SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1

 

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

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2006

 

Commission File Number: 000-29472

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

1900 South Price Road
Chandler, AZ 85248
(480) 821-5000

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes o     No þ

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes o     No þ

 

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 þ     No o

 

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer þ     Accelerated filer o     Non-accelerated filer o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes o     No þ

 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, June 30, 2006, was approximately $772,934,635.

 

The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common equity, as of March 31, 2007, was as follows: 179,424,027 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None

 

 

Explanatory Note

 

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends Amkor Technology, Inc’s (the “Company’s”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 26, 2007 (the “Original Filing”). We are refiling Part III to include information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 because our definitive proxy statement will not be filed within 120 days after the end of our year ended December 31, 2006. Accordingly, reference to our Proxy Statement on the cover page has been deleted. In addition, pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we are including with this Amendment certain currently dated certifications.

 

Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events that occurred subsequent to the date of the Original Filing. The filing of this Form 10-K/A is not a representation that any statements contained in items of Form 10-K other than Part III, Items 10 through 14 are true or complete as of any date subsequent to the Original Filing.

 

 

PART III

 

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

The following table sets forth the names of our directors and executive officers as of March 31, 2007:

 

 

 

 

James J. Kim.  James J. Kim, 71, has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman since September 1997. Mr. Kim founded our predecessor, Amkor Electronics, Inc., in 1968 and served as its Chairman from 1970 to April 1998. Mr. Kim is a director of GameStop Corp., a leading global video game and entertainment software retailer. Mr. James J. Kim is the father of John T. Kim, a member of our Board.

 

Kenneth T. Joyce.  Kenneth T. Joyce, 59, has served as Amkor’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 1999. Prior to his appointment as our Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Joyce served as our Vice President and Operations Controller since 1997. Prior to joining Amkor, he was Chief Financial Officer of Selas Fluid Processing Corporation, a subsidiary of Linde AG. Mr. Joyce began his accounting career in 1971 at KPMG

Peat Marwick. Mr. Joyce is a certified public accountant. Mr. Joyce earned a B.S. in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Drexel University.

 

Oleg Khaykin.  Oleg Khaykin, 42, has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2006. Mr. Khaykin served as our Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Flip Chip Operations since his appointment as an executive officer in January 2004. Mr. Khaykin joined Amkor in May 2003 and was responsible for managing Amkor’s corporate development, M&A and intellectual property initiatives. Prior to joining Amkor, Mr. Khaykin was the Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for Conexant Systems Inc./Mindspeed Technologies, a company that designs, develops and sells communication integrated circuits for networking applications. Mr. Khaykin also spent eight years working for The Boston Consulting Group, a strategic consulting firm. Mr. Khaykin earned a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering with High University Honors from Carnegie Mellon University and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

 

KyuHyun Kim.  KyuHyun Kim, 58, has served as Head of Amkor’s Worldwide Manufacturing Operations since 2006 and as President of Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. since 2000. Prior to joining Amkor, Mr. Kim served in various positions at Anam Semiconductor, Inc. and its affiliates, including President of Anam Semiconductor, Inc., President of the Chief Executive Office of the Anam Group, and Manager of Finance and Accounting of Anam Industrial Ltd. Mr. Kim earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in International Trade from Myung-JI University. Mr. KyuHyun Kim is not related to James J. Kim, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 

James M. Fusaro.  James M. Fusaro, 44, has served as our Corporate Vice President of Wire Bond Products since February 2005. Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Fusaro served as Amkor’s Senior Vice President and General Manager of Amkor’s Japan operations from May 2002. Mr. Fusaro joined Amkor in 1997 and has served as Amkor’s Vice President of Chip Scale Products and Senior Vice President of Laminate Products. Prior to joining Amkor, Mr. Fusaro was a Senior Principle Engineer at Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector. Mr. Fusaro also spent nine years working in the Aerospace sector, working at United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney and AlliedSignal-Garrent Auxiliary Power Division. Mr. Fusaro earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Arizona State University and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

 

Roger A. Carolin.  Roger A. Carolin, 51, was elected to our Board of Directors in February 2006. Mr. Carolin is currently a Venture Partner at SCP Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm with over $800 million under management that invests in technology-oriented companies. At SCP, Mr. Carolin works to identify attractive investment opportunities and assists portfolio companies in the areas of strategy development, operating management and intellectual property. Mr. Carolin co-founded CFM Technologies, Inc., a global manufacturer of semiconductor process equipment, and served as its Chief Executive Officer for 10 years until the company was acquired. Mr. Carolin formerly worked for Honeywell, Inc. and General Electric Co., where he developed test equipment and advanced computer systems for on-board missile applications. Mr. Carolin holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

