all of our rights, title and interest in and to the U.S. Receivables as security. The balance outstanding and pledged on the U.S. Arrangement as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 was $270.0 million and $299.9 million, respectively.

As is customary in trade accounts receivable securitization arrangements, a credit rating agency’s downgrade of the third party issuer of commercial paper or of a back-up liquidity provider (which provides a source of funding if the commercial paper market cannot be accessed) could result in an adverse change or loss of our financing capacity under these programs if the commercial paper issuer or liquidity back-up provider is not replaced. Loss of such financing capacity could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have a senior secured revolving line of credit arrangement, or the Revolver, with a group of financial institutions. The Revolver’s maximum commitment was amended from $100.0 million to $120.0 million in April 2008. Interest on borrowings under the Revolver is based on the financial institution’s prime rate or LIBOR plus 1.50% per annum at our option. The Revolver is secured by our inventory and other assets (including the assets of our domestic subsidiaries, but excluding the assets of and ownership in our foreign subsidiaries) and expires in February 2011. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolver as of August 31, 2008, and as of November 30, 2007, the borrowings outstanding were $10.9 million.

 

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SYNNEX Canada has a revolving line of credit arrangement with a credit limit of C$30.0 million. The revolving credit facility expires in April 2010. Interest on this facility is based on the Canadian adjusted prime rate. SYNNEX Canada has granted a lien on substantially all of its assets in favor of the lenders under its revolving credit facility. In connection with this revolving credit facility, we issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations, of up to C$20.0 million, and agreed to subordinate our right to repayment of amounts received from SYNNEX Canada to the prior repayment of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations under its revolving credit facility, except to the extent that SYNNEX Canada is permitted to make distributions to us in accordance with the terms of its revolving credit facility. The balance outstanding as of August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007 was $19.8 million and $17.5 million, respectively.

SYNNEX Canada obtained a credit facility with a financial institution in Canada to allow us to issue documentary letters of credit up to a maximum of C$30.0 million for validity up to 180 days on September 6, 2007. The letters of credit are issued to secure purchases of inventory from manufacturers and to finance import activities. This facility has an overdraft limit up to a maximum amount of C$2.0 million available in Canadian and U.S. dollars for a maximum of two business days to repay draws under letters of credit or letters of guarantee. SYNNEX Canada has granted a lien, in favor of the financial institution in Canada, on the inventory financed under this credit facility, all accounts receivable from the sale of such inventory, all proceeds of sale of such inventory and collection of such accounts receivable and up to C$3.0 million in cash on deposit with the financial institution in Canada. In connection with this credit facility, we issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Canada’s obligations in favor of the financial institution in Canada of up to C$20.0 million. Letters of credit issued against this facility were $6.8 million as of August 31, 2008 and $13.9 million as of November 30, 2007.

Our Mexico subsidiary, SYNNEX Mexico S.A. de C.V., or SYNNEX Mexico, established a secured term loan agreement, or Term Loan, with a group of financial institutions in May 2006. The interest rate for any unpaid principal amount is the Equilibrium Interbank Interest Rate, plus 2.00% per annum. The final maturity date for repayment of all unpaid principal is November 24, 2009. The balance outstanding, under the Term Loan as of August 31, 2008 was $32.0 million and $47.9 million as of November 30, 2007. The Term Loan contains customary financial covenants. In connection with this Term Loan, we issued a guarantee of SYNNEX Mexico’s obligations.

We have other lines of credit and revolving facilities with financial institutions, which provide for borrowing capacity aggregating approximately $7.3 million and $13.4 million at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. At August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, we had borrowings of $2.3 million and $0.2 million, respectively, outstanding under these facilities. We also have various term loans, including a term loan facility in Canada, short-term borrowings and mortgages with financial institutions totaling approximately $10.9 million and $12.4 million at August 31, 2008 and November 30, 2007, respectively. The expiration dates of these facilities range from 2008 to 2017.

Covenants Compliance

In relation to our U.S. Arrangement, the Revolver, convertible debt, SYNNEX Canada revolving line of credit, Canadian Arrangement and SYNNEX Mexico Term Loan, we have a number of covenants and restrictions that, among other things, require us to comply with certain financial and other covenants and restrict our ability to incur additional debt. They also restrict our ability to make or forgive intercompany loans, pay dividends and make distributions, make certain acquisitions, repurchase our stock, create liens, cancel debt owed to us, enter into agreements with affiliates, modify the nature of our business, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make certain investments, enter into new real estate leases, transfer and sell assets, cancel or terminate any material contracts and merge or consolidate. The covenants also limit our ability to pay cash upon conversion, redemption or repurchase of the convertible debt subject to certain liquidity tests.

As of August 31, 2008, we were in compliance with all material covenants for the above arrangements.

Convertible Debt.

In May 2008, we issued $143.8 million of aggregate principal amount of our 4.0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018, or the Notes, in a private placement. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 4.0% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning November 15, 2008. In addition, we will pay contingent interest in respect of any six-month period from May 15 to November 14 or from November 15 to May 14, with the initial six-month period commencing May 15, 2013, if the trading price of the Notes for each of the ten trading days immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month period equals 120% or more of the principal amount of the Notes. During any interest period when contingent interest is payable, the contingent interest payable per Note is equal to 0.55% of the average trading price of the Notes during the ten trading days immediately preceding the first day of the applicable six-month interest period. The Notes mature on May 15, 2018, subject to earlier redemption, repurchase or conversion.

Holders may convert their Notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for such Notes under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter after the fiscal quarter ended August 31, 2008 (and only during such fiscal quarter), if the last reported sale price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is equal to

 

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or more than 130% of the conversion price of the Notes on the last day of such preceding fiscal quarter; (2) during the five business-day period after any five consecutive trading-day period, or the Measurement Period, in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes for each day of that Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the conversion rate of the Notes on each such day; (3) if we have called the particular Notes for redemption, until the close of business on the business day prior to the redemption date; or (4) upon the occurrence of certain corporate transactions. In addition, holders may also convert their Notes at their option at any time beginning on November 15, 2017, and ending at the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for the Notes, without regard to the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, we will pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, shares of the common stock or a combination thereof at our election. The initial conversion rate for the Notes will be 33.9945 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $29.42 per share of common stock. Such conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events but will not be adjusted for accrued interest, including any additional interest and any contingent interest.

We may not redeem the Notes prior to May 20, 2013. We may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, for cash on or after May 20, 2013, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the redemption date.

Holders may require us to repurchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash on May 15, 2013 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the repurchase date. If we undergo a fundamental change, holders may require us to purchase all or a portion of their Notes for cash at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to (including any additional interest and any contingent interest), but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date.

The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ours and rank equally in right of payment with other senior unsecured debt and rank senior to subordinated notes, if any. The Notes effectively rank junior to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the assets securing such indebtedness. The Notes are also structurally subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness and other liabilities and commitments (including trade payables) of our subsidiaries. The net proceeds from the Notes were used for general corporate purposes and to reduce outstanding balances under the U.S. Arrangement and the Revolver.

The Notes are governed by an indenture, dated as of May 12, 2008, between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, which contains customary events of default.

The Notes as hybrid instruments are accounted as convertible debt and are recorded at carrying value with no separate accounting for the conversion features. The right of the holders of the Notes to require us to repurchase the Notes in the event of a fundamental change and the contingent interest feature would require separate measurement from the Notes; however, the amount is insignificant. The additional shares issuable following certain corporation transactions do not require bifurcation and separate measurement from the Notes.

Related Party Transactions

We have a business relationship with MiTAC International Corporation, or MiTAC International, a publicly-traded company in Taiwan, that began in 1992 when it became our primary investor through its affiliates. As of August 31, 2008, MiTAC International and its affiliates beneficially owned approximately 40% of our common stock. In addition, Matthew Miau, the Chairman of our Board of Directors and a non-executive director since 1992, is also the Chairman of MiTAC International and each of its affiliated entities below. As a result, MiTAC International is generally able to control us and to determine the outcome of all matters submitted to stockholders for consideration, including any merger or acquisition of ours. Among other things, this could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change of control over us with the loss of any premium that stockholders otherwise might receive in connection with such a transaction.

We work closely with MiTAC International to collaborate on OEM outsourcing opportunities and jointly market MiTAC International’s design and electronic manufacturing services and our contract assembly capabilities. This relationship has enabled us to build relationships with MiTAC International’s customers and we continue to work with and depend on MiTAC International to jointly serve our shared customers. We purchased inventories, including notebook computers, motherboards and other peripherals, from MiTAC International and its affiliates totaling approximately $56.3 million and $72.2 million for the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $195.8 million and $216.7 million during the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our sales to MiTAC International and its affiliates in the three months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, totaled approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and $1.3 million and $1.5 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Most of these purchases and sales were pursuant to our Master Supply Agreement with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems, one of our contract assembly customers. Our business relationship to date with MiTAC International has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue or capacity commitments.

Accordingly, we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms on a case-by-case basis with MiTAC International and our contract assembly customers for a given project. While MiTAC International is a related party and a controlling stockholder, we believe that the significant terms under these agreements, including pricing, would not materially differ from the terms we could have negotiated

 

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with unaffiliated third parties, and we have adopted a policy requiring that material transactions with MiTAC International or its related parties be approved by our Audit Committee, which is composed solely of independent directors. In addition, Mr. Miau’s compensation is approved by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is also composed solely of independent directors. As MiTAC International’s ownership interest in us decreases as a result of sales of our stock and additional dilution, its interest in the success of our business and operations may decrease as well.

We remain dependent on MiTAC International as a contract assembly partner, any change in the pricing or other material terms demanded by MiTAC International could have a material adverse effect on our business, particularly our contract assembly business with Sun Microsystems.

Beneficial Ownership of our Common Stock by MiTAC International.

As noted above, MiTAC International and its affiliates in the aggregate beneficially owned approximately 40% of our common stock as of August 31, 2008. These shares are owned by the following entities:

 

MiTAC International (1)

   7,752,824

Synnex Technology International Corp. (2)

   5,039,244
    

Total

   12,792,068
    

 

(1) Shares held via Silver Star Developments Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International. Excludes 1,267,651 shares (of which 45,150 shares are directly held and 1,222,501 shares are subject to exercisable options) held by Matthew Miau.
(2) Synnex Technology International Corp., or Synnex Technology International, is a separate entity from us and is a publicly-traded corporation in Taiwan. Shares held via Peer Development Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synnex Technology International. MiTAC International owns a minority interest in MiTAC Incorporated, a privately-held Taiwanese company, which in turn holds a minority interest in Synnex Technology International.

While the ownership structure of MiTAC International and its affiliates is complex, it has not had a material adverse effect on our business in the past, and we do not expect it do so in the future.

During fiscal year 2007, we purchased shares of MiTAC International related to the deferred compensation plan of Robert Huang, our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer. As of August 31, 2008, the value of the stock acquired was $1.2 million. Except as described herein, none of our officers or directors has an interest in MiTAC International or its affiliates.

Synnex Technology International is a publicly-traded corporation in Taiwan that currently provides distribution and fulfillment services to various markets in Asia and Australia, and is also a potential competitor of ours. Neither MiTAC International nor Synnex Technology International is restricted from competing with us. In the future, we may increasingly compete with Synnex Technology International, particularly if our business in Asia expands or Synnex Technology International expands its business into geographies or customers we serve. Although Synnex Technology International is a separate entity from us, it is possible that there will be confusion as a result of the similarity of our names. Moreover, we cannot limit or control the use of the Synnex name by Synnex Technology International in certain geographies and our use of the Synnex name may be restricted as a result of registration of the name by Synnex Technology International or the prior use in jurisdictions where it currently operates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations,” or SFAS No. 141R. SFAS No. 141R establishes principles and requirements for how an acquirer recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and the goodwill acquired. SFAS No. 141R also establishes disclosure requirements to enable the evaluation of the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS No. 141R is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by us in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 141R on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51,” or SFAS No. 160. SFAS No. 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest, changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also establishes disclosure requirements that clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2008, and will be adopted by us in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. We are currently evaluating the potential impact, if any, of the adoption of SFAS No. 160 on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

On February 20, 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position, or FSP No. FAS 140-3, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets and Repurchase Financing Transactions,” or FSP FAS 140-3. FSP FAS 140-3 requires that an initial transfer of a financial asset and a repurchase financing that was entered into contemporaneously with, or in contemplation of, the initial transfer be evaluated together as a linked transaction under SFAS 140, unless certain criteria are met. FSP FAS 140-3 is effective for our financial statements for the fiscal year beginning on December 1, 2008 and earlier adoption is not permitted. We are assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP FAS 140-3 may have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

 

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In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” or SFAS No. 161. This new standard requires enhanced disclosures for derivative instruments, including those used in hedging activities. It is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and will be applicable to us in the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. We are assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 161 may have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets,” or FSP FAS 142-3. FSP FAS 142-3 amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” or SFAS No. 142. The intent of the position is to improve the consistency between the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142 and the period of expected cash flows used to measure the fair value of the asset under SFAS No. 141(R). FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. FSP FAS 142-3 is effective for us from the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. We are assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP FAS 142-3 may have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

In May 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. Accounting Principles Board, or APB, 14-1 “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement),” or FSP APB 14-1. FSP APB 14-1 requires the issuer of certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 on a retroactive basis and will be adopted by us in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. We are assessing the potential impact that the adoption of FSP APB 14-1 may have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition. However, it is expected that the allocation of the proceeds to the conversion option will result in an increase in interest expense.

In May 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles,” or SFAS No. 162. SFAS No. 162 identifies the sources of accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. This statement will be effective 60 days following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments to AU Section 411, “The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.” We are assessing the potential impact that the adoption of SFAS No. 162 may have on our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, we adopted the following accounting standards:

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” or FIN 48. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. We adopted FIN 48 effective December 1, 2007. See Note 14 to Consolidated Financial Statements for the effect of our application of FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” or SFAS No. 157. SFAS No. 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. It also responds to investors’ requests for expanded information about the extent to which companies’ measure assets and liabilities at fair value, the information used to measure fair value, and the effect of fair value measurements on earnings. SFAS No. 157 applies whenever other standards require (or permit) assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value, and does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under Statement 13,” or FSP FAS 157-1, and FSP No. FAS No. 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” or FSP FAS 157-2. FSP FAS 157-1 amends SFAS No. 157 to remove certain leasing transactions from its scope. FSP FAS 157-2 delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis. These nonfinancial items include assets and liabilities such as reporting units measured at fair value in a goodwill impairment test and nonfinancial assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. We adopted SFAS No. 157, as it applies to our financial instruments, effective December 1, 2007. The impact of adoption of SFAS No. 157 is discussed in Note 15 to Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115,” or SFAS No. 159, which permits entities to elect to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. This election is irrevocable. SFAS No. 159 was effective in the first quarter of fiscal year 2008. We did not did not elect to apply the fair value option to any of our financial instruments.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk for the three and nine-month period ended August 31, 2008 from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended November 30, 2007. For further discussion of quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk, reference is made to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year then ended.

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met. Our disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards. Additionally, in designing disclosure controls and procedures, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure controls and procedures. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.

Based on their evaluation as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with management’s evaluation during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Business

We anticipate that our revenue and operating results will fluctuate, which could adversely affect the price of our common stock.

Our operating results have fluctuated and will fluctuate in the future as a result of many factors, including:

 

   

general economic conditions and level of IT spending;

 

   

the loss or consolidation of one or more of our significant OEM suppliers or customers;

 

   

market acceptance, product mix and useful life of the products we distribute;

 

   

market acceptance, quality, pricing and availability of our services;

 

   

competitive conditions in our industry that impact our margins;

 

   

pricing, margin and other terms with our OEM suppliers;

 

   

decline in inventory value as a result of product obsolescence;

 

   

variations in our levels of excess inventory and doubtful accounts, and changes in the terms of OEM supplier-sponsored programs, such as price protection and return rights; and

 

   

the impact of the business acquisitions we make.

Although we attempt to control our expense levels, these levels are based, in part, on anticipated revenue. Therefore, we may not be able to control spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.

Our operating results also are affected by the seasonality of the IT products and services industry. We have historically experienced higher sales in our fourth fiscal quarter due to patterns in the capital budgeting, federal government spending and purchasing cycles of end-users. These patterns may not be repeated in subsequent periods. You should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our operating results as an indication of future performance. The results of any quarterly period are not indicative of results to be expected for a full fiscal year. In future quarters, our operating results may be below our expectations or those of our public market analysts or investors, which would likely cause our share price to decline. For example, in March 2005, we announced that our revenue and net income for the three months ended February 28, 2005 would be lower than our previously released guidance and, as a result, our share price subsequently declined substantially.

