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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


x		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED ~~JUNE~~DECEMBER 3029, 2002

¨o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _________ TO _________

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-19512

READ-RITE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE		94-2770690
DELAWARE (State of Incorporation)		94-2770690 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
44100 OSGOOD ROAD, FREMONT, CA (Address of Principal Executive Officers)		94539 (Zip Code)

44100 OSGOOD ROAD, FREMONT, CA		94539
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (510) 683-6100

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant’s ~~telephone~~(1) has ~~number~~filed ~~including~~all ~~area~~reports required ~~code:~~to be filed by Section 13 or 15(~~510~~d) ~~683-6100~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

~~Indicate~~Yes byx ~~check~~No mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. o

~~Yes x No~~On February 7, 2003, 121,116,940 shares of the registrant’s common stock were ¨issued and outstanding.

OnTABLE ~~August~~OF ~~9, 2002, 121,053,253 shares of the registrant’s common stock were issued and outstanding.~~ CONTENTS

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION


PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
	ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
	ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
	Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
	Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1

ITEMTable 1. FINANCIALof STATEMENTS Contents

~~READ-RITE~~PART ~~CORPORATION~~I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

~~CONSOLIDATED~~ITEM ~~CONDENSED~~1. ~~BALANCE~~FINANCIAL ~~SHEETS~~ STATEMENTS

READ-RITE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except for per share data)

		June 30, 2002				September 30, 2001
					December 29,				September 29,
		(unaudited)				(a)
					2002				2002
ASSETS					(unaudited)				*
Current assets:
~~Cash and cash equivalents~~	Cash and cash equivalents	$	~~39,228~~		$	$13,209	~~126,646~~		$	18,307
~~Short-term investments~~	Short-term investments		~~28,919~~			—	~~27,083~~			5,575
Accounts receivable, net			17,105				65,496
	Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $184 as of
Inventories			17,680				35,251
		December 2002 and $862 as of September 2002				14,053				14,057
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			8,971				7,463
	Inventories					12,540				18,111
Total current assets			111,903				261,939
	Prepaid expenses and other current assets					4,376				5,362
Property, plant and equipment, net			220,962				268,031
			Total current assets			44,178				61,412
Intangible and other assets			5,698				7,397
Property, plant and equipment, net						176,984				197,186
TOTAL ASSETS		$	338,563			$	537,367
Other assets						6,336				4,557
LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
			Total assets		$	227,498			$	263,155
Current liabilities:
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable		$	45,448			$	69,353
Current liabilities:
Accrued compensation and benefits			15,349				25,208
	Short-term borrowing				$	6,975			$	19,480
Other accrued liabilities			20,964				26,169
	Accounts payable					43,954				38,755
Short-term borrowings			20,896				15,142
	Accrued compensation and benefits					13,422				14,985
Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations			17,290				15,852
	Other accrued liabilities					18,865				21,067
Total current liabilities			119,947				151,724
	Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations					8,616				8,596
Convertible subordinated notes			19,151				19,801
			Total current liabilities			91,832				102,883
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations			19,983				28,588
Convertible subordinated notes						19,151				19,151
Other long-term liabilities			4,578				4,785
Other long-term debt and capital lease obligations						49,284				26,883
Total liabilities			163,659				204,898
Other long-term liabilities						13,325				14,264
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiary			—				4,791
			Total liabilities			173,592				163,181
Stockholders’ equity
Stockholders’ equity:
~~Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value~~	Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value		—			—	—			—
~~Common stock, $0.0001 par value~~	Common stock, $0.0001 par value		12			12	12			12
~~Additional paid-in capital~~	Additional paid-in capital		~~707,799~~			707,851	~~700,763~~			707,812
~~Accumulated deficit~~	Accumulated deficit		~~(532,826~~	)		(653,957	~~(373,232~~)	)		(607,864	)
~~Accumulated other comprehensive income~~	Accumulated other comprehensive income		~~(81~~	)		—	~~135~~			14
~~Total stockholders’ equity~~			~~174,904~~Total stockholders’ equity			53,906	~~327,678~~			99,974
TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	338,563			$	537,367
			Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	227,498			$	263,155

~~(a)~~* ~~The information in this column was~~ derived from ~~the Company’s~~ audited ~~consolidated~~financial ~~balance sheet included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2001.~~statements

See accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements.

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READ-RITE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)


		Three Months Ended

		December 29,			December 30,
		2002			2001

Net sales		$	49,056		$	135,913
Cost of sales			78,779			114,235

	Gross margin (loss)		(29,723	)		21,678
Operating expenses:
	Research and development		9,564			12,365
	Selling, general and administrative		3,681			6,027
	Restructuring costs		(285	)		—
	Impairment of property, plant and equipment		3,284			—

	Total operating expenses		16,244			18,392

	Operating income (loss)		(45,967	)		3,286
Interest expense			1,039			1,109
Interest income (expense) and other, net			(487	)		2,652

	Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		(47,493	)		4,829
Provision for income taxes			—			48
Loss from discontinued operations			—			(9,273	)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations, net of tax			1,400			—

	Net loss	$	(46,093	)	$	(4,492	)

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations		$	(0.39	)	$	0.04

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share from disposal of discontinued operations		$	0.01		$	(0.08	)

Basic and diluted net loss per share		$	(0.38	)	$	(0.04	)

Shares used in per share computations basic and diluted			121,117			119,414

~~(unaudited)~~See accompanying notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001			June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001
Net sales	$	36,494		$	174,310		$	224,829		$	557,342
Cost of sales		82,209			150,290			284,977			461,223
Cost of sales—special charges		16,736			—			36,733			5,416
Gross margin (loss)		(62,451	)		24,020			(96,881	)		90,703
Operating expenses:
Research and development		10,573			13,262			35,066			40,622
Selling, general and administrative		5,961			6,691			18,580			21,458
Total operating expenses		16,534			19,953			53,646			62,080
Operating income (loss)		(78,985	)		4,067			(150,527	)		28,623
Interest income (expense) and other, net		(7,553	)		6,015			(6,013	)		2,814
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest		(86,538	)		10,082			(156,540	)		31,437
Provision for income taxes		26			(102	)		(625	)		324
Minority interest in net income of consolidated subsidiary		—			—			—			22
Income (loss) from continuing operations		(86,564	)		10,184			(155,915	)		31,091
Loss from discontinued operations		(1,289	)		(440	)		(13,066	)		(2,717	)
Gain on disposal of subsidiary, net of tax		9,387			—			9,387			—
Net income (loss)	$	(78,466	)	$	9,744		$	(159,594	)	$	28,374
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic income (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	(0.72	)	$	0.08		$	(1.30	)	$	0.27
Diluted income (loss) per share from continuing operations	$	(0.72	)	$	0.08		$	(1.30	)	$	0.26
Basic and diluted income (loss) per share from discontinued operations	$	0.07		$	—		$	(0.03	)	$	(0.02	)
Basic net income (loss) per share	$	(0.65	)	$	0.08		$	(1.33	)	$	0.25
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.65	)	$	0.08		$	(1.33	)	$	0.24
Shares used in per share computations:
Basic		120,913			118,928			120,230			115,024
Diluted		120,913			120,805			120,230			117,397

SeeTable accompanyingof notes to the consolidated condensed financial statements. Contents

3READ-RITE CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (unaudited)

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			Three Months Ended

			December 29,			December 30,
			2002			2001

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss			$	(46,093	)	$	(4,492	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided by operations:
		Depreciation and amortization		21,721			23,852
		Impairment of property, plant and equipment		3,284			—
		Minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiary		—			2,199
		Other non-cash expenses		119			(402	)
Changes in assets and liabilities
	Accounts receivable			4			7,831
	Inventories			5,571			(1,523	)
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			3,228			(31,950	)
	Other assets and liabilities, net			(795	)		(1,420	)

Net cash used in operating activities				(12,961	)		(5,905	)

Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures			(3,989	)		(17,270	)
	Maturities of available-for-sale investments			5,575			40,629
	Purchase of available -for-sale investments			—			(77,283	)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities				1,586			(53,924	)

Cash flows from financing activities
	Proceeds from long-term debt			10,200			—
	Cash paid for debt issuance costs			(1,835	)		—
	Payment of long-term debt and capital leases			(1,706	)		(2,056	)
	Proceeds from short-term borrowings			—			5,709
	Payments from short-term borrowings			(415	)		—
	Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net			33			2,818

Net cash provided by financing activities				6,277			6,471

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents				(5,098	)		(53,358	)
Cash and cash equivalents
	Beginning of period			18,307			126,646

	End of period		$	13,209		$	73,288

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities
	Conversion of debt and accrued interest to common stock			—			465
	Reclassification of short-term debt to long-term debt			13,824			—
	Reclassification of accounts payable to short-term borrowing			1,676			—

~~CONSOLIDATED~~See ~~CONDENSED~~accompanying ~~STATEMENTS~~notes OFto ~~CASH~~the ~~FLOWS~~consolidated condensed financial statements.

~~(in thousands)~~ 4

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	Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(159,594	)	$	28,374
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization		69,806			92,234
Gain on sale of subsidiary		(9,387	)		—
(Gain)/loss relating to plant and property		6,811			(4,852	)
Minority interest in net loss of consolidated subsidiary		(2,767	)		(12,474	)
Other non-cash expenses		2,146			—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		47,932			6,509
Inventories		15,748			(2,108	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(36,294	)		2,964
Other assets and liabilities, net		(3,191	)		155
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(68,790	)		110,802
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(46,035	)		(79,795	)
Proceeds from the sale of building		—			4,852
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary, net		14,668			—
Maturities of available-for-sale investments		86,591			151,783
Purchase of available-for-sale investments		(88,427	)		(183,279	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(33,203	)		(106,439	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payment of long-term debt		(8,530	)		(20,089	)
Proceeds from short-term borrowings		12,378			12,814
Proceeds from issuance of Scion stock		4,936			24,436
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net		5,791			25,374
Payment to joint venture partner upon final dissolution of RRSMI		—			(6,940	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		14,575			35,595
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(87,418	)		39,958
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		126,646			64,462
End of period	$	39,228		$	104,420
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash activities:
Conversion of debt and accrued interest to common stock		465			213,352
Conversion of Scion debt to minority interest		7,224			—

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

~~See~~NOTE ~~accompanying~~1. ~~notes~~BASIS toOF ~~the consolidated condensed financial statements.~~PRESENTATION

4Read-Rite Corporation (“Read-Rite” or the “Company”) maintains a fifty-two/fifty-three week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to September 30. The first quarters of fiscal 2003 and fiscal 2002 ended on December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001, respectively.

~~READ~~The unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-~~RITE~~Q ~~CORPORATION~~and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management all adjustments, including all normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented have been included. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full fiscal year ending on September 28, 2003.

~~NOTES~~The TOCompany’s ~~UNAUDITED~~consolidated ~~CONSOLIDATED~~financial ~~CONDENSED~~statements ~~FINANCIAL~~have ~~STATEMENTS~~been prepared on the assumption that it will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The independent auditor’s report on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2002 included in Form 10-K contained an explanatory paragraph highlighting the Company’s need for additional capital in fiscal 2003 to fund the Company’s operating and capital requirements, and that this condition raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

~~(Unaudited)~~As of December 29, 2002, the Company had a working capital deficit of $47.7 million and incurred losses from continuing operations of $47.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and $231.0 million for fiscal year 2002. The Company expects to continue to expend cash and incur operating losses at least through the first half of fiscal 2003, and its ability to generate cash and operating income is dependent on its ability to successfully qualify for customers’ 80 gigabyte per platter programs.

~~NOTE~~As 1discussed in Note 4, in December 2002 the Company entered into a $30 million credit facility. ~~BASIS~~ OFThe ~~PRESENTATION~~amount available under the loan facility is subject to a borrowing base formula calculated on the Company’s domestic cash balances, eligible accounts receivable balances and appraised value of domestic equipment. The Company drew $10.2 million representing the amount available under the facility on December 27, 2002. Receipts from customers are remitted to a restricted account and may only be withdrawn by the Company if the eligible accounts receivable and appraised value of domestic equipment exceeds the amount borrowed under the facility. Eligibility of the non-U.S. accounts receivable, for purposes of the borrowing base formula, is contingent on the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company is working on satisfying these conditions. As of February 2003, these conditions had not yet been satisfied which prevents the Company’s ability to draw additional amounts under the credit facility. The Company estimates it will need to raise additional capital through debt, including increased availability under this $30 million secured facility, equity offerings, or by selling assets in the second fiscal quarter of 2003. The Company believes that its ability to fund its operating and capital requirements for fiscal 2003 and its ability to obtain financing are, in part, dependent on timely qualification and volume shipments of head gimbal assemblies (“HGAs”) and head stack assemblies (“HSAs”) for customers’ 80 gigabyte per platter programs. Design changes on 80 gigabyte programs made in the first fiscal quarter of 2003 are demonstrating improved manufacturing yields which will be critical to the high volume ramp of these products. In addition, these new designs are resulting in excellent performance internally and at customer sites. Qualifications are expected late in the second fiscal quarter of 2003. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be successful on these programs. Even if the Company successfully qualifies for customers’ 80 gigabyte programs, its financial resources may not be sufficient to fund its

~~Read-Rite Corporation (“Read-Rite” or the “Company”) maintains a fifty-two/fifty-three week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to September 30. The unaudited consolidated~~5 condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management all adjustments, including all normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods presented have been included. The interim results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for the full fiscal year ending on September 29, 2002.

TheTable consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. The majority owned subsidiaries were Scion Photonics, Inc. (“Scion”) and Read-Rite SMI (“RRSMI”). RRSMI was liquidated in fiscal 2001 and the Company’s interest in Scion was sold in April 2002 (see Note 9). Contents

~~The~~operations ~~balance~~until ~~sheet~~it atachieves ~~September~~positive 30cash flow, ~~2001~~or ~~has~~its ~~been~~sales ~~derived~~of products for ~~from~~customers’ 80 gigabyte programs may not result in positive cash flow or net income. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available on terms and conditions acceptable or favorable to the ~~audited~~Company ~~financial~~or ~~statements~~its shareholders, if at ~~that~~all. ~~date~~If ~~but~~the Company does not ~~include~~achieve ~~all~~timely ofcustomer qualifications, is unsuccessful at ramping up volume production on new products at acceptable yields, or is unsuccessful in obtaining sufficient financing, the Company’s ~~information~~operations will be materially negatively impacted and ~~footnotes~~it will be required byto ~~generally~~take ~~accepted~~actions ~~accounting~~that ~~principles~~will ~~for~~harm ~~complete~~its ~~financial~~business, ~~statements.~~including potentially ceasing certain or all of its operations.

~~The~~In ~~financial~~October ~~statements~~2002, ~~included~~the ~~herein~~Company ~~should~~adopted beSFAS ~~read~~No. 144, inwhich ~~conjunction~~supercedes ~~with~~SFAS No. 121, “Accounting for the ~~Company’s~~Impairment ~~audited~~of ~~financial~~Long-Lived ~~statements~~Assets ~~included~~and infor Long-Lived ~~its~~Assets ~~2001~~to ~~Annual~~Be ~~Report~~Disposed onof,” ~~Form~~and 10certain provisions of Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 30 “Reporting the Results of Operations—Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business, and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions.” SFAS No. 144 retains the fundamental provisions of SFAS No. 121 related to: (i) the recognition and measurement of the impairment of long-Klived assets to be held and used, and (ii) the measurement of long-lived assets to be disposed by sale. It provides more guidance on estimating cash flows when performing recoverability tests, requires long-lived assets to be disposed of other than by sale to be classified as held and used until disposal, and establishes more restrictive criteria to classify long-lived assets as held for sale.

~~NOTE~~In 2November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”). ~~INVENTORIES~~ FIN 45 clarifies the requirements of a guarantor’s accounting for and disclosure of certain issued and outstanding guarantees. It also clarifies that at the time a company issues a guarantee the company must recognize that information in its interim and annual financial information. The initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements of FIN 45 are effective for financial statements ending after December 15, 2002.

~~Inventories~~The ~~are~~balance ~~stated~~sheet at ~~the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in~~September 29, ~~first-out~~2002 ~~method)~~has orbeen ~~market.~~derived Itfrom is the audited ~~Company’s~~financial ~~policy~~statements toat ~~write-off~~that ~~inventory~~date onbut ~~hand~~does innot ~~excess~~include ofall ~~six months forecasted sales volumes. Adjustments may be made to take into account product life cycles, which typically range from 6 to 12 months, the maturity~~ of the ~~product (whether~~information ~~a newly introduced product or a product approaching end of life),~~ and ~~the~~footnotes ~~impact~~required ofby ~~competitors’~~generally ~~product~~accepted ~~announcements.~~accounting ~~The~~principles ~~Company believes that six months is an appropriate period~~ for ~~assessing inventory write-off requirements because it is~~complete ~~difficult~~financial to accurately forecast for a specific product beyond this time frame due to the potential introduction of new products by competitors, technology obsolescence and fluctuations in demand for the Company’s productsstatements.

