UNITED STATES 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

 

February 5, 2014

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

 

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

8000 South Federal Way

Boise, Idaho  83716-9632

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(208) 368-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 1.01.                                        Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 5, 2014, Micron Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Micron”), entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several initial purchasers named therein (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”), to issue and sell $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.  Micron intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to pay a portion of the costs of extinguishing its obligations with respect to its outstanding 1.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2014 (the “2014 Notes”), which may include payments in settlement of conversions of, or to repurchase or redeem, the 2014 Notes.  The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the Company together with customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities. The Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.  The summary of the foregoing transactions is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Purchase Agreement.

 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

 

On February 5, 2014, Micron issued a press release with respect to the pricing of its offer and sale of senior notes due 2022.  A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2014, by and among Micron Technology, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers.
99.1		Press Release of Micron Technology, Inc., dated February 5, 2014, announcing pricing of senior notes offering.

 

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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: February 7, 2014	By:	/s/ Ronald C. Foster
	Name:	Ronald C. Foster
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and
		Vice President of Finance

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH
THE CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K DATED FEBRUARY 7, 2014

 

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2014, by and among Micron Technology, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers.
99.1		Press Release of Micron Technology, Inc., dated February 5, 2014, announcing pricing of senior notes offering.

 

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