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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 September 30, 2015
or
 
¨	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: 001-34791

MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 	 	 	
Delaware	 	83-0406195	
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	
c/o MagnaChip Semiconductor S.A.
1, Allée Scheffer, L-2520
Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(352) 45-62-62
(Address, zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Indicate by check 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.     x   Yes     ¨   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     x   Yes     ¨   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	 	¨	  	Accelerated filer	 	x	
 	 	 	 	
Non-accelerated filer	 	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	  	Smaller reporting company	 	¨	
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     ¨   Yes     x   No
As of October 31, 2015, the registrant had 34,568,942 shares of common stock outstanding.

 

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 	 	 	  	Page No.	 	
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION	  	 	3	  	
 	 	 	
Item 1.	 	Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	  	 	3	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September  30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	  	 	3	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	  	 	4	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	  	 	5	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	  	 	6	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014	  	 	7	  	
 	 	 	
 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	  	 	8	  	
 	 	 	
Item 2.	 	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	  	 	24	  	
 	 	 	
Item 3.	 	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	  	 	46	  	
 	 	 	
Item 4.	 	Controls and Procedures	  	 	47	  	
 	 	
PART II OTHER INFORMATION	  	 	48	  	
 	 	 	
Item 1.	 	Legal Proceedings	  	 	48	  	
 	 	 	
Item 1A.	 	Risk Factors	  	 	48	  	
 	 	 	
Item 5.	 	Other Information	  	 	49	  	
 	 	 	
Item 6.	 	Exhibits	  	 	50	  	
 	 	
SIGNATURES	  	 	51	  	
 
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except share data)

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	 	December 31,
2014	 	
Assets	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current assets	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	  	$	68,510	  	 	$	102,434	  	
Accounts receivable, net	  	 	57,885	  	 	 	72,957	  	
Inventories, net	  	 	58,180	  	 	 	75,334	  	
Other receivables	  	 	3,274	  	 	 	10,616	  	
Prepaid expenses	  	 	10,957	  	 	 	7,560	  	
Current deferred income tax assets	  	 	36	  	 	 	237	  	
Hedge collateral	  	 	6,000	  	 	 	—  	 	
Other current assets	  	 	8,265	  	 	 	6,898	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total current assets	  	 	213,107	  	 	 	276,036	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property, plant and equipment, net	  	 	189,362	  	 	 	223,766	  	
Intangible assets, net	  	 	2,516	  	 	 	2,451	  	
Long-term prepaid expenses	  	 	13,255	  	 	 	10,916	  	
Deferred income tax assets	  	 	246	  	 	 	415	  	
Other non-current assets	  	 	11,905	  	 	 	14,147	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total assets	  	$	430,391	  	 	$	527,731	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Current liabilities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts payable	  	$	48,939	  	 	$	70,767	  	
Other accounts payable	  	 	8,418	  	 	 	10,986	  	
Accrued expenses	  	 	68,598	  	 	 	81,060	  	
Other current liabilities	  	 	6,843	  	 	 	6,460	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total current liabilities	  	 	132,798	  	 	 	169,273	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Long-term borrowings, net	  	 	224,125	  	 	 	224,035	  	
Accrued severance benefits, net	  	 	133,955	  	 	 	139,289	  	
Other non-current liabilities	  	 	12,362	  	 	 	13,636	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities	  	 	503,240	  	 	 	546,233	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 16)	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Stockholders’ equity	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 41,147,307 shares issued and 34,568,542 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and 40,635,233 shares issued and 34,056,468 outstanding at December 31, 2014	  	 	411	  	 	 	406	  	
Additional paid-in capital	  	 	124,218	  	 	 	118,419	  	
Accumulated deficit	  	 	(119,064	) 	 	 	(11,343	) 	
Treasury stock, 6,578,765 shares at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	  	 	(90,918	) 	 	 	(90,918	) 	
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	12,504	  	 	 	(35,066	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)	  	 	(72,849	) 	 	 	(18,502	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	  	$	430,391	  	 	$	527,731	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except share data)

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	 	September 30,
2014	 	 	September 30,
2015	 	 	September 30,
2014	 	
Net sales	  	$	154,382	  	 	$	194,332	  	 	$	481,282	  	 	$	530,566	  	
Cost of sales	  	 	119,683	  	 	 	151,702	  	 	 	376,320	  	 	 	412,202	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross profit	  	 	34,699	  	 	 	42,630	  	 	 	104,962	  	 	 	118,364	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating expenses	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Selling, general and administrative expenses	  	 	22,107	  	 	 	38,690	  	 	 	75,725	  	 	 	94,463	  	
Research and development expenses	  	 	20,450	  	 	 	23,422	  	 	 	64,541	  	 	 	70,618	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total operating expenses	  	 	42,557	  	 	 	62,112	  	 	 	140,266	  	 	 	165,081	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating loss	  	 	(7,858	) 	 	 	(19,482	) 	 	 	(35,304	) 	 	 	(46,717	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense	  	 	(4,075	) 	 	 	(4,197	) 	 	 	(12,187	) 	 	 	(12,581	) 	
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	  	 	(44,139	) 	 	 	(23,508	) 	 	 	(59,611	) 	 	 	5,510	  	
Other income, net	  	 	256	  	 	 	691	  	 	 	1,162	  	 	 	2,156	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes	  	 	(55,816	) 	 	 	(46,496	) 	 	 	(105,940	) 	 	 	(51,632	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income tax expenses	  	 	1,250	  	 	 	311	  	 	 	1,781	  	 	 	1,770	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57,066	) 	 	$	(46,807	) 	 	$	(107,721	) 	 	$	(53,402	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss per common share—	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic	  	$	(1.65	) 	 	$	(1.37	) 	 	$	(3.14	) 	 	$	(1.57	) 	
Diluted	  	$	(1.65	) 	 	$	(1.37	) 	 	$	(3.14	) 	 	$	(1.57	) 	
Weighted average number of shares—	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic	  	 	34,664,246	  	 	 	34,056,359	  	 	 	34,273,265	  	 	 	34,055,210	  	
Diluted	  	 	34,664,246	  	 	 	34,056,359	  	 	 	34,273,265	  	 	 	34,055,210	  	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars)

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	 	September 30,
2014	 	 	September 30,
2015	 	 	September 30,
2014	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57,066	) 	 	$	(46,807	) 	 	$	(107,721	) 	 	$	(53,402	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments	  	 	37,583	  	 	 	16,874	  	 	 	50,762	  	 	 	(2,462	) 	
Derivative adjustments	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fair valuation of derivatives	  	 	(2,869	) 	 	 	(3,319	) 	 	 	(4,286	) 	 	 	2,882	  	
Reclassification adjustment for loss (gain) on derivatives included in net loss	  	 	1,579	  	 	 	(3,048	) 	 	 	1,094	  	 	 	(5,692	) 	
Investment adjustments	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized gain on investments	  	 	—  	 	 	 	—  	 	 	 	—  	 	 	 	1,201	  	
Reclassification adjustment for gain on investments included in net income	  	 	—  	 	 	 	—  	 	 	 	—  	 	 	 	(1,882	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	36,293	  	 	 	10,507	  	 	 	47,570	  	 	 	(5,953	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total comprehensive loss	  	$	(20,773	) 	 	$	(36,300	) 	 	$	(60,151	) 	 	$	(59,355	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars, except share data)

 	 	 
Common Stock	 	 	Additional
Paid-In
Capital	 	 	Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)	 	 	Treasury
Stock	 	 	Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)	 	 	Total	 	 	
 	 	Shares	 	 	Amount	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at January 1, 2015	 	 	34,056,468	  	 	$	406	  	 	$	118,419	  	 	$	(11,343	) 	 	$	(90,918	) 	 	$	(35,066	) 	 	$	(18,502	) 	 	 	 	
Stock-based compensation	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,370	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	2,370	  	 	 	 	
Exercise of stock options	 	 	512,074	  	 	 	5	  	 	 	3,429	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	3,434	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income, net	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	47,570	  	 	 	47,570	  	 	 	 	
Net loss	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(107,721	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(107,721	) 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at September 30, 2015	 	 	34,568,542	  	 	$	411	  	 	$	124,218	  	 	$	(119,064	) 	 	$	(90,918	) 	 	$	12,504	  	 	$	(72,849	) 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at January 1, 2014	 	 	34,048,366	  	 	$	406	  	 	$	116,222	  	 	$	105,889	  	 	$	(90,918	) 	 	$	(50,058	) 	 	$	81,541	  	 	 	 	
Stock-based compensation	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,665	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	1,665	  	 	 	 	
Exercise of stock options	 	 	6,795	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	48	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	48	  	 	 	 	
Exercise of warrants	 	 	1,202	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	19	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	19	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive loss, net	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(5,953	) 	 	 	(5,953	) 	 	 	 	
Net loss	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(53,402	) 	 	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	 	(53,402	) 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance at September 30, 2014	 	 	34,056,363	  	 	$	406	  	 	$	117,954	  	 	$	52,487	  	 	$	(90,918	) 	 	$	(56,011	) 	 	$	23,918	  	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited; in thousands of US dollars)

 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	 	September 30,
2014	 	
Cash flows from operating activities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(107,721	) 	 	$	(53,402	) 	
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	20,066	  	 	 	22,846	  	
Provision for severance benefits	  	 	14,173	  	 	 	14,775	  	
Bad debt expenses (reversal of allowance)	  	 	(21	) 	 	 	3,755	  	
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	  	 	491	  	 	 	457	  	
Loss (gain) on foreign currency, net	  	 	65,730	  	 	 	(4,077	) 	
Gain on disposal of investments	  	 	—  	  	 	 	(1,524	) 	
Stock-based compensation	  	 	2,370	  	 	 	1,665	  	
Other	  	 	(331	) 	 	 	951	  	
Changes in operating assets and liabilities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accounts receivable	  	 	8,672	  	 	 	(206	) 	
Inventories, net	  	 	11,302	  	 	 	(1,199	) 	
Other receivables	  	 	7,115	  	 	 	353	  	
Other current assets	  	 	669	  	 	 	4,835	  	
Deferred tax assets	  	 	367	  	 	 	835	  	
Accounts payable	  	 	(18,894	) 	 	 	(964	) 	
Other accounts payable	  	 	(10,199	) 	 	 	(7,265	) 	
Accrued expenses	  	 	(32,731	) 	 	 	12,678	  	
Other current liabilities	  	 	(1,922	) 	 	 	(201	) 	
Other non-current liabilities	  	 	190	  	 	 	65	  	
Payment of severance benefits	  	 	(7,905	) 	 	 	(4,712	) 	
Other	  	 	141	  	 	 	19	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in operating activities	  	 	(48,438	) 	 	 	(10,316	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash flows from investing activities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Proceeds from settlement of hedge collateral	  	 	10,841	  	 	 	—  	  	
Payment of hedge collateral	  	 	(17,182	) 	 	 	—  	  	
Proceeds from disposal of investments	  	 	—  	  	 	 	2,003	  	
Proceeds from disposal of plant, property and equipment	  	 	1,698	  	 	 	—  	  	
Purchase of plant, property and equipment	  	 	(4,250	) 	 	 	(15,613	) 	
Payment for intellectual property registration	  	 	(550	) 	 	 	(778	) 	
Collection of guarantee deposits	  	 	123	  	 	 	—  	  	
Payment of guarantee deposits	  	 	(670	) 	 	 	(338	) 	
Other	  	 	179	  	 	 	45	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash used in investing activities	  	 	(9,811	) 	 	 	(14,681	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash flows from financing activities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	  	 	3,434	  	 	 	67	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash provided by financing activities	  	 	3,434	  	 	 	67	  	
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	  	 	20,891	  	 	 	(3,466	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	  	 	(33,924	) 	 	 	(28,396	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Beginning of the period	  	 	102,434	  	 	 	153,606	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
End of the period	  	$	68,510	  	 	$	125,210	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Supplemental cash flow information	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash paid for interest	  	$	15,181	  	 	$	14,812	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cash paid for income taxes	  	$	438	  	 	$	743	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Non-cash investing activities	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Property, plant and equipment additions in other accounts payable	  	$	196	  	 	$	396	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
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MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
1. Business, Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies
Business
MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and Internet of Things (“IoT”) applications. The Company provides technology platforms for analog, mixed signal, power, high voltage, non-volatile memory and Radio Frequency (“RF”) applications. The Company’s business is comprised of two operating segments: Foundry Services Group and Standard Products Group. The Company’s Foundry Services Group provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services mainly for fabless and Integrated Device Manufacturer (“IDM”) semiconductor companies that primarily serve the consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT applications. The Company’s Standard Products Group is comprised of two business lines: Display Solutions and Power Solutions. The Company’s Display Solutions products provide flat panel display solutions to major suppliers of large and small flat panel displays. The Company’s Power Solutions products include discrete and integrated circuit solutions for power management in consumer, communication and industrial applications.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). These interim consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments and the elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to provide a fair statement of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the periods presented. These interim consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 270,  “Interim Reporting”  (“ASC 270”) and, accordingly, do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for a full year or for any other periods.
The December 31, 2014 balance sheet data was derived from the Company’s audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by US GAAP.
The segment disclosures reflect the Company’s new operating segments. See Note 13, Geographic and Segment Information, for a more detailed discussion and explanation of the change.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-11, “Simplifying the Measurement of Inventory” (“ASU 2015-11”). Under this ASU, inventory will be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, and options that currently exist for market value will be eliminated. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. No other changes were made to the current guidance on inventory measurement. ASU 2015-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2015-11 on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03, “Interest—Imputation of Interest” (“ASU 2015-03”). ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $3,919 thousand of unamortized debt issuance costs included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet, which will be reclassified as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related long-term borrowing upon adoption of ASU 2015-03.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, “Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”), which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. ASU 2014-15 requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity will be required to provide certain disclosures if conditions of events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-15 on its consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)”, and requires entities to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (the “Original Effective Date”), including interim periods within that reporting period, and can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption, with early application permitted as of the Original Effective Date. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 “Deferral of the Effective Date,” which defers the required adoption date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. As a result of the deferred effective date, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. The Company has not yet selected a transition method and is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its consolidated financial statements.
2. Sales of Accounts Receivable and Receivable Discount Program
The Company has entered into an agreement to sell selected trade accounts receivable to a financial institution from time to time since March 2012. After the sale, the Company does not retain any interest in the receivables and the applicable financial institution collects these accounts receivable directly from the customer. The proceeds from the sales of these accounts receivable totaled $49,138 thousand and $12,832 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and these sales resulted in pre-tax losses of $88 thousand and $39 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. Net proceeds of this accounts receivable sale program are recognized in the consolidated statements of cash flows as part of operating cash flows.
The Company uses receivable discount programs with certain customers. While these discount arrangements allow the Company to accelerate collection of customers’ receivables, there can be no assurance that these programs will continue in the future.
3. Inventories
Inventories as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consist of the following:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Finished goods	  	$	23,745	  	  	$	40,404	  	
Semi-finished goods and work-in-process	  	 	46,886	  	  	 	68,153	  	
Raw materials	  	 	7,820	  	  	 	7,520	  	
Materials in-transit and other	  	 	1,369	  	  	 	6,745	  	
Less: inventory reserve	  	 	(21,640	) 	  	 	(47,488	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Inventories, net	  	$	58,180	  	  	$	75,334	  	

