UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2009

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

Commission file number 0-23354

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Singapore		Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Marina Boulevard, #28-00 Singapore (Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)		018989 (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(65) 6890 7188

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 whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

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

Large accelerated filer þ		Accelerated filer o		Non-accelerated filer o		Smaller reporting company o
				(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class		Outstanding at January 28, 2009
Ordinary Shares, No Par Value		812,626,293

 

 

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

INDEX

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements			3
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm			3
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) — December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009			4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) — Three-Month and Nine-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008			5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) — Nine-Month Periods Ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008			6
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)			7
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			21
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			29
Item 4. Controls and Procedures			29
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings			30
Item 1A. Risk Factors			30
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			30
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities			30
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders			30
Item 5. Other Information			30
Item 6. Exhibits			31
Signatures			32
Exhibit 15.01
Exhibit 31.01
Exhibit 31.02
Exhibit 32.01
Exhibit 32.02
EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.		FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Flextronics International Ltd.
Singapore

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2009, and the related condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, and of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Flextronics International Ltd. and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated May 20, 2009, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2009 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

San Jose, California
February 2, 2010

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

		As of				As of
		December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
		(In thousands,
		except share amounts)
		(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	2,241,870			$	1,821,886
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,863 and $29,020 as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively			2,416,812				2,316,939
Inventories			2,781,707				2,996,785
Other current assets			878,428				799,396
Total current assets			8,318,817				7,935,006
Property and equipment, net			2,139,380				2,333,781
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net			267,385				291,491
Other assets			272,200				756,662
Total assets		$	10,997,782			$	11,316,940
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations		$	255,928			$	208,403
Accounts payable			4,428,427				4,049,534
Accrued payroll			332,634				336,123
Other current liabilities			1,476,295				1,814,711
Total current liabilities			6,493,284				6,408,771
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current portion			2,294,733				2,733,680
Other liabilities			307,605				313,321
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ equity
Ordinary shares, no par value; 842,398,327 and 839,412,939 shares issued, and 812,618,605 and 809,633,217 outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively			8,909,420				8,862,008
Treasury stock, at cost; 29,779,722 shares as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively			(260,074	)			(260,074	)
Accumulated deficit			(6,724,831	)			(6,683,317	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(22,355	)			(57,449	)
Total shareholders’ equity			1,902,160				1,861,168
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		$	10,997,782			$	11,316,940

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

		Three-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
		(Unaudited)
Net sales		$	6,556,137			$	8,153,289			$	18,170,577			$	25,366,051
Cost of sales			6,173,461				7,855,950				17,199,814				24,168,167
Restructuring charges			9,624				—				74,136				26,317
Gross profit			373,052				297,339				896,627				1,171,567
Selling, general and administrative expenses			205,614				275,922				583,551				783,235
Intangible amortization			21,440				32,613				67,484				108,176
Goodwill impairment charge			—				5,949,977				—				5,949,977
Restructuring charges			162				—				13,079				2,898
Other charges (income), net			—				3,196				199,398				15,133
Interest and other expense, net			40,555				65,233				115,533				175,350
Income (loss) before income taxes			105,281				(6,029,602	)			(82,418	)			(5,863,202	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			12,411				2,947				(40,904	)			23,067
Net income (loss)		$	92,870			$	(6,032,549	)		$	(41,514	)		$	(5,886,269	)
Earnings per share:
Basic		$	0.11			$	(7.45	)		$	(0.05	)		$	(7.14	)
Diluted		$	0.11			$	(7.45	)		$	(0.05	)		$	(7.14	)
Weighted-average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic			812,367				809,536				811,302				824,737
Diluted			825,545				809,536				811,302				824,737

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

FLEXTRONICS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

		Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,
		2009				2008
		(In thousands)
		(Unaudited)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(41,514	)		$	(5,886,269	)
Depreciation, amortization and other impairment charges			586,392				435,467
Goodwill impairment charge			—				5,949,977
Gain on repurchase of 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes			—				(22,325	)
Provision for doubtful accounts			27,239				66,588
Changes in working capital and other, net of acquisitions			177,591				487,797
Net cash provided by operating activities			749,708				1,031,235
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment, net of dispositions			(120,399	)			(373,266	)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired			(66,294	)			(199,584	)
Proceeds from divestitures of operations			—				5,269
Other investments and notes receivable, net			259,753				(8,085	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities			73,060				(575,666	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from bank borrowings and long-term debt			785,111				9,317,918
Repayments of bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			(997,001	)			(9,289,583	)
Payments for repurchase of long-term debt			(203,183	)			(226,199	)
Payments for repurchase of ordinary shares			—				(260,074	)
Net proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares			4,559				12,842
Net cash used in financing activities			(410,514	)			(445,096	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash			7,730				65,858
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents			419,984				76,331
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			1,821,886				1,719,948
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	2,241,870			$	1,796,279

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY

Flextronics International Ltd. (“Flextronics” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the Republic of Singapore in May 1990. The Company is a leading provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of a broad range of products in the following markets: infrastructure; mobile communication devices; computing; consumer digital devices; industrial, semiconductor and white goods; automotive, marine and aerospace; and medical devices. The Company’s strategy is to provide customers with a full range of cost competitive, vertically-integrated global supply chain services through which the Company designs, builds, ships and services a complete packaged product for its OEM customers. OEM customers leverage the Company’s services to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle.

The Company’s service offerings include rigid printed circuit board and flexible circuit fabrication, systems assembly and manufacturing (including enclosures, testing services, materials procurement and inventory management), logistics, after-sales services (including product repair, re-manufacturing and maintenance) and multiple component product offerings. Additionally, the Company provides market-specific design and engineering services ranging from contract design services (“CDM”), where the customer purchases services on a time and materials basis, to original product design and manufacturing services, where the customer purchases a product that was designed, developed and manufactured by the Company (commonly referred to as original design manufacturing, or “ODM”). ODM products are then sold by the Company’s OEM customers under the OEMs’ brand names. The Company’s CDM and ODM services include user interface and industrial design, mechanical engineering and tooling design, electronic system design and printed circuit board design.

2. SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the requirements of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010. The Company evaluated subsequent events for disclosure through February 2, 2010.

The Company’s third fiscal quarter ends on December 31, and the fourth fiscal quarter and year ends on March 31 of each year. The first fiscal quarters ended on July 3, 2009 and June 27, 2008, respectively, and the second fiscal quarters ended on October 2, 2009 and September 26, 2008, respectively.

Customer Credit Risk

The Company has an established customer credit policy, through which it manages customer credit exposures through credit evaluations, credit limit setting, monitoring, and enforcement of credit limits for new and existing customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and makes provisions for doubtful accounts based on the outcome of those credit evaluations. The Company evaluates the collectability of its accounts receivable based on specific customer circumstances, current economic trends, historical experience with collections and the age of past due receivables. To the extent the Company identifies exposures as a result of credit or customer evaluations, the Company also reviews other customer related exposures, including but not limited to inventory and related contractual obligations.

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, the Company incurred $145.3 million and $262.7 million of charges, respectively, for Nortel and other customers that filed for bankruptcy or restructuring protection or otherwise were experiencing significant financial and liquidity difficulties. Of these charges, the Company classified approximately $98.0 million and $194.7 million in cost of sales related to the write-down of inventory and associated contractual obligations and $47.3 million and $68.0 million as selling, general and administrative expenses for provisions for doubtful accounts and other claims, respectively.

