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Pending Acquisition of Inotera
6 Months Ended
Mar. 03, 2016
Inotera [Member]  
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Pending Acquisition of Inotera
Pending Acquisition of Inotera

In the second quarter of 2016, we entered into agreements to acquire the remaining interest in Inotera for 30 New Taiwan dollars per share in cash (or the equivalent of approximately $0.91 per share, assuming 33.1 New Taiwan dollars per U.S. dollar, the exchange rate as of March 3, 2016). As of March 3, 2016, we held a 33% ownership interest in Inotera, Nanya and certain of its affiliates held a 32% ownership interest, and the remaining ownership interest in Inotera was publicly held. Based on the exchange rate as of March 3, 2016, we estimate the aggregate consideration payable for the 67% of Inotera shares not owned by us would be approximately $4.0 billion. We anticipate financing the acquisition with the proceeds of the 80 billion New Taiwan debt financing referred to below and a combination of cash on hand, additional borrowings under our existing credit agreements, and the issuance of equity and up to $500 million unsecured debt pursuant to the Private Placement (defined below).

On March 29, 2016, the transaction was approved by the shareholders of Inotera, including Nanya and certain of Nanya's affiliates (which held approximately 32% of Inotera's shares and provided such approval pursuant to voting and support agreements entered into in the second quarter of 2016). Under the voting and support agreements, the parties have further agreed not to transfer any of their Inotera shares so long as the voting and support agreements are in effect. These agreements will terminate automatically upon the termination of the agreement to purchase the Inotera shares.

Consummation of the acquisition of Inotera is subject to various conditions, including but not limited to:

the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals from authorities in Taiwan;
the consummation and funding of debt financing of at least 80 billion New Taiwan dollars (or the equivalent of approximately $2.4 billion, assuming 33.1 New Taiwan dollars per U.S. dollar), on terms that are satisfactory to us; and
unless we determine otherwise, the consummation and funding of the Private Placement (described below).

In addition, the agreement to acquire the Inotera shares contains certain termination rights, including:

termination by either us or Inotera if we have not completed the purchase of the remaining shares of Inotera by November 30, 2016; or
termination by us if we have not obtained satisfactory debt commitment letters for the debt financing of at least 80 billion New Taiwan dollars by May 16, 2016.

We currently anticipate completing the Inotera transaction during the fourth quarter of 2016. Consummation of the Inotera transaction is subject to significant uncertainties, including regulatory approvals and availability of debt financing on terms satisfactory to us, and there can be no assurance that the Inotera transaction will be consummated when anticipated or at all.

Issuance of Micron Shares to Nanya: In the second quarter of 2016, we also entered into an agreement with Nanya pursuant to which we have the option to issue shares of our common stock (the "Micron Shares") to Nanya in an amount equivalent to up to 31.5 billion New Taiwan dollars (or the equivalent of approximately $950 million, assuming 33.1 New Taiwan dollars per U.S. dollar) (the "Private Placement"), which will be used to fund a portion of the consideration for the transaction. The per-share selling price for the Micron Shares will be equal to the New Taiwan dollar equivalent of the average of the closing price of our common stock during the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending 30 days prior to the consummation of the Private Placement and the transaction.

We are currently in discussions about potential changes to the Private Placement commitment, including the possibility of substituting up to $500 million of unsecured notes (including convertible notes) for the corresponding portion of the shares of our common stock that may be purchased pursuant to the Private Placement.

The consummation of the Private Placement is subject to regulatory approval and various other conditions.