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11. EXCHANGE AND BUYOUT OF AWARDS
The Board or its delegate may, at any time or from time to time, authorize
the Company, with the consent of the respective Participants, to issue new
Options in exchange for the surrender and cancellation of any or all outstanding
Options to optionees who are not Insiders. The Board or its delegate may at any
time buy from a Participant an Option previously granted with payment in cash,
Shares or other consideration, based on such terms and conditions as the Board
or its delegate and the Participant may agree.
12. EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE PLAN
This Plan will become effective when adopted by the Board (the "Effective
Date").
13. AMENDMENT OF THE PLAN
(a) The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the Plan.
(b) Rights and obligations under any Option granted before any amendment
of the Plan shall not be altered or impaired by amendment of the Plan, except
with the consent of the person who holds the Option, which consent may be
obtained in any manner that the Board or its delegate deems appropriate.
14. REGISTRATION, LISTING, QUALIFICATION, APPROVAL OF STOCK
An award under this Plan will not be effective unless such award is in
compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and
regulations of any governmental body, and the requirements of any stock exchange
or automated quotation system upon which the Shares may then be listed or
quoted, as they are in effect on the date of grant of the award and also on the
date of exercise or other issuance. Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Plan, the Company will have no obligation to issue or deliver certificates for
Shares under this Plan prior to: (a) obtaining any approvals from governmental
agencies that the Company determines are necessary or advisable; and/or (b)
completion of any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any
state or federal law or ruling of any governmental body that the Company
determines to be necessary or advisable. The Company will be under no
obligation to register the Shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
to effect compliance with the registration, qualification or listing
requirements of any state securities laws, stock exchange or automated quotation
system, and the Company will have no liability for any inability or failure to
do so.
15. NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT
Nothing in this Plan or in any Option shall be deemed to confer on any
employee any right to continue in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate or
to limit the rights of the Company or its Affiliates, which are hereby expressly
reserved, to discharge an employee at any time, with or without cause, or to
adjust the compensation of any employee.
16. MISCELLANEOUS
The use of any masculine pronoun or similar term is intended to be without
legal significance as to gender.
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Source: ADVANCED MICRO DEVIC, 10-K405, March 20, 2001