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10-K 1 a2017q4.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017

OR

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

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 1-10658

Micron Technology, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware75-1618004
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(IRS Employer Identification No.)
8000 S. Federal Way, Boise, Idaho83716-9632
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code(208) 368-4000
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each className of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.10 per shareNASDAQ Global Select Market
Common Stock Purchase Rights

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

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

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

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 T No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes T No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 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. T

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer xAccelerated Filer oNon-Accelerated Filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller Reporting Company oEmerging Growth Company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing price of such stock on March 2, 2017, as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market, was approximately $20.5 billion. Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's common stock as of October 20, 2017 was 1,153,255,224.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Portions of the Proxy Statement for the registrant’s Fiscal 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on January 17, 2018 are incorporated by reference into Part II and Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Definitions of Commonly Used Terms

As used herein, "we," "our," "us," and similar terms include Micron Technology, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Abbreviations, terms, or acronyms are commonly used or found in multiple locations throughout this report and include the following:

TermDefinitionTermDefinition
2021 MSAC Term LoanVariable Rate MSAC Senior Secured Term Loan due 2021LPDRAMMobile Low-Power DRAM
2021 MSTW Term LoanVariable Rate MSTW Senior Secured Term Loan due 2021MAIMicron Akita, Inc.
2022 Notes5.88% Senior Notes due 2022MCPMulti-Chip Package
2022 Term Loan BSenior Secured Term Loan B due 2022MicronMicron Technology, Inc. (Parent Company)
2023 Notes5.25% Senior Notes due 2023MLCMulti-Level Cell (two bits per cell)
2023 Secured Notes7.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2023MMJMicron Memory Japan, Inc.
2024 Notes5.25% Senior Notes due 2024MMJ CompaniesMAI and MMJ
2025 Notes5.50% Senior Notes due 2025MMJ GroupMMJ and its subsidiaries
2026 Notes5.63% Senior Notes due 2026MMTMicron Memory Taiwan Co., Ltd.
2032 Notes2032C and 2032D NotesMSPMicron Semiconductor Products, Inc.
2032C Notes2.38% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032MSTWMicron Semiconductor Taiwan Co., Ltd.
2032D Notes3.13% Convertible Senior Notes due 2032MTTWMicron Technology Taiwan, Inc.
2033 Notes2033E and 2033F NotesNanyaNanya Technology Corporation
2033E Notes1.63% Convertible Senior Notes due 2033QimondaQimonda AG
2033F Notes2.13% Convertible Senior Notes due 2033R&DResearch and Development
2043G Notes3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2043SG&ASelling, General, and Administration
ElpidaElpida Memory, Inc.SLCSingle-Level Cell
HMCHybrid Memory CubeSSDSolid-State Drive
IMFTIM Flash Technologies, LLCTAIBORTaipei Interbank Offered Rate
InoteraInotera Memories, Inc.Tera ProbeTera Probe, Inc.
IntelIntel CorporationTLCTriple-Level Cell
Japan CourtTokyo District CourtVIEVariable Interest Entity

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