We depend on a small number of OEMs to supply the IT products that we sell and the loss of, or a material change in, our business relationship with a major OEM supplier could adversely affect our business, financial position and operating results.

Our future success is highly dependent on our relationships with a small number of OEM suppliers. Sales of HP products represented approximately 32% and 28% of our total revenue in the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Our OEM supplier agreements typically are short-term and may be terminated without cause upon short notice. For example, our agreement with HP will expire on May 31, 2009. The loss or deterioration of our relationships with a major OEM supplier, the authorization by OEM suppliers of additional distributors, the sale of products by OEM suppliers directly to our reseller customers and end-users, or our failure to establish relationships with new OEM suppliers or to expand the distribution and supply chain services that we provide OEM suppliers could adversely affect our business, financial position and operating results. In addition, OEM suppliers may face liquidity or solvency issues that in turn could negatively affect our business and operating results.

Our business is also highly dependent on the terms provided by our OEM suppliers. Generally, each OEM supplier has the ability to change the terms and conditions of its sales agreements, such as reducing the amount of price protection and return rights or reducing the level of purchase discounts, rebates and marketing programs available to us. From time to time we may conduct business with a supplier without a formal agreement because the agreement has expired or otherwise. In such case, we are subject to additional risk with respect to products, warranties and returns, and other terms and conditions. If we are unable to pass the impact of these changes through to our reseller customers, our business, financial position and operating results could be adversely affected.

Our gross margins are low, which magnifies the impact of variations in revenue, operating costs and bad debt on our operating results.

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them to continue to be low in the future. Increased competition arising from industry consolidation and low demand for certain IT products may hinder our ability to maintain or improve our gross margins. These low gross margins magnify the impact of variations in revenue, operating costs and bad debt on our operating results. A portion of our operating expenses is relatively fixed, and planned expenditures are based in part on anticipated orders that are forecasted with limited visibility of future demand. As a result, we may not be able to reduce our operating expenses as a percentage of revenue to mitigate any further reductions in gross margins in the future. If we cannot proportionately decrease our cost structure in response to competitive price pressures, our business and operating results could suffer.

We also receive purchase discounts and rebates from OEM suppliers based on various factors, including sales or purchase volume and breadth of customers. A decrease in net sales could negatively affect the level of volume rebates received from our OEM suppliers and thus, our gross margins. Because some rebates from OEM suppliers are based on percentage increases in sales of products, it may become more difficult for us to achieve the percentage growth in sales required for larger discounts due to the current size of our revenue base. A decrease or elimination of purchase discounts and rebates from our OEM suppliers would adversely affect our business and operating results.

Because we sell on a purchase order basis, we are subject to uncertainties and variability in demand by our reseller and contract assembly services customers, which could decrease revenue and adversely affect our operating results.

We sell to our reseller and contract assembly services customers on a purchase order basis rather than pursuant to long-term contracts or contracts with minimum purchase requirements. Consequently, our sales are subject to demand variability by our reseller and contract assembly services customers. The level and timing of orders placed by our customers vary for a variety of reasons, including seasonal buying by end-users, the introduction of new hardware and software technologies and general economic conditions. Customers submitting a purchase order may cancel, reduce or delay their orders. If we are unable to anticipate and respond to the demands of our reseller and contract assembly services customers, we may lose customers because we have an inadequate supply of products, or we may have excess inventory, either of which may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

The success of our contact center business is subject to the terms and conditions of our customer contracts.

We provide contact center support services to our customers under contracts with provisions that could impact our profitability. Many of our contracts have short termination provisions which could cause fluctuations in our revenue and operating results from period to period. For example, some contracts have performance related bonus or penalty provisions, whereby we could receive a bonus if we satisfy certain performance levels or have to pay a penalty for failing to do so. In addition, our customers may not guarantee a minimum call volume; however, we hire employees based on anticipated average call volumes. The reduction of call volume, loss of any customers, payment of penalties for failure to meet performance levels or our inability to terminate any unprofitable contracts may have an adverse impact on our operations and financial results.

We are subject to the risk that our inventory value may decline, and protective terms under our OEM supplier agreements may not adequately cover the decline in value, which in turn may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

The IT products industry is subject to rapid technological change, new and enhanced product specification requirements, and evolving industry standards. These changes may cause inventory on hand to decline substantially in value or to rapidly become obsolete. Most of our OEM suppliers offer limited protection from the loss in value of inventory. For example, we can receive a credit from many OEM suppliers for products held in inventory in the event of a supplier price reduction. In addition, we have a limited right to return a certain percentage of purchases to most OEM suppliers. These policies are subject to time restrictions and do not protect us in all cases from declines in inventory value. In addition, our OEM suppliers may become unable or unwilling to fulfill their protection obligations to us. The decrease or elimination of price protection or the inability of our OEM suppliers to fulfill their protection obligations could lower our gross margins and cause us to record inventory write-downs. If we are unable to manage our inventory with our OEM suppliers with a high degree of precision, we may have insufficient product supplies or we may have excess inventory, resulting in inventory write-downs, either of which may harm our business, financial position and operating results.

We depend on OEM suppliers to maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill customer orders on a timely basis, and any supply shortages or delays could cause us to be unable to timely fulfill orders, which in turn could harm our business, financial position and operating results.

Our ability to obtain particular products in the required quantities and to fulfill reseller customer orders on a timely basis is critical to our success. In most cases, we have no guaranteed price or delivery agreements with our OEM suppliers. We occasionally experience a supply shortage of certain products as a result of strong demand or problems experienced by our OEM suppliers. If shortages or delays persist, the price of those products may increase, or the products may not be available at all. In addition, our OEM suppliers may decide to distribute, or to substantially increase their existing distribution business, through other distributors, their own dealer networks, or directly to resellers. Accordingly, if we are not able to secure and maintain an adequate supply of products to fulfill our reseller customer orders on a timely basis, our business, financial position and operating results may be adversely affected.

 

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Because we conduct substantial operations in China, risks associated with economic, political and social events in China could negatively affect our business and operating results.

A substantial portion of our IT systems operations, including our IT systems support and software development operations is located in China. In addition, we also conduct general and administrative activities from our facility in China. As of August 31, 2008, we had 648 support personnel located in China. We expect to increase our operations in China in the future. Our operations in China are subject to a number of risks relating to China’s economic and political systems, including:

 

   

a government controlled foreign exchange rate and limitations on the convertibility of the Chinese Renminbi;

 

   

extensive government regulation;

 

   

changing governmental policies relating to tax benefits available to foreign-owned businesses;

 

   

the telecommunications infrastructure;

 

   

a relatively uncertain legal system; and

 

   

uncertainties related to continued economic and social reform.

Our IT systems are an important part of our global operations. Any significant interruption in service, whether resulting from any of the above uncertainties, natural disasters or otherwise, could result in delays in our inventory purchasing, errors in order fulfillment, reduced levels of customer service and other disruptions in operations, any of which could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

We may have higher exposure than anticipated tax liabilities.

We conduct business globally and file income tax returns in various tax jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by several factors, many of which are outside of our control, including:

 

   

changes in income before taxes in various jurisdictions in which we operate that have differing statutory tax rates;

 

   

changing tax laws, regulations, and/or interpretations of such tax laws in multiple jurisdictions;

 

   

effect of tax rate on purchase accounting for acquisitions; and

 

   

the resolution of issues arising from tax audit or examinations and any related tax interest or penalties.

We report our results of operations based on our determination of the amount of taxes owed in various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. The determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities requires estimation, judgment and calculations where the ultimate tax determination may not be certain. Our determination of tax liability is always subject to review or examination by tax authorities in various tax jurisdictions. Any adverse outcome of such review or examination could have a negative impact on our operating results and financial condition. The results from various tax examinations and audit may differ from the liabilities recorded in our financial statements and may materially affect our financial results and cash flows.

We have pursued and intend to continue to pursue strategic acquisitions or investments in new markets and may encounter risks associated with these activities, which could harm our business and operating results.

We have in the past pursued and in the future expect to pursue acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses and assets in new markets, either within or outside the IT products industry, that complement or expand our existing business. Our acquisition strategy involves a number of risks, including:

 

   

difficulty in successfully integrating acquired operations, IT systems, customers, OEM supplier and partner relationships, products and businesses with our operations;

 

   

loss of key employees of acquired operations or inability to hire key employees necessary for our expansion;

 

   

diversion of our capital and management attention away from other business issues;

 

   

increase in our expenses and working capital requirements;

 

   

in the case of acquisitions that we may make outside of the United States, difficulty in operating in foreign countries and over significant geographical distances; and

 

   

other financial risks, such as potential liabilities of the businesses we acquire.

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future acquisitions. We believe that further expansion may be a prerequisite to our long-term success as some of our competitors in the IT product distribution industry have larger international operations, higher revenues and greater financial resources than us. We have incurred costs and encountered difficulties in the past in connection with our acquisitions and investments. For example, our operating margins were initially adversely affected as a result of our acquisition of the Redmond Group of Companies, or RGC. Prior to the acquisition, RGC was not a profitable business. Initially, the RGC acquisition caused a negative effect on our operating margins as we integrated RGC’s operations with our business to leverage synergies and consolidate redundant expenses. Future acquisitions may result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt, large write-offs, a decrease in future profitability, or future losses. The incurrence of debt in connection with any future acquisitions could restrict our ability to obtain working capital or other financing necessary to operate our business. Our recent and future acquisitions or investments may not be successful, and if we fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or investments, our business and operating results could be harmed.

Because of the capital-intensive nature of our business, we need continued access to capital, which, if not available to us or if not available on favorable terms, could harm our ability to operate or expand our business.

Our business requires significant levels of capital to finance accounts receivable and product inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. If cash from available sources is insufficient, proceeds from our accounts receivable securitization and revolving credit programs are limited or cash is used for unanticipated needs, we may require additional capital sooner than anticipated. In the event we are required, or elect, to raise additional funds, we may be unable to do so on favorable terms, or at all. Our current and future indebtedness could adversely affect our operating results and severely limit our ability to plan for, or react to, changes in our business or industry. We could also be limited by financial and other restrictive covenants in any securitization or credit arrangements, including limitations on our borrowing of additional funds and issuing dividends. Furthermore, the cost of securitization or debt financing could significantly increase in the future, making it cost prohibitive to securitize our accounts receivable or borrow, which could force us to issue new equity securities. If we issue new equity securities, existing stockholders may experience dilution, or the new equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing holders of common stock. If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to take advantage of future opportunities or respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated requirements. Any inability to raise additional capital when required could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

The terms of our debt arrangements impose significant restrictions on our ability to operate which in turn may negatively affect our ability to respond to business and market conditions and therefore have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

As of August 31, 2008, we had approximately $546.7 million in outstanding short and long-term borrowings under term loans and lines of credit, excluding trade payables. The terms of one or more of the agreements under which this indebtedness was incurred may limit or restrict, among other things, our ability to:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments;

 

   

consummate certain asset sales or acquisitions;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

merge, consolidate or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.

We are also required to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests, including minimum net worth and fixed charge coverage ratio as outlined in our senior secured revolving line of credit arrangement. Our inability to meet these ratios and tests could result in the acceleration of the repayment of the related debt, the termination of the facility or the increase in our effective cost of funds. As a result, our ability to operate may be restricted and our ability to respond to business and market conditions may be limited, which could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness or we may experience a financial failure, which may hinder the receipt of payment on the Notes.

Our ability to make scheduled debt payments or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure you that we will maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets or operations, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We cannot assure you that we would be able to take any of these actions, that these actions would be successful and permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations or that these actions would be permitted under the terms of our existing or future debt agreements. In the

 

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absence of such operating results and resources, we could face substantial liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. Some of our credit facilities restrict our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from the disposition. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain the proceeds which we could realize from them and these proceeds may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due.

If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will be in default and, as a result:

 

   

our debt holders could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable;

 

   

the lenders under our credit agreement could terminate their commitments to loan us money and foreclose against the assets securing their borrowings; and

 

   

we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation, which is likely to result in delays in the payment of our indebtedness and in the exercise of enforcement remedies related to our indebtedness.

Repayment of our debt is dependent on cash flow generated by our subsidiaries.

Our cash flow ability to service our debt and our ability to repay current or future indebtedness when due, depend in large part upon the earnings of our subsidiaries. Our subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect of our indebtedness, including the Notes. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. In the event that we do not receive distributions from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to make required principal and interest payments on our indebtedness.

A portion of our revenue is financed by floor plan financing companies and any termination or reduction in these financing arrangements could increase our financing costs and harm our business and operating results.

A portion of our product distribution revenue is financed by floor plan financing companies. Floor plan financing companies are engaged by our customers to finance, or floor, the purchase of products from us. In exchange for a fee, we transfer the risk of loss on the sale of our products to the floor plan companies. We currently receive payment from these financing companies within approximately 15 to 30 business days from the date of the sale, which allows our business to operate at much lower relative working capital levels than if such programs were not available. If these floor plan arrangements are terminated or substantially reduced, the need for more working capital and the increased financing cost could harm our business and operating results. We have not experienced any termination or significant reduction in floor plan arrangements in the past.

We have significant credit exposure to our reseller customers, and negative trends in their businesses could cause us significant credit loss and negatively impact our cash flow and liquidity position.

We extend credit to our reseller customers for a significant portion of our sales to them. Resellers have a period of time, generally 30 days after the date of invoice, to make payment. As a result, we are subject to the risk that our reseller customers will not pay for the products they purchase. In addition, our Mexico subsidiary has entered into a contract with a Mexico reseller customer, which involves extended payment terms and could expose us to additional collection risks. Our credit exposure risk may increase due to liquidity or solvency issues experienced by our resellers as a result of an economic downturn or a decrease in IT spending by end-users. If we are unable to collect payment for products we ship to our reseller customers or if our reseller customers are unable to timely pay for the products we ship to them, it will be more difficult or costly to utilize accounts receivable-based financing, which could negatively impact our cash flow and liquidity position.

We may suffer adverse consequences from changing interest rates.

Our borrowings and securitization arrangements are variable-rate obligations that could expose us to interest rate risks. At August 31, 2008, we had approximately $402.9 million in such variable-rate obligations. If interest rates increase, our interest expense would increase, which would negatively affect our net income. An increase in interest rates may increase our future borrowing costs and restrict our access to capital.

Additionally, market conditions could limit our availability of capital, which could cause increases in interest margin spreads over underlying indexes, effectively increasing the cost of our borrowing. While some of our credit facilities have contractually negotiated spreads, terms such as these are subject to ongoing negotiations.

 

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We experienced theft of product from our warehouses and future thefts could harm our operating results.

From time to time we have experienced incidents of theft at various facilities. In fiscal year 2005 we experienced theft as a result of break-in at one of our warehouses in which approximately $4.0 million of inventory was stolen.

We filed a claim with our insurance providers for the amount of the losses, less a small deductible. We have received substantially all of the claimed amounts.

These types of incidents may make it more difficult or expensive for us to obtain theft coverage in the future. Also, incidents of theft may re-occur for which we may not be fully insured.

We are dependent on a variety of IT and telecommunications systems, and any failure of these systems could adversely impact our business and operating results.

We depend on IT and telecommunications systems for our operations. These systems support a variety of functions including inventory management, order processing, shipping, shipment tracking, billing, contact center support and web hosting.

Failures or significant downtime of our IT or telecommunications systems could prevent us from taking customer orders, printing product pick-lists, shipping products, billing customers, handling call volume or providing web hosting. Sales also may be affected if our reseller customers are unable to access our price and product availability information. We also rely on the Internet, and in particular electronic data interchange, or EDI, for a large portion of our orders and information exchanges with our OEM suppliers and reseller customers. The Internet and individual websites have experienced a number of disruptions and slowdowns, some of which were caused by organized attacks. In addition, some websites have experienced security breakdowns. If we were to experience a security breakdown, disruption or breach that compromised sensitive information, it could harm our relationship with our OEM suppliers or reseller customers. Disruption of our website or the Internet in general could impair our order processing or more generally prevent our OEM suppliers or reseller customers from accessing information. Our contact call center is dependent upon telephone and data services provided by third party telecommunications service vendors and our IT and telecommunications system. Any significant increase in our IT and telecommunications costs or temporary or permanent loss of our IT or telecommunications systems could harm our relationships with our customers. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

We rely on independent shipping companies for delivery of products, and price increases or service interruptions from these carriers could adversely affect our business and operating results.