~~Inventories~~The ~~consisted~~financial ofstatements included herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s ~~following~~audited (financial statements included in ~~thousands):~~its 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

	June 30, 2002		September 30, 2001
Raw materials	$	1,147	$	3,137
Work-in-process		13,928		23,826
Finished goods		2,605		8,288
	$	17,680	$	35,251

NOTE 2. INVENTORIES

Inventories asare stated at the lower of ~~September~~standard 30cost (which approximates actual cost on a first-in, ~~2001~~first-out ~~included~~method) $1or market.8 ~~million~~It ~~for~~is the Company’s policy to write-off inventory on hand in excess of six months forecasted sales volumes. Adjustments may be made to take into account the ~~discontinued~~product ~~operations~~life ofcycles, ~~Scion~~which ~~Photonics~~can range from 6 to 12 months, ~~Inc.~~the maturity of the product (~~“Scion”~~whether newly introduced products or products approaching end of life), and the ~~Company~~impact of competitors’s ~~majority-owned~~product ~~subsidiary,~~announcements. ~~which~~The ~~was~~Company ~~sold~~believes that six months is an appropriate period of sales forecasts and inventory exposure calculations because it is difficult to ~~JDS~~accurately ~~Uniphase~~forecast ~~Corporation~~for a specific product beyond this time frame due to the potential introduction of new products by competitors, technology obsolescence or fluctuations in ~~April~~demand ~~2002.~~for the Company’s products.

5Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

NOTE 3. CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE


	December 29,		September 29,
	2002		2002

Raw materials	$	2,431	$	1,985
Work-in-process		8,623		13,564
Finished goods		1,486		2,562

	$	12,540	$	18,111

~~Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings~~6 per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and includes the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options and other potentially dilutive securities. The number of ~~incremental shares from stock options and other dilutive securities is calculated by applying the treasury stock method.~~

TheTable following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts): Contents

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
	June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001		June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001
BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE COMPUTATION
Numerator:
Net income (loss)	$	(78,466	)	$	9,744		(159,594	)	$	28,374
Denominator
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period		120,913			118,928		120,230			115,024
Basic net income (loss) per share	$	(0.65	)	$	0.08	$	(1.33	)	$	0.25
DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE COMPUTATION
Numerator
Net income (loss)	$	(78,466	)	$	9,744	$	(159,594	)	$	28,374
Denominator
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period		120,913			118,928		120,230			115,024
Incremental common shares issuable:
Warrants		—			—		—			63
Company stock option plans after applying treasury stock method, net of tax benefits		—			1,877		—			2,310
Denominator for diluted earnings per share		120,913			120,805		120,230			117,397
Diluted net income (loss) per share	$	(0.65	)	$	0.08	$	(1.33	)	$	0.24

NOTE 3. NET LOSS PER SHARE

AsBasic ~~calculated by the treasury stock method, 111,000 shares relating to the possible exercise of outstanding stock options were not included in the computation of diluted~~ net loss per share ~~for~~is ~~the~~calculated ~~three~~based ~~and~~on ~~nine-month~~the ~~periods~~weighted ~~ended~~average ~~June~~number ~~30,~~of shares ~~2002.~~outstanding ~~Approximately~~during ~~500,000 of~~ the ~~weighted~~period. ~~average~~The ~~number~~impact of common ~~shares~~stock options, ~~attributable~~warrants toand the assumed conversion of the Company’s ~~6.5%~~ convertible subordinated debentures ~~were~~into ~~also~~common ~~not~~stock ~~included~~was inexcluded ~~the~~from ~~diluted earnings per share computation for~~ the ~~three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002 and July 1, 2001. The effects of these items were not included in the~~ computation of diluted ~~income (~~net loss) per share, as their effect ~~would~~is ~~have~~antidilutive ~~been~~for ~~anti-dilutive.~~the periods presented.

6NOTE 4. FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

~~NOTE~~In December 2002, the Company entered into a $30 million credit facility with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Special Value Investment Management, LLC). The amount available under the loan facility is subject to a borrowing base formula calculated on the Company’s domestic cash balances, eligible accounts receivable balances and appraised value of domestic equipment. The Company drew $10.2 million representing the amount available under the facility on December 27, 2002, and paid a facility fee of $1.5 million in connection with the transaction. Receipts from customers are remitted to a restricted account and may only be withdrawn by the Company if the eligible accounts receivable and appraised value of domestic equipment exceeds the amount borrowed under the facility. Eligibility of the non-U.S. accounts receivable, for purposes of the borrowing base formula, is contingent on the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company is working on satisfying these conditions. As of February 2003, these conditions had not yet been satisfied which prevents the Company’s ability to draw additional amounts under the credit facility. The remaining funds can be borrowed under the facility, subject to the borrowing base formula, on or before September 30, 2003, with a December 2005 maturity date. The interest rate is based upon the Eurodollar rate plus 10%. As of December 29, 2002, the interest rate on the $10.2 million was at 11.4%, exclusive of the amortization of issuance costs and the valuation of the warrants issued. ~~FINANCING~~ ~~TRANSACTIONS~~The obligations under the credit agreement are secured by substantially all of the domestic assets of the Company. The agreement requires the Company to maintain certain financial covenants and observe a series of additional covenants. The Company anticipates being out of compliance with certain covenants and has secured a limited waiver of these covenants through March 31, 2003. The Company is in discussions with the lender concerning the anticipated noncompliance for the Company’s third fiscal quarter of 2003. The Company expects it will be successful in obtaining a waiver or amendment for its anticipated noncompliance in the third fiscal quarter of 2003 with respect to certain covenants, however, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain such waiver or amendment. If the Company is not successful in obtaining a waiver or amendment of these covenants for the Company’s third fiscal quarter of 2003, the lender has the right to demand immediate payment of the debt.

~~Short-term~~In ~~borrowings~~connection aswith ofthe ~~June~~loan 30facility, ~~2002~~the ~~consist~~Company ~~primarily~~has issued to affiliates of Tennenbaum ~~one~~Capital ~~400~~Partners, ~~million~~LLC, ~~and~~a ~~two~~warrant ~~200~~to purchase approximately 24 million ~~Thai~~shares ~~baht~~of ~~notes~~common stock in the Company at $0.27 per share, ~~totaling~~which ~~approximately~~was the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on December 23, 2003. Additional shares may be issued under this warrant if the Company issues stock at a price below $0.27, provided that the aggregate number of shares issuable under the warrant does not exceed 19.39% ~~million~~of the outstanding common stock. ~~These~~A cash ~~notes~~adjustment ~~are~~to ~~unsecured~~the exercise price would be provided if the number of shares to be issued under the antidilution provisions exceeded 19.9% of the outstanding common stock. Because the number of shares to be issued under the warrant is not fixed and ~~bear~~may ~~interest~~be partially settled in cash, this instrument is not classified within equity and it is subject to accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”). Under SFAS No. 133, the warrant will be accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value recorded currently in earnings. The fair value of the warrant at December 29, 2002 was calculated as $2.5%7 million using the Black-Scholes valuation method, utilizing a volatility factor of 0.8, risk-free interest rate of 2.605% and an expected life of 7 years. The fair value of the warrant will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the life of the related debt. The warrant is immediately exercisable and expires in December 2009.

~~NOTE~~In 5the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company reached agreement with two Thai financial institutions to refinance loans totaling $28. ~~SPECIAL~~9 million ~~CHARGES~~of which $23.4 million in principal payments were due on or before March 2003. The agreement extended the maturities of the loans, with the first principal payment on these loans due in the second fiscal quarter 2004. Documentation was completed with one Thai financial institution in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and finalized with the second financial institution in January 2003.

~~During~~Short-term ~~the~~borrowings ~~fiscal~~as ~~quarter~~of ~~ended June 30~~December 29, 2002, ~~the~~consist ~~Company~~of ~~incurred~~ a ~~$16.7~~Thai ~~million charge related primarily~~baht todenominated ~~the~~note ~~write-down~~totaling ~~of 40 gigabyte per platter inventory~~$4.7 million Inat ~~the~~an ~~fiscal~~interest ~~quarter~~rate ~~ended~~of ~~March 31~~3.25%, ~~2002, the Company incurred~~ a $20 1.7 million ~~charge~~note ~~primarily~~at ~~resulting~~a ~~from~~rate ~~excess~~of ~~inventories~~4% ~~with respect to technical problems on its 40 gigabyte per platter programs~~ and ~~severance~~insurance ~~costs~~financing ~~related~~of to$0.6 million ~~a 11% reduction in force, or approximately 1,250 employees;~~ at ~~the~~a ~~Company’s~~rate of U6.S45%. ~~and Thailand facilities.~~

~~In the second quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company incurred a $5.4 million charge primarily related to fixed assets for the obsolescence of equipment, and the consolidation of its slider fabrication,~~7 ~~head gimbal assembly (“HGA”), and head stack assembly (“HSA”) prototype and development operations from its facilities in California to its operations in Thailand.~~

NOTETable 6. COMPREHENSIVEof INCOME (LOSS) Contents

~~The~~Long-term ~~components~~debt ofand ~~comprehensive~~capital ~~income~~leases ~~(loss),~~consisted ~~net~~ of ~~related~~the ~~tax~~following ~~are~~ as ~~follows~~of ~~(in thousands)~~December 29, 2002:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
Convertible subordinated notes due 2004 at 6.5%	$	19,151
	June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001			June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001
Secured loan due 2004 at floating rate		14,002
Net income (loss)	$	(78,466	)	$	9,744		$	(159,594	)	$	28,374
Secured credit facility due 2005 at LIBOR + 10%		10,200
Adjustment for recognition of accumulated translation loss of liquidated subsidiary		—			—			—			739
Secured loan due 2006 at LIBOR + 3.5%		9,609
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments		79			(1	)		(216	)		(1	)
Secured loan due 2005 at LIBOR + 2.75%		11,450
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(78,387	)	$	9,743		$	(159,810	)	$	29,112
Secured loan due 2004 at LIBOR + 2%		2,480
Secured loan due 2004 at LIBOR + 3.0%		3,000
Secured loan due 2004 at SIBOR + 3.5%		4,000
Capital lease		716
Other		2,443
Total debt		77,051
Less: current portion		8,616
Total long-term debt	$	68,435

~~NOTE~~At ~~7. SEGMENT~~December 29, ~~INFORMATION~~2002, the future minimum principal payments on long-term debt and capital leases based on the contractual maturity dates were as follows (in thousands):

The Company’s primary operation is the magnetic recording head segment. The Company designs, develops, manufactures and markets head gimbal assemblies (“HGAs”), head stack assemblies (“HSAs”) and tape heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets. In the third fiscal quarter of 2002, the Company sold its interest in its majority-owned subsidiary, Scion Photonics, Inc., to JDS Uniphase Corporation. Scion previously functioned as the Company’s fiber optic segment (See Note 9). Accordingly, Scion is presented as a discontinued operation in the statement of operations.


	December 29,
Fiscal Year	2002

2003		6,866
2004		49,253
2005		8,721
2006		12,211

Total future payments on long-term debt and capital leases		77,051

NOTE 85. ~~CUSTOMER~~ ~~CONCENTRATION~~COMPREHENSIVE ~~AND CREDIT RISK~~ LOSS

The ~~Company’s~~components ~~three largest hard disk drive customers, Maxtor, Samsung and Western Digital, accounted for a total~~ of ~~92%~~comprehensive ~~of net sales during the nine-month period ended June 30~~loss, 2002. Included as Western Digital product sales are HGAs shipped and billed directly to two third-party subcontractors who assemble head stack assemblies for Western Digital. During the nine-month period ended June 30, 2002, one of these subcontractors represented 23% of total net ~~sales and the other subcontractor represented 20%~~ of ~~total~~related ~~net~~tax ~~sales.~~are ~~Given~~as ~~the~~follows ~~small number of disk drive manufacturers, the Company will continue to be dependent upon a limited number of customers. The loss of any large customer, or a significant decrease~~ (in ~~sales orders from one or more large customers, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.~~ thousands):


	Three months ended

	December 29,			December 30,
	2002			2001

Net loss	$	(46,093	)	$	(4,492	)
Change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale investments		(14	)		100

Comprehensive loss:	$	(46,107	)	$	(4,392	)

NOTE 96. ~~DISCONTINUED~~ ~~OPERATIONS~~SEGMENT INFORMATION

InThe ~~April~~Company ~~2002,~~operates ~~JDS~~and ~~Uniphase~~tracks ~~Corporation~~its ~~acquired~~results ~~Scion~~in ~~Photonics,~~two ~~Inc.~~operating segments, the ~~Company’s~~hard disk ~~majority-owned~~drive ~~subsidiary,~~and intape ahead ~~cash transaction~~segments. AsThe ~~such,~~tape ~~Scion~~segment ~~has~~is ~~been~~not ~~accounted for as~~ a ~~discontinued~~reportable segment ~~operation~~under ~~and,~~FAS ~~accordingly~~131, ~~the~~“Disclosures ~~consolidated~~about ~~statement~~Segments of ~~operations~~an ~~for~~Enterprise ~~the~~and ~~periods~~Related Information” ~~presented~~(“FAS ~~have~~131”), ~~been~~and ~~reclassified.~~has Asbeen acombined ~~result~~with ofthe ~~this~~disk ~~transaction,~~drive segment under the ~~Company~~caption ~~recorded~~of a“magnetic ~~net gain~~heads.” inThe ~~the~~Company ~~quarter~~designs, ~~ending June 30~~develops, manufactures ~~2002~~and ~~from~~markets ~~discontinued~~head ~~operations~~gimbal ofassemblies, ~~$8.1~~head ~~million,~~stack ~~representing~~assemblies aand ~~loss~~tape heads ~~from~~for ~~discontinued~~the ~~operations~~hard ofdisk ~~$1.3 million~~drive and atape ~~gain,~~drive ~~net~~markets. ofIn noApril ~~taxes~~2002, on the Company ~~disposal~~sold of its interest in ~~Scion~~its ofmajority-owned ~~$9.4~~subsidiary, ~~million.~~Scion ~~The~~Photonics, ~~Company~~Inc., ~~received~~which ~~cash~~previously ~~proceeds~~operated ofas ~~$15.2 million in~~ the ~~fiscal~~Company’s ~~quarter~~fiber ~~ended~~optic ~~June 30, 2002~~segment. AnThe Chief ~~additional~~Executive $2Officer ~~million~~(“CEO”) ishas ~~held~~been inidentified ~~escrow~~as ~~by JDS Uniphase Corporation and will be payable to~~ the ~~Company~~Chief ~~one year after the closing date, less any amounts~~Operating ~~withheld~~Decision ~~for~~Maker ~~damages~~as ~~resulting~~defined ~~from~~by ~~any~~FAS ~~breach~~131. ofThe aChief ~~representation,~~Executive aOfficer ~~warranty~~evaluates performance orand ~~covenant~~allocates ~~made~~resources bybased ~~the~~on ~~Company~~revenue inand ~~connection~~gross ~~with~~profit ~~such sale~~from operations.

~~The balance sheet as of September 30, 2001 includes the assets and liabilities of Scion. The following table represents the assets and liabilities of Scion as of September 30, 2001. Intercompany~~8 ~~transactions have been eliminated.~~

	September 30, 2001
Cash	$	2,706
Other current assets		3,419
Property, plant and equipment, net		21,660
Other		1,586
Total assets	$	29,371
Current liabilities	$	24,558

~~Minority~~NOTE ~~interest for Scion on the consolidated balance sheet totaled $4~~7.8 ~~million~~CUSTOMER asCONCENTRATION ofAND ~~September~~CREDIT ~~30, 2001.~~ RISK

~~NOTE~~Samsung 10and Western Digital, accounted for a total of 89% of net sales during the three-month period ended December 29, 2002. ~~INTEREST~~ ~~INCOME/EXPENSE~~Included ~~OTHER~~as Western Digital product sales are HGAs shipped and billed directly to third party subcontractors, ~~NET~~who assemble head stack assemblies for Western Digital. Given the small number of disk drive manufacturers, the Company will continue to be dependent upon a limited number of customers. The loss of any large customer, or a significant decrease in sales orders from one or more large customers, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, and results of operations.

~~The~~NOTE ~~components~~8. ofDISCONTINUED ~~interest income/expense other net are as follows (amounts in thousands):~~ OPERATIONS

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001			June 30, 2002			July 1, 2001
Interest Income	$	526		$	1,081		$	2,769		$	2,589
Interest expense		(975	)		(1,066	)		(3,106	)		(4,984	)
Gain/(loss) related to fixed assets		(6,728	)		4,993			(6,452	)		4,945
Foreign exchange gain/(loss)		(396	)		150			(157	)		(1,695	)
Other		20			857			933			1,959
Interest Income/(expense) other net	$	(7,553	)	$	6,015		$	(6,013	)	$	2,814

In April 2002, JDS Uniphase acquired Scion Photonics, Inc., the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, in a cash transaction. As a result, the Company recorded a gain on the disposal of the subsidiary of $9.4 million in fiscal 2002. The Company received cash proceeds of $15.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. In accordance with the agreement, additional amounts were receivable by the Company pending the settlement of contingencies related to the sale. During the quarter ending December 29, 2002, the Company received $1.4 million pursuant to settlement of those contingencies and recorded an additional gain on the disposal of the subsidiary of $1.4 million. An additional $0.45 million is receivable by the Company in April 2003 less any contingencies related to the sale and has been excluded from the calculation of the gain on disposal of discontinued operations.