In November 2009, the Company agreed to a settlement with Nortel primarily related to pre-bankruptcy petition claims. As a result, the Company revised its estimates related to the recovery of Nortel accounts receivable, certain retirement and contractual obligations and other claims. In addition, the Company has continued to recover amounts related to previously reserved inventory as a result of continuing business with Nortel post bankruptcy. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a net $2.3 million reduction to the original charge, which included a reduction to cost of sales of $26.3 million and an increase to selling, general and administrative expenses of $24.0 million.

Inventories

The components of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or market write-downs, were as follows:

		As of				As of
		December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
		(In thousands)
Raw materials		$	1,762,563			$	1,907,584
Work-in-progress			474,581				524,038
Finished goods			544,563				565,163
		$	2,781,707			$	2,996,785

Property and Equipment

Depreciation expense associated with property and equipment amounted to approximately $95.6 million and $281.5 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively, and $100.8 million and $284.6 million for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, respectively. Proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment were $35.7 million and $36.7 million during the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, and are presented net with purchases of property and equipment within cash flows from investing activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill account during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009:

		Amount
		(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the year		$	36,776
Acquisition (1)			12,482
Purchase accounting adjustments (2)			31,382
Foreign currency translation adjustments			(818	)
Balance, end of the quarter		$	79,822

The components of acquired intangible assets are as follows:

		As of December 31, 2009												As of March 31, 2009
		Gross								Net				Gross								Net
		Carrying				Accumulated				Carrying				Carrying				Accumulated				Carrying
		Amount				Amortization				Amount				Amount				Amortization				Amount
		(In thousands)												(In thousands)
Intangible assets:
Customer-related		$	502,790			$	(336,090	)		$	166,700			$	506,449			$	(280,046	)		$	226,403
Licenses and other			54,798				(33,935	)			20,863				54,559				(26,247	)			28,312
Total		$	557,588			$	(370,025	)		$	187,563			$	561,008			$	(306,293	)		$	254,715

Total intangible amortization expense was $21.4 million and $67.5 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively, and $32.6 million and $108.2 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, respectively. The estimated future annual amortization expense for acquired intangible assets is as follows:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,		Amount
		(In thousands)
2010 (1)		$	20,886
2011			63,007
2012			41,526
2013			28,103
2014			18,314
Thereafter			15,727
Total amortization expense		$	187,563

Other Assets

The Company has certain equity investments in, and notes receivable from, non-publicly traded companies, which are included within other assets in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Company’s equity investments and notes receivable from these non-publicly traded companies totaled $27.6 million and $473.6 million respectively. The Company monitors these investments and notes receivable for impairment and makes appropriate reductions in carrying values as required.

In August 2009, the Company sold one of its non-majority owned investments and related note receivable for approximately $252.5 million, net of closing costs. In conjunction with this transaction the Company recognized an impairment charge of approximately $107.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010. During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company recognized charges totaling approximately $92.0 million associated with the impairment of notes receivable from one affiliate and an equity investment in another affiliate. Deterioration in the business prospects, cash flow expectations, and increased liquidity concerns of the affiliate and the equity investment resulted in the impairment of the carrying value to the estimated recoverable value. Total impairment charges related to the Company’s equity investments and notes receivable for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $199.4 million and are included in Other charges, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Provision for income taxes

The Company has tax loss carryforwards attributable to continuing operations for which the Company has recognized deferred tax assets. The Company’s policy is to provide a reserve against those deferred tax assets that in management’s estimate are not more likely than not to be realized. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, the provision for income taxes includes a benefit of approximately $11.3 million and $86.5 million, respectively, for the net change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and settlements in various tax jurisdictions. During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, the provision for income taxes includes a benefit of approximately $57.9 million for the reversal of valuation allowances and other tax reserves.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, a new accounting standard was issued which removes the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity, creates more stringent conditions for reporting a transfer of a portion of a financial asset as a sale, clarifies other sale-accounting criteria, and changes the initial measurement of a transferor’s interest in transferred financial assets. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and the Company is continuing to evaluate whether it will require that future sales of accounts receivable be treated as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows and as a liability on the Company’s balance sheet (see Note 8).

In June 2009, a new accounting standard was issued which amends the consolidation guidance applicable to variable interest entities (“VIEs”), the approach for determining the primary beneficiary of a VIE, and disclosure requirements of a company’s involvement with VIEs. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009 and is required to be adopted by the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2011. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and the Company is continuing to evaluate whether it will require that future sales of accounts receivable be treated as a financing activity in the statement of cash flows and as a liability on the Company’s balance sheet (see Note 8).

3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants equity compensation awards to acquire the Company’s ordinary shares from four plans, and which collectively are referred to as the Company’s equity compensation plans below. For further discussion of these Plans, refer to Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies,” of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

Compensation expense for the Company’s stock options and unvested share bonus awards was as follows:

		Three-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands)								(In thousands)
Cost of sales		$	2,712			$	2,607			$	7,727			$	6,798
Selling, general and administrative expenses			11,275				15,179				34,458				42,500
Total stock-based compensation expense		$	13,987			$	17,786			$	42,185			$	49,298

On July 14, 2009, the Company launched an exchange offer under which eligible employees had the opportunity to voluntarily exchange their eligible stock options granted under certain of the Company’s equity compensation plans for a lesser amount of replacement stock options granted under one of the Company’s current equity incentive plans with new exercise prices equal to the closing price of the Company’s ordinary shares on the date of exchange (the “Exchange”). The Exchange offer was open to all active U.S. and international employees of the Company, except in those jurisdictions where the local law, administrative burden or similar considerations made participation in the program illegal, inadvisable or impractical, and where exclusion otherwise was consistent with the Company’s compensation policies with respect to those jurisdictions. The Exchange offer was not open to the Company’s Board of Directors or its executive officers. To be eligible for exchange an option must: (i) have had an exercise price of at least $10.00 per share, (ii) have been outstanding, and (iii) have been granted at least 12 months prior to the commencement date of the Exchange offer. All replacement option grants were subject to a vesting schedule of two, three or four years from the date of grant of the replacement options depending on the remaining vesting period of the option grants surrendered for cancellation in the Exchange. The number of replacement options an eligible employee received in exchange for an eligible option grant was determined by an exchange ratio applicable to that option. Stock options with exercise prices between $10.00 and $11.99 were exchangeable for new options at a rate of 1.5 existing options per new option grant, and stock options with exercise prices of $12.00 or more were exchangeable at a rate of 2.4 existing options per new option grant. Outstanding options covering approximately 29.8 million shares were eligible to participate in the Exchange.

The Exchange was completed on August 11, 2009. Approximately 27.9 million stock options were tendered in the Exchange, and approximately 16.9 million replacement options were granted with an exercise price of $5.57, a weighted average vesting term of 1.58 years, and a contractual life of 7 years. The Exchange was accounted for as a modification of the existing option awards tendered in the Exchange. As a result of the Exchange, the Company will recognize approximately $1.8 million in incremental compensation expense over the expected service period of the replacement grants’ vesting terms.

Excluding options granted in the Exchange, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company granted 143,100 stock options and 77,400 unvested share bonus awards, at a weighted average fair value per award of $3.19 and $7.07, respectively. As of December 31, 2009, total unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $67.0 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 2.2 years. Total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested share bonus awards was $57.8 million, net of estimated forfeitures, and will be recognized over a weighted average vesting period of 1.5 years. Approximately $27.4 million of the unrecognized compensation cost is related to awards where vesting is contingent upon meeting both a service requirement and achievement of longer-term goals. As of December 31, 2009, management believes achievement of these goals is not probable, and these unvested share bonus awards are not expected to vest and the cost is not expected to be recognized.

The number of options outstanding was 63.8 million and exercisable was 24.9 million as of December 31, 2009, at weighted average exercise prices of $7.10 and $10.56, respectively.

4. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table reflects the basic and diluted weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:

		Three-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic earnings per share:
Net income (loss)		$	92,870			$	(6,032,549	)		$	(41,514	)		$	(5,886,269	)
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding			812,367				809,536				811,302				824,737
Basic earnings (loss) per share		$	0.11			$	(7.45	)		$	(0.05	)		$	(7.14	)
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income (loss)		$	92,870			$	(6,032,549	)		$	(41,514	)		$	(5,886,269	)
Shares used in computation:
Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding			812,367				809,536				811,302				824,737
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from stock options and awards (1)			13,178				—				—				—
Weighted-average ordinary share equivalents from convertible notes (2)			—				—				—				—
Weighted-average ordinary shares and ordinary share equivalents outstanding			825,545				809,536				811,302				824,737
Diluted earnings (loss) per share		$	0.11			$	(7.45	)		$	(0.05	)		$	(7.14	)

5. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table summarizes the components of other comprehensive income:

		Three-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands)								(In thousands)
Net income (loss)		$	92,870			$	(6,032,549	)		$	(41,514	)		$	(5,886,269	)
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(11,468	)			(25,219	)			16,461				(44,404	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments, and other income (loss), net of taxes			4,645				(34,091	)			18,633				(25,896	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		$	86,047			$	(6,091,859	)		$	(6,420	)		$	(5,956,569	)

6. BANK BORROWINGS AND LONG-TERM DEBT

Bank borrowings and long-term debt are as follows:

		As of				As of
		December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
		(In thousands)
0.00% convertible junior subordinated notes due July 2009		$	—			$	189,045
1.00% convertible subordinated notes due August 2010			230,147				218,391
6.50% senior subordinated notes due May 2013			299,806				399,622
6.25% senior subordinated notes due November 2014			302,172				402,090
Term Loan Agreement, including current portion, due in installments through October 2014			1,696,110				1,709,116
Other			20,066				23,270
			2,548,301				2,941,534
Current portion			(255,273	)			(207,991	)
Non-current portion		$	2,293,028			$	2,733,543

As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Company’s $2.0 billion credit facility, and the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under this credit facility.

On July 31, 2009, the Company paid $195.0 million to redeem the Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes upon their maturity. These notes carried conversion provisions to issue shares to settle any conversion spread (excess of the conversion value over the conversion price) in stock. The conversion price was $10.50 per share. On the maturity date, the Company’s stock price was less than the conversion price, and therefore no shares were issued.

During June 2009, the Company paid approximately $203.2 million to purchase an aggregate principal amount of $99.8 million of its outstanding 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 and an aggregate principal amount of $99.9 million of its outstanding 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 collectively referred to as the “Notes” in a cash tender offer (the “Offer”). The cash paid included $8.8 million in consent fees (as discussed further below) paid to holders of the Notes that were tendered but not purchased as well as to holders that consented but did not tender, which were capitalized and are being recognized as a component of interest expense over the remaining life of the Notes. The Company recognized an immaterial gain during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 associated with the partial extinguishment of the Notes, net of approximately $5.3 million for transaction costs and the write-down of related debt issuance costs, which is included in Other charges, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In conjunction with the Offer, the Company obtained consents to certain amendments to the restricted payments covenants and certain related definitions in each of the indentures (the “Indentures”) under which the Notes were issued. The amendments permit the Company greater flexibility to purchase or make other payments in respect of its equity securities and debt that is subordinated to the Notes and to make certain other restricted payments under each Indenture.

Adjustments to Beginning Accumulated Deficit and Interest Expense

On April 1, 2009, the Company adopted a new accounting standard related to accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion. The adoption of the new standard affected the accounting for the Company’s 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes and Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes (collectively referred to as the “Convertible Notes”) by requiring the initial proceeds from their sale to be allocated between a liability component and an equity component in a manner that results in interest expense on the debt component at the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the date of issuance.

The standard required the Company to record the change in accounting principle retrospectively to all periods presented, which included cumulative effect adjustments as of March 31, 2009 to the opening balance of Accumulated deficit of approximately $225.0 million, an approximate $27.6 million reduction in the carrying value of the Convertible Notes, an increase in the recorded value of Ordinary shares of approximately $252.0 million, which represents the carrying amount of the equity component, and a reduction to deferred financing costs of approximately $525,000, which is included in Other assets. The adjustment to Accumulated deficit represented imputed interest for the period from issuance of each convertible note to March 31, 2009, and a $5.8 million reduction in the gain recognized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008 for the partial extinguishment of the 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes. Coupon interest expense and discount amortization related to the original issuance costs were immaterial for all periods presented.

The estimated fair value of the initial debt components of the Company’s 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes and Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes were $310.9 million and $111.3 million, respectively, based on the present value of the contractual cash flows discounted at an appropriate comparable market nonconvertible debt borrowing rate at the date of issuance. The Company is amortizing the discounts using the effective interest method over the period the debt is expected to remain outstanding as additional interest expense. The amortization of the discount resulted in effective interest rates of 8.21% for the 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes and 9.23% for the Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes. The adoption of the new standard had no impact on the Company’s consolidated cash flows. Below is a summary of the financial statement effects of implementing the new standard:

										Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated
		1% Convertible Subordinated Notes								Notes
Balance Sheet:		December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009				December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
		(In thousands)
Principal amount of Notes		$	239,993			$	239,993			$	—			$	195,000
Unamortized discount			(9,846	)			(21,602	)			—				(5,955	)
Net carrying amount of Notes		$	230,147			$	218,391			$	—			$	189,045
		Three-Month Periods Ended								Three-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
Income Statement:		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands)
Amortization of discount net of adjustments to deferred financing costs		$	3,889			$	7,465			$	—			$	4,127
Gain on repurchase of 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes			—				5,823				—				—
Total		$	3,889			$	13,288			$	—			$	4,127
		Nine-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
		(In thousands)
Amortization of discount net of adjustments to deferred financing costs		$	11,450			$	21,965			$	5,976			$	12,131
Gain on repurchase of 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes			—				5,823				—				—
Total		$	11,450			$	27,788			$	5,976			$	12,131

The new standard did not change basic and diluted net income per share for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, however, for the nine-month period basic and diluted net income per share decreased by $0.02 per share. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, basic and diluted net income per share decreased by $0.02 and $0.05, respectively.

Fair Values

As of December 31, 2009, the approximate fair values of the Company’s 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes, 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes, 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes and debt outstanding under its Term Loan Agreement were 100.125%, 98.375%, 98.5875% and 93.4% of the face values of the debt obligations, respectively, based on broker trading prices.

Interest Expense

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized interest expense of $36.7 million and $122.2 million (including $3.9 million and $17.4 million for the retrospective application of the new accounting standard discussed above), respectively, on its debt obligations outstanding during the period. During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized interest expense of $63.5 million and $197.6 million (including $11.6 million and $34.1 million for the retrospective application of the new accounting standard), respectively, on its debt obligations.

