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(d) The arbitration shall be conducted in San Jose or in any other city in
the United States of America as the parties to the dispute may designate by
mutual written consent.
(e) Any decision or award of the arbitral tribunal shall be final and
binding upon the parties to the arbitration proceeding. The parties hereto
hereby waive to the extent permitted by law any rights to appeal or to review of
such award by any court or tribunal. The parties hereto agree that the arbitral
award may be enforced against the parties to the arbitration proceeding or
their assets wherever the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
thereof.
(f) The parties stipulate that discovery may be had in any such arbitration
proceeding as provided in Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure, as may be amended or revised from time to time.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
16. Withholding of Taxes. The Company may withhold from any amounts
payable under this Agreement all federal, state, city, or other taxes as shall
be required pursuant to any law or government regulation or ruling.
17. Nonassignability. This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of
the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer
this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder, except as provided in
Section 10 above. Without limiting the foregoing, your right to receive
payments hereunder, shall not be assignable or transferable, whether by pledge,
creation of a security interest or otherwise, other than by a transfer by will
or by laws of descent and distribution and in the event of any attempted
assignment or transfer contrary to this Section the Company shall have no
liability to pay any amounts so attempted to be assigned or transferred.
18. No Right to Employment. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer on you
any right to continue in the employ of the Company, or shall interfere with or
restrict in any way the rights of the Company, which are hereby expressly
reserved, to discharge you at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or
without cause.
19. Miscellaneous. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise,
express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by
either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. This
Agreement shall not affect your rights under any pension, welfare or fringe
benefit arrangements of the Company under which you are entitled to receive any
benefits. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. The
provisions of this Agreement, and any payment provided for hereunder, shall not
reduce any amounts otherwise payable, or in any way diminish your existing
rights, or rights which would accrue solely as a result of the passage of time,
under any employment agreement or other contract, plan or agreement with the
Company.
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 21, 2000