~~For~~NOTE ~~the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2002, the loss related to fixed assets is primarily due to a write-down of $6~~9.~~8 million~~ onRESTRUCTURING ~~the Philippine building. For the three and nine month periods ended July 1, 2001, the gain related to fixed assets is primarily due to the $4.9 million gain on the sale~~CHARGE ~~of Malaysian real estate.~~

8During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company recorded total restructuring and other charges of $19.5 million. The restructuring charge was primarily related to cost-cutting actions initiated by the Company in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. The charge included $4.6 million related to severance costs associated with a 5% reduction in force, or approximately 500 employees (330 and 110 employees engaged in manufacturing activities in Thailand and the U.S., respectively). The Company consolidated its staff in the United States, with the exception of its tape head operations, to its Fremont facility. Approximately $12.6 million of the charge is related to future lease payments on the vacated Milpitas facility. The lease on this facility expires in July 2006. At the time the charge was incurred in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2002, the Company anticipated the complete exit of the facilities by November 2002. As the complete exit of the facility did not occur until January 2003 an adjustment was made to the restructuring charge in the first fiscal quarter of 2003 to take into account the occupation of the facility for the additional period. The cost of the idle facilities less estimated sublease rentals, has been accrued as part of the restructuring charge. At December 29, 2002, the aggregate lease payments are approximately $13.5 million over the remaining lease term. The Company estimates that sublease rental proceeds will be approximately $1.2 million over the remaining term of the lease. The estimated sublease rentals may vary significantly based upon the timing and the amount per square foot of a sublease arrangement, and whether a sublease arrangement is available at terms acceptable to the Company. The balance of the charge represents equipment write-downs and a write-off of leasehold improvements at the Milpitas facility. The fair value of the assets written down was determined based upon salvage value, as no further uses were identified.

~~NOTE~~The ~~11. LEGAL~~following ~~PROCEEDINGS~~table reflects the total restructuring charge (amount in thousands):

On December 11, 1996, a purported class action complaint was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County, by Joan D. Ferrari and Mark S. Goldman against the Company and certain of its officers and directors (the “Ferrari State Action”), alleging that the defendants made false and misleading statements concerning the Company’s business condition and prospects and seeking an unspecified amount of damages. On May 16, 1997, the court sustained the demurrer of certain defendants to the entire complaint, and sustained the demurrer of the remaining defendants, including the Company, to certain causes of action. The remaining causes of action in the Ferrari State Action allege violation of the California Corporations Code. On July 7, 1997, the remaining defendants answered the complaint. On November 14, 2000, the remaining defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking to use the federal action’s final judgment (see below) to extinguish the state claims under the doctrine of resjudicata. A hearing on that motion occurred on January 22, 2001, and on April 20, 2001 the court entered an order granting that motion. Plaintiffs served a notice of appeal on July 20, 2001. On March 20, 2002, plaintiffs/appellants filed their opening appellate brief. Defendants’ filed their opposition brief on June 18, 2002. Plaintiffs have not yet filed their reply brief.


	Equipment &						Lease
	Leaseholds			Severance			Commitments			Total

Restructuring charge	$	2,373		$	4,589		$	12,565		$	19,527
Write offs/write downs		(2,373	)		—			—			(2,373	)
Cash payments		—			(4,269	)		—			(4,269	)
Change in estimates		—			—						—

Reserve balance September 29, 2002	$	—		$	320		$	12,565		$	12,885
Cash payments					(336	)					(336	)
Change in estimate					16			(301	)		(285	)

Accrual balance December 29, 2002:	$	—		$	—		$	12,264		$	12,264

On January 16, 1997 and May 19, 1997, two purported class action complaints were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its officers and directors by Ferrari and Goldman (the “Ferrari Federal Action”) and by James C. Nevius and William Molair (the “Nevius Federal Action”), respectively. Both complaints alleged that the defendants made false and misleading statements concerning the Company’s business condition and prospects and alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5 and sought an unspecified amount of damages. On December 22, 1997, the Court consolidated the Ferrari Federal Action and the Nevius Federal Action (the “Consolidated Federal Action”). On October 13, 2000, the court ordered that the Ferrari Plaintiffs’ and Nevius Plaintiffs’ complaints be dismissed without leave to amend and that both actions be dismissed with prejudice. The Nevius Plaintiffs and Ferrari Plaintiffs filed notices of appeal on October 27, 2000 and November 9~~, 2000, respectively. These appeals have been consolidated. The Nevius and Ferrari Plaintiffs filed their opening briefs on July 8,~~ ~~2002. Defendants’ opposition brief is due August 28, 2002.~~

TheTable Company believes that the Company and the individual defendants have meritorious defenses in the above-described actions. Accordingly, both on its own behalf and pursuant to indemnification agreements between the Company and the named individual defendants, the Company intends to continue to defend each of these actions vigorously, and believes the final disposition of the claims set forth in these actions will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition. Contents

InNOTE September 2001, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“BAAQMD”) filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California, Alameda County, alleging violations of permit conditions and district regulations relating primarily to breakdowns of the Company’s thermal oxidizer in its Fremont plant over a three-year period10. ~~The Company~~IMPAIRMENT ~~had~~OF promptly notified the BAAQMD of all such breakdowns and had not been assessed any fines or received any further correspondence relating to these incidents by the BAAQMD prior to being served with the complaint. The Company answered the complaint in October of 2001. The parties have been referred to mediation. The mediation date has not yet been scheduled. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses to the action. AccordinglyPROPERTY, ~~the~~PLANT ~~Company~~AND ~~intends to defend this action~~EQUIPMENT ~~vigorously, and believes the final disposition of the claims set forth in this action will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.~~

~~Except~~The asCompany soevaluates ~~noted~~the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the ~~Company~~carrying amount isof these assets may not abe ~~party~~recoverable. Such events or circumstances include, ~~nor~~but isare ~~its~~not ~~property~~limited ~~subject~~to, toa ~~any~~prolonged ~~pending~~industry ~~legal~~downturn, ~~proceedings~~a ~~other~~current period ~~than~~operating ~~ordinary~~cash ~~routine~~flow loss combined with a history of operating cash flow ~~litigation~~losses, ~~incidental~~or ~~and~~significant ~~not~~reductions ~~material~~in toprojected ~~the~~future ~~Company’s~~cash ~~business~~flows. ~~The~~Based ~~Company~~on ~~does~~its evaluation ~~not~~performed ~~believe~~in ~~such~~the ~~routine~~first ~~litigation~~quarter of fiscal 2003, ~~taken~~the ~~individually~~Company orrecorded a incharge of $3.3 million to reduce the ~~aggregate~~property, ~~will~~plant ~~have~~and aequipment ~~material~~of ~~adverse~~the tape ~~effect~~head assets based on the amounts by which the carrying amounts of these assets exceeded their fair value. The Company’s ~~business,~~estimation ~~financial condition~~of orthe ~~results~~fair value of ~~operations.~~the assets was based on estimated salvage value.

9NOTE 11. GUARANTEES

~~NOTE~~In 12November 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Interpretation 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (“FIN 45”). ~~USE~~ OFFIN ~~ESTIMATES~~45 clarifies the requirements of a guarantor’s accounting for and disclosure of certain issued and outstanding guarantees. It also clarifies that at the time a company issues a guarantee the company must recognize that information in its interim and annual financial information. The initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements of FIN 45 are effective for financial statements ending after December 15, 2002.

The ~~preparation~~Company’s ofproduct ~~financial~~warranty ~~statements~~accrual inreflects ~~conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires~~ management’s tobest ~~make~~estimate ~~estimates~~of ~~and~~probable ~~assumptions~~liability. ~~that~~Management ~~affect~~determines the ~~amounts~~warranty ~~reported~~based inon ~~the~~historical experience ~~financial statements~~ and ~~accompanying~~other ~~notes.~~current ~~Actual~~available ~~results could differ from those estimates~~evidence.

~~The~~Warranty ~~Company~~accrual evaluates the carrying value of long-lived assets, consisting primarily of property, plant and equipment, whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be recoverable. The Company has limited participation on 40 gigabyte per platter 3.5-inch hard disk drive products during fiscal year 2002 and the complete transition to 60 and 80 GB per 3.5-inch platter programs is not expected to occur until fiscal 2003. As a result, the Company expects lower sales for ~~fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 and expects to incur a loss for fiscal year 2002. In assessing~~ the ~~recoverability of long~~three-~~lived~~month ~~assets,~~period the Company compares the carrying value to the undiscounted future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the total of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the assets will be written down based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Fair value would generally be determined by calculating the discounted future cash flows using a discount rate based upon our weighted average cost of capital. Based upon the estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, the Company has not recognized an impairment loss for the three and nine months ended ~~June 30~~December 29, 2002. ~~Significant~~was ~~judgments and assumptions are required in the forecast of future operating results used in the~~as ~~preparation~~follows: ~~of the estimated future cash flows, including long-term forecasts of overall market conditions and the Company’s timely participation~~ (in ~~the next generation 60 gigabyte and 80 gigabyte products. The Company expects improved~~thousands): operating results in fiscal 2003 and beyond. Changes in these estimates could have a material adverse effect on the assessment of the long-lived assets, thereby requiring the Company to write down the assets.

NOTE 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


Balance as of September 29, 2002	$	4,756
Accrual		1,639
Settlements		(897	)
Adjustment related to completion of warranty programs		(2,822	)

Balance as of December 29, 2002	$	2,676

InThe ~~July~~Company ~~2002,~~from time to time enters into certain types of contracts that contingently require the Company ~~announced~~to aindemnify 5%parties. ~~reduction~~At inDecember 29, ~~its~~2002, the ~~worldwide~~primary ~~workforce~~instance of ~~approximately~~this ~~500~~type ~~employees.~~of ~~The~~contract is a divestiture agreement, under which the Company ~~expects~~provides customary indemnifications to ~~record~~JDS aUniphase, ~~charge~~the purchaser ~~for~~of ~~restructuring~~the Company’s divested operations of Scion Photonics, ~~for~~Inc. Because the ~~reduction~~obligated inamounts ~~workforce and~~of ~~other~~this ~~cost~~type ~~cutting~~of ~~measures~~indemnification are not explicitly stated, the maximum amount of ~~approximately~~the ~~$20 million~~obligation cannot be reasonably estimated. The Company has not recorded a liability for ~~the~~such ~~three-month~~possible contingencies ~~period~~on its ~~ending~~balance ~~September~~sheet 30as of December 29, 2002.

~~ITEM~~NOTE 212. ~~MANAGEMENT’S~~LEGAL ~~DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS~~PROCEEDINGS

~~This~~On ~~information~~December 11, ~~should~~1996, bea ~~read~~purported class action lawsuit was filed in ~~conjunction~~the Superior ~~with~~Court of the ~~unaudited~~State ~~consolidated~~of ~~condensed~~California, ~~financial~~Santa ~~statements~~Clara County, by Joan D. Ferrari and Mark S. Goldman against the ~~notes~~Company ~~thereto~~and certain of its officers and ~~included~~directors in(the ~~Part~~“Ferrari IState Action”), ~~Item~~alleging 1that the defendants made false and misleading statements about the Company’s business condition and prospects, and seeking an unspecified amount of ~~this~~damages. ~~Quarterly~~On ~~Report;~~May 16, 1997, the court sustained the demurrer of certain defendants to the entire complaint, and sustained ~~Item~~the 1demurrer of the remaining defendants, ~~Business~~including the Company, ~~Item~~to certain causes of action in the complaint. The remaining causes of action in the Ferrari State Action allege violation of the California Corporations Code. On July 7, ~~Management~~1997, the remaining defendants answered the complaint. On November 14, 2000, the remaining defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings seeking to use the federal action’s ~~Discussion~~final ~~and~~judgment ~~Analysis~~(see ofbelow) ~~Financial~~to ~~Condition~~extinguish the ~~and~~state ~~Results~~claims under the doctrine of ~~Operations~~res judicata. A hearing on that motion occurred on January 22, ~~and~~2001. ~~Item~~On 8April 20, ~~Financial~~2001 ~~Statements~~the ~~and~~court ~~Supplementary~~entered ~~Data~~an ~~and~~order granting ~~notes~~that ~~thereto~~motion, and final judgment in favor of the ~~Company’s~~remaining ~~Annual~~defendants was ~~Report~~entered ~~for~~on ~~the~~May 23, ~~fiscal~~2001. ~~year~~Plaintiffs thereafter served a notice of appeal on July 20, 2001. asOn March 20, 2002, plaintiffs filed their opening appellate brief, on ~~Form~~June ~~10-K~~18, 2002, defendants’ filed their opposition brief, and on September 6, 2002, plaintiffs filed their brief in reply to the opposition. The court has not yet set a hearing date for the appeal.

~~FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION~~10

CertainTable statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other portions of this Quarterly Report of Form 10-Q include forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. These statements include, but are not limited to: the Company’s expectation of lower revenue and lower unit shipments for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001; that the Company will incur a loss for fiscal 2002; the Company’s expectation that it will achieve and maintain acceptable yields on its programs; the Company’s plan to acquire $50–55 million in capital equipment during fiscal 2002, including financing these potential acquisitions through leases; the Company’s expectation that fiscal 2003 operating results will improve; the Company’s plans to pursue opportunities to continue to improve the efficiency of its operations; and the Company’s belief that the Company and the individual defendants in the purported class actions (collectively, the Actions) described in Part I, Item 1, Note 11 and Part II, Item 1, Legal Proceedings, have meritorious defenses in such Actions. Actual results for future periods could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Contents

On January 16, 1997 and May 19, 1997, two purported class action lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its officers and directors by Ferrari and Goldman (the “Ferrari Federal Action”) and by James C. Nevius and William Molair (the “Nevius Federal Action”), respectively. Both complaints alleged that the defendants made false and misleading statements about the Company’s business condition and prospects, alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and SEC Rule 10b-5, and sought an unspecified amount of damages. On December 22, 1997, the Court consolidated the Ferrari Federal Action and the Nevius Federal Action (the “Consolidated Federal Action”). On October 13, 2000, following a motion for dismissal by defendants, the court ordered that both the Ferrari plaintiffs’ and Nevius plaintiffs’ complaints be dismissed with prejudice and without leave to amend. The Nevius plaintiffs and Ferrari plaintiffs thereafter filed notices of appeal on October 27, 2000, and November 9, 2000, respectively, and these appeals have been consolidated. The Nevius and Ferrari plaintiffs filed their opening appellate briefs on July 8, 2002, defendants’ filed their reply brief on September 6, 2002, and oral arguments on the appeals were heard in the United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit on December 5, 2002. The Company is now awaiting the outcome of the appeal.

~~Some~~There ~~factors~~has ~~that~~been ~~could~~no ~~cause~~discovery ~~future actual results~~ to ~~differ~~date ~~materially from the Company’s recent results or those projected~~ in the ~~forward-looking~~Consolidated ~~statements~~Federal ~~include,~~Action ~~but are not limited to: failure by the Company to timely, effectively~~ and ~~continuously execute on GMR product development; failure to obtain necessary~~no ~~customer~~trial ~~qualifications~~is onscheduled ~~new~~in ~~programs~~any including with respect to the Company’s 60 and 80 gigabyte per platter products; failure to timely and cost-effectively introduce those programs into manufacturing and failure to achieve and maintain acceptable production yields on those programs; introduction of ~~competitors’~~these ~~products~~actions. ~~more~~The ~~quickly or cost effectively than the~~ Company’s ~~products;~~believes ~~constraints on supplies of raw materials or components limiting~~ the Company~~’s ability~~ toand ~~maintain or increase production; that~~ the ~~anticipated~~individual ~~trend~~defendants ofhave ~~increases~~meritorious indefenses ~~areal~~to ~~density may not occur or may occur faster than anticipated; significant increases or decreases in demand for~~ the ~~Company’s products, cancellation or~~above-described ~~rescheduling~~lawsuits. ~~of customer orders~~Accordingly, ~~changes~~both toon ~~the~~its ~~Company’s~~own ~~product mix~~behalf, and ~~changes~~pursuant into ~~business~~indemnification agreements ~~conditions~~between ~~affecting~~ the Company’s ~~financial~~and ~~position~~the ornamed ~~results~~individual ofdefendants, ~~operations that significantly increase~~ the Company~~’s working capital~~ ~~needs;~~intends ~~the Company’s inability~~ to ~~obtain~~continue ~~or generate sufficient capital~~ to ~~fund~~defend ~~its~~each ~~operating~~of ~~expenses,~~these ~~research~~actions ~~and development expenses~~vigorously, ~~capital expenditures~~ and ~~other working capital needs; or failure by~~ believes the ~~Company~~final todisposition ~~obtain favorable resolution~~ of ~~its~~the ~~outstanding litigation~~ claims. ~~For~~in athese ~~more~~lawsuits ~~detailed~~will ~~discussion~~not ofhave ~~certain~~a ~~risks~~material adverse ~~associated~~effect ~~with~~on the Company’s business, ~~see~~results ~~“Certain~~of ~~Additional~~operations ~~Business Risks” below~~ and ~~other risk factors described in the~~financial ~~Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular its Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2001~~condition. ~~All forward-looking statements included in this document are made as of the date hereof, based on the information~~ available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information relating to existing conditions, future events or otherwise.

~~Critical~~In ~~Accounting~~September ~~Policies~~2001, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“BAAQMD”) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of California, Alameda County, alleging violations of permit conditions and district regulations relating primarily to breakdowns of the Company’s thermal oxidizer in its Fremont plant over a three-year period. The Company had promptly notified the BAAQMD of all such breakdowns and had not been assessed any fines or received any further correspondence relating to these incidents by the BAAQMD prior to being served with the complaint. The Company answered the complaint in October of 2001. The matter was thereafter referred to mediation, with the first of several mediation sessions in November 2002. A settlement of this action was reached in December 2002 that will have no material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, or results of operations.