 

Winston J. Churchill.  Winston J. Churchill, 66, has been a director of Amkor since July 1998. Mr. Churchill is the managing general partner of SCP Partners, a multi-stage venture capital firm with over $800 million under management that invests in technology-oriented companies. Mr. Churchill is also Chairman of CIP Capital Management, Inc., a SBA-licensed private equity fund. Previously, Mr. Churchill was a managing partner of Bradford Associates, which managed private equity funds on behalf of Bessemer Securities Corporation and Bessemer Trust Company. From 1967 to 1983, Mr. Churchill practiced law at the Philadelphia firm of Saul Ewing, LLP, where he served as Chairman of the Banking and Financial Institutions Department, Chairman of the Finance Committee and was a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Churchill is a director of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Griffin Land and Nurseries, Inc., Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. and of various SCP portfolio companies. In addition, he serves as a director on the boards of a number of charities and as a trustee of educational institutions including Fordham University, Georgetown University, Immaculata University, the Gesu School and the Young Scholars Charter School. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Churchill served as Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

 

Gregory K. Hinckley.  Gregory K. Hinckley, 60, has been a director of Amkor since November 1997. Mr. Hinckley has served as Director, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation, an

electronics design automation software company, since November 2000. From January 1997 until November 2000, he held the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation. He is a member of the board of directors of Intermec, Inc. and Arcsoft, Inc.

 

John T. Kim.  John T. Kim, 37, has been a director of Amkor since August 2005. Mr. Kim served in various capacities at Amkor between 1992 and 2005, as an Amkor employee and as an employee of our predecessor, Amkor Electronics, Inc., including as Director of Investor Relations, Director of Corporate Development and as Director of Procurement. Mr. Kim resigned as an Amkor employee when he was elected to our Board of Directors. Mr. John T. Kim is the son of James J. Kim, our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman.

 

Constantine N. Papadakis.  Constantine N. Papadakis, 61, has been a director of Amkor since August 2005. Dr. Papadakis is President of Drexel University, a position he has held since 1995. From 1986 to 1995, Dr. Papadakis was Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Cincinnati, and from 1984 to 1986 he was Professor and Head of the Civil Engineering Department of Colorado State University. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. Papadakis served as Vice President of Tetra Tech Inc., a Honeywell subsidiary, as Vice President of STS Consultants, Ltd., and at several engineering positions with Bechtel Power Corporation. He presently serves on the board of directors of Aqua America, CDI Corp, Mace Security International, Inc., Met-Pro Corporation, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Sovereign Bank, Inc., and various charitable and civic organizations.

 

James W. Zug.  James W. Zug, 66, has been a director of Amkor since January 2003. Mr. Zug retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2000 following a 36-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Coopers & Lybrand, both public accounting firms. From 1998 until his retirement, Mr. Zug was Global Leader — Global Deployment for PricewaterhouseCoopers. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Zug was Managing Director International for Coopers & Lybrand. He also served as the audit partner for a number of public companies over his career. PricewaterhouseCoopers is Amkor’s independent registered public accounting firm; however, Mr. Zug was not involved with servicing Amkor during his tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Zug serves on the board of directors of Allianz Funds, the Brandywine Group of mutual funds and Teleflex, Inc. Mr. Zug served on the board of directors of SPS Technologies, Inc. and Stackpole Ltd. prior to the sale of both of these companies in 2003.

 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

 

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires our officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity securities, to file reports of ownership on Form 3 and changes in ownership on Forms 4 or 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Such officers, directors and ten-percent stockholders are also required by SEC rules to furnish Amkor with copies of all forms that they file pursuant to Section 16(a).

 

Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, or written representations from certain reporting persons that no other reports were required for such persons, Amkor believes that all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to our officers, directors and ten-percent stockholders were complied with in a timely fashion during 2006.

 

Code of Ethics

 

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethical Guidelines, which applies to all of Amkor’s employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethical Guidelines, and the charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee, are available and maintained on our Web site at http://www.amkor.com.

 

Stockholder Nominations of Directors

 

We have not made any material changes to our policy, as described in our latest proxy statement, on accepting nominations to the Board of Directors from our stockholders.

 

Audit Committee

 

We have a separately-designated Audit Committee established in accordance with section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Audit Committee is comprised of Messrs. Carolin, Hinckley and Zug, each of whom our Board of Directors has determined meets the independence and financial sophistication requirements set forth in the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules and SEC regulations. In addition, the Board has determined that each of Messrs. Carolin, Hinckley and Zug qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in SEC regulations.

