SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

May 1, 2003

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-10658

 

75-1618004

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

8000 South Federal Way
Boise, Idaho 83716

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(208) 368-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 



 

Item 5.                Other Events.

 

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP financial information contained in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 29, 2002, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November 28, 2002.

 

Annual Report on Form 10-K

 

The following table sets forth adjusted gross margins absent the inventory write-downs and the estimated aggregate effects of previous write-downs.  These amounts have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, however the Company believes this information may be useful in assessing the effects of inventory write-downs on the Company’s gross margin and analyzing the Company’s gross margin trends.

 

 

 

2002

 

% of net
sales

 

2001

 

% of net
sales

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(110.6

)

(4.3

)%

$

110.7

 

2.8

%

Inventory write-down

 

376.1

 

 

 

726.9

 

 

 

Estimated effect of previous write-downs

 

(700.2

)

 

 

(162.5

)

 

 

As adjusted

 

$

(434.7

)

(16.8

)%

$

675.1

 

17.2

%

 

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

 

The following table sets forth adjusted gross margins absent the inventory write-downs and the estimated aggregate effects of previous write-downs.  These amounts have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, however the Company believes this information may be useful in assessing the effects of inventory write-downs on the Company’s gross margin and analyzing the Company’s gross margin trends.

 

 

 

First Quarter

 

Fourth Quarter

 

 

 

2003

 

% of net
sales

 

2002

 

% of net
sales

 

2002

 

% of net
sales

 

Gross margin:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

(37.3

)

(5.4

)%

$

(212.6

)

(50.2

)%

$

(209.2

)

(28.0

)%

Inventory write-down

 

90.8

 

 

 

172.8

 

 

 

173.6

 

 

 

Estimated effect of previous write-downs

 

(138.9

)

 

 

(312.4

)

 

 

(43.0

)

 

 

As adjusted

 

$

(85.4

)

(12.5

)%

$

(352.2

)

(83.1

)%

$

(78.6

)

(10.5

)%

 

Item 7.                Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)  Exhibits.  None

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

May 1, 2003

By:

/s/  W.G. Stover, Jr.

 

 

 

Name:

 W.G. Stover, Jr.

 

 

Title:

 Vice President of Finance and
 Chief Financial Officer

 

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