~~The~~On ~~preparation~~January 16, of2003, ~~the~~Limar ~~consolidated~~Realty ~~financial~~#2 ~~statements~~filed a lawsuit in ~~conformity~~the ~~with~~Superior ~~accounting~~Court ~~principles~~of the ~~generally~~State ~~accepted~~of inCalifornia, ~~the~~Santa ~~United~~Clara ~~States~~County, ~~requires~~alleging that the Company failed to make ~~estimates~~the December 2002 and ~~judgments~~January ~~that~~2003 ~~affect~~rent ~~the~~payments ~~reported~~on ~~amounts~~a building it leases in Milpitas, California. The lawsuit seeks recovery of ~~assets~~approximately $300,000 ~~and~~per ~~liabilities~~month ~~and~~in ~~expenses~~unpaid rent, plus interest and ~~related~~attorneys ~~disclosures~~fees. The Company ~~bases~~no longer uses the ~~estimates~~building onin ~~historical~~its ~~experience~~operations, ~~knowledge~~and ofthe ~~economic~~lawsuit ~~and~~was filed ~~market~~shortly ~~factors~~after ~~and~~Limar ~~various~~Realty ~~other~~#2, ~~assumptions~~the ~~that~~building’s itowner, ~~believes~~rejected tothe Company’s beefforts ~~reasonable~~to ~~under~~renegotiate the ~~circumstances.~~ ~~Actual~~lease ~~results~~on ~~may~~terms ~~differ~~consistent ~~materially~~with ~~from~~current commercial ~~these~~rental ~~estimates~~market ifconditions, the ~~assumptions~~Company’s orcurrent ~~conditions~~financial ~~turn~~condition and ~~out~~its tolack beof ~~incorrect~~need for the space. ~~The~~Efforts ~~Company~~to ~~believes~~resolve the ~~following~~matter ~~critical~~are continuing. ~~accounting~~At ~~policies~~December 29, ~~are~~2002, ~~affected~~the byCompany ~~significant~~has ~~estimates,~~accrued ~~assumptions~~$12.3 million ~~and~~related ~~judgments~~to ~~used~~the property in connection with the ~~preparation~~restructuring ofactivities undertaken ~~our~~in ~~consolidated~~the ~~financial~~fourth ~~statements:~~quarter of fiscal 2002.

~~Long-lived assets. The~~Except ~~Company~~as ~~evaluates~~so ~~the carrying value of long-lived assets~~noted, ~~consisting primarily of property, plant and equipment, whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that~~ the ~~carrying~~Company ~~amount~~is ~~of these assets may~~ not bea ~~recoverable.~~party ~~Such events or circumstances include, but are not limited~~ to, a prolonged industry downturn, a current period operating cash flow loss combined with a history of operating cash flow losses, or significant reductions in projected future cash flows. The Company’s business is highly capital intensive, with demand for products highly variable and ~~difficult~~its toproperty predict. The Company has limited participation on 40 gigabyte per platter 3.5-inch hard disk drive products during fiscal year 2002 and the complete transition to 60 and 80 GB per 3.5-inch platter programs is not ~~expected to occur until fiscal 2003. As a result, the Company expects lower sales for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 and~~ ~~expects~~subject to ~~incur~~any apending ~~loss~~legal ~~for~~proceedings ~~fiscal~~other year 2002. In assessing the recoverability of long-lived assets, the Company compares the carrying value to the undiscounted future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the total of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than ~~the~~ordinary ~~carrying~~routine amount of the assets, the assets will be written down based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Fair value would generally be determined by calculating the discountedlitigation ~~future~~incidental ~~cash~~and ~~flows using a discount rate based upon our weighted average cost of capital. Based upon the estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, the Company has~~ not ~~recognized~~material anto ~~impairment loss for~~ the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002. Significant judgments and assumptions are required in the forecast of future operating results used in the preparation of the estimated future cash flows, including long-term forecasts of overall market conditions and the Company’s ~~timely~~ ~~participation in the next generation 60 gigabyte and 80 gigabyte products~~business. The Company ~~expects~~does ~~improved~~not believe ~~operating~~such ~~results~~routine inlitigation, ~~fiscal~~taken ~~2003~~individually ~~and~~or ~~beyond. Changes~~ in ~~these~~the ~~estimates~~aggregate, ~~could~~ will have a material adverse effect on the ~~assessment~~Company’s ofbusiness, ~~the long-lived~~financial ~~assets~~condition, or ~~thereby~~results ~~requiring~~of ~~the Company to write down the assets~~operations.

11NOTE 13: SUBSEQUENT EVENT

~~Inventory~~At ~~Valuation. The Company is dependent on a few customers and a limited number of product programs for each customer. Because its products are custom-built,~~ the Company’s ~~typically~~Annual ~~cannot~~Shareholders’ ~~shift~~meeting ~~raw~~held ~~materials,~~on ~~work-in-process or finished goods from customer to customer~~February 5, ~~or from one program to~~2003, ~~another~~shareholders ~~for~~approved a ~~particular~~proposal ~~customer. The Company regularly assesses the valuation of inventories and writes down those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of the forecasted usage~~ to ~~the~~authorize ~~estimated realizable values. It is~~ the Company’s ~~policy~~ toBoard ~~write-off inventory on hand in excess~~ of ~~six months forecasted sales volumes. Adjustments may be made to take into account product life cycles~~Directors, in ~~which~~its ~~typically~~discretion ~~range from six~~ to ~~twelve~~effect ~~months,~~a ~~the~~reverse ~~maturity~~stock ofsplit. ~~the~~The ~~product~~Company’s ~~(whether~~Board ~~a newly~~of ~~introduced~~Directors ~~product~~approved or a ~~product~~1-for-5 ~~approaching~~reverse ~~end~~stock ~~of life), and the impact of competitors’ product announcements~~split. The ~~Company believes that six months is an appropriate period~~ 1-for ~~assessing inventory write~~-~~off~~5 ~~requirements~~reverse ~~because it is difficult~~stock tosplit ~~accurately~~will ~~forecast~~be ~~for~~effective aon ~~specific~~Monday, ~~product~~February 24, ~~beyond~~2003. ~~this~~No ~~time~~fractional ~~frame~~shares will ~~due~~be toissued ~~potential~~and ~~introductions~~holders of ~~new~~less ~~products~~than byone ~~competitors,~~share ~~technology~~will ~~obsolescence~~receive orcash ~~fluctuations~~ in ~~demand~~lieu ~~for~~of fractional ~~the Company’s products~~shares. IfBasic ~~market~~and ~~conditions~~diluted ~~are~~net ~~less~~loss per ~~favorable~~share ~~than~~for the ~~Company’s~~three-month ~~forecast~~period orending ~~if actual demand from customers is lower than the estimates~~December 29, ~~the~~2002 ~~Company may be required to record additional inventory write-downs. Conversely, if demand~~ is ~~higher~~based ~~than expected due to a change in mix~~upon orpre-split ~~forecast, the Company may sell inventory that had previously been written down~~shares.

~~Allowance for bad~~11 debt. The Company is dependent on a limited number of customers. As a result, the Company’s trade accounts receivable is highly concentrated. While the Company performs ongoing credit reviews of its customers and has ~~established an allowance for bad debt, a significant deterioration in the credit-worthiness of any significant customer may result in additional charges to increase the allowance for bad debt.~~

RESULTSTable OFof OPERATIONS Contents

~~LIQUIDITY~~ITEM ~~AND CAPITAL RESOURCES: As of the end of the first nine months of fiscal 2002, the Company had cash and investments of $68~~2.1 ~~million,~~MANAGEMENT’S ~~total~~DISCUSSION ~~assets~~AND ofANALYSIS ~~$338.6~~OF ~~million~~FINANCIAL ~~and~~CONDITION ~~total~~AND ~~liabilities~~RESULTS ofOF ~~$163.7 million.~~ OPERATIONS

~~The~~This ~~recent~~information ~~restructuring~~should ~~activities~~be ~~and~~read ~~the~~in ~~sale~~conjunction ofwith ~~Scion~~the ~~have~~unaudited ~~reduced ongoing operating expenses as compared to historical levels. The~~consolidated ~~Company~~condensed ~~expects~~financial tostatements ~~expend cash~~ and ~~incur operating losses for~~ the ~~quarter~~notes ~~ending~~thereto ~~September~~included ~~30, 2002. The Company estimates it will need to raise additional capital through debt or equity offerings~~ in ~~the~~Part ~~first~~I, ~~fiscal quarter~~ Item 1 of ~~2003.~~this ~~The Company’s~~Quarterly ~~ability~~Report; ~~to fund its operating~~ and ~~capital~~Item 1, ~~requirements~~Business, ~~for~~Item 7, ~~fiscal 2003 and to obtain financing is dependent on timely qualification and volume shipments of HGAs and HSAs for customers~~Management’s ~~60 and 80 gigabyte per platter and~~Discussion ~~enterprise programs. The Company believes it will be successful in qualifying~~ and ~~ramping~~Analysis ~~volume~~of ~~shipments~~Financial ~~for~~Condition ~~customers’ 60~~ and 80Results ~~gigabyte~~of ~~per~~Operations, ~~platter~~ and ~~enterprise programs and in obtaining financing. There can be no assurance~~Item 8, ~~however,~~ ~~that~~Financial ~~the~~Statements ~~Company~~and ~~will~~Supplementary beData ~~successful on these programs or that any such financing will be available when needed on terms~~ and ~~conditions~~notes ~~acceptable or favorable to the Company~~thereto, ifin ~~at all. If~~ the ~~Company does not achieve timely customer qualifications,~~Annual isReport ~~unsuccessful~~for ~~at ramping up volume production on new products at acceptable yields, or~~ the ~~Company~~fiscal isyear ~~unsuccessful~~2002 inas ~~obtaining~~filed ~~financing,~~on ~~the Company’s operations will be materially negatively impacted~~Form 10-K.

~~Cash~~FORWARD ~~and~~LOOKING ~~cash equivalents decreased by $87.4 million from fiscal 2001 year-end attributable to the net loss of $159.6 million, a decrease~~INFORMATION in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $36.3 million and capital expenditures of $46.0 million, partially offset by depreciation and amortization of $69.8 million, a decrease in accounts receivable of $47.9 million, an inventory decrease of ~~$15.7 million and $14.6 million generated from financing activities.~~

~~Cash~~Certain ~~utilized~~statements byin ~~operating~~this ~~activities~~Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial ~~for~~Condition ~~the~~and ~~nine~~Results of Operations include forward-~~month~~looking ~~period~~information ~~ending~~within the ~~June~~meaning 30of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, ~~2002~~as ~~was~~amended, ~~$68.8~~and Section 21E ~~million.~~of ~~The~~the ~~negative~~Securities ~~cash~~Exchange ~~flow~~Act ~~from~~of ~~operating~~1934, ~~activities~~as ~~was~~amended, ~~primarily~~and ~~attributable~~are subject to the ~~net~~safe ~~loss~~harbor ~~from~~created ~~continuing~~by ~~operations~~those ~~of $159~~sections.6 ~~million~~These statements include, abut are ~~gain~~not limited to: the Company’s expectation that the industry trend toward fewer average head gimbal assemblies per head stack assembly and competitive pricing pressures will continue; the Company’s expectation that it will achieve and maintain acceptable yields on its GMR programs; the ~~sale~~Company’s ofexpectation for ~~Scion~~increased ofrevenue ~~$9.4~~and unit growth in fiscal 2003; the Company’s plan to acquire $25-30 million in capital equipment during fiscal 2003, including the potential acquisition of certain assets through operating leases; the Company’s plan to pursue opportunities to continue to improve the efficiency of its operations, and athe ~~$36.3~~Company’s ~~million~~belief ~~decrease~~that the Company and the individual defendants in ~~accounts~~the ~~payable~~purported ~~and~~class ~~accrued~~actions ~~liabilities.~~(collectively, ~~The~~the ~~decrease~~“Actions”) described in ~~accounts~~Part ~~payable~~II, ~~balances~~Item 1 ~~was~~“Legal ~~mainly~~Proceedings,” have meritorious defenses in such Actions. Actual results for future periods could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements.

12Some factors which could cause future actual results to materially differ from the Company’s recent results or those projected in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: failure by the Company to timely, effectively and continuously execute on GMR product development; failure to obtain necessary customer qualifications on new programs; failure to timely and cost-effectively introduce those programs into manufacturing, and failure to achieve and maintain acceptable production yields on those programs; introduction of competitors’ products more quickly or cost effectively than the Company’s products; constraints on supplies of raw materials or components limiting the Company’s ability to maintain or increase production; the anticipated trend of increases in areal density not occurring; significant increases or decreases in demand for the Company’s products, cancellation or rescheduling of customer orders, changes to the Company’s product mix, and changes in business conditions affecting the Company’s financial position or results of operations which significantly increase the Company’s working capital needs; the Company’s inability to obtain or generate sufficient capital to fund its research and development expenses, capital expenditures, operating losses and other working capital needs; or failure by the Company to obtain favorable resolution of the claims set forth in the Actions. For a more detailed discussion of certain risks associated with the Company’s business, see “Certain Additional Business Risks.” The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

~~attributable~~Critical toAccounting ~~a lower build volume. This was partially offset by depreciation and amortization of $69.8 million, the loss from property and~~Policies plant of $6.8 million from the write-down of the Philippine’s real estate, and decreases in accounts receivable and inventory of $47.9 million and $15.7 million, respectively. The change in accounts receivable and inventory is the result of ~~lower sales and lower build volumes for the first nine months of fiscal 2002.~~

~~Cash~~The ~~utilized~~preparation byof ~~investing~~the consolidated financial statements in conformity with ~~activities~~accounting ~~totaled~~principles ~~$33.2~~generally ~~million~~accepted ~~for~~in the ~~nine-month~~United ~~period~~States ~~ended~~require ~~June~~the Company ~~30,~~to ~~2002.~~make ~~The~~estimates ~~use~~and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets ~~cash~~and isliabilities ~~attributable~~and toexpenses, ~~the~~and related disclosures. The Company’s bases ~~capital~~the ~~expenditures~~estimates ofon ~~$46.0~~historical ~~million~~experience, ~~partially~~knowledge ~~offset~~of byeconomic ~~the~~and ~~cash~~market factors ~~received~~and onvarious ~~the~~other ~~sale~~assumptions ofthat ~~Scion,~~it ~~less~~believes to be reasonable under ~~Scion’s~~the ~~cash~~circumstances. ~~balances~~Actual atresults may differ materially from these estimates if the ~~time~~assumptions ofor ~~sale,~~conditions ofturn ~~$14.7~~out ~~million~~to be incorrect. The Company’s believes ~~current~~the ~~plan~~following ~~for~~critical ~~capital~~accounting ~~equipment~~policies ~~purchases~~are ~~during~~affected ~~fiscal~~by ~~2002~~significant estimates, isassumptions ~~approximately~~and ~~$50-55~~judgments ~~million.~~used in the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

~~Cash~~Long-lived ~~provided~~assets. byThe ~~financing~~Company ~~activities~~evaluates ~~was~~the ~~$14.6~~carrying ~~million~~value ~~for~~of ~~the nine~~long-~~month~~lived assets, ~~period~~consisting ~~ended~~primarily ~~June~~of 30property, ~~2002.~~plant ~~Cash~~and ~~provided~~equipment, bywhenever ~~financing~~certain events ~~activities~~or ischanges in circumstances indicate that the ~~result~~carrying amount of ~~$12~~these assets may not be recoverable.4 ~~million~~Such events or circumstances include, but are innot ~~proceeds~~limited ~~from~~to, ~~short-term~~a ~~borrowings~~prolonged asindustry ~~the~~downturn, ~~result~~a current period operating cash flow loss combined with a history of ~~additional~~operating ~~400~~cash ~~million~~flow losses, or significant reductions in ~~Thai~~projected ~~baht~~future ~~denominated~~cash ~~borrowings~~flows. The Company’s business is highly capital intensive, with demand for products highly variable and ~~insurance~~difficult ~~financing~~to predict. ~~Additional~~The ~~cash~~Company ~~was~~had ~~generated~~limited ~~from~~participation ~~the~~on ~~proceeds~~40 ofgigabyte ~~employee~~per ~~stock~~platter 3.5-inch hard disk drive products during fiscal year 2002 and ~~option~~the ~~plans~~transition ~~totaling~~to 80 ~~$5.8~~GB ~~million~~per 3.5-inch platter

~~The Company does not pay cash dividends on its capital stock and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the~~12 ~~foreseeable future.~~

NETTable SALES: Net sales from continuing operations were $36.5 million and $224.8 million for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002, respectively, compared to net sales of $174.3 million and $557.3 million for the comparable periods in fiscal 2001. The decrease is attributable to a combination of lower unit shipments and lower prices for both disk drive and tape drive products. The Company shipped 5.2 million and 33.5 million recording heads for the hard disk drive and tape drive markets, including head gimbal assemblies shipped in the form of head stack assemblies, for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002, compared to 22.5 million and 68.5 million head gimbal assemblies shipped during the three and nine-month periods ended July 1, 2001. The decrease in shipments during the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same periods last fiscal year is the result of the Company’s late and limited participation during fiscal 2002 on its customers’ 40 gigabyte per platter programs. The Company faced technical issues with its HGAs and was not qualified on customers’ 40 gigabyte 7200 RPM programs in the first half of fiscal 2002. The Company was shipping HGAs and HSAs supporting customer’s 5400 RPM and 7200 RPM 40 gigabyte per platter programs in the third fiscal quarter of fiscal 2002, but had limited participation on these programs. Sales for 40 gigabyte per platter programs represented approximately 75% of sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2002. Contents

~~Head~~programs ~~gimbal~~is ~~assemblies~~not ~~accounted~~expected ~~for~~to ~~28%~~occur ~~and~~until ~~48%~~the end of ~~net~~the second quarter of fiscal 2003. As a result, the Company had significantly lower sales ~~during~~in fiscal 2002 and in the ~~three~~first quarter of fiscal 2003 as compared to fiscal 2001 and ~~nine-month~~the first ~~periods~~quarter ~~ended~~of ~~June~~fiscal 302002, ~~2002~~respectively. In addition, the Company incurred ~~versus~~a ~~52%~~loss of $46 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and ~~51%~~expects to incur a loss for the ~~comparable~~first ~~periods~~half ~~last~~of ~~year~~fiscal 2003. ~~Head~~In ~~stack~~assessing ~~assemblies~~the ~~accounted~~recoverability ~~for~~of long-lived ~~62%~~assets, ~~and~~the ~~43%~~Company compares the carrying value to the undiscounted future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the total of ~~net~~the undiscounted ~~sales~~future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the assets will be written down based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Fair value would generally be determined by calculating the discounted future cash flows using a discount rate based upon the Company’s weighted average cost of capital or based on assets’ estimated market value. Based upon the estimate of the future undiscounted cash flows, the Company has not recognized an impairment loss for the ~~three~~assets related to the hard disk drive head operations. The Company recognized an asset impairment loss of $3.3 million for its tape head operations. Significant judgments and assumptions ~~nine~~are required in the forecast of future operating results used in the preparation of the estimated future cash flows, including long-~~month~~term forecasts ~~periods~~of ~~ending~~overall ~~June~~market 30conditions, ~~2002~~the asavailability ~~compared~~of todebt ~~40%~~or equity financing, and ~~43%~~the ~~for~~Company’s timely participation in the ~~same~~next ~~periods~~generation ~~last~~80 gigabyte ~~year~~products. In its analysis, the Company has assumed qualification and volume shipments of its 80 gigabyte products late in the second fiscal quarter of 2003, with the expectation of a return to its 2001 level of profitability in the second half of fiscal 2003. Changes in the Company’s estimates of future operating results could have a material adverse effect on the assessment of the long-lived assets, thereby requiring the Company to write down the assets.