 

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

 

During 2006, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors consisted of Mr. Churchill and Dr. Papadakis. Mr. Hinckley replaced Mr. Churchill on the Compensation Committee in January 2007. No member of the Compensation Committee was an officer or employee of Amkor or any of Amkor’s subsidiaries during 2006, or had any relationship requiring disclosure under SEC regulations. None of Amkor’s Compensation Committee members or executive officers has served on the board of directors or on the compensation committee of any other entity one of whose executive officers served on our Board of Directors or on our Compensation Committee.

 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

 

The primary objectives of our compensation program are to attract personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide incentives for such persons to perform to the best of their abilities, and to promote the success of our business. The subcontracted semiconductor packaging and test market is very competitive. To effectively compete and succeed in this market, we need to ensure that we have key senior management and technical personnel with the talent, leadership and commitment needed to operate our business, create new technologies, anticipate and effectively respond to new challenges, and to make and execute difficult decisions.

 

These objectives guide our Chief Executive Officer as he seeks to design pay packages with an appropriate mix of fixed and variable compensation and thereby enable Amkor to recruit and motivate key executives while maintaining a reasonable cost structure relative to our competitors. The Compensation Committee evaluates the compensation packages, as presented by the Chief Executive Officer, based on the foregoing objectives. While the Compensation Committee has not historically used the services of compensation consultants, we have retained an outside compensation consultant to assist the Compensation Committee in establishing competitive compensation packages for 2007. The compensation consultant will report to the Compensation Committee and provide it with compensation and peer group data, among other data points.

 

Our 2006 compensation program contains standard elements such as base salary, performance-based bonus opportunities and equity awards. As part of our effort to respond as necessary and appropriate to rapid changes within our industry, we have placed increasing emphasis on variable pay for our more senior level executives. This practice ensures that our most senior level executives are held accountable to stockholders for our operational and financial performance.

 

It is the philosophy of the Chief Executive Officer that annual equity grants are of limited usefulness as a key element of compensation for our executives because of the highly cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the volatility of our stock. As such, it is the Chief Executive Officer’s view that management and the Compensation Committee must have the flexibility to determine the appropriate executive compensation structure, to allow for a proper mix of cash, equity and other incentives, as market conditions and the cyclicality of the industry dictate over time. As a result, the total cash compensation component (base salary plus bonus) represents a greater portion of our total executive compensation structure.

 

The Compensation Committee annually reviews and approves the total compensation for our executive officers and recommends to the independent members of our Board of Directors the compensation policy and forms of compensation to be received by our executive officers. In setting our named executive officers’ overall compensation, the Compensation Committee considers a variety of factors related to Amkor’s performance, including (i) gross profit (“Gross Profit”) as reported in our consolidated financial statements in our annual report on

Form 10-K, (ii) pre-tax income before any one-time items and refinancing charges (“Pre-Tax Income”), and (iii) individual performance, as measured by the Compensation Committee based on a subjective review by the Chief Executive Officer of each executive’s performance. Other considerations include Amkor’s business objectives, our fiduciary and corporate responsibilities, competitive practices and trends, and regulatory requirements.

 

All members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors in accordance with Nasdaq, SEC and Internal Revenue Code rules. The Compensation Committee operates under a written charter that has been approved by the Board of Directors. A copy of the charter is available at http://www.amkor.com.

 

Our Compensation Program Rewards Individual and Company Performance

 

Our compensation program is designed to reward high levels of performance at a company and individual level. Our key executive incentive compensation components currently consist of cash bonuses and stock options, both of which are designed to reward our performance and superior individual performance. In addition, given the volatility of our industry and the impact that volatility has on our variable pay, we also strive to provide competitive base salaries in order to ensure a baseline level of stable income, and health and welfare benefits in order to promote the well-being of our executives. Consistent with our emphasis on variable pay, we have been shifting our focus away from perquisites and other supplemental personal benefits. As part of this shift, in 2006 we terminated the practice of leasing automobiles on behalf of our U.S. executive officers.

 

Our Chief Executive Officer reviews the performance of each of his direct reports on an ongoing basis. Based on this ongoing assessment of performance, our Chief Executive Officer makes recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding the compensation of executive officers. With the exception of the Korean-based severance benefit provided to Mr. KyuHyun Kim, as described in the “Severance Benefits” section below, we have not entered into, and generally do not enter into, individual employment, severance or change-in-control agreements with any of our named executive officers. This gives us the flexibility to enforce adherence to Amkor’s values, ethics and performance standards, as needed and appropriate, without the limitations of contractual obligations that may detract from stockholder value.