We rely almost entirely on arrangements with independent shipping companies, such as FedEx and UPS, for the delivery of our products from OEM suppliers and delivery of products to reseller customers. Freight and shipping charges can have a significant impact on our gross margin. As a result, an increase in freight surcharges due to rising fuel cost or general price increases will have an immediate adverse effect on our margins, unless we are able to pass the increased charges to our reseller customers or renegotiate terms with our OEM suppliers. In addition, in the past, UPS has experienced work stoppages due to labor negotiations with management. The termination of our arrangements with one or more of these independent shipping companies, the failure or inability of one or more of these independent shipping companies to deliver products, or the unavailability of their shipping services, even temporarily, could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Changes in foreign exchange rates and limitations on the convertibility of foreign currencies could adversely affect our business and operating results.

In the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately 21% and 22%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated outside the United States. Most of our international revenue, cost of revenue and operating expenses are denominated in foreign currencies. We presently have currency exposure arising from both sales and purchases denominated in foreign currencies. Changes in exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar may adversely affect our operating margins. For example, if these foreign currencies appreciate against the U.S. dollar, it will make it more expensive in terms of U.S. dollars to purchase inventory or pay expenses with foreign currencies. This could have a negative impact to us if revenue related to these purchases is transacted in U.S. dollars. In addition, currency devaluation can result in a loss to us if we hold deposits of that currency as well as make our products, which are usually purchased by us with U.S. dollars, relatively more expensive than products manufactured locally. We currently conduct only limited hedging activities, which involve the use of currency forward contracts. Hedging foreign currencies can be risky. There is also additional risk if the currency is not freely or actively traded. Some currencies, such as the Chinese Renminbi and Philippines Peso, are subject to limitations on conversion into other currencies, which can limit our ability to hedge or to otherwise react to rapid foreign currency devaluations. We cannot predict the impact of future exchange rate fluctuations on our business and operating results.

Because of the experience of our key personnel in the IT service industry and their technological expertise, if we were to lose any of our key personnel, it could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We operate in the highly competitive IT service industry. We are dependent in large part on our ability to retain the services of our key senior executives and other technical experts and personnel. Except for Robert Huang, our President and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Murai, our Co-Chief Executive Officer, and James Estill, SYNNEX Canada’s President and Chief Executive Officer,

 

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our employees and executives generally do not have employment agreements. Furthermore, we do not carry “key person” insurance coverage for any of our key executives. We compete for qualified senior management and technical personnel. The loss of, or inability to hire, key executives or qualified employees could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We may become involved in intellectual property or other disputes that could cause us to incur substantial costs, divert the efforts of our management, and require us to pay substantial damages or require us to obtain a license, which may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

We may from time to time receive notifications alleging infringements of intellectual property rights allegedly held by others relating to our business or the products we sell or assemble for our OEM suppliers and others. Litigation with respect to patents or other intellectual property matters could result in substantial costs and diversion of management and other resources and could have an adverse effect on our business. Although we generally have various levels of indemnification protection from our OEM suppliers and contract assembly services customers, in many cases any indemnification to which we may be entitled is subject to maximum limits or other restrictions. In addition, we have developed proprietary IT systems that play an important role in our business. If any infringement claim is successful against us and if indemnification is not available or sufficient, we may be required to pay substantial damages or we may need to seek and obtain a license of the other party’s intellectual property rights. We may be unable to obtain such a license on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

We are from time to time involved in other litigation in the ordinary course of business. We may not be successful in defending these or other claims. Regardless of the outcome, litigation could result in substantial expense and could divert the efforts of our management.

We have significant operations concentrated in Northern California, South Carolina, Ontario, Beijing, and the Philippines and any disruption in the operations of our facilities could harm our business and operating results.

Our worldwide operations could be subject to natural disasters and other business disruptions, which could seriously harm our revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses. We have significant operations in our facilities located in Fremont, California, Greenville, South Carolina, Ontario, Canada, Beijing, China and Manila, Cagayan De Oro and Davao Philippines. As a result, any prolonged disruption in the operations of our facilities, whether due to technical difficulties, power failures, break-ins, destruction or damage to the facilities as a result of a natural disaster, fire or any other reason, could harm our operating results. In addition, our Philippines operation is at greater risk due to adverse weather conditions, such as typhoons. We currently do not have a formal disaster recovery plan and may not have sufficient business interruption insurance to compensate for losses that could occur.

Global health, economic, political and social conditions may harm our ability to do business, increase our costs and negatively affect our stock price.

External factors such as potential terrorist attacks, acts of war, geopolitical and social turmoil or epidemics and other similar outbreaks, in many parts of the world could prevent or hinder our ability to do business, increase our costs and negatively affect our stock price. For example, increased instability may adversely impact the desire of employees and customers to travel, the reliability and cost of transportation, our ability to obtain adequate insurance at reasonable rates or require us to incur increased costs for security measures for our domestic and international operations. These uncertainties make it difficult for us and our customers to accurately plan future business activities. More generally, these geopolitical social and economic conditions could result in increased volatility in the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy. We are predominantly uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by terrorist acts and acts of war.

Part of our business is conducted outside of the United States, exposing us to additional risks that may not exist in the United States, which in turn could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

We have international operations in Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. In the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately 21% and 22%, respectively, of our total revenue was generated outside the United States. In both the nine months ended August 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately 19%, of our total revenue was generated in Canada. No other country or region accounted for more than 10% of our total revenue. Our international operations are subject to risks, including:

 

   

political or economic instability;

 

   

changes in governmental regulation;

 

   

changes in import/export duties;

 

   

trade restrictions;

 

   

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work stoppages or other changes in labor conditions;

 

   

difficulties in collecting of accounts receivable on a timely basis or at all;

 

   

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seasonal reductions in business activity in some parts of the world.

We may continue to expand internationally to respond to competitive pressure and customer and market requirements. Establishing operations in any other foreign country or region presents risks such as those described above as well as risks specific to the particular country or region. In addition, until a payment history is established over time with customers in a new geography or region, the likelihood of collecting accounts receivable generated by such operations could be less than our expectations. As a result, there is a greater risk that reserves set with respect to the collection of such accounts receivable may be inadequate. In addition, our Mexico subsidiary has entered into a contract with a Mexico reseller customer, which involves extended payment terms and could expose us to additional collection risks. Further, if our international expansion efforts in any foreign country are unsuccessful, we may decide to cease operations, which would likely cause us to incur similar additional expenses and loss.

In addition, changes in policies or laws of the United States or foreign governments resulting in, among other things, higher taxation, currency conversion limitations, restrictions on fund transfers or the expropriation of private enterprises, could reduce the anticipated benefits of our international expansion. Furthermore, any actions by countries in which we conduct business to reverse policies that encourage foreign trade or investment could adversely affect our business. If we fail to realize the anticipated revenue growth of our future international operations, our business and operating results could suffer.

Our recent investments in our contact center business could adversely affect our operating results as a result of operation execution risks related to managing and communicating with remote resources, technologies, customer satisfaction and employee turnover.

Our contact center business in the Philippines may be adversely impacted if we are unable to manage and communicate with these remote resources. Service quality may be placed at risk and our ability to optimize our resources may be more complicated if we are unable to manage our resources remotely. Contact centers use a wide variety of different technologies to allow them to manage a large volume of work. These technologies ensure that employees are kept productive. Any failure in technology may impact the business adversely. The success of our contact center primarily depends on performance of our employees and resulting customer satisfaction. Any increase in average waiting time or handling time or lack of promptness or technical expertise of our employees will directly impact customer satisfaction. Any adverse customer satisfaction may impact the overall business. Generally, the employee turnover rate in the contact center business and the risk of losing experienced employees to competitors are high. Higher turnover rates increase recruiting and training costs and decrease operating efficiencies and productivity. If we are unable to successfully manage our contact centers, our results of operations could be adversely affected and we may not realize the benefits of our recent acquisitions.

Our recent investment in HiChina Web Solutions could be adversely affected by strong competition, loss of market share and pricing pressure in the market for domain name registration and web hosting services, which we expect will continue to intensify.

Our recent investment in HiChina Web Solutions could be adversely impacted due to the market for domain name and web hosting related internet services, which is intensely competitive and rapidly evolving as participants strive to retain their current customer base and attract new customers and improve their competitive position. We may face continued pricing pressure in order to remain competitive, which would adversely impact our revenues and profitability and result in a loss of market share. Further, we may lose market share if we are unable to keep pace with these evolving markets. While we anticipate that the number of new, renewed and transferred-in domain registrations will incrementally increase, volatility in the market could result in our customers turning to other registrars, thereby impairing growth in the number of domains under our management and our ability to sell multiple services to such customers.

Risks Related to Our Relationship with MiTAC International

As of August 31, 2008, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders owned approximately 41% of our common stock and this concentration of ownership could allow them to control all matters requiring stockholder approval and could delay or prevent a change in control of SYNNEX.

As of August 31, 2008, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders owned approximately 41% of our outstanding common stock. In particular, MiTAC International and its affiliates owned approximately 40% of our common stock.

In addition, MiTAC International’s interests and ours may increasingly conflict. For example, we rely on MiTAC International for certain manufacturing and supply services and for relationships with certain key customers. As a result of a decrease in their ownership in us, we may lose these services and relationships, which may lead to increased costs to replace the lost services and the loss of certain key customers. We cannot predict the likelihood that we may incur increased costs or lose customers if MiTAC International’s ownership percentage of us decreases in the future.

 

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We rely on MiTAC International for certain manufacturing and contract assembly services and the loss of these services would require us to seek alternate providers that may charge us more for their services.

We rely on MiTAC International to manufacture and supply subassemblies and components for some of our contract assembly services customers, including Sun Microsystems, our primary contract assembly services customer, and our reliance on MiTAC International may increase in the future. Our relationship with MiTAC International has been informal and is not governed by long-term commitments or arrangements with respect to pricing terms, revenue or capacity commitments. Accordingly, we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms on a project-by-project basis, based on manufacturing services rendered by MiTAC International or us. As MiTAC’s ownership interest in us decreases, MiTAC’s interest in the success of our business and operations may decrease as well. In the event MiTAC International no longer provides such services and components to us, we would need to find an alternative source for these services and components. We may be unable to obtain alternative services and components on similar terms, which may in turn increase our manufacturing costs. In addition, we may not find manufacturers with sufficient capacity, which may in turn lead to shortages in our product supplies. Increased costs and products shortages could harm our business and operating results.

Our business relationship with MiTAC International has been and will continue to be negotiated as related parties and therefore may not be the result of arms’-length negotiations between independent parties. Our relationship, including pricing and other material terms with our shared customers or with MiTAC International, may or may not be as advantageous to us as the terms we could have negotiated with unaffiliated third parties. We have a joint sales and marketing agreement with MiTAC International, pursuant to which both parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to promote the other party’s service offerings to their respective customers who are interested in such product offerings. To date, there has not been a significant amount of sales attributable to the joint marketing agreement. This agreement does not provide for the terms upon which we negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms. These negotiations have been on a case-by-case basis. The agreement has an initial term of one year and automatically renews for subsequent one-year terms unless either party provides written notice of non-renewal within 90 days of the end of any renewal term. The agreement may also be terminated without cause either by the mutual written agreement of both parties or by either party without cause upon 90 days prior written notice of termination to the other party. Either party may immediately terminate the agreement by providing written notice (a) of the other party’s material breach of any provision of the agreement and failure to cure within 30 days, or (b) if the other party becomes bankrupt or insolvent. In addition, we are party to a general agreement with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems under which we work with MiTAC International to provide contract assembly services to Sun Microsystems.

Some of our customer relationships evolved from relationships between such customers and MiTAC International and the loss of such relationships could harm our business and operating results.

Our relationship with Sun Microsystems and some of our other customers evolved from relationships that were initiated by MiTAC International. Our relationship with Sun Microsystems is a joint relationship with MiTAC International and us, and the future success of our relationship with Sun Microsystems depends on MiTAC International continuing to work with us to service Sun Microsystems’ requirements. The original agreement between Sun Microsystems and MiTAC International was signed on August 28, 1999 and we became a party to the agreement on February 12, 2002. On May 16, 2007, we entered into a new Master Supply Agreement to be effective as of May 1, 2007 with Sun Microsystems and MiTAC International. Pursuant to this new agreement, the terms for the manufacture and purchase of each particular product awarded by Sun Microsystems are individually negotiated and if agreed upon by the parties, such terms are included in a product award letter. There is no minimum level of commitment required by any of the parties under this agreement. As under the prior agreement, we will negotiate manufacturing and pricing terms, on a project-by-project basis with MiTAC International and Sun Microsystems for a given project. All of our contract assembly services to Sun Microsystems will be covered by this agreement. This agreement has a term of three years and is automatically renewed for one-year periods until terminated in accordance with its terms. Any party may terminate this agreement with written notice if one of the other parties materially breaches any provision of the agreement and the breach is incapable of being cured or is not cured within 30 days. This agreement may also be terminated on written notice if one of the other parties becomes bankrupt or insolvent. If we are unable to maintain our relationship with MiTAC International, our relationship with Sun Microsystems could suffer and we could lose other customer relationships or referrals, which in turn could harm our business, financial position and operating results.

There could be potential conflicts of interest between us and affiliates of MiTAC International, which could impact our business and operating results.

MiTAC International’s and its affiliates’ continuing beneficial ownership of our common stock could create conflicts of interest with respect to a variety of matters, such as potential acquisitions, competition, issuance or disposition of securities, election of directors, payment of dividends and other business matters. Similar risks could exist as a result of Matthew Miau’s positions as our Chairman, the Chairman of MiTAC International and as a director or officer of MiTAC International’s affiliated companies. In fiscal year 2007, Matthew Miau received a $225,000 retainer from us and was granted a restricted stock award of 2,000 shares of our common stock for his services as Chairman of the Board based primarily upon his non-executive back-up role to our President and Chief Executive Officer. Compensation payable to Mr. Miau was based upon approval of the Compensation Committee. For fiscal year 2008, Mr. Miau will receive a $225,000 retainer and a restricted stock award of 2,000 shares of our common stock for providing the same services. Mr. Miau’s compensation is based upon the approval of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

 

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which is composed of disinterested members of the Board. We also have adopted a policy requiring material transactions in which any of our directors has a potential conflict of interest to be approved by our Audit Committee, which is composed of disinterested members of the Board.

Synnex Technology International Corp., or Synnex Technology International, a publicly-traded company based in Taiwan and affiliated with MiTAC International, currently provides distribution and fulfillment services to various markets in Asia and Australia, and is also a potential competitor of ours. As of August 31, 2008, MiTAC Incorporated, a privately-held company based in Taiwan and a separate entity from MiTAC International, directly and indirectly owned approximately 14.9% of Synnex Technology International and approximately 8.0% of MiTAC International. As of August 31, 2008, MiTAC International directly and indirectly owned 0.3% of Synnex Technology International and Synnex Technology International directly and indirectly owned approximately 0.3% of MiTAC International. In addition, MiTAC International directly and indirectly owned approximately 8.7% of MiTAC Incorporated and Synnex Technology International directly and indirectly owned approximately 14.0% of MiTAC Incorporated as of August 31, 2008. Synnex Technology International indirectly through its ownership of Peer Developments Limited owned approximately 15.7% of our outstanding common stock as of August 31, 2008. Neither MiTAC International nor Synnex Technology International is restricted from competing with us. In the future, we may increasingly compete with Synnex Technology International, particularly if our business in Asia expands or Synnex Technology International expands its business into geographies or customers we serve. Although Synnex Technology International is a separate entity from us, it is possible that there will be confusion as a result of the similarity of our names. Moreover, we cannot limit or control the use of the Synnex name by Synnex Technology International in certain geographies and our use of the Synnex name may be restricted as a result of registration of the name by Synnex Technology International or the prior use in jurisdictions where it currently operates.

Risks Related to Our Industry

Volatility in the IT industry could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.

The IT industry in which we operate has experienced decreases in demand. Softening demand for our products and services caused by an ongoing economic downturn and over-capacity may impact our revenue, as well as problems with the salability of inventory and collection of reseller customer accounts receivable.

While in the past we may have benefited from consolidation in our industry resulting from delays or reductions in IT spending in particular, and economic weakness in general, any such volatility in the IT industry could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results.