Inventory Valuation. The Company’s ~~customer~~is ~~base~~dependent ~~remains~~on ~~highly~~a ~~concentrated~~few ascustomers ~~its~~and ~~three~~a ~~HDD~~limited number ~~customers,~~of ~~Maxtor~~product programs for each customer. Because its products are custom-built, ~~Samsung~~the ~~and~~Company ~~Western~~typically ~~Digital~~cannot shift raw materials, work-in-process ~~accounted~~or finished goods from customer to customer, or from one program to another for a ~~92%~~particular customer. The Company regularly assesses the valuation of inventories and ~~91%~~writes down those inventories that are obsolete or in excess of the ~~net~~forecasted ~~sales~~usage ~~for~~to the ~~three~~estimated ~~and~~realizable ~~nine~~values. It is the Company’s policy to write-~~month~~off ~~periods~~inventory ~~ended~~on ~~June~~hand ~~30,~~in ~~2002~~excess of six months forecasted sales volumes. Adjustments may be made to take into account the product life cycles, which ~~compared~~typically range from 6 to ~~91%~~12 months, the maturity of the product (whether a newly introduced product or a product approaching its end-of-life), and ~~93%~~the impact of competitors’ product announcements. The Company believes that six months is an appropriate period for assessing inventory write-off requirements because it is difficult to accurately forecast for a specific product beyond this time frame due to potential introducing of new products by competitors, technology obsolescence or fluctuation in demand for the ~~comparable~~Company’s ~~periods~~products. If ~~last~~market ~~year~~conditions are less favorable than the Company’s forecast or if actual demand from the customers is lower than the estimates, the Company may be required to record additional inventory write-downs. Conversely, if demand is higher than expected due to a change in mix or forecast, the Company may sell inventory that had previously been written down.

~~GROSS~~Allowance ~~MARGIN: The~~for ~~Company’s~~bad ~~gross margins are primarily influenced by the relationship of unit sales to fixed costs, average selling prices, manufacturing yields and product mix~~debt. The ~~relative~~Company ~~impact~~is ofdependent ~~these~~on ~~factors~~a ~~fluctuates~~limited ~~from~~number ~~time to time~~of customers. ~~Head~~As ~~stack assemblies typically have~~ a ~~lower gross margin~~result, asthe aCompany’s ~~percentage~~trade ofaccounts ~~sales,~~receivable ~~than~~is ~~head~~highly concentrated. ~~gimbal~~While ~~assemblies.~~the ~~Head~~Company ~~stack~~performs ~~assemblies~~ongoing ~~typically~~credit ~~consist~~reviews of ~~one or more~~its ~~HGAs~~customers and ahas ~~variety~~established ofan ~~purchased~~allowance ~~components,~~for ~~which~~bad ~~the~~debt, ~~Company assembles into~~ a ~~single unit. The cost of the purchased components comprises a~~ significant deterioration ~~percentage~~in of the ~~total~~credit-worthiness ~~cost~~ of ~~the~~any ~~head~~significant ~~stack~~customer ~~assembly~~may ~~and the gross margin on such purchased~~result ~~components~~in isadditional ~~typically~~charges ~~lower~~to ~~than~~increase the ~~gross~~allowance ~~margin~~for onbad ~~HGAs produced by the Company~~debt.

13LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The ~~gross~~Company’s ~~margin~~consolidated ~~loss~~financial ~~from~~statements ~~continuing~~are ~~operations~~prepared ~~was~~and ~~$62.5~~presented ~~million~~on ~~and $96.9~~a ~~million~~going ~~for~~concern ~~the~~basis. ~~three~~As ~~and~~of ~~nine-month periods ended June 30~~December 29, 2002, asthe ~~compared~~Company tohad aan ~~gross~~accumulated deficit ~~margin~~ of $24654.0 million and ~~$90.7~~incurred ~~million~~a ~~for~~net ~~the~~loss ~~same~~of ~~periods last year~~$46.1 million ~~The~~for ~~decline in gross margin during~~ the three ~~and nine~~-month ~~periods~~period ofended ~~fiscal year 2002 is attributed to significantly lower unit volumes and lower pricing for disk drive and tape drive products~~December 29, ~~lower manufacturing yields and special charges~~2002. ~~For~~As ~~the~~of ~~three-month period ended June 30~~December 29, 2002, the Company ~~incurred~~had ~~special~~cash ~~charges totaling~~and ~~$16.7~~cash ~~million~~equivalents ~~primarily for the write-down~~ of ~~40 gigabyte per platter inventory~~$13. ~~For the nine-month period ended June 30~~2 million, ~~2002,~~a ~~special~~working ~~charges~~capital deficit of $3647.7 million, ~~were~~total ~~incurred~~assets ~~for~~of 40$227.5 million ~~gigabyte per platter inventory~~ and ~~severance~~total ~~costs related~~liabilities toof ~~an 11% reduction in force, or approximately 1,250 employees, at the Company’s U~~$173.S6 million. ~~and Thailand facilities.~~

~~RESEARCH~~Cash ~~AND~~used ~~DEVELOPMENT: Research~~in ~~and~~operating ~~development~~activities ~~expenses~~was ~~for~~$13.0 million. ~~continuing~~The ~~operations~~cash ~~declined~~utilization towas the ~~$10.6~~result ~~million~~of ~~and~~the ~~$35.1~~loss ~~million~~ for the three ~~and nine~~-month ~~periods~~period ~~ended~~of ~~June 30~~$46.1 million, ~~2002~~offset asby the ~~compared~~depreciation to and amortization of $1321.3 7 million and ~~$40.6~~the ~~million~~impairment of property, plant and equipment for the ~~previous~~tape ~~year~~head assets of $3.3 million. ~~The~~Cash was also provided by a reduction in ~~spending~~inventory ~~for~~balances ~~the~~of ~~three~~$5.6 million and ~~nine-month~~an increase ~~periods~~in ~~ended~~accounts ~~June~~payable ~~30,~~and ~~2002~~accrued isliabilities ~~attributable~~of to$3.2 million. ~~lower~~The reduction ~~depreciation~~in ~~expense,~~inventory balances was mainly attributed to a ~~reduction~~scheduled inplant shutdown ~~workforce~~the ~~and~~last ~~elimination~~week of ~~profit-sharing~~December ~~and bonus accruals~~2002.

~~SELLING,~~Cash ~~GENERAL~~utilized &by ~~ADMINISTRATIVE: Selling,~~investing ~~general~~activities ~~and administrative~~totaled ~~(“SG&A”) expenses for continuing operations were~~ $61.0 6 million ~~and $18~~.6 ~~million~~During ~~for~~ the ~~three and nine-month periods ended June 30~~ quarter, ~~2002,~~the ~~compared~~Company toincurred ~~$6.7~~capital ~~million~~expenditures ~~and~~of $214.5 0 million ~~for the same periods last year~~. The ~~decrease~~Company’s inplan ~~spending~~for iscapital ~~attributable~~equipment topurchases aduring ~~reduction~~fiscal in2003 ~~workforce~~for ~~and~~its ~~elimination~~head gimbal ~~of profit-sharing and bonus accrual~~assembly, ~~for~~head ~~the~~stack ~~three~~assembly and ~~nine-month~~tape ~~periods~~head ~~ending~~business ~~June~~is approximately $25-30~~, 2002~~ million.

~~INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE) AND OTHER, NET: Interest income (expense) and other, net for the three and nine-month periods ended June 30, 2002~~13 was an expense of $7.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively, as compared to income of $6.0 million and $2.8 million for the comparable periods the previous year. In the three month period ended June 30, 2002, the Company incurred an expense of $6.8 million for an asset related write-down for the Company’s Philippine real estate as compared to the three-month period ended July 1, 2001 when the Company recognized a gain of $4.9 million on the sale of real estate in Malaysia.

INCOMETable TAXES: The Company recorded a tax benefit of $0.6 million for the nine-month period ended June 30, 2002, compared to an expense of $0.3 million for the comparable periods last year. The tax benefit was primarily attributable to a new law that eliminated the 90% limitation on US alternative minimum tax net operating loss utilization for tax years ending in 2001 and 2002 and extended net operating loss carrybacks from 2 years to 5 years. Contents

~~GAIN~~Cash ONprovided ~~DISPOSAL~~by OFfinancing ~~SUBSIDIARY:~~ activities was $6.3 million primarily as the result of the net proceeds from a secured credit facility, offset by $2.1 million in scheduled debt payments. In ~~April~~December 2002, ~~JDS~~the ~~Uniphase~~Company ~~Corporation~~entered ~~acquired~~into ~~Scion~~a ~~Photonics~~$30 million credit facility with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, ~~Inc.~~LLC (formerly Special Value Investment Management, LLC). The amount available under the loan facility is subject to a borrowing base formula calculated on the Company’s domestic ~~majority-owned~~cash ~~subsidiary~~balances, ineligible accounts receivable balances and appraised value of domestic equipment. The Company drew $10.2 million representing the amount available under the facility, on December 27, 2002, and paid a ~~cash~~facility fee of $1.5 million in connection with the transaction. AsReceipts from customers are remitted to a ~~result~~restricted account and may only be withdrawn by the Company if the eligible accounts receivable and appraised value of ~~this~~domestic ~~transaction,~~equipment exceeds the ~~Company~~amount ~~recorded~~borrowed aunder ~~net~~the ~~gain~~facility. inEligibility of the non-U.S. ~~quarter~~accounts ~~ending~~receivable, ~~June~~for 30purposes of the borrowing base formula, ~~2002~~is contingent ~~from~~on ~~discontinued~~the ~~operation~~satisfaction of $8certain conditions.1 ~~million,~~The ~~representing~~Company ais ~~loss~~working on ~~from~~satisfying ~~discontinued~~these ~~operations~~conditions. As of $1February 2003, these conditions had not yet been satisfied which prevents the Company’s ability to draw additional amounts under the credit facility.3 ~~million~~The ~~and~~remaining afunds ~~gain~~can be borrowed under the facility, subject to the borrowing base formula, on or before September 30, 2003, with a December 2005 maturity date. The interest rate is based upon the Eurodollar ~~disposal~~rate plus 10%. As of ~~its~~December 29, 2002, the interest inrate ~~Scion~~on ofthe $910.2 million was at 11.4%, ~~million~~exclusive of the amortization of issuance costs and the valuation of the warrants issued. ~~For~~The obligations under the ~~nine-month~~credit agreement ~~period~~are ~~ended~~secured ~~June~~by ~~30,~~substantially ~~2002,~~all ~~net~~of ~~loss~~the ~~from~~domestic ~~discontinued~~assets ~~operations,~~of ~~including~~the Company. The agreement requires the ~~gain~~Company to maintain certain financial covenants and observe a series of $9additional covenants.4 ~~million~~The Company anticipates being out of compliance with certain covenants and has secured a limited waiver of these covenants through March 31, ~~was~~2003. $3The Company is in discussions with the lender concerning the anticipated noncompliance for the Company’s third fiscal quarter of 2003.7 ~~million~~The asCompany ~~compared~~expects it will be successful in obtaining a waiver or amendment for its anticipated noncompliance in the third fiscal quarter of 2003 with respect to $2certain covenants, however, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain such waiver or amendment.7 ~~million~~If the Company is not successful in obtaining a waiver or amendment of these covenants for the ~~nine-month~~Company’s ~~period~~third ~~ended~~fiscal ~~July~~quarter 1of 2003, ~~2001.~~the lender has the right to demand immediate payment of the debt.

~~Non~~In connection with the loan facility, the Company has issued to affiliates of Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, a warrant to purchase approximately 24 million shares of common stock in the Company at $0.27 per share, which was the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on December 23, 2003. Additional shares may be issued under this warrant if the Company issues stock at a price below $0.27, provided that the aggregate number of shares issuable under the warrant does not exceed 19.9% of the outstanding common stock. A cash adjustment to the exercise price would be provided if the number of shares to be issued under the antidilution provisions exceeded 19.9% of the outstanding common stock. Because the number of shares to be issued under the warrant is not fixed and may be partially settled in cash, this instrument is not classified within equity and it is subject to accounting under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 133”). Under SFAS No. 133, the warrant will be accounted for at fair value with changes in fair value recorded currently in earnings. The fair value of the warrant at December 29, 2002 was calculated as $2.7 million using the Black-~~Audit~~Scholes ~~Services~~valuation ~~Provided~~method, byutilizing ~~Auditors~~a volatility factor of 0.8, risk-free interest rate of 2.5% and an expected life of 7 years. The fair value of the warrant will be recognized as a component of interest expense over the life of the related debt. The warrant is immediately exercisable and expires in December 2009.

~~Under~~The ~~Section~~Company ~~10A(i)(2)~~estimates ofit ~~the~~will ~~Securities~~need ~~Exchange~~to ~~Act~~raise ofadditional ~~1934~~capital through debt, including asincreased ~~added~~availability under the $30 million secured credit facility, equity offerings, or by ~~Section~~selling ~~202~~assets ofin the ~~Sarbanes-Oxley~~second ~~Act~~fiscal quarter of ~~2002,~~2003. The ~~which~~Company ~~was~~believes ~~enacted~~that onits ~~July~~ability 30to fund its operating and capital requirements for fiscal 2003 and its ability to obtain financing are dependent, in ~~2002~~part, ~~the~~on ~~audit~~timely ~~committee~~qualification and volume shipments of HGAs and HSAs for customers’ 80 gigabyte per platter programs. Design changes on 80 gigabyte programs made in the ~~board~~first fiscal quarter of ~~directors~~ is2003 ~~obligated~~are todemonstrating ~~pre-approve~~improved manufacturing ~~any~~yields ~~non-audit~~which ~~services~~will ~~provided~~be critical to the ~~Company~~high byvolume ~~its~~ramp ~~external~~of ~~auditors~~these products. In addition, these new designs are resulting in excellent performance internally and at customer sites. Qualifications are expected late in the second fiscal quarter of 2003. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company iswill ~~required~~be tosuccessful ~~disclose~~on ~~such~~these ~~approvals~~programs. toEven ~~investors~~if inthe Company successfully qualifies for customers’ 80 gigabyte programs, additional financing may not be sufficient to fund its ~~periodic~~operations ~~SEC~~until ~~reports.~~it ~~Accordingly~~achieves positive cash flow, inor ~~August~~its sales of ~~2002,~~products ~~the~~for ~~audit~~customers’ 80 gigabyte ~~committee~~programs ~~approved~~may ~~the~~not ~~provision~~result ofin ~~certain~~positive ~~such~~cash ~~non-audit~~flow ~~tax~~or ~~compliance~~net income. There is no assurance that additional financing will be available on terms and ~~regulatory~~conditions acceptable ~~services~~or favorable to the Company byand its ~~external~~stockholders, ~~auditors~~if ~~Ernst~~at &all. ~~Young~~If ~~LLP.~~the Company does not achieve timely customer qualifications, is unsuccessful at ramping up volume production on new products at acceptable yields, or is unsuccessful in obtaining sufficient financing, the Company’s operations will be materially negatively impacted and

~~CERTAIN ADDITIONAL BUSINESS RISKS~~ 14

TheTable Company’s business, financial condition and operating results can be affected by a number of factors, including but not limited to those set forth below, any one of which could cause the Company’s actual results to vary materially from recent results or from the Company’s anticipated future results. Contents

~~Rapid~~it ~~Technological~~will ~~Change~~be required to take actions that will harm its business, including potentially ceasing certain or all of its operations.

