SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* TPG ADVISORS III INC (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TEXAS PACIFIC GROUP 301 COMMERCE STREET SUITE 3300 (Street) FT WORTH TX 76102 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/02/2006	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SMART Modular Technologies (WWH), Inc. [ SMOD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00016667	5,095,038	I	Through funds managed by the Reporting Person(1)(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. TPG Advisors III, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Reporting Person") is the general partner of TPG GenPar III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GenPar III"), which in turn is the sole general partner of TPG Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners III"), which in turn is the managing member of TPG III SM, LLC (together with GenPar III and Partners III, the "TPG Funds"), which directly holds the Ordinary Shares reported herein.

2. The Reporting Person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Shares beneficially owned by the TPG Funds only to the extent of the greater of its direct or indirect interest in the profits or capital accounts of such funds. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities and Exchange Act (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities beneficially owned by the TPG Funds in excess of such amount. The shareholders of the Reporting Person are David Bonderman, James G. Coulter and William S. Price, III (collectively, the "Shareholders"). However, each Shareholder disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities reported herein.

	David A. Spuria , Vice President and Secretary	02/02/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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