 

Our compensation program is not designed to solely reward continued service. We do not maintain a pension program for our U.S.-based executives, and all salary increases and non-benefit related compensation other than base salary are structured in a manner that rewards performance, not length of service. We do not pay our executive officers retention or stay bonuses.

 

To that end, our cash-based 2006 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan was designed to reward executives based on our profitability, as measured by Gross Profit, Pre-Tax Income and individual performance, as measured by the Compensation Committee based on a subjective review by the Chief Executive Officer of each executive’s performance. In addition, although our current long-term incentive program consists of stock option grants that vest over time, the intrinsic nature of a stock option is that it will only provide value to the executives to the extent our stock price increases over the life of the stock option.

 

Elements of our Compensation Program

 

Amkor provides two main types of compensation — fixed compensation and variable compensation. Fixed elements of compensation are not correlated directly to any measure of Amkor’s performance and include items such as (i) base salary, (ii) 401(k) matching contributions, (iii) health and welfare benefits, and (iv) limited perquisites and supplemental benefits. Variable elements of compensation are based on performance and include such items as (i) annual performance bonuses, (ii) special incentive bonuses, and (iii) equity awards in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock. We accrue an amount related to a severance benefit plan on behalf of KyuHyun Kim, President of Amkor Technology Korea and Head of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations, and who is one of our named executive officers. This severance benefit is described further in the “Severance Benefits” section below. With the exception of the foregoing, we do not have any employment, severance or change-in-control arrangements in place with any of our named executive officers.

 

Base Salary and Annual Incentive Opportunities

 

We pay base salaries to our U.S.-based executives on a bi-weekly basis. Mr. KyuHyun Kim is paid monthly. The primary purpose of base salaries at Amkor is to provide a stable source of income in order to attract key executives. We also use base salary increases to reward high performing executives and to recognize increases in the scope of an individual’s responsibilities, as applicable. We seek to set base salaries at a level that is sufficient to be attractive to current and prospective executives. The primary factors we consider when setting base salaries include the experience and expertise of the individual, the value of the position to our organization and ongoing strategy, internal equity considerations, and the input of our Chief Executive Officer, James J. Kim. Our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation for 2006 was determined by the Compensation Committee based on the value of Mr. Kim’s strategic guidance and leadership of our company.

 

We also pay annual cash bonuses to our executives based on the executive’s performance and our annual audited financial results. Given the need for audited financials, we pay annual cash bonuses, if any, in the year following the year during which performance was measured. The primary purpose of the annual cash bonus plan is to focus the attention of key executives on our operational and financial performance. In addition, unlike stock options, our annual cash bonus program allows us to set individual and company-wide goals that are viewed as critical to our overall success on an annual basis. This provides us with the flexibility to adapt our focus and goals as business priorities and executives’ roles change over time. Bonuses are paid to executives for a given year only if the performance goals approved by the independent members of our Board of Directors for that year are achieved.

 

Our 2006 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan (the “2006 Bonus Plan”) provided each executive with a target bonus amount that could be earned based on achievement relative to three goals: (i) Gross Profit (weighted at 50%), (ii) Pre-Tax Income (weighted at 25%), and (iii) an individual performance component (weighted at 25%). The target bonus amount for each named executive officer was approved by the Compensation Committee and was based on our forecasted operating results, the strategic value of the position to the organization’s goals, and the Chief Executive Officer’s recommendation for the executive officers reporting to him. The formula used to determine payments under the 2006 Bonus Plan was approved by the Compensation Committee with the goal of aligning executive cash compensation with our profitability and individual performance.

 

To that end, the 2006 Bonus Plan used the following payout formula:

 

 

The 2006 Bonus Plan also provided that the Compensation Committee and independent members of our Board of Directors may award, on the recommendation of our Chief Executive Officer, an additional amount in discretionary bonuses. For 2006, $245,000 was the maximum aggregate amount available for award in discretionary bonuses to executive officers and employees that were eligible to participate in the 2006 Bonus Plan.

 

Following the end of 2006, the Compensation Committee compared Amkor’s actual performance to the 2006 Bonus Plan’s performance targets for 2006 and applied the 2006 bonus formula to this actual performance. Applying the pre-established bonus formula to this financial performance resulted in bonuses at approximately 96% of target levels.