~~Technology~~RESULTS ~~changes~~OF ~~rapidly in the Company’s industry. These rapid changes require the Company both to address obsolescence of old~~OPERATIONS technologies and to anticipate new technologies. Failure to smoothly transition from old technologies or to anticipate and execute on new technologies can have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results ~~of operations. For example, in the third quarter~~

14NET SALES

ofNet ~~fiscal~~sales ~~year~~from ~~1999,~~continuing operations for the ~~Company~~three-month ~~incurred~~period aended ~~restructuring~~December 29, ~~charge~~2002 ofdecreased $3786.79 million to $49.1 million compared to $135.9 million for the ~~write-off~~same period last year. The decrease in sales is attributed to lower unit shipments and lower pricing for the first fiscal quarter of ~~equipment~~2003 ~~associated~~as compared ~~with~~to the first fiscal quarter of 2002. During the first fiscal quarter of 2003, the Company’s ~~transition~~shipped ~~from~~8.4 million MRHGAs, toincluding ~~GMR~~HGAs ~~technology~~shipped as HSAs, compared to 21.5 million ~~For~~HGAs (including HGAs shipped as HSAs) in the first fiscal ~~nine~~quarter ~~months~~ of 2002. Lower unit shipments during the first fiscal ~~2002,~~quarter of 2003 is the result of the Company’s ~~had~~late and limited participation on customers’ 40 gigabyte per platter ~~programs~~program combined with delays in shipments and ~~incurred~~qualification aon ~~loss~~80 ofgigabyte ~~$159~~programs.5 ~~million,~~The ~~including~~Company ~~special~~was ~~charges~~primarily shipping ofproduct ~~$36.7~~supporting ~~million~~customers ~~primarily~~20 ~~related~~gigabyte toprograms during the 40first ~~gigabyte~~fiscal quarter ~~per~~of ~~platter inventory~~2002.

~~During~~Head ~~fiscal~~gimbal ~~2001,~~assemblies ~~the~~accounted ~~Company shipped~~for ~~89.1~~56% ~~million~~of ~~GMR~~net ~~heads~~sales ~~(including~~during ~~heads~~the infirst ~~head~~fiscal quarter ~~stack~~of ~~assemblies),~~2003 ~~accounting~~versus ~~for approximately 93~~63% of net sales during the ~~period.~~first ~~The~~fiscal ~~Company~~quarter ~~expects~~of 2002. toHead ~~continue~~stack ~~investing~~assemblies ~~significant~~accounted ~~resources~~for in35% ~~GMR~~of ~~and~~net insales ~~other~~during ~~thin~~the ~~film magnetic~~first ~~product~~fiscal ~~development~~quarter ~~and~~of ~~manufacturing~~2003 ~~equipment.~~compared ~~There~~to ~~can~~31% beof nonet ~~assurance,~~sales ~~however,~~during ~~that~~ the ~~Company~~first ~~will~~quarter beof fiscal ~~successful~~2002. inThere ~~timely~~was ~~and~~an ~~cost~~average ~~effectively~~of ~~developing~~1.9 ~~and~~HGAs ~~manufacturing~~per ~~new~~head ~~GMR~~stack ~~heads~~assembly atfor the ~~acceptable~~first ~~manufacturing~~fiscal ~~yields~~quarter asof is2003, ~~needed~~compared to ~~achieve~~ ~~consistent~~2.38 ~~design-in~~HGAs ~~wins~~per onhead ~~customers’~~stack ~~new~~assembly for ~~product~~the ~~programs.~~first fiscal quarter of 2002.

~~Financial~~GROSS ~~Resources~~ MARGIN

AsThe Company’s gross margins are primarily influenced by four factors: the level of ~~June~~unit 30sales in relation to fixed costs, ~~2002~~average selling prices (“ASPs”), manufacturing yields and product mix. As a result of the Company’s limited ~~had~~participation ~~cash~~on ~~and~~customers’ ~~investments~~40 ofgigabyte ~~$68~~per platter programs, the lower volume significantly impacted the Company’s gross margin.1 ~~million~~Pricing was also impacted, ~~total~~as ~~assets~~the average price of ~~$338~~HGAs was lower for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 compared to the same period last year.6 ~~million~~Lower pricing and ~~total~~volume ~~liabilities~~resulted in a negative gross margin of $~~163~~29.7 million for the three-month period ended December 29, 2002, compared to a positive gross margin of $21.7 million for the same period last year.

~~The~~OPERATING ~~recent restructuring activities and the sale of Scion have reduced ongoing~~EXPENSES operating expenses as compared to historical levels. The Company expects to expend cash and incur operating losses for the quarter ending September 30, 2002. The Company estimates it will need to raise additional capital through debt or equity offerings in the first fiscal quarter of 2003. The Company’s ability to fund its operating and capital requirements for fiscal 2003 and to obtain financing is dependent on timely qualification and volume shipments of HGAs and HSAs for customers’ 60 and 80 gigabyte per platter and enterprise programs. The Company believes it will be successful in qualifying and ramping volume shipments for customers’ 60 and 80 gigabyte per platter and enterprise programs and in obtaining financing. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be successful on these programs or that any such financing will be available when needed on terms and conditions acceptable or favorable to the Company, if at all. If the Company does not achieve timely customer qualifications, is unsuccessful at ramping up volume production on new products at acceptable yields, or the Company is unsuccessful in obtaining financing, the Company’s operations will be materially negatively impacted.

~~Dependence~~RESEARCH onAND ~~a Limited Number of Customers; Risk of Reduced or Cancelled Orders~~ DEVELOPMENT

~~The~~Research Company is a component supplier dependent upon a limited number of customers in a volatile industry characterized by rapid technological change, short product life cycles, intense competition, frequent delivery schedule changes and ~~steady~~development ~~price~~expenses ~~erosion~~were $9.6 million ~~In addition, demand~~ for the ~~Company’s~~three-month ~~products~~period ended isDecember 29, ~~highly~~2002 ~~variable~~as ~~and~~compared ~~thus difficult~~ to ~~predict accurately~~$12.4 million ~~This variability~~for ~~was demonstrated in~~ the ~~last~~ three-month ~~quarters~~period ended ~~of fiscal 1999~~December 30, ~~when~~2001. ~~the~~The ~~industry~~decrease ~~made~~in aexpenditures ~~faster~~is ~~transition~~primarily attributed to ~~GMR~~reduction ~~than anticipated and the Company had limited design-~~in ~~wins~~workforce ~~for its early GMR products with its customers. Demand variations such as these, as well as the demand for personal computers, can materially~~ and ~~adversely~~lower ~~affect~~depreciation ~~the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations~~expense.

~~The Company’s largest customers are Maxtor~~SELLING, ~~Western~~GENERAL ~~Digital~~& ~~and Samsung, representing 41%, 36%, and 16%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales during fiscal~~ADMINISTRATIVE 2001. Given the small number of high performance disk drive and tape drive manufacturers who require an independent source of head gimbal assemblies, head stack assemblies or tape head supply, the Company will continue to be dependent upon a limited number of customers. The loss of any large customer, or a significant decrease in or cancellation of orders from one or more large customers, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, this dependence upon a limited number of customers means that acquisitions, consolidations or other material agreements affecting such customers could also have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. Acquisitions or significant transactions by the Company’s customers leading to further consolidation, vertical integration or other material agreements could also materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

15Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $3.7 million for the three-month period ended December 29, 2002 as compared to $6.0 million for the three-month period ended December 30, 2001. The lower expense is primarily due to a reduction in workforce and a $0.7 million reversal of the allowance for bad debt for the first fiscal quarter of 2003 as compared to the first fiscal quarter of 2002.

~~Dependence~~IMPAIRMENT onOF aPROPERTY, ~~Limited~~PLANT ~~Number~~AND ~~of Suppliers~~ EQUIPMENT

AsThe ~~a high technology company in a narrowly defined industry, the~~ Company isincurred ~~often~~an ~~dependent~~asset ~~upon~~impairment acharge ~~limited number~~ of ~~suppliers and subcontractors, and in some cases on single sources, for critical components or supplies~~$3.3 million ~~Limitation on or interruption~~ in the ~~supply of certain components or supplies can severely and adversely affect the Company’s production and results of~~ ~~operations.~~three-month ~~The~~period ~~Company~~ended ~~has limited alternative sources of certain key materials~~December 29, ~~such~~2002 as ~~wafer substrates, photo resist and suspensions, and frequently must rely on~~ a ~~single~~result ~~equipment supplier for a given type~~ of ~~equipment~~an ~~due to lack of viable~~impairment ~~alternatives~~analysis orfor ~~to insure process consistency. Furthermore,~~ the Company’s ~~customers~~tape ~~generally~~head ~~determine the suppliers in advance~~assets. ~~Accordingly, capacity constraints, production failures or restricted allocations by the Company’s suppliers~~ ~~could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s production, and its business, financial condition and results of operations.~~

~~Dependence~~NON-OPERATING ~~on Single Manufacturing and Assembly Facilities~~ EXPENSES

~~The~~INTEREST ~~Company has one wafer~~EXPENSE fabrication facility in Fremont, California and operates in one location in Thailand for its head gimbal and head stack assembly operations. In addition, the Company uses one wafer fabrication facility in Milpitas, California for its tape head operations, and one location in the Philippines for its tape head assembly operations. The Company’s wafer fabrication facilities, and a majority of its administration and data processing functions, are located in a seismically active area that has experienced major earthquakes in the past. A fire, flood, earthquake or other disaster affecting any of these locations may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

~~Complex~~Interest ~~Manufacturing~~expense ~~Processes~~was $1.0 million for the quarter ended December 29, 2002 as compared to $1.1 million for the same period last year. The slight decrease in interest expense is due to lower interest rates for the quarter ended December 29, 2002 compared to the quarter ended December 30, 2001. The Company expects an increase in interest expense for the remainder of fiscal 2003 as a result of the secured credit facility completed at the end of the first fiscal quarter of 2003. Borrowings under the credit facility currently bear interest at a rate of 11.4%, exclusive of the amortization of issuance costs and the valuation of the warrants issued.

~~The Company’s manufacturing processes involve numerous complex steps. Minor deviations can cause substantial manufacturing yield loss and, in some cases, can cause production to be suspended.~~15 Manufacturing yields for new products initially tend to be lower as the Company completes product development and commences volume manufacturing, and thereafter yields typically increase as the Company ramps to full production. The Company’s forward product pricing reflects this assumption of improving manufacturing yields and, as a result, material variances between projected and actual manufacturing yields have a direct effect on the Company’s gross margin and profitability. The difficulty of forecasting manufacturing yields accurately and maintaining cost competitiveness through improving manufacturing yields will continue to be magnified by the ever-increasing process complexity of manufacturing GMR products. Further, short product life cycles requires that the Company produce new products at higher volume and acceptable manufacturing yields without, in many cases, reaching the longer-term, higher volume manufacturing cycle which is more conducive to higher manufacturing yields and declining costs.

InTable addition, the HSA business carries certain risks and demands in addition to those of the HGA business. Among those risks are lower gross margins as a percentage of sales, increased exposure to inventory obsolescence due to the larger number of parts required for an HSA and the fact that each HSA program requires unique components with long lead-time purchasing cycles and varying product life spans between different HSA models. Contents

~~International~~INTEREST ~~Operations~~INCOME AND OTHER, NET

~~The~~Interest ~~Company’s~~income ~~production~~and ~~process~~other, isnet ~~labor~~for ~~intensive.~~the Asquarter ~~a result~~ended December 29, ~~the~~2002 ~~Company~~was ~~conducts~~an expense ~~substantially~~of ~~all~~$0.5 million compared to income of ~~its~~$2.7 million ~~head~~for ~~gimbal~~the ~~assembly~~quarter ended ~~machining~~December 30, ~~assembly~~2001. ~~and~~The ~~test~~decrease ~~operations,~~in ~~head~~income ~~stack~~is ~~assembly~~the ~~and~~result ~~tape~~of ~~head~~a ~~assembly~~decrease ~~operations~~of approximately ~~offshore,~~$1.0 million ~~and~~in isinterest ~~thus~~income ~~subject~~due to significantly lower cash investments in the ~~many~~first ~~risks~~fiscal ~~associated~~quarter ~~with~~of ~~contracting~~2003 compared to the same period ~~with~~last ~~foreign~~year. ~~vendors~~The ~~and~~Company ~~suppliers~~also ~~and~~incurred ~~with~~a $0.4 million charge to write-down an investment in Tessera, Inc. in the ~~ownership~~first ~~and~~quarter ~~operation~~of fiscal 2003. In addition, higher income in the three-month period of ~~foreign~~2002 ~~manufacturing~~was ~~facilities~~attributable to rental income of $0.8 million ~~These~~on ~~risks~~the ~~include~~Company’s excess space in the ~~need~~Philippines toduring the ~~obtain~~first ~~requisite~~quarter ~~governmental~~of ~~permits~~fiscal 2002 and ~~approvals,~~a ~~currency~~foreign exchange ~~fluctuations~~gain ~~and~~of ~~restrictions,~~$0.2 million ~~variable~~during orthe ~~higher~~first ~~tax~~quarter ~~rates,~~of ~~expiration~~fiscal 2002 compared to no rental income and an foreign exchange loss of ~~tax~~$0.4 million ~~holidays,~~for ~~political~~the ~~instability~~three-month period ended December 29, ~~changes~~2002. inThe ~~government~~Company ~~policies~~also ~~relating~~converted to$0.7 million ~~foreign~~of ~~investment~~6.5% ~~and~~convertible ~~operations~~bonds to equity, ~~cultural~~realizing ~~issues,~~a ~~labor~~gain of $0.2 million during the quarter ended December 30, 2001.

16INCOME TAXES

~~problems,~~The ~~trade~~Company ~~restrictions,~~recorded ~~transportation~~no ~~delays~~tax ~~and~~expense ~~interruptions,~~for ~~and~~the ~~changes~~first inquarter ~~tariff~~of ~~and~~fiscal ~~freight~~2003 compared ~~rates. The Company has from time~~ to ~~time~~ ~~experienced~~a ~~labor~~tax ~~organization~~expense ~~activities at certain~~ of ~~its foreign operations~~$0.05 million Atfor ~~this time none of~~ the ~~Company’s~~first ~~employees~~fiscal ~~are~~quarter ~~represented by a union~~of 2002. ~~There~~The ~~can~~tax beprovisions noin ~~assurance,~~both ~~however,~~years ~~that~~reflect ~~the~~no ~~Company~~benefit ~~will~~for ~~continue~~net ~~to be successful in~~operating ~~avoiding~~losses ~~work~~until ~~stoppages~~realized, orfederal ~~other~~alternative ~~labor~~minimum ~~issues~~taxes, inand ~~the~~foreign ~~future~~taxes.

InGAIN ~~addition,~~ON ~~several~~SALE ~~Asian~~OF ~~countries, including~~SUBSIDIARY Thailand and the Philippines, experience fluctuations in the value of their currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. The Company is unable to predict what effect, if any, these factors will have on its ability to manufacture products in these markets. The Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts in an effort to manage exposure related to certain foreign currency commitments, foreign currency denominated balance sheet positions and anticipated foreign currency denominated expenditures. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company’s attempts to manage these exposures will be successful.

~~Substantial~~The ~~Capital~~Company ~~Expenditures;~~sold ~~Asset~~its ~~Utilization~~interest in Scion Photonics, Inc. to JDS Uniphase in April 2002. In accordance with the acquisition agreement, additional amounts were receivable by the Company pending the settlement of contingencies related to the sale. During the quarter ending December 29, 2002, the Company received $1.4 million pursuant to the settlement of those contingencies and recorded a gain on the disposal of the subsidiary of $1.4 million.