Our business may be adversely affected by some OEM suppliers’ strategies to increase their direct sales, which in turn could cause our business and operating results to suffer.

Consolidation of OEM suppliers has resulted in fewer sources for some of the products that we distribute. This consolidation has also resulted in larger OEM suppliers that have significant operating and financial resources. Some OEM suppliers, including some of the leading OEM suppliers that we service, have been selling a greater volume of products directly to end-users, thereby limiting our business opportunities. If large OEM suppliers continue the trend to sell directly to our resellers, rather than use us as the distributor of their products, our business and operating results will suffer.

OEMs are limiting the number of supply chain service providers with which they do business, which in turn could negatively impact our business and operating results.

Currently, there is a trend towards reducing the number of authorized distributors used by OEM suppliers. As a smaller market participant in the IT product industries, than some of our competitors, we may be more susceptible to loss of business from further reductions of authorized distributors or contract assemblers by IT product OEMs. For example, the termination of our contract by HP with us would have a significant negative effect on our revenue and operating results. A determination by any of our primary OEMs to consolidate their business with other distributors or contract assemblers would negatively affect our business and operating results.

The IT industry is subject to rapidly changing technologies and process developments, and we may not be able to adequately adjust our business to these changes, which in turn would harm our business and operating results.

Dynamic changes in the IT industry, including the consolidation of OEM suppliers and reductions in the number of authorized distributors used by OEM suppliers, have resulted in new and increased responsibilities for management personnel and have placed, and continue to place, a significant strain upon our management, operating and financial systems and other resources. We may be unable to successfully respond to and manage our business in light of industry developments and trends. Also crucial to our success in managing our operations will be our ability to achieve additional economies of scale. Our failure to achieve these additional economies of scale or to respond to changes in the IT industry could adversely affect our business and operating results.

We are subject to intense competition in the IT industry, both in the United States and internationally, and if we fail to compete successfully, we will be unable to gain or retain market share.

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business process and contract assembly services industries are characterized by intense competition, based primarily on product availability, credit availability, price, speed of delivery, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and depth of product lines, pre-sale and post-sale technical support, flexibility and timely response to design changes, and technological capabilities, service and support. We compete with a variety of regional, national and international IT product distributors and contract manufacturers and assemblers. In some instances, we also compete with our own customers, our own OEM suppliers and MiTAC International.

Our primary competitors are substantially larger and have greater financial, operating, manufacturing and marketing resources than us. Some of our competitors may have broader geographic breadth and range of services than us and may have more developed relationships with their existing customers. We may lose market share in the United States or in international markets, or may be forced in the future to reduce our prices in response to the actions of our competitors and thereby experience a reduction in our gross margins.

In addition, in our contact center business, we also face competition from our customers. For example, some of our customers may have internal capability and resources to provide their own call center. Furthermore, pricing pressures and quality of services could impact our business adversely. Our ability to provide a high quality of service is dependent on our ability to retain and properly train our employees and to continue investing in our infrastructure, including IT and telecommunications systems.

We may initiate other business activities, including the broadening of our supply chain capabilities, and may face competition from companies with more experience in those new areas. In addition, as we enter new areas of business, we may also encounter increased competition from current competitors or from new competitors, including some who may once have been our OEM suppliers or reseller customers. Increased competition and negative reaction from our OEM suppliers or reseller customers resulting from our expansion into new business areas may harm our business and operating results.

Compliance with changing regulation of corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional expenses.

Changing laws, regulations and standards relating to corporate governance and public disclosure, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, regulations and New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, rules, are creating uncertainty for companies such as ours. These new or changed laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies, which could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and corporate governance practices. As a result, our efforts to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards have resulted in, and are likely to continue to result in, increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. In particular, our ongoing efforts to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the related regulations regarding our management’s required assessment of our internal control over financial reporting and our independent registered public accounting firm’s attestation of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting have required the commitment of significant financial and managerial resources. We expect these efforts to require the continued commitment of significant resources. If our efforts to comply with new or changed laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, our reputation may be harmed.

If we are unable to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting, our ability to report our financial results on a timely and accurate basis may be adversely affected, which in turn could cause the market price of our common stock to decline.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires our management to report on, and our independent registered public accounting firm to attest to, the effectiveness of our internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. We completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2007, and we have an ongoing program to perform the system and process evaluation and testing necessary to continue to comply with these requirements. In the past, however, our internal controls have not eliminated all error. For example, in 2007, we made a reclassification adjustment to our consolidated financial statements and we were unable to timely file a Form 8-K relating to an acquisition. We expect to continue to incur increased expense and to devote additional management resources to Section 404 compliance. In the event that one of our co-chief executive officers, chief financial officer or independent registered public accounting firm determine that our internal control over financial reporting is not effective as defined under Section 404, investor perceptions and our reputation may be adversely affected and the market price of our stock could decline.

Changes to financial accounting standards may affect our results of operations and cause us to change our business practices.

We prepare our financial statements to conform to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP.

These accounting principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the SEC and various bodies formed to interpret and create appropriate accounting policies. A change in those policies can have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactions completed before a change is announced. Changes to those rules or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct our business.

 

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We are subject to rules and regulations as a public company that will increase our administration costs which, in turn, could harm our operating results.

As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, has required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. In addition to final rules and rule proposals already made by the SEC, the NYSE has adopted revisions to its requirements for companies that are NYSE-listed. These rules and regulations have increased our legal and financial compliance costs, and made some activities more time consuming or costly. These rules and regulations could make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers.

New accounting treatment for cash settled convertible debt instruments like the Notes would likely cause our reported interest expense on our convertible senior notes to increase.

FASB recently adopted FASB Staff Position No. Accounting Principles Board 14-1, reflecting new rules that change the accounting for certain convertible debt instruments, including our convertible notes. Under these new rules, an issuer of a convertible debt instrument that may be settled entirely or partially in cash upon conversion will be required to account for the liability and equity components of the instrument separately. The debt component would be recorded at an estimated fair value, as of the issuance date, of a similar debt instrument without the conversion feature, and the difference between the proceeds for the convertible debt and the amount reflected as a debt liability would be recorded as additional paid-in capital. As a result, the debt is treated as if it had been issued at a discount and would subsequently be accreted to its par value over its expected life, with a rate of interest that reflects the issuer’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The resulting interest expense would likely be significantly higher than the actual cash interest expense payable on the instrument. The new rules are effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2008 and will be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. We are currently evaluating the new rules and cannot quantify the impact at this time. However, we expect to have higher interest expense starting in 2009 due to the non-cash interest expense accretion.

 

ITEM 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

We held a special meeting of our stockholders on August 19, 2008 at our principal executive offices at 44201 Nobel Drive, Fremont, California 94538. The proposal considered at the special meeting was whether or not to approve the material terms of our 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, solely to preserve our ability to receive corporate income tax deductions that may otherwise be disallowed pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m). The results of this first proposal were as follows: 27,710,370 shares voted in favor, 1,292,749 shares voted against and 18,538 shares abstained. This proposal was approved by our stockholders.

 

ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

10.1#   Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and form agreements thereunder.
10.2#   Amended and Restated 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.3#   Amendment to 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
31.1   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of President and Co-Chief Executive Officer.
31.2   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer.
31.3   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*   Statement of President, Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

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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.

Date: October 9, 2008

 

SYNNEX Corporation

By:

 

/s/ ROBERT T. HUANG

  Robert T. Huang
  President and Co-Chief Executive Officer

By:

 

/s/ KEVIN M. MURAI

  Kevin M. Murai
  Co-Chief Executive Officer

By:

 

/s/ THOMAS C. ALSBORG

  Thomas C. Alsborg
  Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Document

10.1#   Amended and Restated 2003 Stock Incentive Plan and form agreements thereunder.
10.2#   Amended and Restated 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.3#   Amendment to 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
31.1   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of President and Co-Chief Executive Officer.
31.2   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer.
31.3   Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*   Statement of President, Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350).

 

# Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
* In accordance with Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K and SEC Release Nos. 33-8238 and 34-47986, Final Rule: Management’s Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports, the certifications furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and will not be deemed “filed” for purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(Adopted by the Board on September 2, 2003,

and amended and restated by the Board on January 10, 2006, June 20, 2006, January 4, 2007 and July 21, 2008.

Reflects 2:1 Reverse Stock Split on November 12, 2003)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Section 1.

   ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE    4

Section 2.

   DEFINITIONS    4
   (a)    “Affiliate”    4
   (b)    “Award”    4
   (c)    “Board of Directors”    4
   (d)    “Change in Control”    4
   (e)    “Code”    5
   (f)    “Committee”    5
   (g)    “Company”    5
   (h)    “Consultant”    5
   (i)    “Disability”    6
   (j)    “Employee”    6
   (k)    “Exchange Act”    6
   (l)    “Exercise Price”    6
   (m)    “Fair Market Value”    6
   (n)    “ISO”    6
   (o)    “Misconduct”    6
   (p)    “Nonstatutory Option” or “NSO”    7
   (q)    “Offeree”    7
   (r)    “Option”    7
   (s)    “Optionee”    7
   (t)    “Outside Director”    7
   (u)    “Parent”    7
   (v)    “Participant”    7
   (w)    “Plan”    7
   (x)    “Purchase Price”    7
   (y)    “Restricted Share”    7
   (z)    “Restricted Share Agreement ”    7
   (aa)    “SAR”    7
   (bb)    “SAR Agreement”    7
   (cc)    “Service”    7
   (dd)    “Share”    7
   (ee)    “Stock”    7
   (ff)    “Stock Option Agreement”    8
   (gg)    “Stock Unit”    8
   (hh)    “Stock Unit Agreement”    8
   (ii)    “Subsidiary”    8

Section 3.

   ADMINISTRATION    8
   (a)    Committee Composition    8
   (b)    Committee for Non-Officer Grants    8
   (c)    Committee Procedures    8
   (d)    Committee Responsibilities    9

 

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Section 4.

   ELIGIBILITY    10
   (a)    General Rule    10
   (b)    Automatic Grants to Outside Directors    10
   (c)    Ten-Percent Stockholders    11
   (d)    Attribution Rules    11
   (e)    Outstanding Stock    12

Section 5.

   STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN    12
   (a)    Basic Limitation    12
   (b)    Additional Shares    12

Section 6.

   RESTRICTED SHARES    12
   (a)    Restricted Stock Agreement    12
   (b)    Payment for Awards    12
   (c)    Vesting    13
   (d)    Voting and Dividend Rights    13
   (e)    Restrictions on Transfer of Shares    13
   (f)    Number of Shares    13

Section 7.

   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS    13
   (a)    Stock Option Agreement    13
   (b)    Number of Shares    13
   (c)    Exercise Price    14
   (d)    Withholding Taxes    14
   (e)    Exercisability and Term    14
   (f)    Exercise of Options Upon Termination of Service    14
   (g)    Effect of Change in Control    14
   (h)    Leaves of Absence    14
   (i)    No Rights as a Stockholder    15
   (j)    Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options    15
   (k)    Restrictions on Transfer of Shares    15
   (l)    Buyout Provisions    15

Section 8.

   PAYMENT FOR SHARES    15
   (a)    General Rule    15
   (b)    Surrender of Stock    15
   (c)    Services Rendered    15
   (d)    Cashless Exercise    16
   (e)    Exercise/Pledge    16
   (f)    Promissory Note    16
   (g)    Other Forms of Payment    16
   (h)    Limitations under Applicable Law    16

 

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Section 9.

   STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS    16
   (a)    SAR Agreement    16
   (b)    Number of Shares    16
   (c)    Exercise Price    16
   (d)    Exercisability and Term    17
   (e)    Effect of Change in Control    17
   (f)    Exercise of SARs    17
   (g)    Modification or Assumption of SARs    17

Section 10.

   STOCK UNITS    17
   (a)    Stock Unit Agreement    17
   (b)    Payment for Awards    17
   (c)    Vesting Conditions    17
   (d)    Voting and Dividend Rights    18
   (e)    Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units    18
   (f)    Death of Recipient    18
   (g)    Creditors’ Rights    18
   (h)    Number of Shares    18

Section 11.

   ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES    19
   (a)    Adjustments    19
   (b)    Dissolution or Liquidation    19
   (c)    Reorganizations    19
   (d)    Reservation of Rights    20

Section 12.

   LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS    20

Section 13.

   WITHHOLDING TAXES    20
   (a)    General    20
   (b)    Share Withholding    20

Section 14.

   LIMITATION ON PARACHUTE PAYMENTS    20
   (a)    Scope of Limitation    20
   (b)    Basic Rule    21
   (c)    Reduction of Payments    21
   (d)    Related Corporations    21

Section 15.

   NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS    21

Section 16.

   QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE CRITERIA    21

Section 17.

   DURATION AND AMENDMENTS    22
   (a)    Term of the Plan    22
   (b)    Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan    22
   (c)    Effect of Amendment or Termination    22

Section 18.

   EXECUTION    22

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on September 2, 2003, effective as of the date of the initial offering of Stock to the public pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and was amended and restated by the Board of Directors on January 10, 2006. The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term success of the Company and the creation of stockholder value by (a) encouraging Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants to focus on critical long-range objectives, (b) encouraging the attraction and retention of Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants with exceptional qualifications and (c) linking Employees, Outside Directors and Consultants directly to stockholder interests through increased stock ownership. The Plan seeks to achieve this purpose by providing for Awards in the form of restricted shares, stock units, options (which may constitute incentive stock options or nonstatutory stock options) or stock appreciation rights.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) “Affiliate” shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one of more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

(b) “Award” shall mean any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share or a Stock Unit under the Plan.

(c) “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(d) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

(i) A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurs, as a result of which fewer than one-half of the incumbent directors are directors who either:

(A) Had been directors of the Company on the “look-back date” (as defined below) (the “original directors”); or

(B) Were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved (the “continuing directors”); or

(ii) Any “person” (as defined below) who by the acquisition or aggregation of securities, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities

 

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ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the “Base Capital Stock”); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person’s beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company; or

(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the continuing or surviving entity and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of such continuing or surviving entity; or

(iv) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

For purposes of subsection (d)(i) above, the term “look-back” date shall mean the later of (1) September 2, 2003 or (2) the date 24 months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change in Control.

For purposes of subsection (d)(ii)) above, the term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock.

Any other provision of this Section 2(d) notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, and a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial offering of Stock to the public.

(e) “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f) “Committee” shall mean the Compensation Committee as designated by the Board of Directors, which is authorized to administer the Plan, as described in Section 3 hereof.

(g) “Company” shall mean SYNNEX Corporation

(h) “Consultant” shall mean a consultant or advisor who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent contractor or a member of the board of directors of a Parent or a Subsidiary who is not an Employee. Service as a Consultant shall be considered Service for all purposes of the Plan.

 

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(i) “Disability” shall mean that the Optionee is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment.

(j) “Employee” shall mean any individual who is a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

(k) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(l) “Exercise Price” shall mean, in the case of an Option, the amount for which one Common Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price,” in the case of a SAR, shall mean an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of one Common Share in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.

(m) “Fair Market Value” with respect to a Share, shall mean the market price of one Share of Stock, determined by the Committee as follows:

(i) If the Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question but was not traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last transaction price quoted for such date by the OTC Bulletin Board or, if not so quoted, shall be equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated inter-dealer quotation system on which the Stock is quoted or, if the Stock is not quoted on any such system, by the Pink Sheets LLC;

(ii) If the Stock was traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last reported sale price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq Stock Market;

(iii) If the Stock was traded on a United States stock exchange on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported for such date by the applicable composite-transactions report; and

(iv) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(n) “ISO” shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422 of the Code.

(o) “Misconduct” shall mean the commission of any act of fraud, embezzlement or dishonesty by the Participant, any unauthorized use or disclosure by the Participant of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary), or any other intentional misconduct by the Participant adversely affecting the business or affairs of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in a material manner. The foregoing definition shall not be deemed to be inclusive of all the acts or omissions which the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary) may consider as grounds for the dismissal or discharge of the Participant or any other individual in the Service of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

 

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(p) “Nonstatutory Option” or “NSO” shall mean an employee stock option that is not an ISO.

(q) “Offeree” shall mean an individual to whom the Committee has offered the right to acquire Shares under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option).

(r) “Option” shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

(s) “Optionee” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Option or SAR.

(t) “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a common-law employee of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary. Service as an Outside Director shall be considered Service for all purposes of the Plan, except as provided in the second sentence of Section 4(a).