 

For 2006, the target and actual bonus amounts paid to our named executive officers (other than our Chief Executive Officer) were as follows:

 

 

 

 

At the Compensation Committee’s recommendation, James J. Kim, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was awarded a cash bonus in the amount of $1.04 million based on Amkor’s performance for 2006. The 2006 Bonus Plan did not establish bonus targets or amounts for Mr. Kim. In the absence of a pre-approved bonus plan for Mr. Kim, the Compensation Committee and the independent members of our Board of Directors applied the formula set forth in the 2006 Bonus Plan for Amkor’s other executive officers and determined that it was appropriate to award Mr. Kim a bonus in the amount of $1.04 million.

 

Special Incentive Bonuses

 

From time to time, Amkor also awards special cash incentive bonuses, as deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee. The purpose of these payments is to recognize significant individual contributions that would not, in the view of the Compensation Committee, be fully accounted for under our annual cash bonus program. The amount of any special cash incentive award for executive officers is determined and approved by the Compensation Committee and independent members of our Board of Directors. In 2006, Ken Joyce, our Chief Financial Officer, received a $175,000 special cash incentive award to recognize his contributions on key projects during 2006 such as, realignment of the debt components of our capital structure through a series of complex financings, which also resulted in a significant reduction in interest expense on a going forward basis. This was accomplished in a difficult environment with many ongoing management distractions, and in a time period during which financing had not been readily available to Amkor.

 

Long-term Incentive Compensation

 

Historically, Amkor has typically made stock option grants to executives on an annual basis with time-based vesting requiring continued service through each vesting date. The primary purpose of stock option grants at Amkor is to align all executives with each other and stockholders with a common goal of long-term stockholder value creation. Amkor believes that stock options motivate executives by allowing them to share in the value they create for stockholders. In 2005, we did not grant stock options to any of our named executive officers. In 2006, we granted stock options to our named executive officers that vest 100% two years from the date of grant. Amkor feels that stock options issued with exercise prices equal to fair market value on the date of grant that have a time-based vesting requirement can be an effective tool because the stock options only produce value to the extent that the employee continues to be employed by us and the stock price increases, which in turn creates value for all stockholders.

 

The number of stock options granted to our executive officers, and the frequency of such option grants is determined by the Chief Executive Officer and approved by the Compensation Committee. Although a number of factors are considered, the number of stock options granted to our executive officers is determined on a case-by-case, discretionary basis, rather than on a formula basis. Factors considered include the input of our Chief Executive Officer, individual performance potential and any retention concerns. In 2006, we engaged a compensation consulting firm to assess our stock option and equity granting procedures and practices and to make recommendations on possible improvements. In February 2007, based on the compensation consulting firm’s

review, the Compensation Committee adopted a new Equity Award Policy which covers the approval and granting of stock options and other equity awards to employees.

 

We have also structured our compensation programs to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. During 2006, we conducted an internal review of past stock option grants which is described in further detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. As part of this review, it was determined that certain options granted after July 1, 2004 were granted at a discount from fair market value and therefore may be subject to adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code. Given the potential for adverse tax consequences for our employees under Section 409A, we offered eligible U.S. employees a voluntary choice to increase the exercise price of certain of their unvested stock options granted after July 1, 2004 to the fair market value on the option’s measurement date for reporting purposes in exchange for cash consideration equal to the product of the number of shares underlying the stock option and the difference between the fair market value on the option’s measurement and the current exercise price of the stock option. James M. Fusaro, our Corporate Vice President, Wire Bond Products, and a named executive officer, was eligible to participate in this offer. He accepted the offer and increased to $5.71 the exercise price of options to purchase 32,000 shares of our common stock in exchange for $24,960, which represented the difference between the prior exercise price and the amended exercise price multiplied by the number of options amended. None of our other executive officers participated in this offer because they did not have any options that were potentially impacted by Section 409A.

 

Timing of Grants

 

The Compensation Committee has not granted, nor does it intend in the future to grant, stock options to executives in anticipation of the release of material nonpublic information that is likely to result in changes to the price of our common stock, such as a significant positive or negative earnings announcement. In addition, discretionary stock option grants may not be made during certain “black out” periods established in connection with the public release of earnings information. Similarly, the Compensation Committee has not timed, nor does it intend in the future to time, the release of material nonpublic information based on stock option grant dates.

 

Other Compensation Elements

 

Health and Welfare Benefits.  Our executives are eligible to participate in benefit programs that are generally available to substantially all salaried, full-time employees, as determined by the country of their employment.

 

Retirement Benefits.  We do not have a pension in place for U.S. employees or executives. We do offer a tax-qualified 401(k) plan that, subject to IRS limits, allows executives and employees to contribute a portion of their cash compensation on a pre-tax basis to an account that is eligible to receive matching contributions. After one year of employment, we match employee contributions at a rate of 75% of the amount of compensation deferred by the participant, up to a maximum matching contribution of $6,000 per year. The match vests ratably over three years.

