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under the Sponsors' Guaranty shall expire on the Loan Agreement Termination
Date.
SECTION 15.8 EMU. European Economic and Monetary Union anticipate the
introduction of a single currency and the substitution of the national
currencies of Member States participating in Monetary Union. On the date on
which the Deutsche Mark is replaced by the single currency, conversion into such
currency shall take effect. The denomination of the original currency shall be
retained for so long as this is legally permissible. Conversions shall be based
on the officially fixed rate of conversion. Neither the introduction of the
single currency nor the substitution of the national currencies of the Member
States participating in European Monetary Union nor the fixing of the official
rate of conversion nor any economic consequences that arise from any of the
aforementioned events or in connection with European Monetary Union shall give
rise to any right to terminate prematurely, contest, cancel, rescind, modify, or
renegotiate this Agreement or any of its provisions or to raise any other
objections and/or exceptions or to assert any claims for compensation. This
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE XVI
Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Language
SECTION 16.1 Governing Law. The form and execution of this Agreement and all
rights and obligations of the parties arising hereunder shall be governed by the
Laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
SECTION 16.2 Jurisdiction. Each of AMD Inc. and AMD Holding hereby submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts in Frankfurt am Main for any dispute
arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. AMD Inc. states that
Advanced Micro Devices GmbH, whose address is Rosenheimerstrasse 143b, 81671
Munich, Germany, Attention: Legal Department, Tel: [phone], Fax: +49 89
406 490, Telex: 841523883, is its accredited agent for service of process and
hereby undertakes to maintain an agent for service in Germany. The foregoing
submission to jurisdiction shall not (and shall not be construed so as to) limit
the rights of the Agent or the Security Agent to take suits, actions, or
proceedings against a Sponsor to enforce any judgment rendered by the courts in
Frankfurt am Main in any other court or entity of competent jurisdiction where
such Sponsor has assets, nor shall the taking of suits, actions, or proceedings
to enforce any such judgment in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of
enforcement proceedings in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not.
SECTION 16.3 Use of English Language. This Agreement has been executed in the
English language. All certificates, reports, notices, and other documents and
communications given or delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be in the
English language and, if reasonably requested by the Agent, shall be accompanied
by a certified German translation thereof. In the event of any inconsistency,
the English language version of any such document shall control.
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 20, 2001