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)

 	  	Three Months
Ended	 	  	Nine Months
Ended	 	  	Three Months
Ended	 	 	Nine Months
Ended	 	
 	  	September 30, 2015	 	  	September 30, 2014	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	(31,361	) 	  	$	(47,488	) 	  	$	(65,670	) 	 	$	(72,400	) 	
Change in reserve	  	 	3,863	  	  	 	(1,780	) 	  	 	389	  	 	 	(3,033	) 	
Write off	  	 	4,050	  	  	 	25,010	  	  	 	8,008	  	 	 	20,746	  	
Translation adjustments	  	 	1,808	  	  	 	2,618	  	  	 	2,125	  	 	 	(461	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ending balance	  	$	(21,640	) 	  	$	(21,640	) 	  	$	(55,148	) 	 	$	(55,148	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Inventory reserve represents the Company’s best estimate in value lost due to excessive inventory level, physical deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes based on individual facts and circumstances. Inventory reserve relates to inventory items including finished goods, semi-finished goods and work-in-process. Write off of this reserve is recognized only when the related inventory has been disposed or scrapped.
4. Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 comprise the following:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Buildings and related structures	  	$	64,884	  	  	$	70,552	  	
Machinery and equipment	  	 	249,700	  	  	 	269,031	  	
Vehicles and others	  	 	23,580	  	  	 	24,812	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
 	  	 	338,164	  	  	 	364,395	  	
Less: accumulated depreciation	  	 	(163,235	) 	  	 	(157,341	) 	
Land	  	 	14,433	  	  	 	16,712	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Property, plant and equipment, net	  	$	189,362	  	  	$	223,766	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Aggregate depreciation expenses totaled $6,308 thousand and 7,372 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $19,810 thousand and $21,533 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
5. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Technology	  	$	18,113	  	  	$	19,683	  	
Customer relationships	  	 	26,013	  	  	 	28,269	  	
Intellectual property assets	  	 	8,135	  	  	 	8,359	  	
Less: accumulated amortization	  	 	(49,745	) 	  	 	(53,860	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Intangible assets, net	  	$	2,516	  	  	$	2,451	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Aggregate amortization expenses for intangible assets totaled $91 thousand and $452 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $256 thousand and $1,313 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
6. Accrued Expenses
Accrued expenses as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Payroll, benefits and related taxes, excluding severance benefits	  	$	19,992	  	  	$	18,654	  	
Withholding tax levied on intercompany interest income	  	 	30,167	  	  	 	27,497	  	
Interest on senior notes	  	 	3,104	  	  	 	7,040	  	
Settlement obligations	  	 	668	  	  	 	8,976	  	
Outside service fees	  	 	5,826	  	  	 	10,640	  	
Others	  	 	8,841	  	  	 	8,253	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Accrued expenses	  	$	68,598	  	  	$	81,060	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Settlement obligations included in the table above relate to claims involving the Company’s products that may have caused a failure in the customers’ products. Although the Company does not agree with the claims, as its products met the customers’ specifications, the Company considered a number of factors and decided not to dispute the claims but make certain in-kind payments as demanded by the customers. These settlement obligations are accrued when they are deemed probable and can be reasonably estimated. As of September 30, 2015, the settlement obligation relating to one of the claims was fully released under the term of the agreement with the customer.
7. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company’s Korean subsidiary from time to time has entered into zero cost collar contracts to hedge the risk of changes in the functional-currency-equivalent cash flows attributable to currency rate changes on U.S. dollar denominated revenues.
Details of derivative contracts as of September 30, 2015 are as follows:

Date of transaction	  	Type of derivative	  	Total notional amount	 	  	Month of settlement	
September 30, 2015	  	Zero cost collar	  	$	30,000	  	  	January to March 2016	
September 30, 2015	  	Zero cost collar	  	$	30,000	  	  	April to June 2016	
The Company did not have any derivative contracts in effect as of December 31, 2014.
The zero cost collar contracts qualify as cash flow hedges under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” (“ASC 815”), since at both the inception of the contracts and on an ongoing basis, the hedging relationship was and is expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting cash flows attributable to the hedged risk during the term of the contracts. The Company is utilizing the “hypothetical derivative” method to measure the effectiveness by comparing the changes in value of the actual derivative versus the change in fair value of the “hypothetical derivative.”
The fair values of the Company’s outstanding zero cost collar contracts recorded as liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:	  	 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Liability Derivatives:	  	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Zero cost collars	  	Other current liabilities	  	$	636	  	  	$	—  	 	
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
Offsetting of derivative liabilities as of September 30, 2015 is as follows:

As of September 30, 2015	  	Gross amounts of
recognized
liabilities	 	  	Gross amounts
offset in the
balance sheets	 	  	Net amounts of
liabilities
presented in the
balance sheets	 	  	Gross amounts not offset
in the balance sheets	 	  	Net amount	 	 	
 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	 	 	  	Financial
instruments	 	  	Cash
collateral
pledged	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liability Derivatives:	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zero cost collars	  	$	636	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	636	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	—  	 	  	$	636	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on the derivative, representing hedge ineffectiveness, are recognized in current earnings.
The following table summarizes the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

Derivatives in ASC 815 Cash Flow
Hedging Relationships	  	Amount of Loss
Recognized in
AOCI on
Derivatives
(Effective Portion)	 	 	Location of
Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into
Statement of
Operations
(Effective Portion)	  	Amount of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into
Statement of
Operations
(Effective Portion)	 	  	Location of Loss
Recognized in
Statement of
Operations on
Derivative
(Ineffective
Portion)	  	Amount of Loss
Recognized in
Statement of
Operations on
Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion)	 	
 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	 	 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	  	 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	 	 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	  	 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	
Zero cost collars	  	$	(2,869	) 	 	$	(3,319	) 	 	Net sales	  	$	(1,579	)	 	$	3,048	  	  	Other income, net	  	$	(271	) 	 	$	(9	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	(2,869	) 	 	$	(3,319	) 	 	 	  	$	(1,579	)	 	$	3,048	  	  	 	  	$	(271	) 	 	$	(9	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The following table summarizes the impact of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

Derivatives in ASC 815 Cash Flow
Hedging Relationships	  	Amount of Gain
(Loss)
Recognized in
AOCI on
Derivatives
(Effective Portion)	 	  	Location of
Gain
Reclassified from
AOCI into
Statement of
Operations
(Effective Portion)	  	Amount of Gain
(Loss)
Reclassified from
AOCI into
Statement of
Operations
(Effective  Portion)	 	  	Location of Loss
Recognized in
Statement of
Operations on
Derivative
(Ineffective
Portion)	  	Amount of Loss
Recognized in
Statement of
Operations on
Derivatives
(Ineffective Portion)	 	
 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	  	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	  	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30,	 	
 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	  	 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	  	 	  	2015	 	 	2014	 	
Zero cost collars	  	$	(4,286	) 	 	$	2,882	  	  	Net sales	  	$	(1,094	) 	 	$	5,692	  	  	Other income, net	  	$	(577	) 	 	$	(61	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	(4,286	) 	 	$	2,882	  	  	 	  	$	(1,094	) 	 	$	5,692	  	  	 	  	$	(577	) 	 	$	(61	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As of September 30, 2015, the amount expected to be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into loss within the next twelve months is $2,707 thousand.
On September 18, 2015, the Company and the counterparty, Nomura Financial Investment (Korea) Co., Ltd. (“NFIK”), mutually agreed to terminate the zero cost collar contracts for the third and fourth quarters of the year ending December 31, 2015. In connection with this termination, the Company paid $2,800 thousand for settlement to NFIK.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
The Company set aside $6.0 million cash deposits to NFIK to the zero cost collar contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2015. The Company is required to deposit cash collateral with NFIK for any exposure in excess of $0.5 million and no cash collateral was required as of September 30, 2015. The Company recorded the cash deposits of $6.0 million as hedge collateral in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2015. These outstanding zero cost collar contracts are subject to termination if the sum of qualified and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents held by the Company is less than $30 million on the last day of a fiscal quarter.
8. Fair Value Measurements
The Company’s financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015, and the basis for that measurement is as follows:

 	  	Carrying Value	 	  	Fair Value
Measurement	 	  	Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for
Identical Asset
(Level 1)	 	  	Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)	 	  	Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)	 	
Liabilities:	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Derivative liabilities (other current liabilities)	  	$	636	  	  	$	636	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	636	  	  	$	—  	 	
The Company did not have any assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2015 other than cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other receivables, hedge collateral, accounts payable, and other accounts payable, fair value of which approximate carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value of assets and liabilities whose carrying value approximates fair value is determined using Level 2 inputs, with the exception of cash (Level 1).
As of September 30, 2015, the total carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s 6.625% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “2021 Notes”), which are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis, were $224,125 thousand and $174,490 thousand, respectively. The decrease in the fair value of the 2021 Notes from December 31, 2014 to September 30, 2015 was related to the revision of the Company’s credit rating in the second quarter of 2015. The estimated fair value is based on Level 2 inputs.
9. Long-Term Borrowings
Long-term borrowings as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
6.625% senior notes due July 2021	  	$	225,000	  	  	$	225,000	  	
Discount on senior notes	  	 	(875	) 	  	 	(965	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Long-term borrowings, net of unamortized discount	  	$	224,125	  	  	$	224,035	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
On July 18, 2013, the Company issued $225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes at a price of 99.5%. Interest on the 2021 Notes accrues at a rate of 6.625% per annum, payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2014.
In connection with the issuance of the 2021 Notes, the Company capitalized certain costs and fees, which are being amortized using the effective interest method over its respective term, 2013 to 2021. Amortization costs, which were included in interest expense in the accompanying statements of operations, amounted to $137 thousand and $402 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively. The remaining capitalized costs as of September 30, 2015, which were included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet, were $3,919 thousand.
 
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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
The Company can optionally redeem all or a part of the 2021 Notes according to the following schedule: (i) at any time prior to July 15, 2016, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of 2021 Notes issued under that certain Indenture, dated as of July 18, 2013, by and between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 27, 2014 (collectively, the “Indenture”) at a redemption price equal to 106.625% of the principal amount of the 2021 Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, to the date of redemption with the net proceeds of a qualified equity offering; (ii) at any time prior to July 15, 2017, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the 2021 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed, plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, to the date of redemption; and (iii) on or after July 15, 2017, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the 2021 Notes, at a redemption price equal to 103.313%, 101.656% and 100% of the principal amount of the notes redeemed in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and thereafter, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest and special interest, if any, on the notes redeemed, to the applicable date of redemption.
The Indenture contains covenants that limit ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of or purchase or redeem the Company’s capital stock or equity interests of the restricted subsidiaries; (ii) make any principal payment on, or redeem or repurchase, prior to any scheduled repayment or maturity, any subordinated indebtedness; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) incur additional indebtedness and issue certain types of capital stock; (v) create or incur any lien (except for permitted liens) that secures obligations under any indebtedness; (vi) merge with or into or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to other companies; (vii) enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; (viii) guarantee the payment of any indebtedness; (ix) enter into sale-leaseback transactions; (x) enter into agreements that would restrict the ability of the restricted subsidiaries to make distributions with respect to their equity to the Company or other restricted subsidiaries, to make loans to the Company or other restricted subsidiaries or to transfer assets to the Company or other restricted subsidiaries; and (xi) designate unrestricted subsidiaries.
These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications. Certain of these restrictive covenants will terminate if the notes are rated investment grade at any time.
 
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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
10. Accrued Severance Benefits
The majority of accrued severance benefits is for employees in the Company’s Korean subsidiary. Pursuant to the Employee Retirement Benefit Security Act of Korea, eligible employees and executive officers with one or more years of service are entitled to severance benefits upon the termination of their employment based on their length of service and rate of pay. As of September 30, 2015, 98% of employees of the Company were eligible for severance benefits.
Changes in accrued severance benefits are as follows:

 	  	Three
Months
Ended	 	  	Nine
Months
Ended	 	  	Three
Months
Ended	 	 	Nine
Months
Ended	 	
 	  	September 30, 2015	 	  	September 30, 2014	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	144,800	  	  	$	140,405	  	  	$	146,923	  	 	$	135,356	  	
Provisions	  	 	2,296	  	  	 	14,173	  	  	 	5,349	  	 	 	14,775	  	
Severance payments	  	 	(3,674	) 	  	 	(7,905	) 	  	 	(1,222	) 	 	 	(4,712	) 	
Translation adjustments	  	 	(8,466	) 	  	 	(11,717	) 	  	 	(5,144	) 	 	 	487	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	 	134,956	  	  	 	134,956	  	  	 	145,906	  	 	 	145,906	  	
Less: Cumulative contributions to the National Pension Fund	  	 	(310	) 	  	 	(310	) 	  	 	(372	) 	 	 	(372	) 	
Group severance insurance plan	  	 	(691	) 	  	 	(691	) 	  	 	(795	) 	 	 	(795	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accrued severance benefits, net	  	$	133,955	  	  	$	133,955	  	  	$	144,739	  	 	$	144,739	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The severance benefits funded through the Company’s National Pension Fund and group severance insurance plan will be used exclusively for payment of severance benefits to eligible employees. These amounts have been deducted from the accrued severance benefit balance.
The Company is liable to pay the following future benefits to its non-executive employees upon their normal retirement age:

 	  	Severance benefit	 	
Remainder of 2015	  	$	271	  	
2016	  	 	956	  	
2017	  	 	1,572	  	
2018	  	 	2,690	  	
2019	  	 	2,088	  	
2020	  	 	2,510	  	
2021 – 2025	  	 	27,838	  	
The above amounts were determined based on the non-executive employees’ current salary rates and the number of service years that will be accumulated upon their retirement dates. These amounts do not include amounts that might be paid to non-executive employees that will cease working with the Company before their normal retirement ages.
11. Foreign Currency Gain (Loss), Net
Net foreign currency gain or loss includes non-cash translation gain or loss associated with intercompany balances. A substantial portion of the Company’s net foreign currency gain or loss is non-cash translation gain or loss associated with intercompany long-term loans to the Company’s Korean subsidiary. The loans are denominated in U.S. dollars and are affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar. As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding intercompany loan balance including accrued interests between the Korean subsidiary and the Dutch subsidiary was $758 million. The Korean won to U.S. dollar exchange rates were 1,194.5:1 and 1,099.2:1 using the first base rate as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, as quoted by the Korea Exchange Bank.
 