 

KyuHyun Kim, President of Amkor Technology Korea and our Head of Worldwide Manufacturing Operations, participates in a severance program that we provide our Korean executives. This severance program provides executives with a one-time lump sum benefit at the time of separation, which benefit is calculated based on average monthly salary, years of service and seniority.

 

Perquisites and Personal Benefits.  In addition to the health and welfare benefits generally available to all salaried, full-time employees, Amkor also provides certain named executive officers with annual medical screening. Although they make up a small portion of total compensation for our named executive officers, the purpose of these compensation elements is to promote the continuous well-being of our executives, and to ensure that our most critical employees are able to devote their attention to our ongoing success.

 

In 2006, we also provided our U.S.-based named executive officers with leased automobiles, which were available for personal use, and reimbursed them for fuel expenses. In December 2006, we terminated our leased automobile program for U.S. executives. In connection with the termination of the program, we made one-time payments of $14,000 to each of Messrs. Khaykin, Joyce and Fusaro, which could be applied by each executive toward the purchase of his vehicle. The $14,000 amount approximated the cost to us to terminate each lease. We also provided a one-time benefit of $28,000 to Mr. James Kim in connection with the termination of this program

and the sale of two company-owned vehicles to Mr. Kim. We continue to provide KyuHyun Kim with a company-paid car.

 

Tax and Accounting Considerations

 

Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) imposes limitations on the deductibility for federal income tax purposes of compensation over $1 million paid to each of our five most highly paid executive officers in a taxable year. Compensation above $1 million may only be deducted if it is “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of the Code. Stock option awards generally are performance-based compensation meeting those requirements and, as such, are fully deductible provided that they have been granted by a committee whose members are non-employee directors. To maintain flexibility in compensating executive officers in a manner designed to promote varying corporate goals, we have not adopted a policy requiring all compensation to be deductible. For 2006, certain amounts paid did not qualify as performance-based compensation and were not deductible.

 

Amkor’s stock option practices have been impacted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R) Share-Based Payments (“SFAS No. 123(R)”). Pursuant to SFAS No. 123(R), we are required to record an expense on our income statement for all unvested stock options over their remaining vesting period.

 

Report Of The Compensation Committee Of The Board Of Directors

 

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. Based on the review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, and the Board has approved, that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in Amkor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

This report is submitted by the Compensation Committee.

 

Constantine N. Papadakis, Chair

 

Gregory K. Hinckley

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

The following table sets forth certain compensation information for our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and our three other most highly compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers (such five officers collectively, our “named executive officers”) at the end of 2006 for services rendered to us and our subsidiaries during 2006:

 

Summary Compensation Table

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

All Other Compensation Table

 

All Other Compensation amounts in the Summary Compensation Table consist of the following:

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

Grants of Plan-Based Awards

 

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to stock option awards granted to the named executive officers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

 

 

 

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

 

The following table shows the number of shares covered by both exercisable and non-exercisable stock options held by our named executive officers as of December 31, 2006. There are no other stock awards currently outstanding and held by our named executive officers.

 

 

 

 

 

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

 

The following table shows all stock options exercised and the value realized upon exercise by the named executive officers during 2006. There are no stock awards currently outstanding and held by our named executive officers.

 

 

 

 

Severance Benefits

 

None of our U.S. executives has a pension benefit or post-retirement health coverage arrangement provided by Amkor. KyuHyun Kim participates in a severance benefit program under which Korean executives are entitled to a one-time lump sum benefit at the time of separation. This amount is calculated based on average monthly salary, years of service and seniority. Under this severance benefit, Mr. KyuHyun Kim will be entitled to certain benefits upon termination of his employment with Amkor, as follows:

 

 

 

 

Post Employment Compensation

 

As described in Compensation Discussion and Analysis above, our named executive officers are employees at will and do not have employment, change-in-control or severance agreements with us. The information and related tables presented below reflect the amount of compensation that would become payable to our named executive officers upon certain events if the named executive officer’s employment had terminated on December 31, 2006. The figures shown are based on Amkor’s closing stock price on that date and any actual amounts paid under these scenarios, should they occur in the future, may be different. For purposes of this section, we have excluded amounts

that would become payable under programs that are generally available to Amkor’s salaried employees (e.g., our 401(k) plan and company-provided life insurance).