~~The~~CERTAIN ~~Company’s~~ADDITIONAL ~~business is~~BUSINESS highly capital intensive. The Company has made substantial capital expenditures and installed significant production capacity to support new technologies and increased anticipated demand for its products. The Company made capital expendituresRISKS during fiscal 2001 of $84 million compared to $93.6 million during fiscal 2000. The Company expects capital expenditures between $50-55 million during fiscal 2002. To maintain its market position, the Company must anticipate demand for its products and the path of new technologies so that production capacity, both in terms of amount and the proper technologies, will be in place to meet customers’ needs. Accurate capacity planning is complicated by the pace of technological change, unpredictable demand variations, the effects of variable manufacturing yields, and the fact that most of the Company’s plant and equipment expenditures have long lead times, requiring major commitments well in advance of actual requirements. The Company’s underestimation or overestimation of its capacity requirements, or its failure to successfully and timely put in place the proper technologies, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

~~Fluctuations in demand can also lead to under-utilization of assets and the consideration of asset impairment charges.~~ The ~~carrying~~Company’s ~~value of property~~business, ~~plant~~financial ~~and~~condition ~~equipment is reviewed if the facts~~ and ~~circumstances~~operating ~~suggest~~results ~~that~~can ~~property, plant and equipment may~~ be ~~impaired. An impairment review requires management to make~~ ~~certain~~affected ~~estimates and judgments regarding future cash flows that management expects to be generated~~ by ~~groups~~a ofnumber ~~assets. In assessing the recoverability~~ of ~~long-lived assets~~factors, ~~the~~including ~~Company~~but ~~compares~~not ~~the~~limited ~~carrying value~~ to ~~the~~those ~~undiscounted~~set ~~future cash~~forth ~~flows the assets are expected to generate. If the total of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets~~below, ~~the~~any ~~assets~~one ~~will be written down based on the excess~~ of ~~the~~which ~~carrying~~could ~~amount~~cause ~~over~~ the ~~fair value of the assets. Fair value would generally be determined by calculating the discounted future cash flows using a discount rate based upon the~~ Company’s ~~weighted~~actual ~~average~~results ~~cost~~to ~~of capital. Significant judgments and assumptions are required in the forecast~~vary ofmaterially ~~future~~from ~~operating~~recent results ~~used~~or infrom the ~~preparation of the estimated future cash flows, including long-term forecasts of overall market conditions and the expected successful execution of the~~ Company’s ~~business~~anticipated ~~strategy in that market. These~~future ~~assumptions include forecasts regarding revenue, gross margins, and other operating expenditures~~results. ~~Because the Company operates in a volatile industry, characterized by rapid technological change, these assumptions are inherently subject to change in~~ ~~the near term and may result in an adverse impact on earnings.~~

~~Inventory~~Financial ~~Risks;~~Resources ~~Custom~~and ~~Product~~The ~~Risks~~Company’s Ability To Continue As a “Going Concern” Is Uncertain

~~Due~~The toCompany’s ~~the~~consolidated ~~cyclical~~financial ~~nature~~statements ofhave ~~and~~been ~~rapid~~prepared ~~technological~~on ~~change in~~ the assumption ~~hard~~that ~~disk~~it ~~drive~~will ~~industry,~~continue ~~the~~as ~~Company’s~~a ~~inventory~~going ~~is subject~~concern, towhich ~~substantial~~contemplates ~~risk. To address these risks,~~ the realization ~~Company~~of ~~monitors~~assets ~~its inventories on a periodic basis~~ and ~~provides~~liquidation ~~inventory~~of ~~write-downs~~liabilities ~~intended~~in tothe ~~cover~~normal ~~inventory~~course ~~risks~~of business. ~~However,~~The ~~the~~independent ~~Company~~auditor’s isreport ~~dependent~~ on athe ~~few~~financial ~~customers~~statements ~~and~~of ~~a limited~~the ~~number~~Company as of ~~product~~and ~~programs~~ for ~~each customer. The magnitude of~~ the ~~commitments~~fiscal ~~the~~year ~~Company~~ended ~~must~~September 29, ~~make~~2002 toincluded ~~support~~herein contains ~~its~~an ~~customers’~~explanatory ~~programs~~paragraph ispointing ~~very~~out ~~large~~that ~~and~~ the Company’s ~~has~~need ~~limited~~for additional ~~remedies~~capital in ~~the~~fiscal ~~event~~2003 ofto ~~program~~fund ~~cancellations.~~the IfCompany’s aoperating ~~customer~~and capital ~~cancels~~requirements orand ~~materially~~which ~~reduces~~condition ~~orders~~raises ~~for~~substantial ~~one~~doubt orabout ~~more~~the ~~product~~Company’s ability ~~programs,~~to orcontinue ~~experiences~~as ~~financial~~a ~~difficulties,~~going ~~the~~ concern.

17As of December 29, 2002, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $13.2 million and the Company had a working capital deficit of $47.7 million. In December 2002, the Company entered into a $30 million credit facility with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (formerly Special Value Investment Management, LLC). The amount available under the loan facility is subject to a borrowing base formula calculated on the Company’s domestic cash balances, eligible accounts receivable balances and appraised value of domestic equipment. The Company drew $10.2 million the amount available under the facility, on December 27, 2002, and paid a facility fee of $1.5 million in connection with the transaction. Receipts from customers are remitted to a restricted account and may only be withdrawn by the Company if the eligible accounts receivable and appraised value of domestic equipment exceeds the amount borrowed under the facility. Eligibility of the non-U.S. accounts receivable, for purposes of the borrowing base formula, is contingent on the satisfaction of certain conditions. The Company is working to satisfy these conditions. As of February 2003, these conditions had not been satisfied which prevents the Company’s ability to draw additional amounts under the credit facility. The remaining funds can be borrowed under the facility, subject to the borrowing base formula, on or before September 30, 2003, with a December 2005 maturity date. The interest rate is based upon the Eurodollar rate plus 10%. As of December 29, 2002, the interest rate on the $10.2 million was at 11.4%, exclusive of the amortization of issuance costs and the valuation of the warrants issued. The obligations under the credit agreement are secured by substantially all of the domestic assets of the Company. The agreement requires the Company to maintain certain financial covenants and observe a series of additional covenants. The Company anticipates being out of compliance with certain covenants and has secured a limited waiver of these covenants through March 31, 2003. The Company is in discussions with the lender concerning the anticipated noncompliance for the Company’s third fiscal quarter of 2003. The Company expects it will be

~~Company may be required to take significant inventory charges, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business,~~16 financial condition and results of operations. Special charges were incurred in the second and third fiscal quarters of 2002 primarily relating to 40 gigabyte per platter inventory. The Company may be required to take additional inventory ~~write-downs in the future due to the Company’s inability to obtain necessary product qualifications, or due to further cancellations by customers.~~

TheTable Company manufactures custom products for a limited number of customers. Because its products are custom-built, the Company typically cannot shift raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods from customer to customer, or from one product program to another for a particular customer. However, to enable its customers to get products to market quickly and to address its customers’ demand requirements, the Company must invest substantial resources and make significant materials commitments, often before obtaining formal customer qualifications and generally before the market prospects for its customers’ products are clear. Moreover, given the rapid pace of technology advancement in the disk drive industry, the disk drive products that do succeed typically have very short life cycles. Finally, in response to rapidly shifting business conditions, some of the Company’s customers have generally sought to limit purchase order commitments to the Company, and have done so by employing what is known in the industry as JIT (Just-in-Time) hubs. If the customer does not have demand from its end customer, the customer will not pull the inventory from the JIT hub and thus the Company may be left with excess and or obsolete inventory, which increases inventory risk. Contents

~~Dependence~~successful onin ~~Key~~obtaining ~~Personnel~~a waiver or amendment for its anticipated noncompliance in the third fiscal quarter of 2003 with respect to certain covenants, however, there can be no assurance that the Company will obtain such waiver or amendment. If the Company is not successful in obtaining a waiver of these covenants for the Company’s third fiscal quarter of 2003, the lender has the right to demand immediate payment of the debt.

The Company’s ~~future~~expects ~~performance~~losses ~~depends~~and onnegative cash flow to continue, which will require the ~~continued~~Company to obtain additional capital or pursue other strategic ~~service~~alternatives. It is uncertain whether the Company will be able to obtain a sufficient amount of ~~key~~additional ~~members~~capital on acceptable terms, or at all. Further, if future financing requirements are satisfied through the issuance of equity ~~management~~or ~~and~~debt ~~its~~securities, ~~highly~~investors ~~skilled~~may ~~research~~experience ~~and~~additional ~~development~~dilution ~~and~~in terms ~~manufacturing~~of ~~personnel~~their percentage ownership of the Company’s securities. IfIn the event that the Company is unable to ~~retain~~obtain ~~the~~additional ~~existing~~capital ~~employees~~ or ~~hire~~is ~~and~~not ~~integrate~~successful ~~new~~in qualification ~~employees,~~of itits ~~may~~products ~~have~~for ancustomers’ ~~adverse~~80 ~~effect~~gigabyte onper ~~the~~platter programs, the Company’s operations will be materially negatively impacted and it will be required to take actions that will harm its business, ~~financial~~including ~~condition~~potentially ceasing ~~and~~certain ~~results~~or all of its operations.

~~Fluctuations~~Rapid inTechnological ~~Operating Results~~Change

~~The~~Technology changes rapidly in the Company’s ~~has~~industry. ~~experienced~~These ~~substantial~~rapid ~~fluctuations~~changes require inthe ~~its~~Company ~~quarterly~~both to address obsolescence of old technologies and ~~annual~~to anticipate ~~operating~~new ~~results~~technologies. There can be no assurance that the Company’s R&D efforts will be successful in the development of new technologies or that if ~~past~~successful, ~~and~~that the Company’s ~~future~~will ~~operating~~be ~~results~~able ~~could~~to ~~vary~~obtain ~~substantially~~qualifications in customer programs or transition the technologies into commercially viable products. Failure to smoothly transition from ~~quarter~~old technologies or to ~~quarter.~~anticipate ~~The~~and execute ~~Company’s~~on ~~operating~~new ~~results~~technologies ~~for~~can have a ~~particular~~material ~~quarter~~adverse oreffect ~~longer~~on ~~periods~~the ~~can~~Company’s business, befinancial ~~materially~~condition and ~~adversely~~results ~~affected~~of byoperations. ~~numerous~~For ~~factors~~example, during ~~such~~fiscal as2002, ~~increased~~the ~~competition~~Company orexperienced ~~execution~~difficulty ~~issues~~making ~~leading~~the transition to athe ~~failure~~40 GB bytechnology, ~~the~~and, ~~Company~~as toa ~~obtain~~result, ~~design-in~~had ~~wins~~limited participation on ~~one~~customers’ or40 gigabyte ~~more~~per ~~customer~~platter programs; ~~delayed~~which ~~product~~resulted ~~introductions~~in orsignificantly ~~capacity~~lower ~~constraints~~sales onand ~~certain~~a loss ~~technologies;~~from ~~decreased~~continuing ~~demand~~operations ~~for~~of ~~or decreased~~$231 million. ~~average~~The ~~selling~~Company ~~prices~~is ~~for~~currently in the ~~Company’s~~process ~~products;~~of ~~low~~qualifying product ~~manufacturing~~for ~~yields;~~customers’ ~~increased~~80 ~~returns~~gigabyte orper ~~rework;~~platter programs. ~~changes~~The inCompany ~~product~~anticipates ~~mix;~~qualifications ~~increased~~on ~~operating~~80 ~~costs~~gigabyte ~~associated~~products ~~with~~late in the ~~ramp-up~~second fiscal quarter of ~~production~~2003. asFailure ~~capacity~~to isqualify ~~added~~on orthese programs ~~under-utilization~~would oflikely ~~capacity~~delay ifpositive ~~demand~~cash isflow. ~~less~~Given ~~than~~the ~~anticipated;~~Company’s ~~increased~~current ~~material~~cash position, ~~costs~~discussed orbelow, ~~material~~such ora ~~equipment~~delay ~~unavailability;~~in ~~disruptions~~achieving inpositive ~~domestic~~cash orflow ~~foreign~~would have ~~operations;~~a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and ~~general~~results ~~economic~~of ~~conditions~~operations.

The Company’s ~~net~~expects ~~sales are generally made pursuant~~ to ~~individual~~continue ~~purchase~~investing ~~orders~~significant ~~that~~resources ~~may~~in beGMR ~~changed~~and ~~or canceled by customers on~~in ~~short~~other ~~notice,~~thin ~~often~~film ~~without~~magnetic ~~material penalties. Changes or cancellations of~~ product ~~orders~~development ~~could result in under-utilization of production capacity~~ and ~~inventory~~manufacturing ~~write-offs~~equipment. ~~For~~In November ~~example~~2002, in the ~~last~~Company ~~three~~announced ~~quarters~~it ofhad ~~fiscal~~achieved ~~1999,~~an ~~the~~areal ~~Company experienced~~density ~~delays and cancellation~~ of ~~orders,~~146 gigabits ~~lower~~per ~~average~~square ~~selling~~inch ~~prices,~~using ~~inventory~~perpendicular ~~and~~recording ~~equipment write-offs, and higher unit costs due to under-utilization of production capacity~~technology. InThere ~~the~~can be ~~second~~no ~~and~~assurance, ~~third quarters of fiscal 2002~~however, that the Company ~~experienced~~ ~~significantly~~will ~~lower~~be ~~shipments~~successful asin atimely ~~result~~and cost ofeffectively ~~limited~~developing ~~participation~~and onmanufacturing ~~customers’~~heads 40for ~~gigabyte~~future ~~per platter~~ programs. Asusing perpendicular arecording ~~consequence~~technology, ~~the~~or ~~Company~~other ~~experienced~~future atechnologies, ~~significant~~at ~~reduction in net sales and a negative gross margin and~~acceptable ~~incurred~~manufacturing ~~significant~~yields ~~losses~~as inis ~~1999~~needed ~~and~~to ~~for~~achieve ~~the~~consistent ~~second~~design ~~and~~wins ~~third~~on customers’ ~~quarters~~new ofproduct ~~fiscal 2002~~programs.

~~Volatility~~Dependence on a Limited Number of ~~Stock~~Customers; ~~Price~~Risk of Reduced or Cancelled Orders

The ~~trading~~Company ~~price~~is a component supplier dependent upon a limited number of customers in a volatile industry characterized by rapid technological change, short product life cycles, intense competition, frequent delivery schedule changes and steady price erosion. In addition, demand for the Company’s products ~~common~~is ~~stock~~highly isvariable ~~expected~~and tothus ~~continue~~difficult to bepredict ~~subject~~accurately. ~~to wide~~These ~~fluctuations~~factors, inas ~~response~~well toas ~~quarter-to-quarter~~the ~~variations~~demand infor ~~operating~~personal ~~results~~computers, ~~announcements~~can ofmaterially ~~technological~~and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

18The Company’s largest customers are Western Digital, Maxtor and Samsung, representing 49%, 27%, and 15%, respectively, of the Company’s net sales during fiscal 2002. Western Digital and Samsung accounted for 89% of the sales in the first fiscal quarter of 2003. Given the small number of high performance disk drive and tape drive manufacturers who require an independent source of head gimbal assemblies, head stack assemblies or tape head supply, the Company will continue to be dependent upon a limited number of customers. The loss of any large customer, or a significant decrease in or cancellation of orders from one or more large customers, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, this dependence upon a limited number of customers means that acquisitions, consolidations or other material agreements affecting such customers could also have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and operating results. Acquisitions or significant transactions by the Company’s customers leading to further consolidation, vertical integration or other material agreements could also materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

~~innovations or new products by the Company or its competitors, qualifications on volume shipment programs from major customers, general~~17 conditions in the disk drive and computer industries, general economic conditions and other events or factors. In addition, stock markets have experienced extreme price volatility in recent years. This volatility has had a substantial effect on the market price of securities issued by many high technology companies, in many cases for reasons unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. The Company’s common stock has experienced volatility not necessarily related to announcements of Company performance. Broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

InTable addition, the Company’s stock has been trading under $1.00 since June 26, 2002. Consequently, on August 8, 2002, the Company was contacted by the Nasdaq Stock Market and advised that its common stock could be delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market quotation system if its stock does not achieve a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 for ten consecutive trading days during the 90 days subsequent to such notice. The liquidity of the trading market for the Company’s common stock would likely be materially and adversely affected if its common stock were delisted. Contents

~~Regulatory~~Dependence ~~Changes~~on a Limited Number of Suppliers

~~Recently~~As ~~enacted~~a ~~and~~high ~~proposed~~technology ~~changes~~company in ~~security~~a ~~laws~~narrowly ~~and~~defined ~~related regulation~~industry, ~~could~~the ~~result~~Company inis often ~~increased~~dependent ~~costs~~upon toa ~~the~~limited ~~Company.~~number ~~Recently~~of ~~enacted~~suppliers and ~~proposed~~subcontractors, ~~changes~~and in some ~~the~~cases ~~laws~~on ~~and~~single ~~regulations~~sources, ~~affecting~~for ~~public~~critical ~~companies~~components ~~including~~or ~~the~~supplies. ~~provisions~~The ofCompany has ~~the~~particularly ~~Sarbanes-Oxley~~limited ~~Act~~alternative sources of ~~2002~~certain ~~and~~key ~~rules~~materials, ~~proposed~~such byas wafer ~~the~~substrates, ~~SEC~~photo resist and ~~Nasdaq~~ ~~could~~suspensions, ~~result~~and infrequently ~~increased~~must ~~costs~~rely toon ~~the~~a single ~~Company~~equipment assupplier itfor ~~evaluates~~a ~~the~~given ~~implications~~type of ~~any~~equipment ~~new~~due ~~rules and responds~~ to ~~the~~lack ~~requirements.~~of ~~The~~viable alternatives ~~new~~or ~~rules~~to ~~could~~insure ~~make~~process itconsistency. ~~more~~Furthermore, ~~difficult for~~ the Company’s customers togenerally ~~obtain~~determine ~~certain~~the ~~types~~suppliers ofin ~~insurance,~~advance. ~~including~~The Company’s ~~directors~~suppliers ~~and~~may, ~~officer~~in ~~liability insurance and~~ the ~~Company~~future, ~~may~~ be ~~forced~~unwilling to ~~accept~~extend ~~reduced~~credit ~~policy limits and coverage~~ or ~~incur~~provide ~~substantially~~the Company ~~higher~~with ~~costs to obtain~~ the ~~same~~required orservices ~~similar~~based ~~coverage.~~upon ~~The~~the ~~impact~~financial resources of ~~these events could also make it more difficult for~~ the Company, towhich ~~attract~~are ~~and~~currently ~~retain~~limited ~~qualified~~as ~~persons~~described toin ~~serve~~“Financial onResources and the Company’s ~~board~~Ability ofto ~~directors,~~Continue or as ~~executive~~a ~~officers.~~Going ~~The~~Concern ~~Company~~ is ~~presently~~Uncertain” ~~evaluating~~above. Limitations ~~and~~on ~~monitoring~~or ~~developments~~interruption ~~with~~in ~~respect~~the tosupply ~~new~~of ~~and~~certain ~~proposed~~components ~~rules~~or ~~and~~supplies ~~cannot~~can ~~predict~~severely orand ~~estimate~~adversely ~~the~~affect ~~amount of~~ the ~~additional costs the~~ Company’s ~~may~~production ~~incur~~and orresults ~~the timing~~ of ~~such costs~~ operations.