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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
12. Income Taxes
The Company files income tax returns in the U.S., Korea, Japan, Taiwan and various other jurisdictions.
The Company’s Korean subsidiary is the principal operating entity within the consolidated Company. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, no income tax expense or benefit for the Korean subsidiary was recorded due to net loss, net operating loss carry-forwards available to offset taxable income and full allowance for deferred tax assets.
Income tax expense recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1,250 thousand and $311 thousand, respectively, primarily attributable to interest on intercompany balances, which was offset in part by the benefits from net operating loss carry-back at the parent company and a domestic subsidiary for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Income tax expense recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $1,781 thousand and $1,770 thousand, respectively, primarily attributable to interest on intercompany balances, which was offset in part by the benefits from the lapse of statute of limitations on unrecognized tax benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and benefits from net operating loss carry-back at the parent company and a domestic subsidiary for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
13. Geographic and Segment Information
The Company had previously reported its results of operations under one operating segment. During the second quarter of 2015, organizational changes were made to (i) realign the Company’s businesses and organizational structure and (ii) streamline and consolidate certain business processes to achieve greater operating efficiencies. In furtherance of these objectives, the Company combined its business lines of Display Solutions and Power Solutions into a new segment called Standard Products Group. Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, the Company reports its financial results in two operating segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Services and Standard Products Group. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer who allocates resources and assesses performance of the business and other activities based on gross profit. The two newly established operating segments will be managed prospectively and all prior period amounts related to the segment change have been retrospectively reclassified to conform to the new presentation.
During the third quarter of 2015, the Company changed the name of its Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment to Foundry Services Group. The Company believes that this new name provides greater clarity on the identity of this segment. There is no change to the composition of this reportable segment from what the Company previously reported for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Service segment.
The following sets forth information relating to the operating segments:

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Net Sales	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	71,471	  	  	$	99,333	  	  	$	224,953	  	  	$	281,600	  	
Standard Products Group	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Display Solutions	  	 	48,314	  	  	 	58,700	  	  	 	153,585	  	  	 	144,406	  	
Power Solutions	  	 	34,406	  	  	 	36,088	  	  	 	102,238	  	  	 	104,138	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total Standard Products Group	  	 	82,720	  	  	 	94,788	  	  	 	255,823	  	  	 	248,544	  	
All other	  	 	191	  	  	 	211	  	  	 	506	  	  	 	422	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total net sales	  	$	154,382	  	  	$	194,332	  	  	$	481,282	  	  	$	530,566	  	

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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Gross Profit	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	18,681	  	  	$	19,386	  	  	$	51,241	  	  	$	60,109	  	
Standard Products Group	  	 	15,827	  	  	 	23,033	  	  	 	53,216	  	  	 	57,833	  	
All other	  	 	191	  	  	 	211	  	  	 	505	  	  	 	422	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total gross profit	  	$	34,699	  	  	$	42,630	  	  	$	104,962	  	  	$	118,364	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
The following is a summary of net sales by region, based on the location of the customer:

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Korea	  	$	56,097	  	  	$	84,763	  	
Asia Pacific (other than Korea)	  	 	84,236	  	  	 	80,123	  	
U.S.A.	  	 	6,096	  	  	 	25,079	  	
Europe	  	 	7,407	  	  	 	3,829	  	
Others	  	 	546	  	  	 	538	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	154,382	  	  	$	194,332	  	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Korea	  	$	180,322	  	  	$	219,096	  	
Asia Pacific (other than Korea)	  	 	238,995	  	  	 	224,681	  	
U.S.A.	  	 	45,776	  	  	 	69,428	  	
Europe	  	 	14,768	  	  	 	16,323	  	
Others	  	 	1,421	  	  	 	1,038	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	481,282	  	  	$	530,566	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net sales from the Company’s top ten largest customers accounted for 61% and 66% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 64% and 60% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company had two customers that represented 14.7% and 10.1% of its net sales, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company had two customers that represented 15.0% and 10.9% of its net sales, respectively.
For the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company had three customers which represented 13.9%, 10.7% and 10.2% of the Company’s net sales, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company had one customer which represented 11.2% of its net sales.
96% of the Company’s property, plant and equipment are located in Korea as of September 30, 2015.
 
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14. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consists of the following as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:

 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	December 31,
2014	 	
Foreign currency translation adjustments	  	$	15,211	  	  	$	(35,551	) 	
Derivative adjustments	  	 	(2,707	) 	  	 	485	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Total	  	$	12,504	  	  	$	(35,066	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015	  	Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments	 	  	Derivative
adjustments	 	  	Unrealized
gain on
investments	 	  	Total	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	(22,372	) 	  	$	(1,417	) 	  	$	—  	 	  	$	(23,789	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	  	 	37,583	  	  	 	(2,869	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	34,714	  	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,579	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,579	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	37,583	  	  	 	(1,290	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	36,293	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Ending balance	  	$	15,211	  	  	$	(2,707	) 	  	$	—  	 	  	$	12,504	  	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Three Months Ended September 30, 2014	  	Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments	 	  	Derivative
adjustments	 	  	Unrealized
gain on
investments	 	  	Total	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	(76,662	) 	  	$	10,144	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	(66,518	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	  	 	16,874	  	  	 	(3,319	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	13,555	  	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	  	 	—  	 	  	 	(3,048	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	(3,048	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	16,874	  	  	 	(6,367	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	10,507	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Ending balance	  	$	(59,788	) 	  	$	3,777	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	(56,011	) 	

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Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015	  	Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments	 	  	Derivative
adjustments	 	  	Unrealized
gain on
investments	 	  	Total	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	(35,551	) 	  	$	485	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	(35,066	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	  	 	50,762	  	  	 	(4,286	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	46,476	  	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,094	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,094	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)	  	 	50,762	  	  	 	(3,192	) 	  	 	—  	 	  	 	47,570	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Ending balance	  	$	15,211	  	  	$	(2,707	) 	  	$	—  	 	  	$	12,504	  	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014	  	Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments	 	  	Derivative
adjustments	 	  	Unrealized
gain on
investments	 	  	Total	 	
Beginning balance	  	$	(57,326	) 	  	$	6,587	  	  	$	681	  	  	$	(50,058	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	  	 	(2,462	) 	  	 	2,882	  	  	 	1,201	  	  	 	1,621	  	
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	  	 	—  	 	  	 	(5,692	) 	  	 	(1,882	) 	  	 	(7,574	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Net current-period other comprehensive loss	  	 	(2,462	) 	  	 	(2,810	) 	  	 	(681	) 	  	 	(5,953	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Ending balance	  	$	(59,788	) 	  	$	3,777	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	(56,011	) 	

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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
15. Loss per Share
The following table illustrates the computation of basic and diluted loss per common share:

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57,066	) 	  	$	(46,807	) 	
Weighted average common stock outstanding	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic	  	 	34,664,246	  	  	 	34,056,359	  	
Diluted	  	 	34,664,246	  	  	 	34,056,359	  	
Loss per share	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic	  	$	(1.65	) 	  	$	(1.37	) 	
Diluted	  	$	(1.65	) 	  	$	(1.37	) 	

 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Net loss	  	$	(107,721	) 	  	$	(53,402	) 	
Weighted average common stock outstanding	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic	  	 	34,273,265	  	  	 	34,055,210	  	
Diluted	  	 	34,273,265	  	  	 	34,055,210	  	
Loss per share	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Basic	  	$	(3.14	) 	  	$	(1.57	) 	
Diluted	  	$	(3.14	) 	  	$	(1.57	) 	
The following outstanding instruments were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share, as they have an anti-dilutive effect on the calculation:

 	  	Three Months Ended	 	  	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	  	September 30,
2015	 	  	September 30,
2014	 	
Options	  	 	3,257,028	  	  	 	3,178,645	  	  	 	3,257,028	  	  	 	3,178,645	  	
Warrants	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,425,129	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	1,425,129	  	
Restricted Stock Units	  	 	135,370	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	135,370	  	  	 	—  	 	
 
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(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
Rights Plan
On March 5, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company, authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right” and collectively, the “Rights”) for each share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding at the close of business on March 16, 2015. Each Right, once exercisable, will entitle the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a purchase price of $24, subject to adjustment (the “Purchase Price”). The Rights are not presently exercisable and remain attached to the shares of common stock unless and until the occurrence of the earlier of the following (the “Distribution Date”): (i) the tenth day after the public announcement or disclosure by the Company or any person or group of affiliated or associated persons that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons has become an “Acquiring Person” by obtaining beneficial ownership of 10% (or 20% in the case of a “passive institutional investor,” which is defined generally as any person who has reported beneficial ownership of shares of common stock on Schedule 13G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Exchange Act”)) or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock, subject to certain exceptions; or (ii) the tenth business day (or such later date as the Company’s Board of Directors may designate before a person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person) after the commencement of, or first public announcement of the intent of any person to commence, a tender or exchange offer by any person or group of affiliated or associated persons, which would, if consummated, result in such person or group becoming an Acquiring Person. The Board of Directors may redeem all of the Rights for $0.001 per Right at any time before any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person. In addition, at any time on or after any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person (but before any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes the owner of 50% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock), the Board of Directors may exchange all or part of the Rights (other than the Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person and certain affiliated persons) for shares of common stock at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock per Right. The Rights will expire at the close of business on March 5, 2016, unless redeemed or exchanged prior to that time.
If any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, then, after the Distribution Date, each Right (other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person and certain affiliated persons or transferees thereof) will entitle the holder to purchase, for the Purchase Price, a number of shares of common stock having a market value of twice the Purchase Price. Alternatively, if, after any person or group of affiliated or associated persons becomes an Acquiring Person, (i) the Company is involved in a merger or other business combination in which the Company is not the surviving corporation or its common stock is changed into or exchanged for other securities or assets; or (ii) the Company or one or more of its subsidiaries sells or otherwise transfers assets or earning power aggregating more than 50% of the assets or earning power of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, then each Right will entitle the holder to purchase, for the Purchase Price, a number of shares of common stock of the other party to such business combination or sale (or in certain circumstances, an affiliate) having a market value of twice the Purchase Price.
16. Commitments and Contingencies
Securities Class Action Complaints
On March 12, 2014, a purported class action was filed against the Company and certain of the Company’s now-former officers. On April 21, 2015, a related purported class action lawsuit was filed against the Company, certain of the Company’s current directors and former and now-former officers, a shareholder of the Company, and certain financial firms that acted as underwriters of the Company’s public stock offerings. On June 15, 2015, these two class action lawsuits were consolidated. On June 26, 2015, an amended complaint was filed in the consolidated action, against the Company, certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, a shareholder of the Company, and certain financial firms that acted as underwriters of the Company’s public stock offerings on behalf of a putative class consisting of all persons other than the defendants who purchased or acquired the Company’s securities between February 1, 2012 and February 12, 2015 and a putative subclass consisting of all purchasers of the Company’s common stock pursuant to or traceable to a shelf registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company’s February 6, 2013 public stock offering. The consolidated amended complaint asserts claims on behalf of the putative class for (i) alleged violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the Company and certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, (ii) alleged violations of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act by certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, and (iii) alleged violations of Sections 20(a) and 20(A) of the Exchange Act by a shareholder. The consolidated amended complaint also asserts claims on behalf of the subclass for (i) alleged violations of Section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) by the Company, certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, and certain financial firms that acted as underwriters of the Company’s public stock offerings, (ii) alleged violations of Section 12 of the Securities Act by
 
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MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements – (Continued)
(Unaudited; tabular dollars in thousands, except share data)
 
the Company, certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, a shareholder of the Company, and certain financial firms that acted as underwriters of the Company’s public stock offerings, (iii) alleged violations of Section 15 of the Securities Act by the Company, certain of the Company’s former officers, and a shareholder of the Company. On July 27, 2015, the Company and certain defendants filed motions to dismiss the consolidated action,  Thomas et al., v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp., et al. , No. 3:14-cv-1160, which is pending in the Northern District of California. The Company’s motions to dismiss are fully briefed and the court has scheduled oral argument on the motions for December 1, 2015. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of reasonably possible losses, with respect to the matters described above.
SEC Enforcement Staff Review
In March 2014, the Company voluntarily reported to the SEC that the Company’s Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”) had determined that the Company incorrectly recognized revenue on certain transactions and as a result would restate its financial statements, and that the Audit Committee had commenced the Independent Investigation. Over the course of 2014 and the first two quarters of 2015, the Company voluntarily produced documents to the SEC regarding the various accounting issues identified during the Independent Investigation, and whether the Company’s hiring of an accountant from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm impacted that accounting firm’s independence. On July 22, 2014, the Staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement obtained a Formal Order of Investigation. On March 12, 2015, the SEC issued a subpoena for documents to the Company in connection with its investigation. The Company will continue to cooperate with the SEC in this investigation. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of reasonably possible losses, with respect to the matters described above.
Shareholder Derivative Complaints
A shareholder derivative action, styled Hemmingson et al. v. Elkins et al., Case No. 1-15-cv-278614, was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for Santa Clara County on March 25, 2015, naming as defendants certain of the Company’s current directors and former and now-former officers, as well as a shareholder of the Company, and naming the Company as a nominal defendant. The complaint in this action asserts claims for (i) alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by certain of the Company’s current directors and former and now-former officers for purportedly knowingly failing to maintain adequate internal controls over its accounting and reporting functions and disseminating to stockholders certain alleged materially false and misleading statements, (ii) alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by certain of the Company’s current directors and a current shareholder of the Company for purported insider trading, and (iii) alleged unjust enrichment by a shareholder of the Company for purported insider trading. On May 13, 2015, the court so ordered a stipulation entered into by certain of the parties, agreeing to stay the litigation until  Thomas et al., v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp., et al. , No. 3:14-cv-1160 and  Okla. Police Pension & Retirement Sys. v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp., et al. , No. 3:15-cv-01797 are resolved, unless the stay is lifted earlier. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of reasonably possible losses, with respect to the matters described above.
On June 1, 2015, a shareholder derivative action as styled as Bushansky v. Norby, et al., No. 1-15-cv-281289, was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, Santa Clara County. The complaint names as defendants certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers, and a shareholder of the Company, with the Company being named as a nominal defendant. The complaint asserts claims for (i) alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by certain of the Company’s current directors and former officers for knowingly failing to maintain adequate internal controls over the Company’s accounting and reporting functions and disseminating to shareholders certain alleged materially false and misleading statements; and (ii) alleged aiding and abetting of such breaches of fiduciary duties by all defendants. On August 31, 2015, the court so ordered a stipulation entered into by certain of the parties, agreeing to stay the litigation pending resolution of the motions to dismiss filed in  Thomas et al., v. MagnaChip Semiconductor Corp., et al. , No. 3:14-CV-1160, unless the stay is lifted earlier. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of reasonably possible losses, with respect to the matters described above.
In addition, by letter dated May 28, 2015, a purported shareholder demanded to inspect certain of the Company’s books and records, pursuant to Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (8 Del. C. § 220). The demand’s stated purpose is to investigate alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by certain of the Company’s current and former directors, officers, and senior management and otherwise evaluate whether to initiate a derivative action on the Company’s behalf. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss, or range of reasonably possible losses, with respect to the matters described above.
 