 

Cash Payments upon Termination of Service

 

Amkor does not have any executive contracts or agreements that provide for cash severance payments for terminations of any kind for U.S.-based executives. Furthermore, there is no policy that obligates us to pay severance under any circumstances. In the past, we have had an informal practice regarding severance payments where employees whose service is involuntarily terminated due to a reduction in force have generally received three weeks of base salary pay for their first year of service and one week of base salary for every year of service thereafter. This practice and formula has been used typically for non-executive officers. For executives, our past practice has generally ranged from providing six to twelve months of base salary and in one case, approximately 24 months. Mr. KyuHyun Kim participates in a severance benefit plan whereby he will be entitled to certain benefits upon termination of employment with Amkor. These benefits are described under the Severance Benefits section above.

 

Treatment of Equity upon Termination

 

Our stock incentive plans and related award agreements provide that upon termination or death, unvested shares revert to the plans under which they were granted except upon a change of control or upon retirement for shares granted after April 4, 2001. The following table shows the additional vesting, if any, for unvested stock option awards and the exercise periods for vested stock option awards, if applicable, should the following events occur.

 

 

 

 

Based on the treatment outlined in the preceding table, the following table shows the value attributable to the acceleration of vesting for outstanding stock options, if applicable, under each event. The value shown is based on a termination date of December 31, 2006 using the closing price of our common stock on that date, which was $9.34.

 

 

Director Compensation

 

Annual Retainer and Meeting Fees

 

We do not compensate directors, who are also employees or officers, for their services as directors. During 2006, non-employee directors received an annual retainer, which is paid quarterly, and Board and committee

meeting fees. The cash compensation paid to our non-employee Board members in 2006 is set forth in the following table.

 

 

 

 

From time to time, the Board of Directors establishes special committees to address specific issues. During 2006, certain members of our Board served on such committees, which required a significant commitment of additional time and effort. The directors were compensated for their service on the special committees as set forth in the Summary Director Compensation Table below.

 

In addition to the retainer and meeting fees, we also reimburse non-employee directors for travel and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in attending Board and Committee meetings.

 

Equity Compensation

 

Each non-employee director automatically received upon re-election to the Board of Directors at our 2006 Annual Meeting options to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock under the terms of our 1998 Stock Plan, which was initially adopted by our Board of Directors in January 1998 and was amended and restated on August 24, 2005 (the “1998 Stock Plan”). The director option grants are automatic and non-discretionary. The 1998 Stock Plan provides for an initial grant of options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock to each new non-employee director when such individual first becomes an outside director. In addition, each non-employee director is automatically granted an additional option to purchase 10,000 shares of our common stock when the director is re-elected to the Board of Directors by our stockholders, provided that the director has served on our Board of Directors for at least six consecutive months prior to his re-election.

 

Director option grants have a term of ten years and vest in three equal installments on the anniversary dates of the date of grant. Subject to certain customary exceptions, unvested and unexercised vested options are forfeited if a director ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors. In the event of a merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets, the acquiring entity or corporation may either assume all outstanding options or may substitute equivalent options. Following an assumption or substitution, if the director is terminated, other than upon a voluntary resignation, any assumed or substituted options will vest and become exercisable in full. If the acquiring entity does not either assume all of the outstanding options or substitute an equivalent option, each option issued

will immediately vest and become exercisable in full. The 1998 Stock Plan will terminate in January 2008 unless sooner terminated by the Board of Directors.

 

Historically, grants to non-employee directors were granted under our 1998 Director Option Plan (the “Director Plan”), which was adopted by our Board of Directors in January 1998 and has terms substantially similar to the 1998 Stock Plan. Future grants to non-employee directors may be granted under the Director Plan or the 1998 Stock Plan.

 

Summary Director Compensation Table for 2006

 

The following table shows compensation information for our non-employee directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

 

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding common stock as of March 31, 2007 by:

 

 

 

 

* Represents less than 1%

 

 

 

Equity Compensation Plans

 

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2006:

 

 

 

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

 

Related Party Transactions

 

As of March 31, 2007, Mr. James J. Kim and members of his immediate family and related trusts beneficially owned approximately 45.2% of our outstanding common stock.

 

In November 2005, we sold $100.0 million of our 6.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2013 in a private placement to James J. Kim, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and certain Kim family members. The 2013 Notes are convertible into Amkor’s common stock and are subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of Amkor’s senior and senior subordinated debt. See Note 12 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2007 for additional information.

 

Mr. JooHo Kim is an employee of Amkor and a brother of James J. Kim, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Previously, Mr. JooHo Kim owned with his children and other Kim Family members 58.11% of Anam Information Technology, Inc., a company that provided computer hardware and software components to Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. (a subsidiary of Amkor). Mr. JooHo Kim sold all of his shares in the fourth quarter of 2006. Other Kim family members owned 48.3% as of December 31, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, a decision was made to discontinue services, and such services continue to decrease in volume. The services provided by Anam Information Technology are subject to competitive bid. During 2006, 2005, and 2004, purchases from Anam Information Technology, Inc. were $0.3 million, $1.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Amounts due to Anam Information Technology, Inc. at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were $0 million and $0.3 million, respectively.