7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Foreign Currency Contracts

As of December 31, 2009, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s outstanding foreign currency forward and swap contracts was $2.1 billion as summarized below:

						Foreign				Notional
						Currency				Contract Value
Currency		Buy/Sell				Amount				in USD
						(In thousands)
Cash Flow Hedges
EUR		Buy					19,209			$	27,516
EUR		Sell					14,243				20,896
HUF		Buy					10,079,200				53,021
MXN		Buy					1,363,000				104,555
Other		Buy					N/A				60,927
											266,915
Other Forward/Swap Contracts
BRL		Sell					128,500				73,766
CAD		Buy					56,008				53,235
CAD		Sell					95,011				89,935
CNY		Buy					485,092				71,000
EUR		Buy					171,681				249,203
EUR		Sell					339,511				487,631
GBP		Sell					41,973				66,585
HUF		Buy					8,768,000				46,123
MYR		Buy					181,173				52,895
SEK		Buy					2,406,645				335,122
SEK		Sell					367,493				51,127
Other		Buy					N/A				176,310
Other		Sell					N/A				100,506
											1,853,438
Total Notional Contract Value in USD										$	2,120,353

As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the fair value of the Company’s short-term foreign currency contracts was not material and is included in Other current assets or Other current liabilities, as applicable, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet. Certain of these contracts are designed to economically hedge the Company’s exposure to monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a non-functional currency and are not treated as hedges under the accounting standards. Accordingly, changes in fair value of these instruments are recognized in earnings during the period of change as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Company also has included net deferred gains and losses, respectively, in other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, relating to changes in fair value of its foreign currency contracts that are accounted for as cash flow hedges. These deferred gains and losses were not material, and the deferred gains as of December 31, 2009 are expected to be recognized as a component of gross profit in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations over the next twelve month period. The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness were not material for all fiscal periods presented and are included as a component of Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Interest Rate Swap Agreements

The Company is also exposed to variability in cash flows associated with changes in short-term interest rates primarily on borrowings under its revolving credit facility and term loan agreement. During fiscal years 2009 and 2008, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements to mitigate the exposure to interest rate risk resulting from unfavorable changes in interest rates resulting from the term loan agreement, as summarized below:

Notional Amount		Fixed Interest				Interest Payment
(in millions)		Rate Payable				Received		Term		Expiration Date
Fiscal 2009 Contracts:
$100.0			1.94	%		1-Month Libor		12 month		January 2010
$100.0			2.45	%		3-Month Libor		12 month		January 2010
$100.0			1.00	%		1-Month Libor		12 month		March 2010
$100.0			1.00	%		1-Month Libor		12 month		April 2010
Fiscal 2008 Contracts:
$250.0			3.61	%		1-Month Libor		34 months		October 2010
$250.0			3.61	%		1-Month Libor		34 months		October 2010
$175.0			3.60	%		3-Month Libor		36 months		January 2011
$72.0			3.57	%		3-Month Libor		36 months		January 2011
$1,147.0

These contracts provide for the receipt of interest payments at rates equal to the terms of the various tranches of the underlying borrowings outstanding under the term loan arrangement (excluding the applicable margin), other than the two $250.0 million swaps, expiring October 2010, and the $100.0 million swap expiring January 2010, which provide for the receipt of interest at one-month Libor while the underlying borrowings are based on three-month Libor. Two swaps totaling $200.0 million, with a weighted average interest rate of 2.195%, expired in January 2010.

All of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements are accounted for as cash flow hedges, and there was no charge for ineffectiveness during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008. For the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, the net amount recorded as interest expense from these swaps was not material. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swaps was not material and is included in Other current liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, with a corresponding decrease in other comprehensive income. The deferred losses included in other comprehensive income will effectively be released through earnings as the Company makes fixed, and receives variable, interest payments over the remaining term of the swaps through January 2011.

8. TRADE RECEIVABLES SECURITIZATION

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade receivables under two asset backed securitization programs.

Global Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement

The Company continuously sells a designated pool of trade receivables to a third-party qualified special purpose entity, which in turn sells an undivided ownership interest to two commercial paper conduits, administered by an unaffiliated financial institution. In addition to these commercial paper conduits, the Company participates in the securitization agreement as an investor in the conduit. The securitization agreement allows the operating subsidiaries participating in the securitization program to receive a cash payment for sold receivables, less a deferred purchase price receivable. The Company continues to service, administer and collect the receivables on behalf of the special purpose entity and receives a servicing fee of 1.00% of serviced receivables per annum. Servicing fees recognized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were not material and are included in Interest and other expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As the Company estimates that the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets or liabilities are recognized.

During October 2009, the securitization agreement was amended such that the maximum investment limit of the two commercial paper conduits was $500.0 million. Additionally, the Company pays commitment and program fees totaling 1.5% per annum under the facility to the extent funded through the issuance of commercial paper.

The third-party special purpose entity is a qualifying special purpose entity, and accordingly, the Company does not consolidate this entity. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, approximately $677.2 million and $422.0 million of the Company’s accounts receivable, respectively, had been sold to this third-party qualified special purpose entity. The amounts represent the face amount of the total outstanding trade receivables on all designated customer accounts on those dates. The accounts receivable balances that were sold under this agreement were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. The Company received net cash proceeds of approximately $399.2 million and $298.1 million from the commercial paper conduits for the sale of these receivables as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. The difference between the amount sold to the commercial paper conduits (net of the Company’s investment participation) and net cash proceeds received from the commercial paper conduits is recognized as a loss on sale of the receivables and recorded in Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company has a recourse obligation that is limited to the deferred purchase price receivable. The deferred purchase price receivable, which approximates 5% of the total sold receivables, and the Company’s own investment participation, the aggregate total of which was approximately $278.0 million and $123.8 million as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively, is recorded in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009. The amount of the Company’s own investment participation varies depending on certain criteria, mainly the collection performance on the sold receivables. As the recoverability of the trade receivables underlying the Company’s own investment participation is determined in conjunction with the Company’s accounting policies for determining provisions for doubtful accounts prior to sale into the third party qualified special purpose entity, the fair value of the Company’s own investment participation reflects the estimated recoverability of the underlying trade receivables.

North American Asset-Backed Securitization Agreement

The Company continuously sells a designated pool of trade receivables to an affiliated special purpose vehicle, which in turn sells an undivided ownership interest to an agent on behalf of two commercial paper conduits administered by unaffiliated financial institutions. The Company continues to service, administer and collect the receivables on behalf of the special purpose entity and receives a servicing fee of 0.50% per annum on the outstanding balance of the serviced receivables. Servicing fees recognized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 were not material and are included in Interest and other expense, net within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As the Company estimates that the fee it receives in return for its obligation to service these receivables is at fair value, no servicing assets or liabilities are recognized.

The maximum investment limit of the two commercial paper conduits is $300.0 million. During September 2009, the securitization agreement was amended such that the Company pays commitment fees of 0.80% per annum on the aggregate amount of the liquidity commitments of the financial institutions under the facility (which approximates the maximum investment limit) and program fees of 0.70% on the aggregate amounts invested under the facility by the conduits to the extent funded through the issuance of commercial paper.

The affiliated special purpose vehicle is not a qualifying special purpose entity, since the Company, by design of the transaction, absorbs the majority of expected losses from transfers of trade receivables into the special purpose vehicle and, as such, is deemed the primary beneficiary of this entity. Accordingly, the Company consolidates the special purpose vehicle. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, the Company transferred approximately $408.4 million and $448.7 million, respectively, of receivables into the special purpose vehicle described above. The Company sold approximately $50.7 million of the $408.4 million of receivables as of December 31, 2009, and $173.8 million of the $448.7 million of receivables as of March 31, 2009 to the two commercial paper conduits and received approximately $50.0 million and $173.1 million as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively, in net cash proceeds for the sales. The accounts receivable balances that were sold to the two commercial paper conduits under this agreement were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and the difference between the amount sold and net cash proceeds received was recognized as a loss on sale of the receivables, and is recorded in Interest and other expense, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The remaining trade receivables transferred into the special purpose vehicle and not sold to the two commercial paper conduits comprise the primary assets of that entity, and are included in trade accounts receivable, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company. The recoverability of these trade receivables, both those included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and those sold but uncollected by the commercial paper conduits, is determined in conjunction with the Company’s accounting policies for determining provisions for doubtful accounts. Although the special purpose vehicle is fully consolidated by the Company, it is a separate corporate entity and its assets are available first to satisfy the claims of its creditors.