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations and projections relating to our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are largely based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based on currently known market conditions and other factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe our estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure any reader that those statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements due to the factors listed in this section, in “Part I: Item 1A. Risk Factors” herein and in “Part I: Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.
All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or otherwise, except as required by law. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.
Statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), unless the context otherwise requires, that include the use of the terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “MagnaChip” refer to MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The term “Korea” refers to the Republic of Korea or South Korea.
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this Report.
Overview
We are a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT applications. We provide technology platforms for analog, mixed-signal, power, high voltage, non-volatile memory, and RF applications. We have a proven record with a 30-year operating history, large portfolio of 2,563 registered novel patents and 158 pending novel patent applications and extensive engineering and manufacturing process expertise.
We had previously reported our results of operations under one operating segment. During the second quarter of 2015, organizational changes were made to (i) realign our businesses and organizational structure and (ii) streamline and consolidate certain business processes to achieve greater operating efficiencies. In furtherance of these objectives, we combined our business lines of Display Solutions and Power Solutions into a new segment called Standard Products Group. Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, we report our financial results in two operating segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Services and Standard Products Group. All prior period amounts related to the segment change have been retrospectively reclassified to conform to the new presentation.
Beginning in the third quarter of 2015, we changed the name of our Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment to Foundry Services Group. We believe that this new name provides greater clarity on the identity of this segment. There is no change to the composition of this reportable segment from what we previously reported for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment.
Our Foundry Services Group provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services mainly for fabless and IDM semiconductor companies that primarily serve consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT applications. Our Standard Products Group includes our Display Solutions and Power Solutions business lines. Our Display Solutions products provide flat panel display solutions to major suppliers of large and small flat panel displays and include our sensor products for mobile applications and industrial applications. Our Power Solutions products include discrete and integrated circuit solutions for power management in consumer, computing, communication and industrial applications.
Our wide variety of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products and manufacturing services combined with our mature technology platform allow us to address multiple high-growth end markets and to rapidly develop and introduce new products and services in response to market demands. Our design center and substantial manufacturing operations in Korea place us at the core of the global electronics device supply chain. We believe this enables us to quickly and efficiently respond to our customers’ needs and allows us to better serve and capture additional demand from existing and new customers.
To maintain and increase our profitability, we must accurately forecast trends in demand for electronics devices that incorporate semiconductor products we produce. We must understand our customers’ needs as well as the likely end market trends and demand in the markets they serve. We must balance the likely manufacturing utilization demand of our product businesses and foundry business to optimize our capacity utilization. We must also invest in relevant research and development activities and manufacturing capacity and purchase necessary materials on a timely basis to meet our customers’ demand while maintaining our target margins and cash flow.
The semiconductor markets in which we participate are highly competitive. The prices of our products tend to decrease regularly over their useful lives, and such price decreases can be significant as new generations of products are introduced by us or our competitors. We strive to offset the impact of declining selling prices for existing products through cost reductions and the introduction of new products that command selling prices above the average selling price of our existing products. In addition, we seek to manage our inventories and manufacturing capacity so as to mitigate the risk of losses from product obsolescence.
Demand for our products and services is driven by overall demand for consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT products and can be adversely affected by periods of weak consumer and enterprise spending or by market share losses by our customers. In order to mitigate the impact of market volatility on our business, we are diversifying our portfolio of products, customers, and target applications. We also expect that new competitors will emerge in these markets that may place increased pressure on the pricing for our products and services. While we believe we are well positioned competitively to compete in these markets and against these new competitors as a result of our long operating history, existing manufacturing capacity and our Korea-based operations, if we are not effective in competing in these markets our operating results may be adversely affected.
Within our Foundry Services Group, net sales are driven by customers’ decisions on which manufacturing services provider to use for a particular product. Most of our Foundry Services Group customers are fabless, while some are IDM customers. A customer
 
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will often have more than one supplier of manufacturing services. In any given period, our net sales depend heavily upon the end-market demand for the goods in which the products we manufacture for customers are used, the inventory levels maintained by our customers and in some cases, allocation of demand for manufacturing services among selected qualified suppliers.
Within our Standard Products Group, net sales are driven by design wins in which we are selected by an electronics original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or other potential customer to supply its demand for a particular product. A customer will often have more than one supplier designed in to multi-source components for a particular product line. Once we have design wins and the products enter into mass production, we often specify the pricing of a particular product for a set period of time, with periodic discussions and renegotiations of pricing with our customers. In any given period, our net sales depend heavily upon the end-market demand for the goods in which our products are used, the inventory levels maintained by our customers and in some cases, allocation of demand for components for a particular product among selected qualified suppliers.
In contrast to fabless semiconductor companies, our internal manufacturing capacity provides us with greater control over manufacturing costs and the ability to implement process and production improvements which can favorably impact gross profit margins. Our internal manufacturing capacity also allows for better control over delivery schedules, improved consistency over product quality and reliability and improved ability to protect intellectual property from misappropriation. However, having internal manufacturing capacity exposes us to the risk of under-utilization of manufacturing capacity that results in lower gross profit margins, particularly during downturns in the semiconductor industry.
Our products and services require investments in capital equipment. Analog and mixed-signal manufacturing facilities and processes are typically distinguished by the design and process implementation expertise rather than the use of the most advanced equipment. These processes also tend to migrate more slowly to smaller geometries due to technological barriers and increased costs. For example, some of our products use high-voltage technology that requires larger geometries and that may not migrate to smaller geometries for several years, if at all. Additionally, the performance of many of our products is not necessarily dependent on geometry. As a result, our manufacturing base and strategy do not require substantial investment in leading edge process equipment, allowing us to utilize our facilities and equipment over an extended period of time with moderate required capital investments. Generally, incremental capacity expansions in our business of the market result in more moderate industry capacity expansion as compared to leading edge processes. As a result, this market, and we, specifically, are less likely to experience significant industry overcapacity, which can cause product prices to decline significantly. In general, we seek to invest in manufacturing capacity that can be used for multiple high-value applications over an extended period of time. We believe this capital investment strategy enables us to optimize our capital investments and facilitates deeper and more diversified product and service offerings.
Our success going forward will depend upon our ability to adapt to future challenges such as the emergence of new competitors for our products and services or the consolidation of current competitors. Additionally, we must innovate to remain ahead of, or at least rapidly adapt to, technological breakthroughs that may lead to a significant change in the technology necessary to deliver our products and services. We believe that our established relationships and close collaboration with leading customers enhance our awareness of new product opportunities, market and technology trends and improve our ability to adapt and grow successfully. In our Foundry Services Group, we strive to maintain competitiveness by offering high-value added processes, high-flexibility and excellent service by tailoring existing standard processes to meet customers’ design needs and porting customers’ own process technologies into our fabrication facilities.
Recent Developments
In December 2014, we announced that our Board of Directors had adopted a plan to close our six-inch fabrication facility in Cheongju, South Korea (the “6-inch fab”). While the 6-inch fab closure was initially expected to be substantially completed by the end of 2015, we now expect that the closure will be substantially completed in the first quarter of 2016, and that the aggregate costs associated with customer transition, equipment transfer, clean-up and other costs are expected to range between $3.0 million and $4.0 million.
Due to significantly lower capacity utilization rates in the recent months and inventory control measures we have implemented to better manage our working capital, we expect our total gross profit margin for the next quarter to be substantially lower than historical levels.
Restatement
In January 2014, our Audit Committee commenced an internal investigation that resulted in the restatement of certain financial statements for prior periods (the “Restatement”). As a result of the Restatement, we have incurred substantial external accounting, legal and other related costs associated with the Restatement and certain litigation and other regulatory investigations and actions related thereto. We incurred Restatement related costs of $15.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $28.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We expect to continue to incur substantial Restatement related costs for the remainder of 2015 related to ongoing litigation and regulatory investigations, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and liquidity for the foreseeable future.
 
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Segments
We had previously reported our results of operations under one operating segment. During the second quarter of 2015, organizational changes were made to (i) realign our businesses and organizational structure and (ii) streamline and consolidate certain business processes to achieve greater operating efficiencies. Accordingly, we combined our business lines of Display Solutions and Power Solutions into a new segment called Standard Products Group. Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, we report our financial results in two operating segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Services and Standard Products Group. We have identified these segments based on how we allocate resources and assess our performance.
During the third quarter of 2015, we changed the name of our Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment to Foundry Services Group. We believe that this new name provides greater clarity on the identity of this segment. There is no change to the composition of this reportable segment from what we previously reported for the Semiconductor Manufacturing Services segment.
 
•	 	Foundry Services Group: Our Foundry Services Group provides specialty analog and mixed-signal foundry services to fabless semiconductor companies and IDMs that serve consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT applications. We manufacture wafers based on our customers’ product designs. We do not market these products directly to end customers but rather supply manufactured wafers and products to our customers to market to their end customers. We offer approximately 480 process flows to our foundry services customers. We also often partner with key customers to jointly develop or customize specialized processes that enable our customers to improve their products and allow us to develop unique manufacturing expertise. Our foundry services are targeted at customers who require differentiated, specialty analog and mixed-signal process technologies such as high voltage complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), embedded memory or bipolar-CMOS-DMOS (BCD). These customers typically serve the consumer, computing, communication, industrial, automotive and IoT applications. Our Foundry Services Group business represented 46.7% and 53.1% of our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Gross profit from our Foundry Services Group business was $51.2 million and $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.	
 
•	 	Standard Products Group: Our Standard Products Group includes our Display Solutions and Power Solutions business lines. Our Display Solutions products include source and gate drivers and timing controllers that cover a wide range of flat panel displays used in ultra high definition (UHD), high definition (HD), light emitting diode (LED), 3D and OLED televisions and displays, notebooks and mobile communications and entertainment devices. Our Display Solutions products support the industry’s most advanced display technologies, such as active matrix organic light emitting diodes (AMOLEDs), and low temperature polysilicons (LTPS), as well as high-volume display technologies such as thin film transistors (TFT). We provide a full range of intelligent sensor product families featuring 0.18 micron analog and mixed-signal technology with low power consumption. Our sensor families target the growing market for applications ranging from smartphone, tablet PC and other consumer electronics to industrial devices. Our Power Solutions business line produces power management semiconductor products including discrete and integrated circuit solutions for power management in high-volume consumer applications. These products include MOSFETs, insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs), power modules, AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters, LED drivers, switching regulators and linear regulators for a range of devices, including televisions, smartphones, mobile phones, desktop PCs, notebooks, tablet PCs, other consumer electronics, and industrial applications such as power suppliers, LED lighting, motor control and home appliances. Our Standard Products Group, which includes our Display Solutions and Power Solutions business lines, represented 53.2% and 46.8% of our net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. Gross profit from our Standard Products Group was $53.2 million and $57.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.	
Explanation and Reconciliation of Non-US GAAP Measures
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss
We use the terms Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Loss throughout this Report. Adjusted EBITDA, as we define it, is a non-US GAAP measure. We define Adjusted EBITDA for the periods indicated as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude (i) depreciation and amortization, (ii) interest expense, net, (iii) income tax expenses (benefits), (iv) equity-based compensation expense, (v) foreign currency loss (gain), net, (vi) derivative valuation loss, net and (vii) restatement related expenses.
See the footnotes to the table below for further information regarding these items. We present Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure of our performance because:
 
 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA eliminates the impact of a number of items that may be either one time or recurring items that we do not consider to be indicative of our core ongoing operating performance;	
 
 	•	 	we believe that Adjusted EBITDA is an enterprise level performance measure commonly reported and widely used by analysts and investors in our industry;	
 
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 	•	 	our investor and analyst presentations will include Adjusted EBITDA; and	
 
 	•	 	we believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with a more consistent measurement of period to period performance of our core operations, as well as a comparison of our operating performance to that of other companies in our industry.	
We use Adjusted EBITDA in a number of ways, including:
 
 	•	 	for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget;	
 
 	•	 	to evaluate the effectiveness of our enterprise level business strategies;	
 
 	•	 	in communications with our Board of Directors concerning our consolidated financial performance; and	
 
 	•	 	in certain of our compensation plans as a performance measure for determining incentive compensation payments.	
We encourage you to evaluate each adjustment and the reasons we consider them appropriate. In evaluating Adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in this presentation. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure defined in accordance with US GAAP and should not be construed as an alternative to income from continuing operations, cash flows from operating activities or net income (loss), as determined in accordance with US GAAP. A reconciliation of net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57.1	) 	  	$	(107.7	) 	  	$	(46.8	) 	  	$	(53.4	) 	
Adjustments:	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Depreciation and amortization	  	 	6.4	  	  	 	20.1	  	  	 	7.8	  	  	 	22.9	  	
Interest expense, net	  	 	4.0	  	  	 	12.0	  	  	 	4.1	  	  	 	12.2	  	
Income tax expenses	  	 	1.3	  	  	 	1.8	  	  	 	0.3	  	  	 	1.8	  	
Equity-based compensation expense(a)	  	 	0.4	  	  	 	2.4	  	  	 	0.6	  	  	 	1.7	  	
Foreign currency loss (gain), net(b)	  	 	44.1	  	  	 	59.6	  	  	 	23.5	  	  	 	(5.5	) 	
Derivative valuation loss, net(c)	  	 	0.3	  	  	 	0.6	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	0.1	  	
Restatement related expenses, net(d)	  	 	1.9	  	  	 	13.3	  	  	 	15.5	  	  	 	28.8	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Adjusted EBITDA	  	$	1.3	  	  	$	2.0	  	  	$	5.0	  	  	$	8.4	  	