 

Mr. JooHo Kim, together with his wife and children, own 96.1% of Jesung C&M, a company that provides cafeteria services to Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. The services provided by Jesung C&M are subject to competitive bid. During 2006, 2005, and 2004, purchases from Jesung C&M were $6.5 million, $6.5 million, and $6.4 million, respectively. Amounts due to Jesung C&M at December 31, 2006 and 2005 were $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

 

Dongan Engineering Co., Ltd. was 100% owned by JooCheon Kim, a brother of James J. Kim, until the third quarter of 2005. There is no longer any related party ownership. Mr. JooCheon Kim is not an employee of Amkor. Dongan Engineering Co., Ltd. provided construction and maintenance services to Amkor Technology Korea, Inc. and Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc., both subsidiaries of Amkor. The services provided by Dongan Engineering were subject to competitive bid. During 2005 and 2004, purchases from Dongan Engineering Co., Ltd were $0.5 million and $3.0 million, respectively. Amounts due to Dongan Engineering Co., Ltd. at December 31, 2005 were not significant.

 

We purchase leadframe inventory from Acqutek Semiconductor & Technology Co., Ltd. James J. Kim’s ownership in Acqutek Semiconductor & Technology Co., Ltd. is approximately 17.7%. During 2006, 2005 and

2004, purchases from Acqutek Semiconductor & Technology Co., Ltd. were $16.7 million, $11.8 million and $11.8 million, respectively. Amounts due to Acqutek Semiconductor & Technology Co., Ltd. at December 31, 2006 and 2005, were $1.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively. The purchases are arms length and on terms consistent with our non-related party vendors.

 

We lease office space in West Chester, Pennsylvania from trusts related to James J. Kim. During 2006, 2005, and 2004, amounts paid for this lease were $0.1 million, $0.6 million, and $1.1 million, respectively. We vacated a portion of this space in connection with the move of our corporate headquarters to Arizona and paid a lease termination fee of $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2005. We currently lease approximately 2,700 square feet of office space from these trusts. The sublease income has been assigned to the trusts as part of vacating the office space effective July 1, 2005. The lease term is for two years, through June 30, 2007 subject to a two year renewal. Current plans are to vacate the space in June 2007. During 2005 and 2004 our sublease income includes $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, from related parties.

 

We entered into indemnification agreements with our officers and directors. These agreements contain provisions that may require us, among other things, to indemnify the officers and directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers (other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature). We also agreed to advance them any expenses for proceedings against them that we agreed to indemnify them from.

 

Review and Approval of Related Party Transactions

 

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors reviews and approves in advance proposed related party transactions, including those required to be disclosed under SEC rules.

 

Director Independence

 

The Board of Directors determined prior to and in connection with the election of directors at our 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders that each of Messrs. Carolin, Churchill, Hinckley, Papadakis and Zug is independent under the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market and SEC rules. In reaching a determination that Mr. Churchill is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards and SEC rules, the Board of Directors considered certain relationships between entities affiliated with Mr. Churchill and entities affiliated with James J. Kim. None of these relationships involved Amkor. The Board determined that it is reasonable to conclude Mr. Churchill satisfies the independence requirements set forth by both Nasdaq and the SEC.

 

 

Fees Paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers

 

The following table shows the fees paid by us to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, or accrued by us for fiscal years 2006 and 2005.

 

 

 

 

Policy on Audit Committee’s Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

Our Audit Committee is required to pre-approve the audit and non-audit services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, in accordance with the Amkor Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy. This policy provides for pre-approval of audit, audit-related, tax services and other services specifically described by the Audit Committee. The policy also provides for the general approval of additional individual engagements, which, if they exceed certain pre-established thresholds, must be separately approved by the Audit Committee.

 

This policy authorizes the Audit Committee to delegate to one or more of its members pre-approval authority with respect to permitted services, provided that any such pre-approval decisions must be reported to the Audit Committee. All of the services provided by PricewaterhouseCoopers during the year ended December 31, 2006 were approved by the Audit Committee. Additionally, the Audit Committee concluded that the provision of such services by PricewaterhouseCoopers was compatible with the maintenance of that firm’s independence in the conduct of its auditing functions.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.

 

James J. Kim

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: April 27, 2007

 

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