(u) “Parent” shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be a Parent commencing as of such date.

(v) “Participant” shall mean an individual or estate who holds an Award.

(w) “Plan” shall mean this 2003 Stock Incentive Plan of SYNNEX Corporation, as amended from time to time.

(x) “Purchase Price” shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Committee.

(y) “Restricted Share” shall mean a Share awarded under the Plan.

(z) “Restricted Share Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Restricted Share which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Restricted Shares.

(aa) “SAR” shall mean a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.

(bb) “SAR Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to his or her SAR.

(cc) “Service” shall mean service as an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director.

(dd) “Share” shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 (if applicable).

(ee) “Stock” shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.

 

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(ff) “Stock Option Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and an Optionee that contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Option.

(gg) “Stock Unit” shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the Company’s obligation to deliver one Share (or distribute cash) on a future date in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of a Stock Unit Agreement.

(hh) “Stock Unit Agreement” shall mean the agreement between the Company and the recipient of a Stock Unit which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Stock Unit.

(ii) “Subsidiary” shall mean any corporation, if the Company and/or one or more other Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Committee Composition . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board. In addition, the composition of the Committee shall satisfy

(i) such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act; and

(ii) such requirements as the Internal Revenue Service may establish for outside directors acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.

(b) Committee for Non-Officer Grants . The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not satisfy the requirements of Section 3(a), who may administer the Plan with respect to Employees who are not considered officers or directors of the Company under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Employees and may determine all terms of such grants. Within the limitations of the preceding sentence, any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such committee or committees appointed pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Board of Directors may also authorize one or more officers of the Company to designate Employees, other than officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to receive Awards and/or to determine the number of such Awards to be received by such persons; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall specify the total number of Awards that such officers may so award.

(c) Committee Procedures . The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members of the Committee as chairman. The Committee may hold meetings at such times and places as it shall determine. The acts of a majority of the Committee members present at meetings at which a quorum exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing by all Committee members, shall be valid acts of the Committee.

 

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(d) Committee Responsibilities . Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:

(i) To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;

(ii) To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;

(iii) To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

(iv) To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;

(v) To select the Offerees and Optionees;

(vi) To determine the number of Shares to be made subject to each Award;

(vii) To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price and Purchas Price, and the vesting or duration of the Award (including accelerating the vesting of Awards, either at the time of the Award or thereafter, without the consent of the Participant), to determine whether an Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Nonstatutory Option, and to specify the provisions of the agreement relating to such Award;

(viii) To amend any outstanding Award agreement, subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Participant if the Participant’s rights or obligations would be adversely affected;

(ix) To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award or other right under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;

(x) To determine the disposition of each Award or other right under the Plan in the event of a Participant’s divorce or dissolution of marriage;

(xi) To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;

(xii) To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award agreement; and

(xiii) To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the selection for participation of or the granting of Options or other rights under the Plan to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All decisions,

 

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interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Offerees, all Optionees, and all persons deriving their rights from an Offeree or Optionee. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan, any Option, or any right to acquire Shares under the Plan.

SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.

(a) General Rule . Only Employees shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs. Only Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Restricted Shares, Stock Units, Nonstatutory Options or SARs.

(b) Automatic Grants to Outside Directors .

(i) Each Outside Director who first joins the Board of Directors after January 4, 2007, and who was not previously an Employee, shall receive a Nonstatutory Option to purchase 10,000 Shares (subject to adjustment under Section 11) and 2,000 Restricted Shares (subject to adjustment under Section 11) on the first business day after his or her election to the Board of Directors; provided, however, if the first business day after his or her election falls within a trading black-out period, then the grant date for Options or Restricted Shares granted pursuant to this section shall be upon the expiration of the third trading day after the trading black-out period ends.

(ii) On the first business day following the conclusion of each regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders after such Outside Director’s appointment or election to the Board of Directors, commencing with the annual meeting occurring after January 4, 2007, each Outside Director who will continue serving as a member of the Board of Directors thereafter shall receive 2,000 Restricted Shares (subject to adjustment under Section 11), provided such Outside Director has served on the Board of Directors for at least six months; provided, further, if the first business day following the conclusion of the regular annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders after such Outside Director’s appointment or election to the Board of Directors falls within a trading black-out period, then the grant date for Restricted Shares granted pursuant to this section shall be upon the expiration of the third trading day after the trading black-out period ends.

(iii) The Exercise Price of all Nonstatutory Options granted to an Outside Director under this Section 4(b) shall be equal to 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, payable in one of the forms described in Section 8(a), (b) or (d).

(iv) (A) With respect to Options granted to Outside Directors under this Section 4(b) after January 4, 2007, one-third (1/3) of the Shares subject to each Option shall vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the balance of the Shares subject to each Option ( i.e. , the remaining two-thirds (2/3)) shall vest and become exercisable monthly over a two-year period beginning on the day which is one month after the first anniversary of the date of grant; (B) with respect to Restricted Shares awarded to Outside Directors under this Section 4(b) after January 4, 2007, one-third (1/3) of the Restricted Shares shall vest on each anniversary of the date of grant over

 

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a three-year period; and (C) notwithstanding the foregoing, upon an Outside Director’s retirement from the Board of Directors with the consent of the Board, each award of Restricted Shares under Section 4(b)(ii) above to such Outside Director shall become fully vested.

(v) Subject to Sections 4(b)(vi) and (vii) below, all Nonstatutory Options granted to an Outside Director under this Section 4(e) shall terminate on the day before the tenth anniversary of the date of grant of such Options.

(vi) If an Outside Director’s Service terminates for any reason, then his or her Options granted under this Section 4(b) shall expire on the earliest of the following occasions:

(A) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 4(b)(v) above;

(B) The date 12 months after the termination of the Outside Director’s Service, if the termination occurs because of his or her death or Disability;

(C) The date of the Outside Director’s termination of Service, if the termination occurs by reason of his or her Misconduct; or

(D) The date three months after the termination of the Outside Director’s Service, if the termination occurs for any reason other than death, Disability or Misconduct.

The Outside Director may exercise all or part of his or her Options at any time before the expiration of such Options under the preceding sentence, but only to the extent that such Options had become vested before his or her Service terminated. The balance of such Options shall lapse when the Outside Director’s Service terminates.

(vii) In the event that the Outside Director dies after the termination of his or her Service but before the expiration of his or her Options granted under this Section 4(b), then his or her Options shall expire on the earlier of the following dates:

(A) The expiration date determined pursuant to Section 4(b)(v) above; or

(B) The date 12 months after his or her death.

(c) Ten-Percent Stockholders . An Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless such grant satisfies the requirements of Section 422(c)(5) of the Code.

(d) Attribution Rules . For purposes of Section 4(c) above, in determining stock ownership, an Employee shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such Employee’s brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants. Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate or trust shall be deemed to be owned proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners or beneficiaries.

 

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(e) Outstanding Stock . For purposes of Section 4(c) above, “outstanding stock” shall include all stock actually issued and outstanding immediately after the grant. “Outstanding stock” shall not include shares authorized for issuance under outstanding options held by the Employee or by any other person.

SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

(a) Basic Limitation . Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. Subject to Section 5(b) below, the maximum aggregate number of Options, SARs and Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (i) the number of Shares subject to outstanding options granted under the Company’s 1997 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, Special Executive Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan and 1993 Stock Option Plan (the “Predecessor Plans”), as of the effective date of the Plan, to the extent those options expire, terminate or are cancelled for any reason prior to exercise in full, plus (ii) 5,506,649 Shares; provided, however, that such sum shall not exceed 14,111,761 Shares. The limitations of this Section 5(a) shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11. All Share amounts set forth in the Plan have been adjusted to give effect to a 2 for 1 reverse stock split of the Stock which was effected on November 12, 2003. The number of Shares that are subject to Options or other rights outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company, during the term of the Plan, shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

(b) Additional Shares . If Restricted Shares or Shares issued upon the exercise of Options are forfeited, then such Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If Stock Units, Options or SARs are forfeited or terminate for any other reason before being exercised or settled, as applicable, then the corresponding Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If Stock Units are settled, then only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such Stock Units shall reduce the number available under Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If SARs are exercised, then only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of such SARs shall reduce the number available in Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Awards under the Plan.

SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES

(a) Restricted Stock Agreement . Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Stock Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Stock Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Payment for Awards . Subject to the following sentence, Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, full-recourse promissory notes, past services and future services. To the extent that an Award consists of newly issued Restricted Shares, the Award recipient shall furnish consideration with a value not less than the par value of such Restricted Shares in the form of cash, cash equivalents, or past services rendered to the Company (or a Parent or Subsidiary), as the Committee may determine.

 

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(c) Vesting . Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Stock Agreement. A Restricted Stock Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting Restricted Shares of thereafter, that all or part of such Restricted Shares shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(d) Voting and Dividend Rights . The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders. A Restricted Stock Agreement, however, may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any cash dividends received in additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends were paid.

(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares . Restricted Shares shall be subject to such rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal or other restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Stock Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.

(f) Number of Shares . Restricted Shares granted to a Participant in a single calendar year of the Company shall in no event relate to more than 1,500,000 Shares, except that Restricted Shares granted to a new Employee or Consultant in the calendar year of the Company in which his or her Service first commences shall not relate to more than 2,500,000 Shares. The limitations set forth in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

(a) Stock Option Agreement . Each grant of an Option under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Option Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Agreement. The Stock Option Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions of the various Stock Option Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. Options may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Optionee’s other compensation.

(b) Number of Shares . Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. Options granted to an Optionee in a single calendar year of the Company shall not cover more than 1,500,000 Shares, except that Options granted to a new Employee or Consultant in the calendar year of the Company in which his or her Service first commences shall not cover more than 2,500,000 Shares (in each case subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11).

 

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(c) Exercise Price . Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, except as otherwise provided in Section 4(c), and the Exercise Price of an NSO shall not be less 85% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Stock Option Agreement may specify that the exercise price of an NSO may vary in accordance with a predetermined formula. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 7(c), the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee at its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in one of the forms described in Section 8.

(d) Withholding Taxes . As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Optionee shall also make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.

(e) Exercisability and Term . Each Stock Option Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The Stock Option Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an ISO shall in no event exceed 10 years from the date of grant (five years for Employees described in Section 4(c)). A Stock Option Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s death, disability, or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s Service. Options may be awarded in combination with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be exercisable unless the related SARs are forfeited. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 7(e), the Committee at its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and when an Option is to expire.

(f) Exercise of Options Upon Termination of Service . Each Stock Option Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Optionee shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Optionee’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the right to exercise the Option of any executors or administrators of the Optionee’s estate or any person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Optionee by bequest or inheritance. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

(g) Effect of Change in Control . The Committee may determine, at the time of granting an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become exercisable as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(h) Leaves of Absence . An Employee’s Service shall cease when such Employee ceases to be actively employed by, or a Consultant to, the Company (or any subsidiary) as determined in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors. For purposes of Options, Service does not terminate when an Employee goes on a bona fide leave of absence, that was approved by the Company in writing, if the terms of the leave provide for continued service crediting, or when continued service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of

 

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determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, an Employee’s Service will be treated as terminating 90 days after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Company determines which leaves count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.

(i) No Rights as a Stockholder . An Optionee, or a transferee of an Optionee, shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in Section 11.

(j) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding options (to the extent not previously exercised), whether or not granted hereunder, in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different exercise price, or in return for the grant of the same or a different number of Shares. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Optionee, adversely affect his or her rights or obligations under such Option.

(k) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares . Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.

(l) Buyout Provisions . The Committee may at any time (a) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or (b) authorize an Optionee to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.

SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

(a) General Rule . The entire Exercise Price or Purchase Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as provided in Section 8(b) through Section 8(g) below.

(b) Surrender of Stock . To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares which have already been owned by the Optionee or his representative. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan. The Optionee shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.

(c) Services Rendered . At the discretion of the Committee, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the award. If Shares are awarded without the payment of a Purchase Price in cash, the Committee shall make a determination (at the time of the award) of the value of the services rendered by the Offeree and the sufficiency of the consideration to meet the requirements of Section 6(b).

 

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(d) Cashless Exercise . To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(e) Exercise/Pledge . To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker or lender to pledge Shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(f) Promissory Note . To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivering (on a form prescribed by the Company) a full-recourse promissory note. However, the par value of the Common Shares being purchased under the Plan, if newly issued, shall be paid in cash or cash equivalents.

(g) Other Forms of Payment . To the extent that a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement so provides, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.

(h) Limitations under Applicable Law . Notwithstanding anything herein or in a Stock Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Agreement to the contrary, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

(a) SAR Agreement . Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Agreement between the Optionee and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various SAR Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. SARs may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the Optionee’s other compensation.

(b) Number of Shares . Each SAR Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 11. SARs granted to any Optionee in a single calendar year shall in no event pertain to more than 1,500,000 Shares, except that SARs granted to a new Employee or Consultant in the calendar year of the Company in which his or her Service first commences shall not pertain to more than 2,500,000 Shares. The limitations set forth in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

(c) Exercise Price . Each SAR Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. A SAR Agreement may specify an Exercise Price that varies in accordance with a predetermined formula while the SAR is outstanding.

 

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(d) Exercisability and Term . Each SAR Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR. A SAR Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Optionee’s death, disability or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Optionee’s service. SARs may be awarded in combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not be exercisable unless the related Options are forfeited. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or thereafter. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.

(e) Effect of Change in Control . The Committee may determine, at the time of granting a SAR or thereafter, that such SAR shall become fully exercisable as to all Common Shares subject to such SAR in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(f) Exercise of SARs . Upon exercise of a SAR, the Optionee (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from the Company (a) Shares, (b) cash or (c) a combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of SARs shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SARs exceeds the Exercise Price.

(g) Modification or Assumption of SARs . Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of shares and at the same or a different exercise price. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the holder, may alter or impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR.

SECTION 10. STOCK UNITS.

(a) Stock Unit Agreement . Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Agreement between the recipient and the Company. Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Stock Unit Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical. Stock Units may be granted in consideration of a reduction in the recipient’s other compensation.

(b) Payment for Awards . To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.

(c) Vesting Conditions . Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Agreement. A Stock Unit Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting Stock Units or thereafter, that all or part of such Stock Units shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

 

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(d) Voting and Dividend Rights . The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents which are not paid shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions (including without limitation, any forfeiture conditions) as the Stock Units to which they attach.

(e) Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units . Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (a) cash, (b) Shares or (c) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award, based on predetermined performance factors. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. Vested Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. The distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred to any later date. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11.

(f) Death of Recipient . Any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each recipient of a Stock Units Award under the Plan shall designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Award recipient’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Award recipient, then any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the recipient’s death shall be distributed to the recipient’s estate.

(g) Creditors’ Rights . A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Agreement.

(h) Number of Shares . Stock Units granted to a Participant in a single calendar year of the Company shall not relate to more than 1,500,000 Shares, except that Stock Units granted to a new Employee or Consultant in the calendar year of the Company in which his or her Service first commences shall not relate to more than 2,500,000 Shares. The limitations set forth in the preceding sentence shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 11.

 

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SECTION 11. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

(a) Adjustments . In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make such adjustments as it, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate in one or more of:

(i) The number of Options, SARs, Restricted Shares and Stock Units available for future Awards under Section 5;

(ii) The limitations set forth in Section 5(a), Section 6(f), Section 7(b), Section 9(b) and Section 10(h);

(iii) The number of NSOs to be granted to Outside Directors under Section 4(b);

(iv) The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and SAR;

(v) The Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR; or

(vi) The number of Stock Units included in any prior Award which has not yet been settled.

Except as provided in this Section 11, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any issue by the Company of stock of any class or securities convertible into stock of any class, any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any stock dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation . To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

(c) Reorganizations . In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Such agreement shall provide for:

(i) The continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation;

(ii) The assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary;

(iii) The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding Awards;

(iv) Full exercisability or vesting and accelerated expiration of the outstanding Awards; or

 

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(v) Settlement of the full value of the outstanding Awards in cash or cash equivalents followed by cancellation of such Awards.

(d) Reservation of Rights . Except as provided in this Section 11, an Optionee or Offeree shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price of Shares subject to an Option. The grant of an Option pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

SECTION 12. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations and the regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company’s securities may then be listed, and the Company has obtained the approval or favorable ruling from any governmental agency which the Company determines is necessary or advisable.

SECTION 13. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

(a) General . To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) Share Withholding . The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. In no event may a Participant have Shares withheld that would otherwise be issued to him or her in excess of the number necessary to satisfy the legally required minimum tax withholding.