(a)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of non-cash equity-based compensation expenses. Although we expect to incur non-cash equity-based compensation expenses in the future, we believe that analysts and investors will find it helpful to review our operating performance without the effects of these non-cash expenses, as supplemental information.	
(b)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of non-cash foreign currency translation associated with intercompany debt obligations and foreign currency denominated receivables and payables, as well as the cash impact of foreign currency transaction gains or losses on collection of such receivables and payment of such payables. Although we expect to incur foreign currency translation gains or losses in the future, we believe that analysts and investors will find it helpful to review our operating performance without the effects of these primarily non-cash gains or losses, as supplemental information.	
(c)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of gain or loss recognized in income on derivatives, which represents hedge ineffectiveness or derivatives value changes excluded from the risk being hedged. We enter into derivative transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risks. As our derivative transactions are limited to a certain portion of our expected cash flows denominated in U.S. dollars, and we do not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes, we do not believe that these charges or gains are indicative of our core operating performance.	
(d)	This adjustment eliminates expenses incurred in connection with the Audit Committee’s independent investigation and related restatement and litigation, primarily comprised of legal and consulting fees. Partially offsetting the restatement related expenses was proceeds from an insurance claim for defense costs. This amount does not include any allocation of internal costs related to the restatement.	
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
 
 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;	
 
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 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;	
 
 	•	 	although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of issuing equity-based compensation to our management team and employees;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the costs of holding certain assets and liabilities in foreign currencies; and	
 
 	•	 	other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.	
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our US GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally.
We present Adjusted Net Loss as a further supplemental measure of our performance. We prepare Adjusted Net Loss by adjusting net income (loss) to eliminate the impact of a number of non-cash expenses and other items that may be either one time or recurring that we do not consider to be indicative of our core ongoing operating performance. We believe that Adjusted Net Loss is particularly useful because it reflects the impact of our asset base and capital structure on our operating performance. We present Adjusted Net Loss for a number of reasons, including:
 
 	•	 	we use Adjusted Net Loss in communications with our Board of Directors concerning our consolidated financial performance;	
 
 	•	 	we believe that Adjusted Net Loss is an enterprise level performance measure commonly reported and widely used by analysts and investors in our industry; and	
 
 	•	 	our investor and analyst presentations may include Adjusted Net Loss.	
Adjusted Net Loss is not a measure defined in accordance with US GAAP and should not be construed as an alternative to income from continuing operations, cash flows from operating activities or net income (loss), as determined in accordance with US GAAP. We encourage you to evaluate each adjustment and the reasons we consider them appropriate. Other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted Net Loss differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. In addition, in evaluating Adjusted Net Loss, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses similar to the adjustments in this presentation. We define Adjusted Net Loss for the periods indicated as net income (loss), adjusted to exclude (i) amortization of intangibles, (ii) equity-based compensation expense, (iii) foreign currency loss (gain), net, (iv) derivative valuation loss, net and (v) restatement related expenses.
The following table summarizes the adjustments to net loss that we make in order to calculate Adjusted Net Loss for the periods indicated:

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57.1	) 	  	$	(107.7	) 	  	$	(46.8	) 	  	$	(53.4	) 	
Adjustments:	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Amortization of intangibles(a)	  	 	—  	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	0.4	  	  	 	1.1	  	
Equity-based compensation expense(b)	  	 	0.4	  	  	 	2.4	  	  	 	0.6	  	  	 	1.7	  	
Foreign currency loss (gain), net(c)	  	 	44.1	  	  	 	59.6	  	  	 	23.5	  	  	 	(5.5	) 	
Derivative valuation loss, net(d)	  	 	0.3	  	  	 	0.6	  	  	 	—  	  	  	 	0.1	  	
Restatement related expenses, net(e)	  	 	1.9	  	  	 	13.3	  	  	 	15.5	  	  	 	28.8	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	
Adjusted Net Loss	  	$	(10.4	) 	  	$	(31.9	) 	  	$	(6.8	) 	  	$	(27.3	) 	

(a)	This adjustment eliminates the non-cash impact of amortization expense for intangible assets created as a result from the application of fresh-start accounting in connection with the reorganization proceedings and the purchase accounting treatment of a subsequent acquisition. We do not believe these non-cash amortization expenses for intangibles are indicative of our core ongoing operating performance because the assets would not have been capitalized on our balance sheet but for the application of purchase accounting or fresh-start accounting, as applicable.	
 
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(b)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of non-cash equity-based compensation expenses. Although we expect to incur non-cash equity-based compensation expenses in the future, we believe that analysts and investors will find it helpful to review our operating performance without the effects of these non-cash expenses, as supplemental information.	
(c)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of non-cash foreign currency translation associated with intercompany debt obligations and foreign currency denominated receivables and payables, as well as the cash impact of foreign currency transaction gains or losses on collection of such receivables and payment of such payables. Although we expect to incur foreign currency translation gains or losses in the future, we believe that analysts and investors will find it helpful to review our operating performance without the effects of these primarily non-cash gains or losses, as supplemental information.	
(d)	This adjustment eliminates the impact of gain or loss recognized in income on derivatives, which represents hedge ineffectiveness or derivatives value changes excluded from the risk being hedged. We enter into derivative transactions to mitigate foreign exchange risks. As our derivative transactions are limited to a certain portion of our expected cash flows denominated in U.S. dollars, and we do not enter into derivative transactions for trading or speculative purposes, we do not believe that these charges or gains are indicative of our core operating performance.	
(e)	This adjustment eliminates expenses incurred in connection with the Audit Committee’s independent investigation and related restatement and litigation, primarily comprised of legal and consulting fees. Partially offsetting the restatement related expenses was proceeds from an insurance claim for defense costs. This amount does not include any allocation of internal costs related to the restatement.	
Adjusted Net Loss has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under US GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
 
 	•	 	Adjusted Net Loss does not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted Net Loss does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted Net Loss does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of issuing equity-based compensation to our management team and employees;	
 
 	•	 	Adjusted Net Loss does not reflect the costs of holding certain assets and liabilities in foreign currencies; and	
 
 	•	 	other companies in our industry may calculate Adjusted Net Loss differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.	
Because of these limitations, Adjusted Net Loss should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our US GAAP results and using Adjusted Net Loss only supplementally.
Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Net Sales. We derive virtually all of our sales (net of sales returns and allowances) from two segments: Foundry Services Group and Standard Products Group. Our product inventory is primarily located in Korea and is available for drop shipment globally. Outside of Korea, we maintain limited product inventory, and our sales representatives generally relay orders to our factories in Korea for fulfillment. We have strategically located our sales and technical support offices near concentrations of major customers. Our sales offices are located in Korea, the United States, Japan and Greater China. Our network of authorized agents and distributors consists of agents in the United States and Europe and distributors and agents in the Asia Pacific region. Our net sales from All other consist principally of the disposal of waste materials.
We recognize revenue when risk and reward of ownership pass to the customer either upon shipment, upon product delivery at the customer’s location or upon customer acceptance, depending on the terms of the arrangement. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we sold products to 300 and 258 customers, respectively, and our net sales to our ten largest customers represented 64% and 60% of our net sales, respectively. We have a combined production capacity of over 125,000 eight-inch equivalent semiconductor wafers per month. We believe our large-scale, cost-effective fabrication facilities enable us to rapidly adjust our production levels to meet shifts in demand by our end customers.
Gross Profit. Our overall gross profit generally fluctuates as a result of changes in overall sales volumes and in the average selling prices of our products and services. Other factors that influence our gross profit include changes in product mix, the introduction of new products and services and subsequent generations of existing products and services, shifts in the utilization of our manufacturing facilities and the yields achieved by our manufacturing operations, changes in material, labor and other manufacturing costs including outsourced manufacturing expenses, and variation in depreciation expense.
Average Selling Prices. Average selling prices for our products tend to be highest at the time of introduction of new products which utilize the latest technology and tend to decrease over time as such products mature in the market and are replaced by next generation products. We strive to offset the impact of declining selling prices for existing products through our product development
 
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activities and by introducing new products that command selling prices above the average selling price of our existing products. In addition, we seek to manage our inventories and manufacturing capacity so as to preclude losses from product and productive capacity obsolescence.
Material Costs. Our cost of material consists of costs of raw materials, such as silicon wafers, chemicals, gases and tape and packaging supplies. We use processes that require specialized raw materials, such as silicon wafers, that are generally available from a limited number of suppliers. If demand increases or supplies decrease, the costs of our raw materials could significantly increase.
Labor Costs. A significant portion of our employees are located in Korea. Under Korean labor laws, most employees and certain executive officers with one or more years of service are entitled to severance benefits upon the termination of their employment based on their length of service and rate of pay. As of September 30, 2015, approximately 98% of our employees were eligible for severance benefits.
Depreciation Expense. We periodically evaluate the carrying values of long-lived assets, including property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, as well as the related depreciation periods. We depreciated our property, plant and equipment using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of our assets. Depreciation rates vary from 30-40 years on buildings to 5 to 12 years for certain equipment and assets. Our evaluation of carrying values is based on various analyses including cash flow and profitability projections. If our projections indicate that future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying values of the related long-lived assets, the carrying value of the assets is impaired and will be reduced, with the reduction charged to expense so that the carrying value is equal to fair value.
Selling Expenses. We sell our products worldwide through a direct sales force as well as a network of sales agents and representatives to OEMs, including major branded customers and contract manufacturers, and indirectly through distributors. Selling expenses consist primarily of the personnel costs for the members of our direct sales force, a network of sales representatives and other costs of distribution. Personnel costs include base salary, benefits and incentive compensation.
General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expenses consist of the costs of various corporate operations, including finance, legal, human resources and other administrative functions. These expenses primarily consist of payroll-related expenses, consulting and other professional fees and office facility-related expenses.
Research and Development. The rapid technological change and product obsolescence that characterize our industry require us to make continuous investments in research and development. Product development time frames vary but, in general, we incur research and development costs one to two years before generating sales from the associated new products. These expenses include personnel costs for members of our engineering workforce, cost of photomasks, silicon wafers and other non-recurring engineering charges related to product design. Additionally, we develop base-line process technology through experimentation and through the design and use of characterization wafers that help achieve commercially feasible yields for new products. The majority of research and development expenses are for process development that serves as a common technology platform for all of our product lines.
Interest Expense, Net. Our interest expense was incurred primarily under the 2021 Notes.
Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates on Reported Results of Operations. Historically, a portion of our revenues and greater than the majority of our operating expenses and costs of sales have been denominated in non-U.S. currencies, principally the Korean won, and we expect that this will remain true in the future. Because we report our results of operations in U.S. dollars converted from our non-U.S. revenues and expenses based on monthly average exchange rates, changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar could materially impact our reported results of operations and distort period to period comparisons. In particular, because of the difference in the amount of our consolidated revenues and expenses that are in U.S. dollars relative to Korean won, depreciation in the U.S. dollar relative to the Korean won could result in a material increase in reported costs relative to revenues, and therefore could cause our profit margins and operating income (loss) to appear to decline materially, particularly relative to prior periods. The converse is true if the U.S. dollar were to appreciate relative to the Korean won. Moreover, our foreign currency gain or loss would be affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar as a substantial portion of non-cash translation gain or loss is associated with the intercompany long-term loans to our Korean subsidiary, which is denominated in U.S. dollars. As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding intercompany loan balance including accrued interest between the Korean subsidiary and the Dutch subsidiary was $758 million. As a result of such foreign currency fluctuations, it could be more difficult to detect underlying trends in our business and results of operations. In addition, to the extent that fluctuations in currency exchange rates cause our results of operations to differ from our expectations or the expectations of our investors, the trading price of our stock could be adversely affected.
From time to time, we may engage in exchange rate hedging activities in an effort to mitigate the impact of exchange rate fluctuations. Our Korean subsidiary enters into foreign currency forward and zero cost collar contracts in order to mitigate a portion of the impact of U.S. dollar-Korean won exchange rate fluctuations on our operating results. Obligations under these foreign currency forward and zero cost collar contracts must be cash collateralized if our exposure exceeds certain specified thresholds. These forward and zero cost collar contracts may be terminated by the counterparty in a number of circumstances, including if our total cash and cash equivalents is less than $30.0 million at the end of a fiscal quarter unless a waiver is obtained from the counterparty. We cannot assure that any hedging technique we implement will be effective. If our hedging activities are not effective, changes in currency exchange rates may have a more significant impact on our results of operations.
 
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Foreign Currency Gain or Loss. Foreign currency translation gains or losses on transactions by us or our subsidiaries in a currency other than our or our subsidiaries’ functional currency are included in our statements of operations as a component of other income (expense). A substantial portion of this net foreign currency gain or loss relates to non-cash translation gain or loss related to the principal balance of intercompany balances at our Korean subsidiary that are denominated in U.S. dollars. This gain or loss results from fluctuations in the exchange rate between the Korean won and U.S. dollar.
Income Taxes. We record our income taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which we operate. This process involves using an asset and liability approach whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for differences in the financial reporting bases and tax bases of our assets and liabilities. We exercise significant management judgment in determining our provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets and liabilities. We assess whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets existing at the period-end will be realized in future periods. In such assessment, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent results of operations. In the event we were to determine that we would be able to realize the deferred income tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would adjust the valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.
Our operations are subject to income and transaction taxes in the United States and in multiple foreign jurisdictions, including Korea. Significant estimates and judgments are required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes. Some of these estimates are based on interpretations of existing tax laws or regulations. The ultimate amount of tax liability may be uncertain as a result.
Capital Expenditures. We invest in manufacturing equipment, software design tools and other tangible and intangible assets for capacity expansion and technology improvement. Capacity expansions and technology improvements typically occur in anticipation of increases in demand. We typically pay for capital expenditures in partial installments with portions due on order, delivery and final acceptance. Our capital expenditures include our payments for the purchase of property, plant and equipment as well as payments for the registration of intellectual property rights.
Inventories. We monitor our inventory levels in light of product development changes and market expectations. We may be required to take additional charges for quantities in excess of demand, cost in excess of market value and product age. Our analysis may take into consideration historical usage, expected demand, anticipated sales price, new product development schedules, the effect new products might have on the sales of existing products, product age, customer design activity, customer concentration and other factors. These forecasts require us to estimate our ability to predict demand for current and future products and compare those estimates with our current inventory levels and inventory purchase commitments. Our forecasts for our inventory may differ from actual inventory use.
 
