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Other Technologies. Other technologies compete with our product offerings and many companies are
attempting to develop memory cells that use different designs and materials in order to increase storage capacity
and reduce memory costs. These potential competitive technologies include several types of 3D memory, a
version of which we are jointly developing with Toshiba, phase-change, ReRAM, vertical or stacked NAND and
charge-trap flash technologies.
Corporate Responsibility
We believe that corporate social responsibility is an essential factor for overall corporate success. This
implies adopting ethical and sustainable business practices to direct how we do business while keeping the
interests of our stakeholders and the environment in focus.
We strive to uphold the following principles:
• to maintain the human rights of employees and to treat employees with dignity and respect;
• to set up processes and procedures intended to (i) comply with applicable laws and regulations as well
as our internal guidelines and (ii) uphold ethical standards;
• to establish policies and procedures intended to promote the idea that the quality of our products and
services, consistency of production and employee well-being are predicated on a safe and healthy work
environment; and
• to establish policies and procedures intended to promote environmental responsibility as an integral
part of our culture.
Additional Information
We file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, including
annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and proxy or
information statements. Those reports and statements and all amendments to those documents filed or furnished
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act (1) may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public
Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, (2) are available at the SEC’s internet site
(http://www.sec.gov), which contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file electronically with the SEC and (3) are available free of charge through our website as soon as
reasonably practicable after electronic filing with, or furnishing to, the SEC. Information regarding the operation
of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 202-551-8090. Our website address
is www.sandisk.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference nor otherwise included in this
report. Our principal executive offices are located at 601 McCarthy Blvd., Milpitas, CA 95035, and our telephone
number is [phone]. SanDisk is our trademark, and is registered in the U.S. and other countries. Other
brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective
holder(s).
Employees
As of January 1, 2012, we had 3,939 full-time employees, including 1,850 in research and development, 503
in sales and marketing, 453 in general and administration, and 1,133 in operations. None of our employees is
represented by a collective bargaining agreement and we have never experienced any work stoppage. We believe
that our employee relations are good.
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