Sanmina executives resignes over Backdating

The Special Committee, comprised of disinterested, non-management members of the Board, retained independent counsel and forensic accountants to assist it in conducting the investigation. In the course of its four-month investigation, the investigation team examined over one million electronic documents and over 350,000 pages of hardcopy documents, and conducted more than 40 interviews with current and former employees, directors and advisors. The Special Committee found that most stock option grants to executives and other employees between 1997 and 2006 were not correctly dated or accounted for and will require that the Company restate its historical financial results and record non-cash compensation charges. The investigation identified concerns in particular regarding the actions of a former and a current member of management involved in the authorization, recording and reporting of stock option grants. The Company has accepted the resignation of the current member of management. The Board of Directors and Special Committee have responded and continue to respond to these issues and are taking appropriate action, the details of which will be disclosed to the appropriate regulatory authorities. Commenting on the situation, Sanmina-SCI's Chief Executive Officer, Jure Sola, stated, "I am pleased with the thoroughness of the Special Committee's investigation and the recommendations they have made to remediate, and help us insure that this never happens again. I regret that our stock options program was not properly administered in the past and I apologize to our stockholders, employees, and customers for any impact or concerns these issues may have caused. With this investigation now behind us, we expect to refocus our management's attention on servicing the needs of our customers and improving our operating efficiencies." As previously disclosed, the Company's management has determined, and the audit committee of the Company's Board of Directors concurred, restatement of the Company's historical financial statements will be necessary because the Company will need to record additional stock-based compensation expenses as a result of the findings of the Special Committee. The Company believes that substantially all of these charges will be of a non-cash nature. The Company has, in consultation with its independent auditors, submitted the proposed accounting treatment for the charges to the Office of the Chief Accountant ("OCA") of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Because of the pending OCA review, the Company has not yet determined conclusively the amount of such charges, the resulting tax impact, or which periods may require restatement. The Company expects to file its restated financial statements as soon as reasonably practicable after the OCA responds to the Company's submission. In addition, the Company's management has met with the Listings Qualification Panel of the Nasdaq Stock Market regarding the Company's plan for completing its late SEC filings and returning to compliance with the listing qualification requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market. The Listings Qualification Panel has not yet ruled on the Company's request. The Company continues to cooperate with the SEC and the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California in response to the SEC's informal inquiry and the United States Attorney's Office's grand jury subpoena for documents relating to the Company's past practices for granting employee stock options.