~~ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE~~Dependence ~~AND~~on ~~QUALITATIVE~~Single ~~DISCLOSURES~~Manufacturing ~~ABOUT~~& ~~MARKET~~Assembly ~~RISK~~ Facilities

The Company’s has one wafer fabrication facility in Fremont, California and ~~market~~operates ~~risk~~in ~~has~~one ~~not~~location ~~changed~~in ~~significantly~~Thailand ~~from~~for its head gimbal and head stack assembly operations. In addition, the ~~risks~~Company ~~disclosed~~uses one wafer fabrication facility, which it subleases from JDS Uniphase, in ~~Part~~Milpitas, IICalifornia for its tape head operations, ~~Item~~and 7Aone oflocation in the Philippines for its tape head assembly operations. The Company’s ~~Annual~~wafer ~~Report~~fabrication onfacilities, ~~Form~~and ~~10-K~~a majority ~~for~~of ~~fiscal~~its ~~year~~administration ~~2001~~and ~~under~~data processing functions, are located in a seismically active area that has experienced major earthquakes in the ~~heading~~past. ~~“Quantitative~~A fire, ~~and~~flood, ~~Qualitative~~earthquake ~~Disclosures~~or ~~About~~other ~~Market~~disaster ~~Risk”~~affecting any of these locations may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

~~PART~~Complex ~~II. OTHER~~Manufacturing ~~INFORMATION~~ Processes

~~Item~~The 1Company’s manufacturing processes involve numerous complex steps. ~~Legal~~ ~~Proceedings~~Minor deviations can cause substantial manufacturing yield loss and, in some cases, can cause production to be suspended. Manufacturing yields for new products initially tend to be lower as the Company completes product development and commences volume manufacturing, and thereafter yields typically increase as the Company ramps to full production. The Company’s forward product pricing reflects this assumption of improving manufacturing yields and, as a result, material variances between projected and actual manufacturing yields have a direct effect on the Company’s gross margin and profitability. The difficulty of forecasting manufacturing yields accurately and maintaining cost competitiveness through improving manufacturing yields will continue to be magnified by the ever-increasing process complexity of manufacturing GMR products. Further, short product cycles require that the Company produce new products at higher volume and acceptable manufacturing yields without, in many cases, reaching the longer-term, higher volume manufacturing cycle which is more conducive to higher manufacturing yields and declining costs.

~~For information~~In onaddition, ~~Legal~~the ~~Proceedings~~HSA ~~please~~business ~~see~~carries ~~Note~~certain 11risks and demands in addition to those of the ~~Company’s~~HGA ~~Consolidated~~business. ~~Condensed~~Among ~~Financial~~those ~~Statements~~risks inare ~~Part~~lower Igross margins, increased exposure to inventory obsolescence due to the larger number of ~~this~~parts required ~~report~~for onan ~~Form~~HSA 10and the fact that each HSA program requires unique components with long lead-Q,time ~~which~~purchasing ~~information~~cycles isand ~~incorporated~~varying ~~herein~~product bylife ~~reference.~~spans between different HSA models.

~~Item~~International ~~6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K~~ Operations

(The Company’s production process is labor intensive. As a) ~~Exhibits~~result, the Company conducts substantially all of its head gimbal assembly machining, assembly and test operations, head stack assembly and tape head assembly operations offshore, and is thus subject to the many risks associated with contracting with foreign vendors and suppliers and with the ownership and operation of foreign manufacturing facilities. These risks include the need to obtain requisite governmental permits and approvals, currency exchange fluctuations and restrictions, variable or higher tax rates, expiration of tax holidays, political instability, changes in government policies relating to foreign investment and operations, cultural issues, labor problems, trade restrictions, transportation delays and interruptions, and changes in tariff and freight rates. The Company has from time to time experienced labor organization activities at certain of its foreign operations. At this time none of the Company’s employees are represented by a union. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will continue to be successful in avoiding work stoppages or other labor issues in the future.

~~99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to~~ 18 ~~U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002~~

(b)Table Reportsof on Form 8-KContents

~~There~~In ~~were~~addition, noseveral ~~Reports~~Asian oncountries, ~~Form~~including ~~8-K~~Thailand ~~filed~~and ~~during~~ the ~~third~~Philippines, experience ~~quarter~~fluctuations in the value of ~~fiscal~~their ~~2002~~currencies relative to the U.S. dollar. The Company is unable to predict what effect, if any, these factors will have on its ability to manufacture products in these markets. The Company enters into foreign currency forward and option contracts in an effort to manage exposure related to certain foreign currency commitments, foreign currency denominated balance sheet positions and anticipated foreign currency denominated expenditures. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company’s attempts to manage these exposures will be successful.

19Substantial Capital Expenditures; Asset Utilization

~~SIGNATURE~~The Company’s business is highly capital intensive. The Company has made substantial capital expenditures and installed significant production capacity to support new technologies and anticipated increased demand for its products. The Company made capital expenditures for its magnetic head operations during fiscal 2002 of $49.7 million compared to $84 million during fiscal 2001. A significant percentage of the capital expenditures in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 were for the round wafer conversion. The Company expects capital expenditures to be between $25-30 million in fiscal 2003. To maintain its market position, the Company must anticipate demand for its products and the path of new technologies so that production capacity, both in terms of amount and the proper technologies, will be in place to meet customers’ needs. Accurate capacity planning is complicated by the pace of technological change, unpredictable demand variations, the effects of variable manufacturing yields, and the fact that most of the Company’s plant and equipment expenditures have long lead times, requiring major commitments well in advance of actual requirements. The Company’s underestimation or overestimation of its capacity requirements, or its failure to successfully and timely put in place the proper technologies, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

~~Pursuant~~Fluctuations in demand can also lead to under-utilization of assets and the consideration ~~requirements~~of asset impairment charges. The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is reviewed if the ~~Securities~~facts ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~circumstances ofsuggest ~~1934~~that property, asplant ~~amended~~and equipment may be impaired. An impairment review requires management to make certain estimates and judgments regarding future cash flows that management expects to be generated by groups of assets. In assessing the recoverability of long-lived assets, the ~~Registrant~~Company ~~has~~compares ~~duly~~the ~~caused~~carrying ~~this~~value ~~report~~to the undiscounted future cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If the total of the undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the assets will be ~~signed~~written down based on ~~its~~the ~~behalf~~excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Fair value would generally be determined by calculating the ~~undersigned~~discounted future cash flows using a discount ~~thereunto~~rate ~~duly~~based ~~authorized~~upon the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Significant judgments and assumptions are required in the forecast of future operating results used in the preparation of the estimated future cash flows, including long-term forecasts of overall market conditions and the expected successful execution of the Company’s business strategy in that market. These assumptions include forecasts regarding revenue, gross margins, and other operating expenditures. Because the Company operates in a volatile industry, characterized by rapid technological change, these assumptions are inherently subject to change in the near term and may result in an adverse impact on earnings. For example, in the first fiscal quarter of 2003, the Company recorded a $3.3 million impairment charge related to tape head assets.

		READ-RITE CORPORATION
Date:	August 14, 2002	By:	/s/ ANDREW C. HOLCOMB
			Andrew C. Holcomb Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Inventory Risks; Custom Product Risks

20Due to the cyclical nature of and rapid technological change in the hard disk drive industry, the Company’s inventory is subject to substantial risk. To address these risks, the Company monitors its inventories on a periodic basis and provides inventory write-downs intended to cover inventory risks. However, the Company is dependent on a few customers and a limited number of product programs for each customer. The magnitude of the commitments the Company must make to support its customers’ programs is very large and the Company has limited remedies in the event of program cancellations. The Company believes it is common practice for disk drive manufacturers to place orders in excess of requirements and to change or cancel outstanding purchase orders in response to rapidly shifting business conditions. If a customer cancels or materially reduces orders for one or more product programs, or experiences financial difficulties, the Company may be required to take significant inventory charges, which in turn could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Company manufactures custom products for a limited number of customers. Because its products are custom-built, the Company typically cannot shift raw materials, work-in-process or finished goods from customer to customer, or from one product program to another for a particular customer. However, to enable its customers to get products to market quickly and to address its customers’ demand requirements, the Company must invest substantial

resources and make significant materials commitments, often before obtaining formal customer qualifications and generally before the market prospects for its customers’ products are clear. Moreover, given the rapid pace of technology advancement in the disk drive industry, the disk drive products that do succeed typically have very short life cycles. Finally, in response to rapidly shifting business conditions, some of the Company’s customers have generally sought to limit purchase order commitments to the Company, and have done so by employing what is known in the industry as JIT (Just-in-Time) hubs. If the customer does not have demand from its end customer, the customer will not pull the inventory from the JIT hub and thus the Company may be left with excess and or obsolete inventory, which increases inventory risk.

In fiscal 2002, the Company incurred special charges totaling $36.7 million primarily relating to 40 gigabyte per platter inventory. The Company may be required to take additional inventory write-downs in the future due to the Company’s inability to obtain necessary product qualifications, or due to order cancellations by customers.

Dependence on Key Personnel

The Company’s future performance depends on the continued service of key members of management and its highly skilled research and development and manufacturing personnel. If the Company is unable to retain the existing employees or hire and integrate new employees, it may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

Intellectual Property & Proprietary Rights

Read-Rite has over 300 U.S. and foreign patents, generally having terms of 20 years from their filing dates, and many additional U.S. and foreign applications pending. In addition, Read-Rite has a variety of licenses and cross-licenses with other companies within the industry such as IBM, Seagate and TDK for certain uses of those companies’ patents. The Company knows that its success depends on the innovative skills and technical competence of its employees and upon proper protection of its intellectual property. Despite Read-Rite’s protective measures, there can be no assurance that such measures will be adequate to protect its proprietary rights or that the Company’s competitors will not independently develop or patent technologies that are equivalent or superior to the Company’s technology.

The Company has, from time to time, been notified of claims that it may be infringing patents owned by others. To the extent that the Company receives additional claims of infringement from others in the future, where necessary or desirable, the Company may seek licenses under patents that it is allegedly infringing. Although patent holders commonly offer such licenses, no assurance can be given that licenses will be offered or that the terms of any offered licenses will be acceptable to the Company. Defending a claim of infringement or the failure to obtain a key patent license from a third party could cause the Company to incur substantial liabilities and/or to suspend the manufacturing of the products utilizing the patented invention.

Fluctuations in Operating Results

The Company’s business is capital intensive, and hence carries significant fixed costs. The Company has experienced substantial fluctuations in its quarterly and annual operating results in the past, and the Company’s future operating results could vary substantially from quarter to quarter. The Company’s operating results for a particular quarter or longer periods can be materially and adversely affected by numerous factors, such as increased competition or execution issues leading to a failure by the Company to obtain design wins on one or more customer programs; delayed product introductions or capacity constraints on certain technologies; decreased demand for or decreased average selling prices for the Company’s products; low product manufacturing yields; increased returns or rework; changes in product mix; increased operating costs associated with the ramp-up of production as capacity is added or under-utilization of capacity if demand is less than anticipated; increased material costs or material or equipment unavailability; disruptions in domestic or foreign operations; and general economic conditions. The Company’s net sales are generally made pursuant to individual purchase orders that may be changed or canceled by customers on short notice, often without material penalties. Changes or cancellations of product orders could result in under-utilization of production capacity and inventory write-offs. In the last three quarters of fiscal 2002, the Company experienced significantly lower shipments as a result of its late and limited participation on customers’ 40 gigabyte per platter programs. As a consequence, the Company experienced a significant reduction in net sales, a negative gross margin and incurred significant losses in fiscal 2002.

Volatility of Stock Price

The trading price of the Company’s common stock is expected to continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to quarter-to-quarter variations in operating results, announcements of technological innovations or new products by the Company or its competitors, qualifications on volume shipment programs from major customers, general conditions in the disk drive and computer industries, general economic conditions and other events or factors. In addition, stock markets have experienced extreme price volatility in recent years. This volatility has had a substantial effect on the market price of securities issued by many high technology companies, in many cases for reasons unrelated to the operating performance of the specific companies. The Company’s common stock has experienced volatility not necessarily related to announcements of Company performance. Broad market fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

Potential NASDAQ National Market Delisting Of The Company’s Common Stock

The Company’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ national market, which specifies certain requirements for the continued listing of such securities. One of these requirements is that the minimum closing bid price per share not fall below $1.00 for more than 30 consecutive business days in a row. On August 8, 2002, NASDAQ notified the Company that the minimum closing bid price for the Company’s common stock had fallen below the specified level for 30 consecutive business days, and therefore the Company’s common stock was subject to delisting from the NASDAQ National Market unless this deficiency was remedied within 90 days. On November 7, 2002, the Company was contacted by NASDAQ and advised that subject to the Company’s right to a hearing, its common stock would be delisted from the NASDAQ stock market quotation system as its stock had not achieved a minimum bid price of at least $1.00 for ten consecutive trading days during the 90 days subsequent to the original notice from NASDAQ on August 8, 2002. The Company requested a hearing to appeal the notice of delisting on November 14, 2002 with the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel. That hearing occurred on December 19, 2002, at which time the Company requested the delisting be delayed until after the Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in February 2003. At the shareholders meeting on February 5, 2003, the shareholders approved a proposal to allow the Company’s Board of Directors, in its discretion to authorize a reverse stock split of between 1 – 5 and 1 – 20. The Board of Directors approved a 1-for-5 reverse stock split effective February 24, 2003.

There is no assurance that the Company will continue to satisfy the bid price requirement or other NASDAQ requirements for continued listing on the NASDAQ National Market. If the Company’s common stock were to be delisted, it would seriously limit the liquidity of the common stock and impair the Company’s potential to raise future capital through the sale of the Company’s securities, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business. Delisting could also reduce the ability of holders of the Company’s common stock to purchase or sell shares as quickly and inexpensively as they have done historically, and could have an adverse effect on the trading price of the Company’s common stock. Delisting could also adversely affect the Company’s relationships with vendors and customers.

Regulatory Changes

Recently enacted and proposed changes in securities laws and related regulation could result in increased costs to the Company. Recently enacted and proposed changes in the laws and regulations affecting public companies including the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules proposed by the SEC and NASDAQ could result in increased costs to the Company as it evaluates the implications of any new rules and responds to the requirements. The new rules could make it more difficult for the Company to obtain certain types of insurance, including directors and officer liability insurance and the Company may be forced to accept reduced policy limits and coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain the same or similar coverage. The impact of these events could also make it more difficult for the Company to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on the Company’s board of directors, or as executive officers. The Company is presently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to new and proposed rules and cannot predict or estimate the amount of the additional costs the Company may incur or the timing of such costs.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The Company’s market risk has not changed significantly from the risks disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2002 under the heading “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For information on Legal Proceedings see Note 12 to the Company’s Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements in Part 1 of this report on Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

The Company’s 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at the Company’s Fremont, California manufacturing facility. At the meeting 121,119,675 shares were entitled to vote and 111,951,073 shares were presented by proxy.

Proposal 1. ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A Board of Directors consisting of five directors to serve for the ensuing year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following are the votes received by the nominees for Board of Directors, all of whom were elected:


NAME OF NOMINEE	VOTES CAST FOR		VOTES WITHHELD

Cyril J. Yansouni		109,522,341		3,288,327
Matthew J. O’Rourke		107,164,266		5,646,402
William J. Almon		107,153,155		5,657,513
Robert M. White		107,267,961		5,542,707
Alan S. Lowe		109,464,846		3,345,822

		Proposal 2. PROPOSAL TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, IN ITS DISCRETION, SHOULD IT DEEM IT TO BE APPROPRIATE AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMPANY AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS, TO AMEND THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A REVERSE STOCK SPLIT OF THE COMPANY’S COMMON STOCK BY A RATIO OF BETWEEN 1 FOR 5 AND 1 FOR 20, INCLUSIVE, WITHOUT FURTHER APPROVAL OR AUTHORIZATION OF THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS. The proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to amend the Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s Common Stock by a ratio of between 1 for 5 and 1 for 20 was approved with 109,484,546 votes in favor, 3,250,390 votes against, and 75,195 abstentions.

		Proposal 3. RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. The ratification of independent auditors provides for the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the 2003 fiscal year. The stockholders approved the ratification of independent auditors with 110,917,431 voting in favor, 1,602,254 voting against and 290,983 abstentions.

Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) Exhibits

99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

There were no Reports on Form 8-K filed during the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	READ-RITE CORPORATION

Date: February 12, 2003	By:	/s/ Andrew C. Holcomb Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

READ-RITE CORPORATION

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Alan S. Lowe, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Read-Rite Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:


	(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within these entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

	(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

	(c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):


	(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

	(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: February 12, 2003


	By: /s/ ALAN S. LOWE _______________________________________ Name: Alan S. Lowe Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

READ-RITE CORPORATION

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Andrew C. Holcomb, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Read-Rite Corporation;


	(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within these entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

	(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

	(c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;


	(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

	(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

Date: February 12, 2003


	By: /s/ ANDREW C. HOLCOMB

	Name: Andrew C. Holcomb


	Title:	Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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