SECTION 14. LIMITATION ON PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.

(a) Scope of Limitation . This Section 14 shall apply to an Award only if the independent auditors most recently selected by the Board (the “Auditors”) determine that the after-tax value of such Award to the Optionee or Offeree, taking into account the effect of all federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes and excise taxes applicable to the Optionee or Offeree (including the excise tax under section 4999 of the Code), will be greater after the application of this Section 14 than it was before application of this Section 14.

 

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(b) Basic Rule . In the event that the Auditors determine that any payment or transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions concerning “excess parachute payments” in Section 280G of the Code, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Section 14, the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code.

(c) Reduction of Payments . If the Auditors determine that any Payment would be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code, then the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the Participant may then elect, in his or her sole discretion, which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise the Company in writing of his or her election within 10 days of receipt of notice. If no such election is made by the Participant within such 10-day period, then the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of such election. For purposes of this Section 14, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. All determinations made by the Auditors under this Section 14 shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within 60 days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.

(d) Related Corporations . For purposes of this Section 14, the term “Company” shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Auditors in accordance with Section 280G(d)(5) of the Code.

SECTION 15. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

No provision of the Plan, nor any right or Option granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Employee. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate any person’s Service at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.

SECTION 16. QUALIFYING PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.

The number of Shares or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals for a specified period of time relating to one or more of the following performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Subsidiary, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group or index, in each case as specified by

 

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the Committee in the Award: (a) cash flow, (b) earnings per share, (c) earnings before interest, taxes and amortization, (d) return on equity, (e) total stockholder return, (f) share price performance, (g) return on capital, (h) return on assets or net assets, (i) revenue, (j) income or net income, (k) operating income or net operating income, (l) operating profit or net operating profit, (m) operating margin or profit margin, (n) return on operating revenue, (o) return on invested capital, or (p) market segment shares (“Qualifying Performance Criteria”). The Committee may appropriately adjust any evaluation of performance under a Qualifying Performance Criteria to exclude any of the following events that occurs during a performance period: (i) asset write-downs, (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (iii) the effect of changes in tax law, accounting principles or other such laws or provisions affecting reported results, (iv) accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs and (v) any extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 and/or in managements’ discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to stockholders for the applicable year. If applicable, the Committee shall determine the Qualifying Performance Criteria not later than the 90th day of the performance period, and shall determine and certify, for each Participant, the extent to which the Qualifying Performance Criteria have been met. The Committee may not in any event increase the amount of compensation payable under the Plan upon the attainment of a Qualifying Performance Goal to a Participant who is a “covered employee” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

SECTION 17. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

(a) Term of the Plan . The Plan, as set forth herein, shall terminate automatically on September 1, 2013, and may be terminated on any earlier date pursuant to Subsection (b) below.

(b) Right to Amend or Terminate the Plan . The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time. Rights and obligations under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be materially impaired by such amendment, except with consent of the Participant. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules.

(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination . No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the termination thereof. The termination of the Plan, or any amendment thereof, shall not affect Awards previously granted under the Plan.

SECTION 18. EXECUTION.

To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan by the Board of Directors on July 21, 2008, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

SYNNEX Corporation
By   /s/ Simon Leung
  Simon Leung
  General Counsel and Secretary

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

N OTICE OF S TOCK O PTION G RANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   [Name of Optionee]
Total Number of Option Shares Granted:    [Total Number of Shares]
Type of Option:    ¨ Incentive Stock Option
   ¨ Nonstatutory Stock Option
Exercise Price Per Share:    $_________
Grant Date:    [Date of Grant]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vesting Commencement Date]
Vesting Schedule:    This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 12/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.
Expiration Date:    [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

 

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By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX Corporation
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Even if this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, it shall be deemed to be a nonstatutory option to the extent required by the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant (fifth anniversary for a more than 10% stockholder as provided under the Plan if this is an incentive stock option). This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence   

For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. You notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in the following form(s):
  

•        Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

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•         Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However, you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price if your action would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this Option for financial reporting purposes.

  

•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

  

•         Irrevocable directions to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Option shares as security for a loan and to deliver to the Company from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding    You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. These arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this Option. The value of these shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the withholding taxes.

 

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Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
Transfer of Option   

Prior to your death, only you can exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.

 

This Option is not transferable other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during your life, may be exercised only by you.

Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

 

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The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

N OTICE OF S TOCK O PTION G RANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   [Name of Optionee]
Total Number of Option Shares Granted:    [Total Number of Shares]
Type of Option:    ¨ Incentive Stock Option
   ¨ Nonstatutory Stock Option
Exercise Price Per Share:    $_________
Grant Date:    [Date of Grant]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vesting Commencement Date]
Vesting Schedule:    This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 1/3 rd of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/36 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.
Expiration Date:    [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

 

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By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX Corporation
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Even if this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, it shall be deemed to be a nonstatutory option to the extent required by the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant (fifth anniversary for a more than 10% stockholder as provided under the Plan if this is an incentive stock option). This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence   

For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. You notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in the following form(s):
  

•        Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

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•         Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However, you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price if your action would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this Option for financial reporting purposes.

  

•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

  

•         Irrevocable directions to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Option shares as security for a loan and to deliver to the Company from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding    You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. These arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this Option. The value of these shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the withholding taxes.

 

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Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
Transfer of Option   

Prior to your death, only you can exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.

 

This Option is not transferable other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during your life, may be exercised only by you.

Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

 

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The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

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PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

N OTICE OF S TOCK O PTION G RANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:    [Name of Optionee]
Total Number of Option Shares Granted:    [Total Number of Shares]
Type of Option:    ¨   Incentive Stock Option
   ¨   Nonstatutory Stock Option
Exercise Price Per Share:    $_____________
Grant Date:    [Date of Grant]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vesting Commencement Date]
Vesting Schedule:    This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 12/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.
Expiration Date:    [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

 

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By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Even if this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, it shall be deemed to be an nonstatutory option to the extent required by the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant (fifth anniversary for a more than 10% stockholder as provided under the Plan if this is an incentive stock option). This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence    For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
   If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation, including the laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. Your notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price and applicable employment taxes for the shares you are purchasing. Payment must be made in the following form:

 

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•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to the brokerage account. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Withholding Taxes    You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise.
Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.

 

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Transfer of Option   

In general, only you can exercise this Option prior to your death. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, except as provided below. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.

 

However, if this Option is designated as a nonstatutory stock option in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then the “Committee” (as defined in the Plan) may, in its sole discretion, allow you to transfer this Option as a gift to one or more family members. For purposes of this Agreement, “family member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships), any individual sharing your household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which one or more of these individuals have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which you or one or more of these persons control the management of assets, and any entity in which you or one or more of these persons own more than 50% of the voting interest.

 

In addition, if this Option is designated as a nonstatutory stock option in the Notice of Stock Option Grant, then the Committee may, in its sole discretion, allow you to transfer this option to your spouse or former spouse pursuant to a domestic relations order in settlement of marital property rights.

 

The Committee will allow you to transfer this Option only if both you and the transferee(s) execute the forms prescribed by the Committee, which include the consent of the transferee(s) to be bound by this Agreement.

Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdiction governing your Service with the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

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Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).
Miscellaneous    You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of an option does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of options (or benefits in lieu of options) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when options will be granted, the number of shares offered, the exercise price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.
   The value of this Option shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
   You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.
   You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

 

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   You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all options or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.
The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

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Philippines

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   [Name of Optionee]

Total Number of Option Shares Granted:

   [Total Number of Shares]

Type of Option:

   ¨   Incentive Stock Option
   ¨   Nonstatutory Stock Option

Exercise Price Per Share:

   $_________

Grant Date:

   [Date of Grant]

Vesting Commencement Date:

   [Vesting Commencement Date]

Vesting Schedule:

   This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 12/60th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/60th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.

Expiration Date:

   [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX Corporation
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT


SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code or a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. Even if this Option is designated as an incentive stock option, it shall be deemed to be a nonstatutory option to the extent required by the $100,000 annual limitation under Section 422(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant (fifth anniversary for a more than 10% stockholder as provided under the Plan if this is an incentive stock option). This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence    For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.
   If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.
Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. You notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in the following form(s):
  

•        Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

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•         Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However, you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price if your action would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this Option for financial reporting purposes.

 

•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

 

•         Irrevocable directions to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Option shares as security for a loan and to deliver to the Company from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any withholding taxes. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

  Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

 

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Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding   

You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. These arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this Option. The value of these shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the withholding taxes.

 

In consideration for the grant of this Option, you explicitly and unambiguously consent and agree to assume any liability for fringe benefit tax that may be payable by the Company and/or your employer in connection with the Option granted under this Agreement. Further, you agree that the Company and/or your employer may collect the fringe benefit tax from you by any other reasonable method established by the Company and/or your employer. You further agree to execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the above, promptly upon request of the Company and/or your employer.

Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
Transfer of Option    Prior to your death, only you can exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.
   This Option is not transferable other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during your life, may be exercised only by you.
Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

 

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Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).
Miscellaneous   

Upon the exercise of this award, the Company undertakes to assist you in setting up an account with a brokerage firm approved by the Company (the “Broker”). You shall be free to transact directly with the Broker in selling all the shares that are issued to you as a result of the exercise of this award, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. All expenses for the disposition of such shares, including but not limited to broker’s commissions, shall be your responsibility. The Company has no obligation to purchase any shares that you receive as a result of this award.

 

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of an option does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of options (or benefits in lieu of options) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when options will be granted, the number of shares offered, the exercise price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

   The value of this Option shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
   You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

 

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   You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of the your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.
   You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all options or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.
The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

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UK Option Agreement

SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

N OTICE OF S TOCK O PTION G RANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX C ORPORATION (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   [Name of Optionee]

Total Number of Option Shares Granted:

   [Total Number of Shares]

Type of Option:

   Nonstatutory Stock Option

Exercise Price Per Share:

   $_________

Grant Date:

   [Date of Grant]

Vesting Commencement Date:

   [Vesting Commencement Date]

Vesting Schedule:

   This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 12/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.

Expiration Date:

   [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

 

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By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

In addition, you agree to enter into a joint election with the Company or its affiliate, in a form approved by the Company and the United Kingdom Inland Revenue, to transfer the liability for any National Insurance Contributions attributable to the exercise of the Option from the Company or its affiliate to you, in accordance with and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX C ORPORATION
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence   

For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. You notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in the following form(s):
  

•        Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

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•         Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However, you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price if your action would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this Option for financial reporting purposes.

  

•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

  

•         Irrevocable directions to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Option shares as security for a loan and to deliver to the Company from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding    You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise including, without limitation, income tax, primary contributor’s National Insurance Contributions and any secondary contributor’s National Insurance Contributions for which you have assumed liability by way of written election. These arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this Option. The value of these shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to such taxes.

 

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Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
Transfer of Option   

Prior to your death, only you can exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.

 

This Option is not transferable other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during your life, may be exercised only by you.

Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

 

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The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

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UK Option Agreement

SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

N OTICE OF S TOCK O PTION G RANT

You have been granted the following Option to purchase Common Stock of SYNNEX CORPORATION (the “Company”) under the Company’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”):

 

Name of Optionee:

   [Name of Optionee]

Total Number of Option Shares Granted:

   [Total Number of Shares]

Type of Option:

   Nonstatutory Stock Option

Exercise Price Per Share:

   $_________

Grant Date:

   [Date of Grant]

Vesting Commencement Date:

   [Vesting Commencement Date]

Vesting Schedule:

   This Option becomes exercisable with respect to the first 12/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete 12 months of continuous “Service” (as defined in the Plan) from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, this Option becomes exercisable with respect to an additional 1/60 th of the shares subject to this Option when you complete each additional month of Service.

Expiration Date:

   [Expiration Date] This Option expires earlier if your Service terminates earlier, as described in the Stock Option Agreement.

 

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By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the term and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this document.

In addition, you agree to enter into a joint election with the Company or its affiliate, in a form approved by the Company and the United Kingdom Inland Revenue, to transfer the liability for any National Insurance Contributions attributable to the exercise of the Option from the Company or its affiliate to you, in accordance with and to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

OPTIONEE:     SYNNEX C ORPORATION
      By:    
Optionee’s Signature      
      Title:    
Optionee’s Printed Name      

 

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SYNNEX C ORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Tax Treatment    This Option is intended to be a nonstatutory option, as provided in the Notice of Stock Option Grant.
Vesting    This Option becomes exercisable in installments, as shown in the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option will in no event become exercisable for additional shares after your Service has terminated for any reason.
Term    This Option expires in any event at the close of business at Company headquarters on the day before the 10th anniversary of the Grant Date, as shown on the Notice of Stock Option Grant. This Option may expire earlier if your Service terminates, as described below.
Regular Termination    If your Service terminates for any reason except Misconduct, Death or Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date three (3) months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). The Company has discretion to determine when your Service terminates for all purposes of the Plan and its determinations are conclusive and binding on all persons.
Death    If you die, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date). During that period of up to 12 months, your estate or heirs may exercise the Option.
Disability    If your Service terminates by reason of Disability, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date 12 months after the date your Service terminates (or, if earlier, the Expiration Date).
Misconduct    If your Service terminates for Misconduct, then this Option will expire at the close of business at Company headquarters on the date your Service terminates.

 

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Leaves of Absence   

For purposes of this Option, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Stock Option Grant may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

Restrictions on Exercise    The Company will not permit you to exercise this Option if the issuance of shares at that time would violate any law or regulation. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of the Company stock pursuant to this Option shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of the Company stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. However, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain such approval.
Notice of Exercise    When you wish to exercise this Option you must notify the Company by completing the attached “Notice of Exercise of Stock Option” form and filing it with the Human Resources Department of the Company. You notice must specify how many shares you wish to purchase. Your notice must also specify how your shares should be registered. The notice will be effective when it is received by the Company. If someone else wants to exercise this Option after your death, that person must prove to the Company’s satisfaction that he or she is entitled to do so.
Form of Payment    When you submit your notice of exercise, you must include payment of the Option exercise price for the shares you are purchasing. Payment may be made in the following form(s):
  

•        Your personal check, a cashier’s check or a money order.

 

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•         Certificates for shares of Company stock that you own, along with any forms needed to effect a transfer of those shares to the Company. The value of the shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to the Option exercise price. Instead of surrendering shares of Company stock, you may attest to the ownership of those shares on a form provided by the Company and have the same number of shares subtracted from the Option shares issued to you. However, you may not surrender, or attest to the ownership of shares of Company stock in payment of the exercise price if your action would cause the Company to recognize a compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to this Option for financial reporting purposes.

  

•         By delivering on a form approved by the Committee of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker approved by the Company to sell all or part of your Option shares and to deliver to the Company from the sale proceeds in an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. The balance of the sale proceeds, if any, will be delivered to you. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

  

•         Irrevocable directions to a securities broker or lender approved by the Company to pledge Option shares as security for a loan and to deliver to the Company from the loan proceeds an amount sufficient to pay the Option exercise price and any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise. The directions must be given by signing a special “Notice of Exercise” form provided by the Company.

   Notwithstanding the foregoing, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.
Withholding Taxes and Stock Withholding    You will not be allowed to exercise this Option unless you make arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any taxes that may be due as a result of the Option exercise including, without limitation, income tax, primary contributor’s National Insurance Contributions and any secondary contributor’s National Insurance Contributions for which you have assumed liability by way of written election. These arrangements may include withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be issued to you when you exercise this Option. The value of these shares, determined as of the effective date of the Option exercise, will be applied to such taxes.

 

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Restrictions on Resale    By signing this Agreement, you agree not to sell any Option shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale (e.g., a lock-up period after the Company goes public). This restriction will apply as long as you are an employee, consultant or director of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company.
Transfer of Option   

Prior to your death, only you can exercise this Option. You cannot transfer or assign this Option, other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. For instance, you may not sell this Option or use it as security for a loan. If you attempt to do any of these things, this Option will immediately become invalid. You may in any event dispose of this Option in your will. Regardless of any marital property settlement agreement, the Company is not obligated to honor a notice of exercise from your former spouse, nor is the Company obligated to recognize your former spouse’s interest in your Option in any other way.

 

This Option is not transferable other than as designated by you by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and during your life, may be exercised only by you.