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Results of Operations – Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
The following table sets forth consolidated results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	 	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	 	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Net sales	  	$	154.4	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	$	194.3	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(40.0	) 	
Cost of sales	  	 	119.7	  	 	 	77.5	  	 	 	151.7	  	 	 	78.1	  	 	 	(32.0	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross profit	  	 	34.7	  	 	 	22.5	  	 	 	42.6	  	 	 	21.9	  	 	 	(7.9	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Selling, general and administrative expenses	  	 	22.1	  	 	 	14.3	  	 	 	38.7	  	 	 	19.9	  	 	 	(16.6	) 	
Research and development expenses	  	 	20.5	  	 	 	13.2	  	 	 	23.4	  	 	 	12.1	  	 	 	(3.0	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating loss	  	 	(7.9	) 	 	 	(5.1	) 	 	 	(19.5	) 	 	 	(9.9	) 	 	 	11.6	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense	  	 	(4.1	) 	 	 	(2.6	) 	 	 	(4.2	) 	 	 	(2.2	) 	 	 	0.1	  	
Foreign currency loss, net	  	 	(44.1	) 	 	 	(28.6	) 	 	 	(23.5	) 	 	 	(12.1	) 	 	 	(20.6	) 	
Others, net	  	 	0.3	  	 	 	0.2	  	 	 	0.7	  	 	 	0.4	  	 	 	(0.4	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	 	(48.0	) 	 	 	(31.1	) 	 	 	(27.0	) 	 	 	(13.9	) 	 	 	(20.9	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes	  	 	(55.8	) 	 	 	(36.2	) 	 	 	(46.5	) 	 	 	(23.9	) 	 	 	(9.3	) 	
Income tax expenses	  	 	1.3	  	 	 	0.8	  	 	 	0.3	  	 	 	0.2	  	 	 	0.9	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(57.1	) 	 	 	(37.0	) 	 	$	(46.8	) 	 	 	(24.1	) 	 	$	(10.3	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Results by segment

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	 	
Net Sales	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	71.5	  	  	 	46.3	% 	 	$	99.3	  	  	 	51.1	% 	 	$	(27.9	) 	 	
Standard Products Group	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Display Solutions	  	 	48.3	  	  	 	31.3	  	 	 	58.7	  	  	 	30.2	  	 	 	(10.4	) 	 	
Power Solutions	  	 	34.4	  	  	 	22.3	  	 	 	36.1	  	  	 	18.6	  	 	 	(1.7	) 	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Standard Products Group	  	 	82.7	  	  	 	53.6	  	 	 	94.8	  	  	 	48.8	  	 	 	(12.1	) 	 	
All other	  	 	0.2	  	  	 	0.1	  	 	 	0.2	  	  	 	—  	  	 	 	—  	  	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total net sales	  	$	154.4	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	194.3	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(40.0	) 	 	

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Gross Profit	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Gross Profit	 	 	Change
Amount	 	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	 	
Gross Profit	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	18.7	  	  	 	53.9	% 	 	$	19.4	  	  	 	45.5	% 	 	$	(0.7	) 	 	
Standard Products Group	  	 	15.8	  	  	 	45.5	  	 	 	23.0	  	  	 	54.0	  	 	 	(7.2	) 	 	
All other	  	 	0.2	  	  	 	0.6	  	 	 	0.2	  	  	 	0.5	  	 	 	—  	  	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total gross profit	  	$	34.7	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	42.6	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(7.9	) 	 	

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Net Sales
Net sales were $154.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $40.0 million, or 20.6%, decrease compared to $194.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in revenue related to our Foundry Services Group and Display Solutions business as described below.
Foundry Services Group. Net sales from our Foundry Services Group segment were $71.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $27.9 million, or 28.0%, decrease compared to $99.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced levels of demand of our foundry services from a customer serving the high end smartphone market and discontinuation of a certain product by a customer serving the smartphone market.
Standard Products Group. Net sales from our Standard Products Group segment were $82.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $12.1 million, or 12.7%, decrease compared to $94.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in revenue related to our Display Solutions business line as described below.
Net sales from our Display Solutions business line were $48.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $10.4 million, or 17.7%, decrease from $58.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in sales was attributable to reduced demand for smartphones and tablet PCs manufactured by a major OEM customer. Net sales from our Power Solutions business line were $34.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $1.7 million, or 4.7%, decrease from $36.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in sales of Power Modules and MOSFETs negatively impacted our overall revenue, which was partially offset by increased demand for DC-DC converters for mobile applications.
All Other. All other net sales were $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and for the three months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
Gross Profit
Total gross profit was $34.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $42.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, a $7.9 million, or 18.6%, decrease. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased to 22.5% compared to 21.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to increase in gross profit due to the favorable impact of our cost reduction effort and reversal of an accrual related to a product claim from our Foundry Services Group segment as further described below.
Foundry Services Group. Gross profit from our Foundry Services Group segment was $18.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $0.7 million, or 3.6%, decrease compared to $19.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased to 26.1% compared to 19.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was mainly attributable to the positive impact of lower unit costs resulting from decrease in labor and utilities, favorable product mix and reversal of an accrual related to a product claim, settled by the Company in 2013, for which the counterparty did not meet all of the agreed upon payout criteria. This increase was partially offset by a lower utilization rate.
Standard Products Group. Gross profit from our Standard Products Group segment was $15.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, a $7.2 million, or 31.3%, decrease from $23.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased to 19.1% compared to 24.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to unfavorable product mix mainly caused by lower demand for mobile display products. This decrease was partially offset by lower unit costs resulting from decrease in spending related to labor and utilities.
All Other. All other gross profit was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively.
 
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Net Sales by Geographic Region
The following table sets forth our net sales by geographic region and the percentage of total net sales represented by each geographic region for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 	  	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Korea	  	$	56.1	  	  	 	36.3	% 	 	$	84.8	  	  	 	43.6	% 	 	$	(28.7	) 	
Asia Pacific (other than Korea)	  	 	84.2	  	  	 	54.6	  	 	 	80.1	  	  	 	41.2	  	 	 	4.1	  	
United States	  	 	6.1	  	  	 	3.9	  	 	 	25.1	  	  	 	12.9	  	 	 	(19.0	) 	
Europe	  	 	7.4	  	  	 	4.8	  	 	 	3.8	  	  	 	2.0	  	 	 	3.6	  	
Others	  	 	0.5	  	  	 	0.4	  	 	 	0.5	  	  	 	0.3	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	$	154.4	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	194.3	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(40.0	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net sales in Korea for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased from $84.8 million to $56.1 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014, or by $28.7 million, or 33.8%, primarily due to the discontinued use of a distributor in Korea and selling direct to OEM subsidiaries in Asia Pacific.
Net sales in Asia Pacific for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased from $80.1 million to $84.2 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, or by $4.1 million, or 5.1%, primarily due to the discontinued use of a distributor in Korea and selling direct to OEM subsidiaries in Asia Pacific, which was partially offset by the decrease in demand due to discontinuation of a certain product by a customer serving the smartphone market.
Net sales in the United States for the three months ended September 30, 2015 decreased from $25.1 million to $6.1 million compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014, or by $19.0 million, or 75.7%, primarily due to the decrease in demand of our foundry services from a customer serving the high end smartphone market.
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $22.1 million, or 14.3% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $38.7 million, or 19.9% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease of $16.6 million, or 42.9%, was primarily attributable to a $12.0 million decrease in professional service costs related to restatement and certain litigation and a $1.6 million decrease due to proceeds from an insurance claim for certain restatement related legal costs. Additional decrease was primarily related to a decrease in personnel costs and certain selling expenses.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses were $20.5 million, or 13.2% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $23.4 million, or 12.1% of net sales, for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease of $3.0 million, or 12.7%, was primarily due to decrease in personnel costs.
Operating Loss
As a result of the foregoing, operating loss decreased by $11.6 million, or 59.7%, in the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. As discussed above, the decrease in operating loss resulted from a $16.6 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and a $3.0 million decrease in research and development expenses, partially offset by a $7.9 million decrease in gross profit.
Other Expense
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and $4.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Foreign Currency Loss, Net. Net foreign currency loss for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $44.1 million compared to $23.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. A substantial portion of our net foreign currency gain or loss is non-cash translation gain or loss associated with intercompany balances at our Korean subsidiary and is affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency translation gain or loss from intercompany balances was included in determining our consolidated net income since the intercompany balances were not considered long-term investments in nature because management intended to settle these intercompany balances at their respective maturity dates.
 
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Others, Net. Others were comprised of gains and losses on valuation of derivatives which were designated as hedging instruments, rental income and interest income. Others for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was $0.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively. The decrease of $0.4 million was primarily attributable to net loss on valuation of derivatives due to hedge ineffectiveness.
Income Tax Expenses
Income tax expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2015 were $1.3 million and for the three months ended September 30, 2014 were $0.3 million. The increase in income tax expenses of $1.0 million was primarily attributable to net operating loss carry-back at the parent company and a domestic subsidiary for the three months ended September 30, 2014.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, net loss increased by $10.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2014. As discussed above, the increase in net loss primarily resulted from a $20.6 million unfavorable change in foreign currency translation, partially offset by a $11.6 million decrease in operating loss.
 
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Results of Operations – Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 and 2014
The following table sets forth consolidated results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	 	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	 	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Net sales	  	$	481.3	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	$	530.6	  	 	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(49.3	) 	
Cost of sales	  	 	376.3	  	 	 	78.2	  	 	 	412.2	  	 	 	77.7	  	 	 	(35.9	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gross profit	  	 	105.0	  	 	 	21.8	  	 	 	118.4	  	 	 	22.3	  	 	 	(13.4	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Selling, general and administrative expenses	  	 	75.7	  	 	 	15.7	  	 	 	94.5	  	 	 	17.8	  	 	 	(18.7	) 	
Research and development expenses	  	 	64.5	  	 	 	13.4	  	 	 	70.6	  	 	 	13.3	  	 	 	(6.1	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Operating loss	  	 	(35.3	) 	 	 	(7.3	) 	 	 	(46.7	) 	 	 	(8.8	) 	 	 	11.4	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Interest expense	  	 	(12.2	) 	 	 	(2.5	) 	 	 	(12.6	) 	 	 	(2.4	) 	 	 	0.4	  	
Foreign currency gain (loss), net	  	 	(59.6	) 	 	 	(12.4	) 	 	 	5.5	  	 	 	1.0	  	 	 	(65.1	) 	
Others, net	  	 	1.2	  	 	 	0.2	  	 	 	2.2	  	 	 	0.4	  	 	 	(1.0	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	 	(70.6	) 	 	 	(14.7	) 	 	 	(4.9	) 	 	 	(0.9	) 	 	 	(65.7	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes	  	 	(105.9	) 	 	 	(22.0	) 	 	 	(51.6	) 	 	 	(9.7	) 	 	 	(54.3	) 	
Income tax expenses	  	 	1.8	  	 	 	0.4	  	 	 	1.8	  	 	 	0.3	  	 	 	—  	  	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	  	$	(107.7	) 	 	 	(22.4	) 	 	$	(53.4	) 	 	 	(10.1	) 	 	$	(54.3	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Results by segment 

 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	 	
Net Sales	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	225.0	  	  	 	46.7	% 	 	$	281.6	  	  	 	53.1	% 	 	$	(56.6	) 	 	
Standard Products Group	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Display Solutions	  	 	153.6	  	  	 	31.9	  	 	 	144.4	  	  	 	27.2	  	 	 	9.2	  	 	
Power Solutions	  	 	102.2	  	  	 	21.2	  	 	 	104.1	  	  	 	19.6	  	 	 	(1.9	) 	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Standard Products Group	  	 	255.8	  	  	 	53.2	  	 	 	248.5	  	  	 	46.8	  	 	 	7.3	  	 	
All other	  	 	0.5	  	  	 	0.1	  	 	 	0.4	  	  	 	0.1	  	 	 	0.1	  	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total net sales	  	$	481.3	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	530.6	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(49.3	) 	 	

 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Gross Profit	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Gross Profit	 	 	Change
Amount	 	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	 	
Gross Profit	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Foundry Services Group	  	$	51.2	  	  	 	48.8	% 	 	$	60.1	  	  	 	50.8	% 	 	$	(8.9	) 	 	
Standard Products Group	  	 	53.2	  	  	 	50.7	  	 	 	57.8	  	  	 	48.8	  	 	 	(4.6	) 	 	
All other	  	 	0.5	  	  	 	0.5	  	 	 	0.4	  	  	 	0.4	  	 	 	0.1	  	 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total gross profit	  	$	105.0	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	118.4	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(13.4	) 	 	

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Net Sales
Net sales were $481.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $49.3 million, or 9.3%, decrease compared to $530.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to decrease in revenue related to our Foundry Services Group segment, which was offset in part by an increase in net sales from our Display Solutions business line as described below.
Foundry Services Group. Net sales from our Foundry Services Group segment were $225.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $56.6 million, or 20.1%, decrease compared to net sales of $281.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily attributable to reduced levels of demand of our foundry services from a customer serving the high end smartphone market and discontinuation of a certain product by a customer serving the smartphone market.
Standard Products Group. Net sales from our Standard Products Group segment were $255.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $7.3 million, or 2.9%, increase compared to $248.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to increase in revenue related to our Display Solutions business line as described below.
Net sales from our Display Solutions business line were $153.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $9.2 million, or 6.4%, increase from $144.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in sales was primarily attributable to higher sales of large display products such as TVs and notebooks, which was partially offset by reduced demand for smartphones manufactured by our existing customer. Net sales from our Power Solutions business line were $102.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $1.9 million, or 1.8%, decrease from $104.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in sales of Power Modules negatively impacting our overall revenue, partially offset by increased demand for high-end MOSFETs primarily for smartphones and TVs.
All Other. All other net sales were $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Gross Profit
Total gross profit was $105.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $118.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, a $13.4 million, or 11.3%, decrease. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased to 21.8% compared to 22.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to decrease in gross profit due to the unfavorable impact of product mix caused by lower sales of mobile display products from our Standard Products Group segment as further described below.
Foundry Services Group. Gross profit from our Foundry Services Group segment was $51.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $8.9 million, or 14.8%, decrease compared to $60.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased to 22.8% compared to 21.4% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was mainly attributable to the positive impact of lower unit costs resulting from decrease in labor and utilities and reversal of an accrual related to a product claim, settled by the Company in 2013, for which the counterparty did not meet all of the agreed upon payout criteria. The increase was partially offset by a lower utilization rate and unfavorable product mix.
Standard Products Group. Gross profit from our Standard Products Group segment was $53.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a $4.6 million, or 7.9%, decrease from $57.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased to 20.8% compared to 23.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was attributable to unfavorable product mix mainly caused by lower demand for mobile display products, which was partially offset by lower unit costs resulting from decrease in labor and utilities.
All Other. All other gross profit was $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
 