The Company also sold accounts receivables to certain third-party banking institutions with limited recourse, which management believes is nominal. The outstanding balance of receivables sold and not yet collected was approximately $119.6 million and $171.6 million as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. These receivables were removed from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as cash provided by operating activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

9. RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

The Company recognized restructuring charges of approximately $9.8 million and $87.2 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 as part of its restructuring plans previously announced in March 2009 in order to rationalize the Company’s global manufacturing capacity and infrastructure in response to macroeconomic conditions. The costs associated with these restructuring activities include employee severance, costs related to owned and leased facilities and equipment that is no longer in use and is to be disposed of, and other costs associated with the exit of certain contractual arrangements due to facility closures. The restructuring charges by reportable geographic region for the nine-month period amounted to approximately $39.7 million, $19.9 million and $27.6 million for Asia, the Americas and Europe, respectively. The Company classified approximately $9.6 million and $74.1 million of these charges as a component of cost of sales during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 the Company recognized approximately $33.1 million of employee termination costs associated with the involuntary terminations of 4,286 identified employees. The involuntary employee terminations by reportable geographic region for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, amounted to approximately 1,325, 2,094 and 867 for Asia, the Americas and Europe, respectively. Approximately $29.2 million of these charges were classified as a component of cost of sales.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized approximately $38.4 million for the write-down of property and equipment, which is no longer in use, to management’s estimate of fair value. Approximately $28.7 million of these charges were classified as a component of cost of sales. The restructuring charges recognized during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 also included approximately $15.7 million for other exit costs, the majority of which were classified as a component of cost of sales. Other exit costs were primarily comprised of contractual obligations associated with facility and equipment lease terminations and facility abandonment and refurbishment costs.

The following table summarizes the provisions, respective payments, and remaining accrued balance as of December 31, 2009 for charges incurred in fiscal year 2010 and prior periods:

						Long-Lived
						Asset				Other
		Severance				Impairment				Exit Costs				Total
		(In thousands)
Balance as of March 31, 2009		$	101,213			$	—			$	60,254			$	161,467
Activities during the first quarter:
Provisions incurred in fiscal year 2010			19,369				31,791				13,679				64,839
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2010			(7,325	)			—				(6,243	)			(13,568	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2009			(41,533	)			—				(1,015	)			(42,548	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2008 and prior			(9,211	)			—				(11,549	)			(20,760	)
Non-cash charges incurred during the quarter			—				(31,791	)			(27	)			(31,818	)
Balance as of July 3, 2009			62,513				—				55,099				117,612
Activities during the second quarter:
Provisions incurred in fiscal year 2010			7,139				3,712				1,740				12,591
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2010			(10,994	)			—				(5,104	)			(16,098	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2009			(13,286	)			—				(1,690	)			(14,976	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2008 and prior			(4,196	)			—				(2,071	)			(6,267	)
Non-cash charges incurred during the quarter			—				(3,712	)			—				(3,712	)
Balance as of October 2, 2009			41,176				—				47,974				89,150
Activities during the third quarter:
Provisions incurred in fiscal year 2010			6,615				2,915				256				9,786
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2010			(5,694	)			—				(1,649	)			(7,343	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2009			(3,820	)			—				(569	)			(4,389	)
Cash payments for charges incurred in fiscal year 2008 and prior			(3,207	)			—				(3,494	)			(6,701	)
Non-cash charges incurred during the quarter			—				(2,915	)			—				(2,915	)
Balance as of December 31, 2009			35,070				—				42,518				77,588
Less: current portion (classified as other current liabilities)			(33,057	)			—				(19,006	)			(52,063	)
Accrued restructuring costs, net of current portion (classified as other liabilities)		$	2,013			$	—			$	23,512			$	25,525

As of December 31, 2009, accrued costs related to restructuring charges incurred during fiscal year 2010 were approximately $11.8 million, the entire amount of which was classified as current.

As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, accrued restructuring costs for charges incurred during fiscal year 2009 were approximately $17.1 million and $79.0 million, respectively, of which approximately $3.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, were classified as long-term obligations. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, accrued restructuring costs for charges incurred during fiscal years 2008 and prior were approximately $48.7 million and $82.4 million, respectively, of which approximately $22.1 million and $29.0 million, respectively, were classified as long-term obligations.

The Company recognized restructuring charges of approximately $29.2 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008 primarily for employee termination costs associated with the involuntary terminations of 1,667 identified employees. The Company classified approximately $26.3 million of these charges as a component of cost of sales during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008.

As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, assets that were no longer in use and held for sale totaled approximately $50.0 million and $46.8 million, respectively, primarily representing manufacturing facilities that have been closed as part of the Company’s historical facility consolidations. For assets held for sale, depreciation ceases and an impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value less cost to sell. Assets held for sale are included in Other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

For further discussion of the Company’s historical restructuring activities, refer to Note 9 “Restructuring Charges” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

10. OTHER CHARGES (INCOME), NET

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company recognized impairment charges totaling approximately $199.4 million related to our equity investments and notes receivable. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies” for further discussion.

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, the Company recognized $25.5 million and $37.5 million, respectively, in charges for the other-than-temporary impairment of certain of the Company’s investments in companies that were experiencing significant financial and liquidity difficulties. Refer to Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 for further discussion. These charges were partially offset by a gain of approximately $22.3 million associated with the partial extinguishment of the Company’s 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2010, adjusted for the retrospective adoption of a new accounting standard as discussed in Note 6.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company defends itself vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

12. BUSINESS AND ASSET ACQUISITIONS

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, the Company paid approximately $66.3 million, net of cash acquired, for contingent consideration, deferred purchase price payments related to four historical acquisitions, and payments for two completed acquisitions. The completed acquisitions were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position. The acquired businesses expanded the Company’s capabilities in the medical and automotive market segments. The purchase price for certain historical acquisitions completed prior to fiscal 2010 is subject to adjustments for contingent consideration and generally has not been recorded as part of the purchase price, pending the outcome of the contingency. Contingent considerations and provisional fair value adjustments for acquisitions completed in fiscal year 2010 are subject to change as certain information as of the date of the respective acquisition is evaluated during the measurement period, not to exceed one year subsequent to the acquisition date.

During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, the Company completed six acquisitions that were not individually, nor in the aggregate, significant to the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial position. The acquired businesses complement the Company’s design and manufacturing capabilities for the computing, infrastructure, industrial and consumer digital market segments, and expanded the Company’s power supply capabilities. The aggregate cash paid for these acquisitions totaled approximately $197.1 million, net of cash acquired. The Company recorded goodwill of $112.0 million from these acquisitions. The purchase prices for these acquisitions were allocated on the basis of the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company paid approximately $2.4 million relating to a contingent purchase price adjustment from a certain historical acquisition. The purchase price for certain acquisitions prior to fiscal 2010 is subject to adjustment for contingent consideration, based upon the business achieving specified levels of earnings through fiscal year 2010. Generally, the contingent consideration for these acquisitions has not been recorded as part of the purchase price, pending the outcome of the contingency.

ITEM 2.		MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Unless otherwise specifically stated, references in this report to “Flextronics,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms mean Flextronics International Ltd. and its subsidiaries.