Retention Rights    Neither your Option nor this Agreement gives you the right to be retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.
Stockholder Rights    You, or your estate or heirs, have no rights as a stockholder of the Company until you have exercised this Option by giving the required notice to the Company and paying the exercise price. No adjustments are made for dividends or other rights if the applicable record date occurs before you exercise this Option, except as described in the Plan.
Adjustments    In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, the number of shares covered by this Option and the exercise price per share may be adjusted pursuant to the Plan.
Applicable Law    This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

 

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Miscellaneous    You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of an option does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of options (or benefits in lieu of options) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when options will be granted, the number of shares offered, the exercise price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.
   The value of this Option shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.
   You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.
   You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

 

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   You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection, including transfer of such data to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area even where the country or territory in question does not maintain adequate data protection standards. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all options or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.
The Plan and Other Agreements    The text of the Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. All capitalized terms in the Stock Option Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Plan. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this Option. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this Option are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement, signed by both parties.

BY SIGNING THE COVER SHEET OF THIS AGREEMENT,

YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

DESCRIBED ABOVE AND IN THE PLAN.

 

SYNNEX C ORPORATION

S TOCK O PTION A GREEMENT

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/5 th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5 th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
    Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

No payment is required for the shares that you are receiving.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

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SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/3 rd of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/3 rd of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
    Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

No payment is required for the shares that you are receiving.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 15. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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China

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
    Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


China

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement, including applicable laws and regulations of the Peoples Republic of China.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding or individual income taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdiction governing your Service with the Company or its subsidiaries.

 

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SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions). [Note: The forum of dispute resolution is not specified. It is to be noted that a judgement rendered by a U.S. court normally cannot be enforced in China, while an arbitral award rendered by a member country of the New York Convention may generally be enforceable in the PRC. As a possible and often-used alternative, we suggest selecting Hong Kong or Singapore as the venue of arbitration because of their geographic proximity to the PRC and familiarity with Chinese parties and issues.]

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of

 

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managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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Mexico

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
      Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


Mexico

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

 

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SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation,

 

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administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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Ontario

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
      Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


Ontario

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

Any right to vest in the shares terminates on termination of your Service as an Employee for any reason without a notice period, except as otherwise specifically provided.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

 

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SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation,

 

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administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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Philippines

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:    [Date of Grant]
Name of Recipient:    [Name of Recipient]
Total Number of Shares Granted:    [Total Shares]
Fair Market Value per Share:    $[Value Per Share]
Total Fair Market Value Of Award:    $[Total Value]
Vesting Commencement Date:    [Vest Day]
Vesting Schedule:    The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
      Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


Philippines

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

In consideration for the grant of this award, you explicitly and unambiguously consent and agree to assume any liability for fringe benefit tax that may be payable by the Company and/or your employer in connection with the Restricted Shares granted under this Agreement.

Further, you agree that the Company and/or your employer may collect the fringe benefit tax from you by any other reasonable method established by the Company and/or your employer. You further agree to execute any other consents or elections required to accomplish the above, promptly upon request of the Company and/or your employer.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

 

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SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

Upon the vesting of this award, the Company will undertake to assist you in setting up an account with a brokerage firm approved by the Company (the “Broker”). You shall be free to transact directly with the Broker in selling all the shares that are released to you as a result of the vesting of this award, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. All expenses for the disposition of such shares, including but not limited to broker’s commissions, shall be your responsibility. The Company has no obligation to purchase any shares that you receive as a result of this award.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

 

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You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of the your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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Quebec

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:

   [Date of Grant]

Name of Recipient:

   [Name of Recipient]

Total Number of Shares Granted:

   [Total Shares]

Fair Market Value per Share:

   $[Value Per Share]

Total Fair Market Value Of Award:

   $[Total Value]

Vesting Commencement Date:

   [Vest Day]

Vesting Schedule:

   The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail. You also waive your right to receive Plan, the Restricted Stock Agreement and any other materials related to the foregoing in French.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
    Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


Quebec

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

Any right to vest in the shares terminates on termination of your Service as an Employee for any reason without a notice period, except as otherwise specifically provided.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7. STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

 

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SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation,

 

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administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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U.K.

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

You have been granted restricted shares of Common Stock of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”) on the following terms:

 

Date of Grant:

   [Date of Grant]

Name of Recipient:

   [Name of Recipient]

Total Number of Shares Granted:

   [Total Shares]

Fair Market Value per Share:

   $[Value Per Share]

Total Fair Market Value Of Award:

   $[Total Value]

Vesting Commencement Date:

   [Vest Day]

Vesting Schedule:

   The first 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee from the Vesting Commencement Date. Thereafter, an additional 1/5th of the shares subject to this award vest when you complete each additional 12 months of continuous Service as an Employee.

By signing this document, you and the Company agree that these shares are granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) and the Restricted Stock Agreement, which is attached to and made a part of this document.

By signing this document you further agree that the Company may deliver by e-mail all documents relating to the Plan or this award (including without limitation, prospectuses required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) and all other documents that the Company is required to deliver to its security holders (including without limitation, annual reports and proxy statements). You also agree that the Company may deliver these documents by posting them on a website maintained by the Company or by a third party under contract with the Company. If the Company posts these documents on a website, it will notify you by e-mail.

 

[NAME OF RECIPIENT]     SYNNEX CORPORATION
      By:    
    Title:    

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD


U.K.

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

SECTION 1. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

You are receiving the shares in consideration for Services rendered by you.

SECTION 2. GOVERNING PLAN.

The shares that you are receiving are granted pursuant and subject in all respects to the applicable provisions of the SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein by reference. Terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement have meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

SECTION 3. VESTING.

The shares that you are receiving will vest in installments, as shown in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award.

No additional shares vest after your Service as an Employee has terminated for any reason.

SECTION 4. SHARES RESTRICTED.

Unvested shares will be considered “Restricted Shares.” You may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of Restricted Shares without the written consent of the Company, except as provided in the next sentence. You may transfer Restricted Shares to your spouse, children or grandchildren or to a trust established by you for the benefit of yourself or your spouse, children or grandchildren. However, a transferee of Restricted Shares must agree in writing on a form prescribed by the Company to be bound by all provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 5. FORFEITURE.

If your Service terminates for any reason, then your shares will be forfeited to the extent that they have not vested before the termination date and do not vest as a result of termination. This means that the Restricted Shares will immediately revert to the Company. You receive no payment for Restricted Shares that are forfeited. The Company determines when your Service terminates for this purpose. In addition, the shares are issued to you subject to the condition that the issuance of the shares not violate any law or regulation.

SECTION 6. LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND PART-TIME WORK.

For purposes of this award, your Service does not terminate when you go on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing and if continued crediting of Service is required by the terms of the leave or by applicable law. But your Service terminates when the approved leave ends, unless you immediately return to active work.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD

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If you go on a leave of absence, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s leave of absence policy or the terms of your leave. If you commence working on a part-time basis, then the vesting schedule specified in the Notice of Restricted Stock Award may be adjusted in accordance with the Company’s part-time work policy or the terms of an agreement between you and the Company pertaining to your part-time schedule.

SECTION 7 . STOCK CERTIFICATES.

The certificates for Restricted Shares have stamped on them a special legend referring to the forfeiture restrictions. In addition to or in lieu of imposing the legend, the Company may hold the certificates in escrow. As your vested percentage increases, you may request (at reasonable intervals) that the Company release to you a non-legended certificate for your vested shares.

SECTION 8. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS.

During the period of time between the date of grant and the date the shares become vested, you shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the shares except for the right to transfer the shares, as set forth in Section 4. Accordingly, you shall have the right to vote the shares and to receive any cash dividends paid with respect to the shares.

SECTION 9. WITHHOLDING TAXES.

No stock certificates will be released to you unless you have made arrangements acceptable to the Company to pay any withholding taxes that may be due as a result of this award or the vesting of the shares. With the Company’s consent, these arrangements may include (a) withholding shares of Company stock that otherwise would be delivered to you when they vest or (b) surrendering shares that you previously acquired. The fair market value of the shares you surrender, determined as of the date when taxes otherwise would have been withheld in cash, will be applied as credit against the withholding taxes.

SECTION 10. RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE.

You agree not to sell any shares at a time when applicable laws, Company policies or an agreement between the Company and its underwriters prohibit a sale. This restriction will apply as long as your Service continues and for such period of time after the termination of your Service as the Company may specify.

SECTION 11. NO RETENTION RIGHTS.

Your award or this Agreement does not give you the right to be employed or retained by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company in any capacity. The Company and its subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate your Service at any time, with or without cause.

 

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SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENTS.

In the event of a stock split, a stock dividend or a similar change in Company stock, or a merger or a reorganization of the Company, the forfeiture provision of Section 5 will apply to all new, substitute or additional securities or other properties to which you are entitled by reason of your ownership of the shares.

SECTION 13. APPLICABLE LAW.

This Agreement will be interpreted and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware (without regard to their choice-of-law provisions).

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS.

You understand and acknowledge that (i) the Plan is entirely discretionary, (ii) the Company and your employer have reserved the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time, (iii) the grant of your award does not in any way create any contractual or other right to receive additional grants of awards (or benefits in lieu of awards) at any time or in any amount and (iv) all determinations with respect to any additional grants, including (without limitation) the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares offered, the purchase price and the vesting schedule, will be at the sole discretion of the Company.

The value of this award shall be an extraordinary item of compensation outside the scope of your employment contract, if any, and shall not be considered a part of your normal or expected compensation for purposes of calculating severance, resignation, redundancy or end-of-service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments.

You understand and acknowledge that participation in the Plan ceases upon termination of your Service for any reason, except as may explicitly be provided otherwise in the Plan or this Agreement.

You hereby authorize and direct your employer to disclose to the Company or any Subsidiary any information regarding your employment, the nature and amount of your compensation and the fact and conditions of your participation in the Plan, as your employer deems necessary or appropriate to facilitate the administration of the Plan.

You consent to the collection, use and transfer of personal data as described in this subsection, including transfer of such data to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area even where the country or territory in question does not maintain adequate data protection standards. You understand and acknowledge that the Company, your employer and the Company’s other Subsidiaries hold certain personal information regarding you for the purpose of managing and administering the Plan, including (without limitation) your name, home address, telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares or directorships held in the Company and details of all awards or any other entitlements to shares awarded, canceled, exercised, vested, unvested or outstanding in the your favor (the “Data”). You further understand and acknowledge that the Company and/or its Subsidiaries will transfer Data among themselves as necessary for the purpose of

 

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implementation, administration and management of your participation in the Plan and that the Company and/or any Subsidiary may each further transfer Data to any third party assisting the Company in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan. You understand and acknowledge that the recipients of Data may be located in the United States or elsewhere. You authorize such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer Data, in electronic or other form, for the purpose of administering your participation in the Plan, including a transfer to any broker or other third party with whom you elect to deposit shares acquired under the Plan of such Data as may be required for the administration of the Plan and/or the subsequent holding of shares on your behalf. You may, at any time, view the Data, require any necessary modifications of Data or withdraw the consents set forth in this subsection by contacting the Human Resources Department of the Company in writing.

SECTION 15. THE PLAN AND OTHER AGREEMENTS.

The text of this Plan is incorporated in this Agreement by reference. This Agreement and the Plan constitute the entire understanding between you and the Company regarding this award. Any prior agreements, commitments or negotiations concerning this award are superseded. This Agreement may be amended only by another written agreement between the parties.

SECTION 16. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company’s successors and assigns. Your rights and obligations under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(As amended and restated effective March 31, 2005)


Table of Contents

 

          Page

SECTION 1

   Purpose Of The Plan    1

SECTION 2

   Definitions    1

(a)

   “Board”    1

(b)

   “Code”    1

(c)

   “Committee”    1

(d)

   “Company”    1

(e)

   “Compensation”    1

(f)

   “Corporate Reorganization”    1

(g)

   “Eligible Employee”    2

(h)

   “Exchange Act”    2

(i)

   “Fair Market Value”    2

(j)

   “IPO”    2

(k)

   “Offering Period”    2

(l)

   “Participant”    2

(m)

   “Participating Company”    2

(n)

   “Plan”    3

(o)

   “Plan Account”    3

(p)

   “Purchase Price”    3

(q)

   “Stock”    3

(r)

   “Subsidiary”    3

SECTION 3

   Administration Of The Plan    3

(a)

   Committee Composition    3

(b)

   Committee Responsibilities    3

SECTION 4

   Enrollment And Participation    3

(a)

   Offering Periods    3

(b)

   Enrollment    3

(c)

   Duration of Participation    3

SECTION 5

   Employee Contributions    4

(a)

   Frequency of Payroll Deductions    4

(b)

   Amount of Payroll Deductions    4

(c)

   Changing Withholding Rate    4

(d)

   Discontinuing Payroll Deductions    4

(e)

   Limit on Number of Elections    4

SECTION 6

   Withdrawal From The Plan    5

(a)

   Withdrawal    5

(b)

   Re-enrollment After Withdrawal    5

SECTION 7

   Change In Employment Status    5

(a)

   Termination of Employment    5

 

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(b)

   Leave of Absence    5

(c)

   Death    5

SECTION 8

   Plan Accounts And Purchase Of Shares    5

(a)

   Plan Accounts    5

(b)

   Purchase Price    5

(c)

   Number of Shares Purchased    6

(d)

   Available Shares Insufficient    6

(e)

   Issuance of Stock    6

(f)

   Unused Cash Balances    6

(g)

   Stockholder Approval    7

SECTION 9

   Limitations On Stock Ownership    7

(a)

   Five Percent Limit    7

(b)

   Dollar Limit    7

SECTION 10

   Rights Not Transferable    8

SECTION 11

   No Rights As An Employee    8

SECTION 12

   No Rights As A Stockholder    8

SECTION 13

   Securities Law Requirements    8

SECTION 14

   Stock Offered Under The Plan    9

(a)

   Authorized Shares    9

(b)

   Antidilution Adjustments    9

(c)

   Reorganizations    9

SECTION 15

   Amendment Or Discontinuance    9

SECTION 16

   Execution    9

 

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SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(as amended and restated effective March 31, 2005)

SECTION 1 Purpose Of The Plan .

The Plan was adopted by the Board on September 2, 2003, effective as of the date of the IPO. The Plan is hereby amended and restated effective March 31, 2005. The purpose of the Plan is to provide Eligible Employees with an opportunity to increase their proprietary interest in the success of the Company by purchasing Stock from the Company on favorable terms and to pay for such purchases through payroll deductions. The Plan is intended to qualify under section 423 of the Code.

SECTION 2 Definitions.

(a) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(b) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(c) “ Committee ” means a the Compensation Committee of the Board, as described in Section 3.

(d) “ Company ” means SYNNEX Corporation, a Delaware Corporation.

(e) “ Compensation ” means (i) the compensation paid in cash to a Participant by a Participating Company, including salaries, wages, incentive compensation, bonuses, overtime pay and shift premiums, plus (ii) any pre-tax contributions made by the Participant under section 401(k) or 125 of the Code. “Compensation” shall exclude all non-cash items, commissions, moving or relocation allowances, cost-of-living equalization payments, car allowances, tuition reimbursements, imputed income attributable to cars or life insurance, severance pay, fringe benefits, contributions or benefits received under employee benefit plans, income attributable to the exercise of stock options, and similar items. The Committee shall determine whether a particular item is included in Compensation.

(f) “ Corporate Reorganization ” means:

(i) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization in which the Company’s stockholders immediately prior thereto own less than 50% of the voting securities of the Company (or its successor or parent) immediately thereafter; or

 

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(ii) The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(g) “ Eligible Employee ” means any employee of a Participating Company, whose customary employment is for more than five months per calendar year and for more than 20 hours per week, other than those individuals ranked assistant vice president or higher within a Participating Company who qualify as “highly compensated employees” under Section 414(q) of the Code.

The foregoing notwithstanding, an individual shall not be considered an Eligible Employee if his or her participation in the Plan is prohibited by the law of any country which has jurisdiction over him or her or if he or she is subject to a collective bargaining agreement that does not provide for participation in the Plan.

(h) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(i) “ Fair Market Value ” means the market price of Stock, determined by the Committee as follows:

(i) If Stock was traded on a stock exchange on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported by the applicable composite transactions report for such date;

(ii) If Stock was traded on The Nasdaq National Market on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last-transaction price quoted for such date by The Nasdaq National Market; or

(iii) If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be based on the prices reported in the Wall Street Journal or as reported directly to the Company by a stock exchange or Nasdaq. Such determination shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(j) “ IPO ” means the initial offering of Stock to the public pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(k) “ Offering Period ” means a period with respect to which the right to purchase Stock may be granted under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 4(a).