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Net Sales by Geographic Region
The following table sets forth our net sales by geographic region and the percentage of total net sales represented by each geographic region for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 	  	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2015	 	 	Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014	 	 	 	 	
 	  	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Amount	 	  	% of
Net Sales	 	 	Change
Amount	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Korea	  	$	180.3	  	  	 	37.5	% 	 	$	219.1	  	  	 	41.3	% 	 	$	(38.8	) 	
Asia Pacific (other than Korea)	  	 	239.0	  	  	 	49.7	  	 	 	224.7	  	  	 	42.3	  	 	 	14.3	  	
United States	  	 	45.8	  	  	 	9.5	  	 	 	69.4	  	  	 	13.1	  	 	 	(23.7	) 	
Europe	  	 	14.8	  	  	 	3.1	  	 	 	16.3	  	  	 	3.1	  	 	 	(1.6	) 	
Others	  	 	1.4	  	  	 	0.3	  	 	 	1.0	  	  	 	0.2	  	 	 	0.4	  	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	  	$	481.3	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	530.6	  	  	 	100.0	% 	 	$	(49.3	) 	
 	  	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	  	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net sales in Korea for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased from $219.1 million to $180.3 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, or by $38.8 million, or 17.7%, primarily due to the discontinued use of a distributor in Korea and selling direct to OEM subsidiaries in Asia Pacific. This decrease was partially offset by higher sales of large display products such as TVs and notebooks.
Net sales in Asia Pacific for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased from $224.7 million to $239.0 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, or by $14.3 million, or 6.4%, primarily due to the discontinued use of a distributor in Korea and selling direct to OEM subsidiaries in Asia Pacific, which was partially offset by the decrease in demand due to discontinuation of a certain product by a customer serving the smartphone market.
Net sales in the United States for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 decreased from $69.4 million to $45.8 million compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014, or by $23.7 million, or 34.1%, primarily due to the decrease in demand of our foundry services from a customer serving the high end smartphone market.
Operating Expenses
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $75.7 million, or 15.7% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $94.5 million, or 17.8% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease of $18.7 million, or 19.8%, was primarily attributable to a $13.1 million decrease in professional service costs related to the restatement and certain litigation, a $2.4 million decrease due to proceeds from an insurance claim for certain restatement related legal costs and a $3.8 million decrease in bad debt expense.
Research and Development Expenses. Research and development expenses were $64.5 million, or 13.4% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $70.6 million, or 13.3% of net sales, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease of $6.1 million, or 8.6%, was primarily due to decrease in material and personnel costs.
Operating Loss
As a result of the foregoing, operating loss decreased by $11.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. As discussed above, the decrease in operating loss resulted from a $18.7 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and a $6.1 million decrease in research and development expenses, which was offset by a $13.4 million decrease in gross profit.
Other Expense
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $12.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $12.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss), Net. Net foreign currency loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $59.6 million compared to net foreign currency gain of $5.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. A substantial portion of our net foreign currency gain or loss is non-cash translation gain or loss associated with intercompany balances at our Korean subsidiary and is affected by changes in the exchange rate between the Korean won and the U.S. dollar. Foreign currency translation gain or loss from intercompany balances was included in determining our consolidated net income since the intercompany balances were not considered long-term investments in nature because management intended to settle these intercompany balances at their respective maturity dates.
 
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Others, Net. Others were comprised of gains and losses on valuation of derivatives which were designated as hedging instruments and rental income and interest income. Others for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 was $1.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The decrease of $1.0 million was primarily attributable to net loss on valuation of derivatives due to hedge ineffectiveness.
Income Tax Expenses
Income tax expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were $1.8 million and $1.8 million, respectively, primarily attributable to interest on intercompany balances, which was partially offset by the benefits from the lapse of statute of limitations on unrecognized tax benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and benefits from net operating loss carry-back at the parent company and a domestic subsidiary for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
Net Loss
As a result of the foregoing, net loss increased by $54.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2014. As discussed above, the increase in net loss primarily resulted from a $65.1 million unfavorable change in foreign currency translation, partially offset by a $11.4 million decrease in operating loss.
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our principal capital requirements are to fund sales and marketing, invest in research and development and capital equipment, to make debt service payments and to fund working capital needs. We calculate working capital as current assets less current liabilities.
Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash, cash equivalents, our cash flows from operations and our financing activities. Our ability to manage cash and cash equivalents may be limited as our primary cash flows are dictated by the terms of our sales and supply agreements, contractual obligations, debt instruments and legal and regulatory requirements. From time to time, we may sell accounts receivable to third parties under factoring agreements or engage in accounts receivable discounting to facilitate the collection of cash. In addition, from time to time, we may make payments to our vendors on extended terms with their consent.
During fiscal 2015, we have begun to implement a comprehensive cost reduction program to reduce spending and improve our cash flows. Our ability to maintain sufficient liquidity for the next twelve months to fund our operations and capital expenditures and implement our business plan and strategy will also be dependent on improving the recent negative trends in our operating results. We currently believe that we will have sufficient cash reserves from cash on hand and expected cash from operations to fund our operations and planned capital expenditures for the next twelve months. However, if our operating results do not improve, we may need to seek additional capital. There can be no assurance that any additional equity or debt financing would be available to us, or if available, that such financing would be on favorable terms to us. Accordingly, if we are unable to obtain additional capital or our business does not generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities to fund our working capital needs and planned capital expenditures, and our cash reserves are depleted, we may need to take various actions, such as down-sizing and/or eliminating certain operations, which could include additional exit costs, reducing or delaying capital expenditures, selling assets, or other restructuring actions.
Additionally, many of the aspects of management’s plan, growth strategies and cost reduction initiatives to conserve our liquidity position involve management’s judgments and estimates that include factors that may be beyond our control, and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. As a result, these and other factors could cause our business plans, strategies and cost reduction initiatives to be unsuccessful, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results, financial condition and liquidity.
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Cash outflow used in operating activities totaled $48.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $10.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The net operating cash outflow for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 reflects our net loss of $107.7 million and non-cash adjustments of $102.5 million which mainly consisted of depreciation and amortization, provision for severance benefits and foreign currency loss, and a decrease in net operating liabilities of $43.2 million.
Our working capital balance as of September 30, 2015 was $80.3 million compared to $106.8 million as of December 31, 2014. The $26.5 million decrease was primarily attributable to a $33.9 million decrease in cash and cash equivalents, a $17.2 million decrease in inventories and a $21.8 million decrease in accounts payable. The decrease in accounts payable is a result of decreased material purchases and increased payments of outstanding outside service fees related to the restatement and litigation, which also resulted in a decrease in cash and cash equivalents.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Cash outflow used in investing activities totaled $9.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $14.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in capital expenditures of $11.6 million, partially offset by a $6.3 million net increase in hedge collateral.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Cash inflows generated by financing activities totaled $3.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $0.1 million of cash inflow generated by financing activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The financing cash inflow for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 consists of proceeds received from the issuance of common stock in connection with exercised options.
 
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Capital Expenditures
We routinely make capital expenditures to enhance our existing facilities and reinforce our global research and development capability. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, capital expenditures were $4.8 million, a $11.6 million, or 70.7%, decrease from $16.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, mainly due to acquisition of a specialized Epi tool and maintenance of our fab that occurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.
 
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Contractual Obligations
The following summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015:

 	  	Payments Due by Period	 	
 	  	Total	 	  	Remainder
of
2015	 	  	2016	 	  	2017	 	  	2018	 	  	2019	 	  	Thereafter	 	
 	  	(In millions)	 	
Senior notes(1)	  	$	314.4	  	  	$	—  	 	  	$	14.9	  	  	$	14.9	  	  	$	14.9	  	  	$	14.9	  	  	$	254.8	  	
Operating lease(2)	  	 	43.4	  	  	 	2.2	  	  	 	5.4	  	  	 	4.0	  	  	 	2.4	  	  	 	1.9	  	  	 	27.4	  	
Others(3)	  	 	15.4	  	  	 	3.6	  	  	 	6.2	  	  	 	3.6	  	  	 	2.0	  	  	 	—  	 	  	 	—  	 	
 
(1)	Interest payments as well as $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2021 Notes outstanding as of September 30, 2015, which bear interest at a rate of 6.625% per annum and are scheduled to mature in 2021.	
(2)	Assumes constant currency exchange rate for Korean won to U.S. dollars of 1,194.5:1, the exchange rate as of September 30, 2015.	
(3)	Includes license agreements and other contractual obligations.	
The Indenture relating to the 2021 Notes contains covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: (i) declare or pay any dividend or make any payment or distribution on account of or purchase or redeem our capital stock or equity interests of the restricted subsidiaries; (ii) make any principal payment on, or redeem or repurchase, prior to any scheduled repayment or maturity, any subordinated indebtedness; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) incur additional indebtedness and issue certain types of capital stock; (v) create or incur any lien (except for permitted liens) that secures obligations under any indebtedness; (vi) merge with or into or sell all or substantially all of our assets to other companies; (vii) enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates; (viii) guarantee the payment of any indebtedness; (ix) enter into sale-leaseback transactions; (x) enter into agreements that would restrict the ability of the restricted subsidiaries to make distributions with respect to their equity to us or other restricted subsidiaries, to make loans to us or other restricted subsidiaries or to transfer assets to us or other restricted subsidiaries; and (xi) designate unrestricted subsidiaries.
We lease land, office space and equipment under various operating lease agreements that expire through 2034.
We follow ASC guidance on uncertain tax positions. Our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $2.0 million as of September 30, 2015. These unrecognized tax benefits have been excluded from the above table because we cannot estimate the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authorities.
Although we are obligated to pay severance benefits to eligible employees with one or more years of service upon the termination of their employment based on their length of service and pay rate, we have no obligation to fund the accrued severance benefits. Our accrued severance benefits totaled $134.0 million as of September 30, 2015. Our obligations in connection with severance benefits have been excluded from the above table because we are unable to reasonably estimate the rate of termination and related cash payments for future periods.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Preparing financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods and the related disclosures in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.
We believe that our significant accounting policies, which are described further in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in the 2014 Form 10-K, are critical due to the fact that they involve a high degree of judgment and estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain. We base these estimates and judgments on historical experience, knowledge of current conditions and other assumptions and information that we believe to be reasonable. Estimates and assumptions about future events and their effects cannot be determined with certainty. Accordingly, these estimates may change as new events occur, as more experience is acquired, as additional information is obtained and as the business environment in which we operate changes.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when there is persuasive evidence of an arrangement, the price to the buyer is fixed or determinable, delivery has occurred and collectability of the sales price is reasonably assured. Revenue from the sale of products is recognized when title and risk of loss transfers to the customer, which is generally when the product is shipped to or accepted by the customer depending on the terms of the arrangement.
 
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A portion of our sales are made through distributors for which revenue recognition criteria are usually met when the product is shipped to or accepted by the distributor, consistent with the principles described above. However, the risk of loss may not pass upon shipment of products to the distributor due to a variety of reasons, including the nature of the business arrangement with the distributor. For example, the financial condition of a distributor may indicate that payments by the distributor to us are contingent on resale of products to an end customer. In this situation, we defer recognition of revenue and cost of revenue on transactions with such distributor until the product has been resold to the end customer.
In accordance with revenue recognition guidance, any tax assessed by a governmental authority that is directly imposed on a revenue-producing transaction between a seller and a customer is presented in the statements of operations on a net basis (excluded from revenues).
We provide a warranty, under which customers can return defective products. We estimate the costs related to those defective product returns and record them as a component of cost of sales.
In addition, we offer sales returns (other than those that relate to defective products under warranty), yield provisions, cash discounts for early payments and certain allowances to our customers, including distributors. We record reserves for those returns, discounts and allowances as a deduction from sales, based on historical experience and other quantitative and qualitative factors.
All amounts billed to a customer related to shipping and handling are classified as sales while all costs incurred by us for shipping and handling are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses.
Sales of Accounts Receivable
We account for transfers of financial assets under ASC 860, “Transfers and Servicing,” as either sales or financings. Transfers of financial assets that result in sales accounting are those in which (1) the transfer legally isolates the transferred assets from the transferor, (2) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the transferred assets and no condition both constrains the transferee’s right to pledge or exchange the assets and provides more than a trivial benefit to the transferor and (3) the transferor does not maintain effective control over the transferred assets. If the transfer does not meet these criteria, the transfer is accounted for as a financing. Financial assets that are treated as sales are removed from our accounts with any realized gain or loss reflected in earnings during the period of sale.
Product Warranties
We record, in other current liabilities, warranty liabilities for the estimated costs that may be incurred under our basic limited warranty. The standard limited warranty period is one year for the majority of products. This warranty covers defective products, and related liabilities are accrued when product revenues are recognized. Factors that affect our warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims and repair or replacement costs per claim to satisfy our warranty obligation. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, we periodically assess the adequacy of our recorded warranty liabilities and adjust the amounts when necessary.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, using the average cost method, which approximates the first in, first out method (“FIFO”). If net realizable value is less than cost at the balance sheet date, the carrying amount is reduced to the realizable value, and the difference is recognized as a loss on valuation of inventories within cost of sales. Inventory reserves are established when conditions indicate that the net realizable value is less than costs due to physical deterioration, obsolescence, changes in price levels, or other causes based on individual facts and circumstances. Reserves are also established for excess inventory based on inventory levels in excess of six months of projected demand for each specific product.
In addition, as prescribed in ASC 330, “Inventory,” the cost of inventories is determined based on the normal capacity of each fabrication facility. In case the capacity utilization is lower than a certain level that management believes to be normal, the fixed overhead costs per production unit which exceed those under normal capacity are charged to cost of sales rather than capitalized as inventories.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We review property, plant and equipment and other long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment” (“ASC 360”). Recoverability is measured by comparing its carrying amount with the future net undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment is measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and the fair value of assets using the present value of the future net cash flows generated by the respective long-lived assets.
 