This report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The words “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements which refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those discussed in this section, as well as in Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of this report on Form 10-Q, and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009. In addition, new risks emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business. Accordingly, our future results may differ materially from historical results or from those discussed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading provider of advanced design and electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) to original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of a broad range of products in the following markets: infrastructure; mobile communication devices; computing; consumer digital devices; industrial, semiconductor and white goods; automotive, marine and aerospace; and medical devices. We provide a full range of vertically-integrated global supply chain services through which we design, build, ship and service a complete packaged product for our customers. Customers leverage our services to meet their product requirements throughout the entire product life cycle. Our vertically-integrated service offerings include: design services; rigid printed circuit board and flexible circuit fabrication; systems assembly and manufacturing; logistics; after-sales services; and multiple component product offerings.

We are one of the world’s largest EMS providers, with revenues of $6.6 billion and $18.2 billion during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, and $30.9 billion in fiscal year 2009. As of March 31, 2009, our total manufacturing capacity was approximately 27.2 million square feet. We help customers design, build, ship and service electronics products through a network of facilities in 30 countries across four continents. The following tables set forth net sales and net property and equipment, by country, based on the location of our manufacturing site:

		Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,
Net sales:		2009				2008
		(In thousands)
China		$	6,252,155			$	8,165,207
Mexico			2,665,940				2,584,797
U.S.			2,531,435				3,863,976
Malaysia			1,808,453				3,489,264
Hungary			1,197,865				1,199,505
Other			3,714,729				6,063,302
		$	18,170,577			$	25,366,051

		As of				As of
Property and equipment, net:		December 31, 2009				March 31, 2009
		(In thousands)
China		$	899,389			$	1,001,832
Mexico			355,089				342,662
U.S.			176,431				187,108
Hungary			161,868				178,251
Malaysia			105,419				127,927
Other			441,184				496,001
		$	2,139,380			$	2,333,781

We believe that the combination of our extensive design and engineering services, significant scale and global presence, vertically-integrated end-to-end services, advanced supply chain management, industrial campuses in low-cost geographic areas and operational track record provide us with a competitive advantage in the market for designing, manufacturing and servicing electronics products for leading multinational OEMs. Through these services and facilities, we simplify the global product development and manufacturing process and provide meaningful time to market and cost savings for our OEM customers.

Our operating results are affected by a number of factors, including the following:

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changes in the macroeconomic environment and related changes in consumer demand;

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our exposure to financially troubled customers;

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the effects on our business when our customers are not successful in marketing their products, when their products do not gain widespread commercial acceptance, as well as the effects on our business due to our customers’ products having short product life cycles;

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our customers’ ability to cancel or delay orders or change production quantities;

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integration of acquired businesses and facilities;

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the mix of the manufacturing services we are providing, the number and size of new manufacturing programs, the degree to which we utilize our manufacturing capacity, seasonal demand, shortages of components and other factors;

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our increased design services and components offerings, which at times has reduced our profitability as we are required to make substantial investments in the resources necessary to design and develop these products without cost recovery and margin generation; and

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our ability to achieve commercially viable production yields and to manufacture components in commercial quantities to the performance specifications demanded by our OEM customers.

Historically, the EMS industry experienced significant change and growth as an increasing number of companies elected to outsource some or all of their design, manufacturing, and distribution requirements. Following the 2001 — 2002 technology downturn, and until the current macroeconomic downturn, we saw an overall increase in penetration of global OEM manufacturing requirements as more and more OEMs pursued the benefits of outsourcing rather than internal manufacturing. As a result of recent macroeconomic conditions, the global economic crisis and related decline in demand for our customers’ products, many of our OEM customers have reduced their manufacturing and supply chain outsourcing, which has negatively impacted our capacity utilization levels and thus the overall profitability of the Company. In response, we announced in March 2009 restructuring plans intended to rationalize our global manufacturing capacity and infrastructure with the intent to improve our operational efficiencies by reducing excess workforce and capacity. We have recognized approximately $237.8 million of associated charges since the announcement, with approximately $9.8 million and $87.2 million recognized during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009. We estimate the cumulative charge of the announced restructuring plans to be approximately $250.0 million.

We focused on managing the controllable aspects of our business during the economic downturn; and have recognized margin improvements related to our cost reduction efforts and manufacturing efficiencies.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

We believe the accounting policies discussed under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Information regarding recent accounting pronouncements is provided in Note 2, “Summary of Accounting Policies” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales. The financial information and the discussion below should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this document. In addition, reference should be made to our audited Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto and related Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

		Three-Month Periods Ended								Nine-Month Periods Ended
		December 31,								December 31,
		2009				2008				2009				2008
Net sales			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%			100.0	%
Cost of sales			94.2				96.4				94.7				95.3
Restructuring charges			0.1				—				0.4				0.1
Gross profit			5.7				3.6				4.9				4.6
Selling, general and administrative expenses			3.1				3.4				3.2				3.1
Intangible amortization			0.4				0.4				0.3				0.4
Goodwill impairment charge			—				73.0				—				23.5
Restructuring charges			—				—				0.1				—
Other charges, net			—				—				1.1				—
Interest and other expense, net			0.6				0.8				0.6				0.7
Income (loss) before income taxes			1.6				(74.0	)			(0.4	)			(23.1	)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			0.2				—				(0.2	)			0.1
Net income			1.4	%			(74.0	)%			(0.2	)%			(23.2	)%

Net sales

Net sales during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 totaled $6.6 billion, representing a decrease of $1.6 billion, or 20%, from $8.2 billion during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to reduced customer demand as a result of the weakened macroeconomic environment. Sales decreased across most of the markets we serve, consisting of: (i) $844.6 million in the infrastructure market, (ii) $551.3 million in the consumer digital market, (iii) $121.2 million in the industrial, medical, automotive and other markets and (iv) $98.4 million in the mobile communications market. Net sales increased $18.3 million in the computing market. Net sales decreased across all of the geographic regions we serve including $636.0 million in Asia, $747.5 million in the Americas, and $213.7 million in Europe.

Net sales during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 totaled $18.2 billion, representing a decrease of $7.2 billion, or 28%, from $25.4 billion during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to reduced customer demand as a result of the weakened macroeconomic environment. Sales decreased across all of the markets we serve, consisting of: (i) $3.1 billion in the infrastructure market, (ii) $1.3 billion in the consumer digital market, (iii) $1.2 billion in the mobile communications market, (iv) $945.8 million in the industrial, medical, automotive and other markets and (v) $638.4 million in the computing market. Net sales during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 decreased across all of the geographic regions we serve including $3.9 billion in Asia, $2.5 billion in the Americas, and $753.9 million in Europe.

Our ten largest customers during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 accounted for approximately 49% and 47% of net sales in each period, respectively, with Hewlett-Packard accounting for greater than 10% of our net sales for both periods. Our ten largest customers during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008 accounted for approximately 48% and 52% of net sales, respectively, with Sony-Ericsson accounting for greater than 10% of our net sales for the nine-month period.

Gross profit

Gross profit is affected by a number of factors, including the number and size of new manufacturing programs, product mix, component costs and availability, product life cycles, unit volumes, pricing, competition, new product introductions, capacity utilization and the expansion and consolidation of manufacturing facilities. Gross profit during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 increased $75.8 million to $373.1 million, or 5.7% of net sales, from $297.3 million, or 3.6% of net sales, during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The 210 basis point period-over-period increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to a 160 basis point increase from the Nortel bankruptcy in the prior year, see below, and an increase primarily attributable to improved capacity utilization as a result of cost reduction benefits derived from our recent restructuring activities. This increase was partially offset by an approximate 10 basis point increase in restructuring charges recognized during the current period. Additionally, supply chain shortages were incurred during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, but did not have a material impact on our operating results.