(l) “ Participant ” means an Eligible Employee who elects to participate in the Plan, as provided in Section 4(b).

(m) “ Participating Company ” means (i) the Company and (ii) each present or future Subsidiary designated by the Committee as a Participating Company.

 

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(n) “ Plan ” means this SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as it may be amended from time to time.

(o) “ Plan Account ” means the account established for each Participant pursuant to Section 8(a).

(p) “ Purchase Price ” means the price at which Participants may purchase Stock under the Plan, as determined pursuant to Section 8(b).

(q) “ Stock ” means the Common Stock of the Company.

(r) “ Subsidiary ” means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain.

SECTION 3 Administration Of The Plan .

(a) Committee Composition . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall consist exclusively of one or more directors of the Company, who shall be appointed by the Board.

(b) Committee Responsibilities . The Committee shall interpret the Plan and make all other policy decisions relating to the operation of the Plan. The Committee may adopt such rules, guidelines and forms as it deems appropriate to implement the Plan. The Committee’s determinations under the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons.

SECTION 4 Enrollment And Participation .

(a) Offering Periods . While the Plan is in effect, four Offering Periods shall commence in each calendar year. The Offering Periods shall consist of 3-month periods, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, commencing on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first Offering Period shall commence on the date of the IPO, and all Offering Periods commencing before April 1, 2005, shall terminate on March 31, 2005.

(b) Enrollment . Any individual who, on the day preceding the first day of an Offering Period (other than the initial Offering Period), qualifies as an Eligible Employee may elect to become a Participant in the Plan for such Offering Period by executing the enrollment form prescribed for this purpose by the Committee. The enrollment form shall be filed with the Company at the prescribed location not later than 15 days prior to the commencement of such Offering Period. All Eligible Employees shall be automatically enrolled in the initial Offering Period under the Plan.

(c) Duration of Participation . Once enrolled in the Plan, a Participant shall continue to participate in the Plan until he or she ceases to be an Eligible Employee, withdraws from the Plan under Section 6(a) or reaches the end of the Offering Period in which his or her employee

 

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contributions were discontinued under Section 5(d) or Section 9(b). A Participant who discontinued employee contributions under Section 5(d) or withdrew from the Plan under Section 6(a) may again become a Participant, if he or she then is an Eligible Employee, by following the procedure described in Subsection (b) above. A Participant whose employee contributions were discontinued automatically under Section 9(b) shall automatically resume participation at the beginning of the earliest Offering Period ending in the next calendar year, if he or she then is an Eligible Employee. When a Participant reaches the end of an Offering Period but his or her participation is to continue, then such Participant shall automatically be re-enrolled for the Offering Period that commences immediately after the end of the prior Offering Period; provided, however, that for the Offering Period commencing April 1, 2005, new enrollment forms may be required, in accordance with such procedures as may be prescribed by the Company.

SECTION 5 Employee Contributions .

(a) Frequency of Payroll Deductions . A Participant may purchase shares of Stock under the Plan solely by means of payroll deductions. Payroll deductions, as designated by the Participant pursuant to Subsection (b) below, shall occur on each payday during participation in the Plan.

(b) Amount of Payroll Deductions . An Eligible Employee shall designate on the enrollment form the portion of his or her Compensation that he or she elects to have withheld for the purchase of Stock. Such portion shall be a whole percentage of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation, but not less than 1% nor more than 15%. In addition, effective April 1, 2005, the amount of an Eligible Employee’s Compensation that may be withheld for the purchase of Stock shall not exceed $10,000 per calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the period April 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005, the amount of an Eligible Employee’s Compensation that may be withheld for the purchase of Stock shall not exceed $7,500.

(c) Changing Withholding Rate . If a Participant wishes to change the rate of payroll withholding, he or she may do so by filing a new enrollment form with the Company at the prescribed location at any time. The new withholding rate shall be effective as soon as reasonably practicable after such form has been received by the Company. The new withholding rate shall be a whole percentage of the Eligible Employee’s Compensation, but not less than 1% nor more than 15%.

(d) Discontinuing Payroll Deductions . If a Participant wishes to discontinue employee contributions entirely, he or she may do so by filing a new enrollment form with the Company at the prescribed location at any time. Payroll withholding shall cease as soon as reasonably practicable after such form has been received by the Company. In addition, employee contributions may be discontinued automatically pursuant to Section 9(b). A Participant who has discontinued employee contributions may resume such contributions by filing a new enrollment form with the Company at the prescribed location.

(e) Limit on Number of Elections . The Committee may limit the number of elections that a Participant may make under Subsection (c) or (d) above during any Offering Period.

 

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SECTION 6 Withdrawal From The Plan .

(a) Withdrawal . A Participant may elect to withdraw from the Plan by filing the prescribed form with the Company at the prescribed location at any time before the last day of an Offering Period. As soon as reasonably practicable thereafter, payroll deductions shall cease and the entire amount credited to the Participant’s Plan Account shall be refunded to him or her in cash, without interest. No partial withdrawals shall be permitted.

(b) Re-enrollment After Withdrawal . A former Participant who has withdrawn from the Plan shall not be a Participant until he or she re-enrolls in the Plan under Section 4(b). Re-enrollment may be effective only at the commencement of an Offering Period.

SECTION 7 Change In Employment Status .

(a) Termination of Employment . Termination of employment as an Eligible Employee for any reason, including death, shall be treated as an automatic withdrawal from the Plan under Section 6(a). A transfer from one Participating Company to another shall not be treated as a termination of employment.

(b) Leave of Absence . For purposes of the Plan, employment shall not be deemed to terminate when the Participant goes on a military leave, a sick leave or another bona fide leave of absence, if the leave was approved by the Company in writing. Employment, however, shall be deemed to terminate 90 days after the Participant goes on a leave, unless a contract or statute guarantees his or her right to return to work. Employment shall be deemed to terminate in any event when the approved leave ends, unless the Participant immediately returns to work.

(c) Death . In the event of the Participant’s death, the amount credited to his or her Plan Account shall be paid to a beneficiary designated by him or her for this purpose on the prescribed form or, if none, to the Participant’s estate. Such form shall be valid only if it was filed with the Company at the prescribed location before the Participant’s death.

SECTION 8 Plan Accounts And Purchase Of Shares .

(a) Plan Accounts . The Company shall maintain a Plan Account on its books in the name of each Participant. Whenever an amount is deducted from the Participant’s Compensation under the Plan, such amount shall be credited to the Participant’s Plan Account. Amounts credited to Plan Accounts shall not be trust funds and may be commingled with the Company’s general assets and applied to general corporate purposes. No interest shall be credited to Plan Accounts.

(b) Purchase Price .

(i) The Purchase Price for each share of Stock purchased at the close of an Offering Period beginning on or after April 1, 2005 shall be the lower of:

(A) 95% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last trading day in such Offering Period; or

 

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(B) 95% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the first trading day of the applicable Offering Period.

(ii) The Purchase Price for each share of Stock purchased at the close of an Offering Period beginning before April 1, 2005, shall be the lower of:

(A) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the last trading day in such Offering Period; or

(B) 85% of the Fair Market Value of such share on the first trading day of the applicable Offering Period.

(c) Number of Shares Purchased . As of the last day of each Offering Period, each Participant shall be deemed to have elected to purchase the number of shares of Stock calculated in accordance with this Subsection (c), unless the Participant has previously elected to withdraw from the Plan in accordance with Section 6(a). The amount then in the Participant’s Plan Account shall be divided by the Purchase Price, and the number of shares that results shall be purchased from the Company with the funds in the Participant’s Plan Account. The foregoing notwithstanding, no Participant shall purchase more than 625 shares of Stock with respect to any Offering Period commencing on or after April 1, 2005 (nor more than 1,250 shares of Stock with respect to the six-month period ending March 31, 2005 for Offering Periods commencing prior to April 1, 2005), nor more than the amounts of Stock set forth in Section 9(b) and Section 14(a). Any fractional share, as calculated under this Subsection (c), shall be rounded down to the next lower whole share. For each Offering Period, the Committee shall have the authority to establish additional limits on the number of shares purchasable by each Participant or by all Participants in the aggregate.

(d) Available Shares Insufficient . In the event that the aggregate number of shares that all Participants elect to purchase during an Offering Period exceeds the maximum number of shares remaining available for issuance under Section 14(a), then the number of shares to which each Participant is entitled shall be determined by multiplying the number of shares available for issuance by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares that such Participant has elected to purchase and the denominator of which is the number of shares that all Participants have elected to purchase.

(e) Issuance of Stock . Certificates representing the shares of Stock purchased by a Participant under the Plan shall be issued to him or her as soon as reasonably practicable after the close of the applicable Offering Period, except that the Committee may determine that such shares shall be held for each Participant’s benefit by a broker designated by the Committee (unless the Participant has elected that certificates be issued to him or her). Shares may be registered in the name of the Participant or jointly in the name of the Participant and his or her spouse as joint tenants with right of survivorship or as community property.

(f) Unused Cash Balances . An amount remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account that represents the Purchase Price for any fractional share shall be carried over in the Participant’s Plan Account to the next Offering Period or refunded to the Participant in cash, without interest,

 

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if his or her participation is not continued. Any amount remaining in the Participant’s Plan Account that represents the Purchase Price for whole shares that could not be purchased by reason of Subsection (c) above, Section 9(b) or Section 14(a) shall be refunded to the Participant in cash, without interest.

(g) Stockholder Approval . Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no shares of Stock shall be purchased under the Plan unless and until the Company’s stockholders have approved the adoption of the Plan.

SECTION 9 Limitations On Stock Ownership .

(a) Five Percent Limit . Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall be granted a right to purchase Stock under the Plan if such Participant, immediately after his or her election to purchase such Stock, would own stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company. For purposes of this Subsection (a), the following rules shall apply:

(i) Ownership of stock shall be determined after applying the attribution rules of section 424(d) of the Code;

(ii) Each Participant shall be deemed to own any stock that he or she has a right or option to purchase under this or any other plan; and

(iii) Each Participant shall be deemed to have the right to purchase up to the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be purchased by a Participant under this Plan under the individual limit specified in Section 8(c).

(b) Dollar Limit . Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, no Participant shall purchase Stock with a Fair Market Value in excess of the following limit:

(i) In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the current calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $25,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased in the current calendar year (under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company).

(ii) In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the immediately preceding calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $50,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased (under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company) in the current calendar year and in the immediately preceding calendar year.

(iii) In the case of Stock purchased during an Offering Period that commenced in the second preceding calendar year, the limit shall be equal to (A) $75,000 minus (B) the Fair Market Value of the Stock that the Participant previously purchased (under this Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans of the Company or any parent or Subsidiary of the Company) in the current calendar year and in the two preceding calendar years.

 

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For purposes of this Subsection (b), the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be determined in each case as of the beginning of the Offering Period in which such Stock is purchased. Employee stock purchase plans not described in section 423 of the Code shall be disregarded. If a Participant is precluded by this Subsection (b) from purchasing additional Stock under the Plan, then his or her employee contributions shall automatically be discontinued and shall resume at the beginning of the earliest Offering Period ending in the next calendar year (if he or she then is an Eligible Employee).

SECTION 10 Rights Not Transferable .

The rights of any Participant under the Plan, or any Participant’s interest in any Stock or moneys to which he or she may be entitled under the Plan, shall not be transferable by voluntary or involuntary assignment or by operation of law, or in any other manner other than by beneficiary designation or the laws of descent and distribution. If a Participant in any manner attempts to transfer, assign or otherwise encumber his or her rights or interest under the Plan, other than by beneficiary designation or the laws of descent and distribution, then such act shall be treated as an election by the Participant to withdraw from the Plan under Section 6(a).

SECTION 11 No Rights As An Employee .

Nothing in the Plan or in any right granted under the Plan shall confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of a Participating Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Participating Companies or of the Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate his or her employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause.

SECTION 12 No Rights As A Stockholder .

A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Stock that he or she may have a right to purchase under the Plan until such shares have been purchased on the last day of the applicable Offering Period.

SECTION 13 Securities Law Requirements .

Shares of Stock shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such shares comply with (or are exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations, and the regulations of any stock exchange or other securities market on which the Company’s securities may then be traded.

 

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SECTION 14 Stock Offered Under The Plan .

(a) Authorized Shares . The maximum aggregate number of shares of Stock available for purchase under the Plan is Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) shares. The aggregate number of shares available for purchase under the Plan shall at all times be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 14. All share amounts set forth in the Plan have been adjusted to give effect to a 2 for 1 reverse stock split of the Stock which was effected on November 12, 2003.

(b) Antidilution Adjustments . The aggregate number of shares of Stock offered under the Plan, the individual Participant share limitation described in Section 8(c) and the price of shares that any Participant has elected to purchase shall be adjusted proportionately by the Committee for any increase or decrease in the number of outstanding shares of Stock resulting from a subdivision or consolidation of shares or the payment of a stock dividend, any other increase or decrease in such shares effected without receipt or payment of consideration by the Company, the distribution of the shares of a Subsidiary to the Company’s stockholders or a similar event.

(c) Reorganizations . Any other provision of the Plan notwithstanding, immediately prior to the effective time of a Corporate Reorganization, the Offering Period then in progress shall terminate and shares shall be purchased pursuant to Section 8, unless the Plan is assumed by the surviving corporation or its parent corporation pursuant to the plan of merger or consolidation. The Plan shall in no event be construed to restrict in any way the Company’s right to undertake a dissolution, liquidation, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

SECTION 15 Amendment Or Discontinuance .

The Board shall have the right to amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time and without notice. Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan shall terminate on September 1, 2013. Except as provided in Section 14, any increase in the aggregate number of shares of Stock to be issued under the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company. In addition, any other amendment of the Plan shall be subject to approval by a vote of the stockholders of the Company to the extent required by an applicable law or regulation.

SECTION 16 Execution .

To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan by the Board on March 22, 2005, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

SYNNEX C ORPORATION
By:   /s/ Simon Y. Leung
  Simon Y. Leung
  General Counsel and Secretary

 

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Exhibit 10.3

AMENDMENT TO THE SYNNEX CORPORATION

2003 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

The SYNNEX Corporation 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as previously amended and restated (the “Plan”) is hereby amended effective December 1, 2003, as follows:

Section 2 of the Plan is amended by replacing subsection (f) thereof with the following new subsection (f):

“(f) “Compensation” means (i) the compensation paid in cash to a Participant by a Participating Company, including salaries, wages, incentive compensation, commissions, bonuses, overtime pay and shift premiums, plus (ii) any pre-tax contributions made by the Participant under section 401(k) or 125 of the Code. “Compensation” shall exclude all non-cash items, moving or relocation allowances, cost-of-living equalization payments, car allowances, tuition reimbursements, imputed income attributable to cars or life insurance, severance pay, fringe benefits, contributions or benefits received under employee benefit plans, income attributable to the exercise of stock options, and similar items. The Committee shall determine whether a particular item is included in Compensation.”

To record the adoption of this Amendment by the Board on September 15, 2008, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

SYNNEX Corporation
By:   /s/ Simon Y. Leung
  Name: Simon Y. Leung
  Title: General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, Robert T. Huang, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of SYNNEX Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make 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 officers 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 officers 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: October 9, 2008

By:

 

/s/ ROBERT T. HUANG

  Robert T. Huang
  President and Co-Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Kevin M. Murai, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of SYNNEX Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make 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 officers 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 officers 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: October 9, 2008

By:

 

/s/ KEVIN M. MURAI

  Kevin M. Murai
  Co-Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.3

CERTIFICATION

I, Thomas C. Alsborg, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of SYNNEX Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make 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 officers 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 officers 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: October 9, 2008

By:

 

/s/ THOMAS C. ALSBORG

  Thomas C. Alsborg
  Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1

STATEMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNDER

18 U.S.C. § 1350

We, Robert T. Huang, the president and co-chief executive officer of SYNNEX Corporation (the “Company”), Kevin M. Murai, the co-chief executive officer of the Company, and Thomas C. Alsborg, the chief financial officer of the Company, certify for the purposes of section 1350 of chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code that, to the best of our knowledge,

(i) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the period ended August 31, 2008 (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and

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

Dated: October 9, 2008

 

/s/ ROBERT T. HUANG

Robert T. Huang

/s/ KEVIN M. MURAI

Kevin M. Murai

/s/ THOMAS C. ALSBORG

Thomas C. Alsborg