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, we incurred $145.3 million in charges related to the Nortel bankruptcy, of which $98.0 million were recorded in cost of sales. In November 2009, we agreed to a settlement with Nortel primarily related to pre-bankruptcy petition claims. As a result, we revised our estimates related to the recovery of Nortel accounts receivable, certain retirement and contractual obligations and other claims. In addition, the Company has continued to recover amounts related to previously reserved inventory as a result of continuing business with Nortel post bankruptcy. During the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, we recorded a net $2.3 million reduction to the original charge, which included a reduction to cost of sales of $26.3 million net of an increase to selling, general and administrative expenses of $24.0 million. The total impact of the $98.0 million prior charge coupled with the $26.3 million recovery resulted in a 160 basis point period-over-period increase in gross margin for the three-month period ended December 31, 2009. For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, the total increase in gross margin was approximately 50 basis points, primarily related to the prior year $98.0 million charge and the current year $26.3 million recovery.

Gross profit during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 decreased $274.9 million to $896.6 million, or 4.9% of net sales, from $1.2 billion, or 4.6% of net sales, during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in gross profit was primarily the result of the $7.2 billion decrease in net sales as a result of recent macroeconomic conditions and the related decline in customer demand. The 30 basis point period-over-period increase in gross margin was primarily attributable to $262.7 million, or 100 basis points, in charges recognized in fiscal 2009 for financially distressed customers, including Nortel. This increase was offset by a 40 basis point increase in restructuring charges in the current year period and a reduction primarily attributable to lower capacity utilization as a result of the decrease in net sales, net of cost reduction benefits from our recent restructuring activities.

Restructuring charges

We recognized restructuring charges of approximately $9.8 million and $87.2 million during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009. Restructuring charges incurred during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009 were primarily related to rationalizing the Company’s global manufacturing capacity and infrastructure as a result of the recent macroeconomic conditions. This global recession and related decline in demand for our customers’ products has caused our OEM customers to reduce their manufacturing and supply chain outsourcing and has negatively impacted our capacity utilization levels. Our restructuring activities are intended to improve the Company’s operational efficiencies by reducing excess workforce and capacity. The costs associated with these restructuring activities included employee severance, costs related to owned and leased facilities and equipment that is no longer in use and is to be disposed of, and other costs associated with the exit of certain contractual arrangements due to facility closures. We classified approximately $9.6 million and $74.1 million of the charges as a component of cost of sales during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009, respectively. The charges recognized by reportable geographic region during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 amounted to $39.7 million, $19.9 million and $27.6 million for Asia, the Americas and Europe, respectively. Approximately $38.4 million of the charges, for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, were non-cash for the write-down of property and equipment which is no longer in use, based on management’s estimate of fair value. As of December 31, 2009, accrued costs related to restructuring charges incurred during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $11.8 million, all of which were classified as a short-term obligation.

We recognized $29.2 million of restructuring charges during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, of which $26.3 million was classified as cost of sales. Restructuring charges were due to the Company realigning workforce and capacity.

Refer to Note 9, “Restructuring Charges,” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our restructuring activities.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, amounted to $205.6 million, or 3.1% of net sales, during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009, compared to $275.9 million, or 3.4% of net sales, during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008. The overall decreases in SG&A expense and SG&A as a percentage of sales during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 were primarily the result of our restructuring activities and discretionary cost reduction actions, partially offset by the $24.0 million, or 30 basis points, charge related to Nortel discussed in gross profit, above.

Selling, general and administrative expenses, or SG&A, amounted to $583.6 million, or 3.2% of net sales, during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, compared to $783.2 million, or 3.1% of net sales, during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008. The decrease in SG&A expense during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 was primarily the result of our restructuring activities and discretionary cost reduction actions, partially offset by the $24.0 million charge related to Nortel discussed in gross profit, above. The increase in SG&A as a percentage of net sales during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, was primarily attributable to the rapid and significant decline in sales, which exceeded our ability to reduce costs in the short-term.

Intangible amortization

Amortization of intangible assets during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $11.2 million to $21.4 million from $32.6 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008, primarily due to the Company’s use of the accelerated method of amortization for certain customer related intangibles, which results in decreasing expense over time.

Amortization of intangible assets during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 decreased by $40.7 million to $67.5 million from $108.2 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008. The reduction in expense during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 was primarily due to the use of the accelerated method of amortization for certain customer related intangibles, which results in decreasing expense over time.

Other charges (income), net

In August 2009, we sold one of our non-majority owned investments and related note receivable for approximately $252.5 million, net of closing costs. In conjunction with this transaction we recognized an impairment charge of approximately $107.4 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2010. During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, we recognized charges totaling approximately $92.0 million associated with the impairment of notes receivable from one affiliate and an equity investment in another affiliate. Deterioration in the business prospects, cash flow expectations, and increased liquidity concerns of the affiliate and the equity investment resulted in the impairment of the carrying value to the estimated recoverable value. Total impairment charges related to our equity investments and notes receivable for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $199.4 million and are included in Other charges, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, we recognized a gain of $22.3 million resulting from the partial extinguishment in the aggregate principal amount of $260.0 million of our outstanding 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2010. For further discussion refer to Note 6, “Bank Borrowings and Long-Term Debt” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

During the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008, we recognized $25.5 million and $37.5 million in charges for the other-than-temporary impairment of certain of our investments in companies that were experiencing significant financial and liquidity difficulties.

Interest and other expense, net

On April 1, 2009, the Company adopted a new accounting standard related to accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion. The adoption of the new standard affected the accounting for the Company’s 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes and Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes (collectively referred to as the “Convertible Notes”) by requiring the initial proceeds from their sale to be allocated between a liability component and an equity component in a manner that results in interest expense on the debt component at the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate on the date of issuance. The standard required the Company to record the change in accounting principle retrospectively to all periods presented. As a result of the adoption of this standard, we recognized approximately $3.9 million and $17.4 million in incremental non-cash interest expense during the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2009. In addition, we retrospectively adjusted interest and other expense, net for the three-month and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2008 to include $11.6 million and $34.1 million of incremental non-cash interest expense.

Interest and other expense, net was $40.6 million during the three-month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $65.2 million (as restated for the retrospective application of the new accounting standard) during the three-month period ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $24.6 million. The decrease in expense is primarily the result of less debt outstanding during the period including the approximate $200.0 million aggregate principal reduction in the 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes and the 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes. Further reduction in interest expense was due to lower interest rates on our variable rate debt and a decrease in non-cash interest expense due to our repurchase of $260.0 million of principal value of our 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes in December 2008 and redemption of our Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes in July 2009, partially offset by less interest income resulting from the reduction in other notes receivable that were sold during the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Interest and other expense, net was $115.5 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 compared to $175.5 million (as restated for the retrospective application of the new accounting standard) during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $60.0 million. The decrease in expense is primarily the result of less debt outstanding during the period including the approximate $200.0 million aggregate principal reduction in the 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes and the 6.25% Senior Subordinated Notes. Further reduction in interest expense was due to lower interest rates on our variable rate debt and a decrease in non-cash interest expense due to our repurchase of $260.0 million of principal value of our 1% Convertible Subordinated Notes in December 2008 and redemption of our Zero Coupon Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes in July 2009, partially offset by less interest income resulting from the reduction in other notes receivable that were sold during the nine-month period of fiscal 2010.

Income taxes

Certain of our subsidiaries have, at various times, been granted tax relief in their respective countries, resulting in lower income taxes than would otherwise be the case under ordinary tax rates. Refer to Note 8, “Income Taxes,” of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009 for further discussion.

The Company has tax loss carryforwards attributable to continuing operations for which we have recognized deferred tax assets. Our policy is to provide a reserve against those deferred tax assets that in management’s estimate are not more likely than not to be realized. During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009, the provision for income taxes includes a benefit of approximately $86.5 million for the net change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as a result of settlements in various tax jurisdictions. During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2008, the provision for income taxes includes a benefit of approximately $57.9 million for the reversal of a valuation allowance.

The consolidated effective tax rate for a particular period varies depending on the amount of earnings from different jurisdictions, operating loss carryforwards, income tax credits, changes in previously established valuation allowances for deferred tax assets based upon our current analysis of the realizability of these deferred tax assets, as well as certain tax holidays and incentives granted to our subsidiaries primarily in China, Malaysia, Israel, Poland and Singapore.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of December 31, 2009, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.2 billion and bank and other borrowings of approximately $2.5 billion. We also had a $2.0 billion credit facility, under which we had no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, we were in compliance with the covenants under the Company’s indentures and credit facilities.

Cash provided by operating activities amounted to $749.7 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009. The Company’s $41.5 million net loss for the period included approximately $586.4 million of non-cash expenses for depreciation, amortization, and impairment charges. The remaining increase of approximately $204.8 million in cash from operations was driven from overall improvements in net working capital particularly through an increase in accounts payable and a reduction in inventory, partially offset by a decrease in other current liabilities resulting from decreases in accrued financing, deferred revenue and restructuring related accruals.

Cash provided by investing activities amounted to $73.1 million. This resulted primarily from proceeds related to the sale of an equity investment and note receivable for $259.8 million, net of closing costs, and was partially offset by approximately $120.4 million in capital expenditures for equipment, net of proceeds on sales and $66.3 million of deferred purchase price payments related to certain historical acquisitions and for two acquisitions completed during the third quarter of fiscal year 2010.

Cash used in financing activities amounted to $410.5 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009. During June 2009, we used $203.2 million to repurchase an aggregate principal amount of $99.8 million of the 6.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (“6.5% Notes”) and an aggregate principal amount of $99.9 million of the 6.25 Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (“6.25% Notes”) in a cash tender offer. On July 31, 2009, we paid $195.0 million to redeem the 0% Convertible Junior Subordinated Notes upon their maturity.

As of December 31, 2009, quarterly maturities of our bank borrowings, long-term debt and capital lease obligations were as follows:

		First				Second				Third				Fourth
Fiscal Year		Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Quarter				Total
		(In thousands)
2010														$	4,805			$	4,805
2011		$	4,828			$	242,086			$	4,209				4,210				255,333
2012			4,209				4,209				4,167				4,167				16,752
2013			4,167				479,661				2,937				2,937				489,702
2014			302,743				2,937				2,907				2,907				311,494
2015			2,907				1,154,761				302,172				—				1,459,840
Thereafter (1)			—				—				—				—				12,735
Total																		$	2,550,661

We continue to assess our capital structure, and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase shares. In connection with the June 2009 purchase of our outstanding 6.5% Notes and 6.25% Notes, we paid $8.8 million in fees for the consents to certain amendments to the restricted payments covenants and certain related definitions in each of the indentures under which these notes were issued. The amendments permit us greater flexibility to purchase or make other payments in respect of our equity securities and debt that is subordinated to each of the notes and to make other restricted payments under each of the indentures. The next significant debt maturity is the 1.00% Convertible Subordinated Notes due August 2010 for an amount of $240.0 million.

Liquidity is affected by many factors, some of which are based on normal ongoing operations of our business and some of which arise from fluctuations related to global economics and markets. Cash balances are generated and held in many locations throughout the world. Local government regulations may restrict our ability to move cash balances to meet cash needs under certain circumstances. We do not currently expect such regulations and restrictions to impact our ability to pay vendors and conduct operations throughout our global organization. We believe that our existing cash balances, together with anticipated cash flows from operations and borrowings available under our credit facilities, will be sufficient to fund our operations through at least the next twelve months.

Future liquidity needs will depend on fluctuations in levels of our working capital requirements, the timing of capital expenditures for new equipment, the extent to which we utilize operating leases for new facilities and equipment, timing of cash outlays associated with historical restructuring and integration activities, and levels of shipments and changes in volumes of customer orders.

Historically, we have funded our operations from existing cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, proceeds from public offerings of equity and debt securities, bank debt and lease financings. We also continuously sell a designated pool of trade receivables under asset backed securitization programs, and sell certain trade receivables, which are in addition to the trade receivables sold in connection with these securitization agreements, to certain third-party banking institutions with limited recourse. As of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009 we sold receivables totaling $569.5 million and $643.6 million, respectively, net of our participation through asset-backed security and other financing arrangements, which are not included in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our asset backed securitization programs include certain limits on customer default rates. Given the current macroeconomic environment, it is possible that we will experience default rates in excess of those limits, which, if not waived by the counterparty, could impair our ability to sell receivables under these arrangements in the future.

We may enter into debt and equity financings, sales of accounts receivable and lease transactions to fund acquisitions and future growth. The sale or issuance of equity or convertible debt securities could result in dilution to current shareholders. Additionally, we may issue debt securities that have rights and privileges senior to those of holders of ordinary shares, and the terms of this debt could impose restrictions on operations and could increase debt service obligations. This increased indebtedness could limit our flexibility as a result of debt service requirements and restrictive covenants, potentially affect our credit ratings, and may limit our ability to access additional capital or execute our business strategy. Any downgrades in credit ratings could adversely affect our ability to borrow by resulting in more restrictive borrowing terms.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

Information regarding our long-term debt payments, operating lease payments, capital lease payments and other commitments is provided in Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. Aside from the foregoing, there have been no material changes in our contractual obligations since March 31, 2009.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

We continuously sell a designated pool of trade receivables to a third-party qualified special purpose entity, which in turn sells an undivided ownership interest to an investment conduit administered by an unaffiliated financial institution. In addition to this financial institution, we participate in the securitization agreement as an investor in the conduit. The fair value of our investment participation, together with our recourse obligation that approximates 5% of the total receivables sold, was approximately $278.0 million and $123.8 million as of December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, respectively. Refer to Note 8, “Trade Receivables Securitization” of the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion.

ITEM 3.		QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There were no material changes in our exposure to market risk for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2009 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.

ITEM 4.		CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of December 31, 2009, the end of the quarterly fiscal period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, such disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our third quarter of fiscal year 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.		LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are subject to legal proceedings, claims, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. We defend ourselves vigorously against any such claims. Although the outcome of these matters is currently not determinable, management does not expect that the ultimate costs to resolve these matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

ITEM 1A.		RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be not material also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

ITEM 2.		UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3.		DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4.		SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

ITEM 5.		OTHER INFORMATION

We currently expect to hold our 2010 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (“AGM”) during the week of July 26, 2010. Because the expected date of our 2010 AGM is more than 30 days earlier than the anniversary of our 2009 AGM, we have set a new deadline for the receipt of shareholder proposals submitted in accordance with SEC Rule 14a-8, for inclusion in our proxy materials for the 2010 AGM. In order to be considered timely, such proposals must be received by us no later than March 4, 2010. Any such shareholder proposals must be mailed to our U.S. corporate offices located at 847 Gibraltar Drive, Milpitas, California, 95035, U.S.A., Attention: Chief Executive Officer. Any such shareholder proposals may be included in our proxy statement for the 2010 annual general meeting so long as they are provided to us on a timely basis and satisfy the other conditions set forth in applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. Shareholder proposals submitted outside the processes of SEC Rule 14a-8 are subject to the requirements of the Singapore Companies Act.

ITEM 6.		EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.				Exhibit
	15.01			Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
	31.01			Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.02			Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.01			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	32.02			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	101			The following materials from Flextronics International Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 2, 2010

Date: February 2, 2010

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.				Exhibit
	15.01			Letter in lieu of consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
	31.01			Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31.02			Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32.01			Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	32.02			Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
	101			The following materials from Flextronics International Ltd.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.