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Intangible Assets
Intangible assets other than intellectual property include technology and customer relationships which are amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from one to five years. Intellectual property assets acquired represent rights under patents, trademarks and property use rights and are amortized over their respective periods of benefit, ranging up to ten years, on a straight-line basis.
Income Taxes
We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). ASC 740 requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in a company’s financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when it is necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is the tax payable for the period and the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return utilizing a two-step process. In the first step, recognition, we determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. The second step addresses measurement of a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not criteria. The tax position is measured at the largest amount of benefit that has a likelihood of greater than 50 percent of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
Derivative Financial Instruments
We apply the provisions of ASC 815. This Statement requires the recognition of all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities measured at fair value.
Under the provisions of ASC 815, we may designate a derivative instrument as hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are attributable to a particular risk (a “cash flow hedge”) or hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of an asset or a liability (a “fair value hedge”). Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows the effective portion of a derivative instrument’s gains and losses to offset related results on the hedged item in the consolidated statements of operations and requires that a company formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of the transactions that receive hedge accounting treatment. Both at the inception of a hedge and on an ongoing basis, a hedge must be expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in cash flows or fair value attributable to the underlying risk being hedged. If we determine that a derivative instrument is no longer highly effective as a hedge, it discontinues hedge accounting prospectively and future changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in current earnings. We assess hedge effectiveness at the end of each quarter.
In accordance with ASC 815, changes in the fair value of derivative instruments that are cash flow hedges are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassified into earnings in the period in which the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of a derivative instrument’s change in fair value are immediately recognized in earnings. Derivative instruments that do not qualify, or cease to qualify, as hedges must be adjusted to fair value and the adjustments are recorded through net income (loss).
The cash flows from derivative instruments receiving hedge accounting treatment are classified in the same categories as the hedged items in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11. ASU 2015-11 requires that inventory will be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, and options that currently exist for market value will be eliminated. Net realizable value is defined as the estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. No other changes were made to the current guidance on inventory measurement. ASU 2015-11 is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2015-11 on its consolidated financial statements.
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03. ASU 2015-03 requires that debt issuance costs are presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs would not be affected. ASU 2015-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within that reporting period. As of September 30, 2015, we had $3.9 million of unamortized debt issuance costs included in other non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheet, which will be reclassified as a deduction from the carrying amount of the related long-term borrowing upon adoption of ASU 2015-03.
 
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In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial statements. ASU 2014-15 requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity will be required to provide certain disclosures if conditions of events raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-15 on our consolidated financial statements.
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605)”, and requires entities to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 (the “Original Effective Date”), including interim periods within that reporting period, and can be adopted either retrospectively to each prior period presented or as a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption, with early application permitted as of the Original Effective Date. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 “Deferral of the Effective Date,” which defers the required adoption date of ASU 2014-09 by one year. As a result of the deferred effective date, ASU 2014-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted but not before the original effective date as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. We have not yet selected a transition method and are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.
 
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We are exposed to the market risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market conditions, primarily from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. In the normal course of our business, we are subject to market risks associated with interest rate movements and currency movements on our assets and liabilities.
Foreign Currency Exposures
We have exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on net income from our subsidiaries denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars, as our foreign subsidiaries in Korea, Taiwan, China, Japan and Hong Kong use local currency as their functional currency. From time to time these subsidiaries have cash and financial instruments in local currency. The amounts held in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China are not material in regards to foreign currency movements. However, based on the cash and financial instruments balance at September 30, 2015 for our Korean subsidiary, a 10% devaluation of the Korean won against the U.S. dollar would have resulted in a decrease of $1.4 million in our U.S. dollar financial instruments and cash balances.
See “Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments” to our consolidated financial statements under “Part I: Item 1. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)” and “Part I: Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations—Impact of Foreign Currency Exchange Rates on Reported Results of Operations” of this Report for additional information regarding our foreign exchange hedging activities.
Interest Rate Exposures
As of September 30, 2015, $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 2021 Notes were outstanding. Interest on the 2021 Notes accrues at a fixed rate of 6.625% per annum and is paid semi-annually every January 15 and July 15 of each year until the 2021 Notes mature on July 15, 2021. Since the interest rate is fixed, we have no market risk related to the 2021 Notes.
 
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as of September 30, 2015, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2015, as we cannot conclude that the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting described in Part II, Item 9A of the 2014 Form 10-K have been remediated as of the date of this Quarterly Report.
Previously Identified Material Weaknesses
As previously disclosed in the 2014 Form 10-K, management concluded that, based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”), our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2014 to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with US GAAP. For more information on the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, see Part II, Item 9A of the 2014 Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
In evaluating whether there were any reportable changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we determined that there were enhancements to our internal control over financial reporting during this quarter as described below. Other than these changes, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Control Environment:
During the third quarter of 2015, the new management team engaged an outside advisor, with expertise in the area of tax accounting and reporting, to (i) manage and oversee income tax matters comprehensively, (ii) consult with the management team, and (iii) train accounting employees with regard to tax accounting, disclosure practices and rules and regulations.
Income Tax Accounting and Disclosures:
We have enhanced procedures and controls over tax accounting and reporting by ensuring that we, on a timely basis: (i) review rules and regulations of tax jurisdictions relevant to each of our consolidated entities; and (ii) review related accounting implications.
As described above and in “Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting” in Part I, Item 4 of our 2015 Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015 (the “Q2 2015 Form 10-Q”), we continue to work to improve our internal controls over financial reporting.
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
For a discussion of legal proceedings, see “Part I: Item 3. Legal Proceedings” of our 2014 Form 10-K.
See also “Part I: Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2014 Form 10-K and Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in this Report for additional information.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
We are subject to risks and uncertainties, any of which could have a significant or material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity or consolidated financial statements. You should carefully consider the risk factor set forth below as well as disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of our 2014 Form 10-K. The risks described herein and therein are not the only ones we face. This information should be considered carefully together with the other information contained in this Report and the other reports and materials the Company files with the SEC.
We have experienced recent net losses and have relied on our cash reserves to fund our operations and implement our business plans and strategy. If we are unable to improve cash flows from operating activities or obtain additional capital to meet our liquidity and capital resource requirements to pursue our turnaround and growth strategies, our business and results of operations may be adversely affected.
In the past several quarters, we have experienced net losses from operations as we have begun to shift our business and operations to respond to changes in consumer and customer demands. As a result of these trends, as well as the extraordinary costs we have incurred and will continue to incur associated with our restatement and related legal proceedings, we have experienced a deterioration of our cash reserves over the same period. If we continue to experience negative cash flows from operating activities, we will need to rely further on our cash reserves to fund our operations or seek additional capital. There can be no assurance that any additional equity or debt financing would be available to us, or if available, that such financing would be on favorable terms to us. Accordingly, if we are unable to obtain additional capital or our business does not generate sufficient cash flows from operating activities to fund our working capital needs and planned capital expenditures, and our cash reserves are depleted, we may need to take various actions, such as down-sizing and/or eliminating certain operations, which could include additional exit costs, reducing or delaying capital expenditures, selling assets, or other restructuring actions. There can be no assurance that we would be successful in taking such actions and, in any event, such actions may result in a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Except for the aforementioned, there are no material changes to the Company’s risk factors disclosed in “Part I: Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our 2014 Form 10-K.
 
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Item 5. Other Information
On November 3, 2015, we and our Korean subsidiary, MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (“MagnaChip Korea”), entered into a severance agreement (a “Severance Agreement”) with each of the following “named executive officers”:
 
 	•	 	Young-Joon Kim, our Chief Executive Officer;	
 
 	•	 	Jonathan Kim, our Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer; and	
 
 	•	 	Theodore Kim, our Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.	
Except as described below, each of the Severance Agreements contains substantially similar terms.
Each Severance Agreement provides that in the event of a “Qualifying Termination,” the named executive officer will receive certain severance payments from MagnaChip Korea. A “Qualifying Termination” is a termination of the named executive officer’s employment by us or MagnaChip Korea without Cause (as defined in the Severance Agreements) or a termination of the named executive officer’s employment with MagnaChip Korea or us by the named executive officer for Good Reason (as defined in the Severance Agreements).
In the event of a Qualifying Termination, the Named Executive Officer will receive:
 
 	•	 	an amount equal to, in the case of Young-Joon Kim, two times his base salary at the time of a Qualifying Termination, and in the case of Jonathan Kim or Theodore Kim, one times base salary at the time of the Qualifying Termination, in each case to be paid over 12 months following the Qualifying Termination;	
 
 	•	 	a lump sum payment equal to one times the base salary at the time of a Qualifying Termination or, in the event that a Qualifying Termination occurs during the period commencing three months prior to a “Change in Control,” as defined below, and ending 18 months following a “Change in Control,” an amount equal to two times the named executive officer’s base salary at the time of a Qualifying Termination; and	
 
 	•	 	certain medical, expatriate and other benefits specified in the Severance Agreements.	
In addition, all MagnaChip stock options, restricted stock units and other unvested equity awards held by a named executive officer as of the termination of such named executive officer’s employment will become fully vested and exercisable, and all outstanding MagnaChip stock options will remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of (i) the second anniversary of the date of a Qualifying Termination of such terminated named executive officer and (ii) the regular expiration date of such MagnaChip stock options that would have applied if the named executive officer’s employment had not terminated.
Payment of the benefits described above is subject to such named executive officer executing a general waiver and release of claims in favor of us and MagnaChip Korea, and payment of these benefits will be in lieu of any other severance or separation pay that would otherwise be payable to such named executive officer (except that nothing in the Severance Agreement limits the rights a named executive officer may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that was accrued as of the date of such named executive officer’s separation from MagnaChip Korea).
For the purpose of the Severance Agreements, the term “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in MagnaChip’s 2011 Equity Incentive plan. In addition, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of MagnaChip Korea) of either: (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of our consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of our consolidated assets, or (ii) (A) our Standard Products Group business line or (B) our foundry business line, in each case, will be deemed to constitute a “Change in Control” under the Severance Agreements.
In the event of a “Change in Control,” all MagnaChip stock options, restricted stock units, and other unvested equity awards held by the named executive officers will become fully vested and exercisable as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
Pursuant to the Severance Agreements, each named executive officer will be subject to certain restrictive covenants set forth in certain agreements with MagnaChip and its affiliates, including non-compete, confidentiality and proprietary information and invention assignment agreements, the breach of which may result in forfeiture of certain of the severance benefits described above.
The following summary of the principal terms of the Severance Agreements is a general description only and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Severance Agreements which are attached as Exhibits 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4 to this Report and incorporated by reference herein.
 
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Item 6. Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
 	 	
  10.1#*	  	Amendment of Offer Letter, dated July 27, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) to Young-Joon Kim.	
 	 	
  10.2#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Young-Joon Kim.	
 	 	
  10.3#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Jonathan W. Kim.	
 	 	
  10.4#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Theodore S. Kim.	
 	 	
  10.5#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Tae Jong Lee.	
 	 	
  10.6#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Woung Moo Lee.	
 	 	
  31.1#	  	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Executive Officer.	
 	 	
  31.2#	  	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Financial Officer.	
 	 	
  32.1†	  	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive Officer.	
 	 	
  32.2†	  	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial Officer.	
 	 	
101.INS#	  	XBRL Instance Document.	
 	 	
101.SCH#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.	
 	 	
101.CAL#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.DEF#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.LAB#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.PRE#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.	
Footnotes:
 
# 	Filed herewith	
†	Furnished herewith	
*	Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement	
 
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 	 	 	 	MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Registrant)	
 	 	 	 	
Dated: November 6, 2015	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Young-Joon Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Young-Joon Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)	
 	 	 	 	
Dated: November 6, 2015	 	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Jonathan W. Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Jonathan W. Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit
Number	  	Description	
 	 	
  10.1#*	  	Amendment of Offer Letter, dated July 27, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) to Young-Joon Kim.	
 	 	
  10.2#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Young-Joon Kim.	
 	 	
  10.3#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Jonathan W. Kim.	
 	 	
  10.4#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Theodore S. Kim.	
 	 	
  10.5#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Tae Jong Lee.	
 	 	
  10.6#*	  	Severance Agreement, dated November 3, 2015, from MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (Korea) and MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation to Woung Moo Lee.	
 	 	
  31.1#	  	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Executive Officer.	
 	 	
  31.2#	  	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of the Chief Financial Officer.	
 	 	
  32.1†	  	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Executive Officer.	
 	 	
  32.2†	  	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, of the Chief Financial Officer.	
 	 	
101.INS#	  	XBRL Instance Document.	
 	 	
101.SCH#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.	
 	 	
101.CAL#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.DEF#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.LAB#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.	
 	 	
101.PRE#	  	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.	
Footnotes:
 
# 	Filed herewith	
†	Furnished herewith	
*	Management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement	
 
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Exhibit 10.1

 	 	MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd.
424, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu
Seoul 135-738, Korea
Office (82) 2-6903-3487
sanglyun.oh@magnachip.com	
July 27, 2015
CONFIDENTIAL
Mr. Young-Joon Kim
Magnachip Semiconductor, Ltd.
424, Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu
Seoul 135-738, Korea
Dear Mr. Kim:
Reference is hereby made to the offer letter between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. and you dated April 15, 2013 (the “ Offer Letter ”). This letter (the “ Amendment ”) constitutes an amendment to the Offer Letter. The first sentence of the paragraph with the heading “Housing Support” in the Offer Letter is hereby amended and restated as set forth below. All other terms and conditions of the Offer Letter remain unchanged.
“Housing Support. The Company will provide you with housing support in the form of a rental or lease unit (the “apartment”) with a floor space of approximately than 248 square meters (75  pyeong ) in or about the Gangnam area of Seoul or such other apartment as may be approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation.”
Please indicate your acceptance of this Amendment by signing in the space below.

Sincerely,	
 	
MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd.	
 	
/s/ Sanglyun Oh	
Sanglyun Oh	
Senior Vice President,	
HR & Corporate Support	
THIS AMENDMENT IS WHOLLY AGREED AND ACCEPTED BY:

/s/ Young-Joon Kim	
Young-Joon Kim	

Exhibit 10.2
November 3, 2015
Young Joon Kim
[address omitted]
Dear YJ:
In recognition of your considerable efforts on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and its affiliates, including MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Parent ”), and your anticipated future contributions to the Company and its affiliates, the Company has agreed to provide you with severance protection in connection with certain terminations of your employment, under the circumstances and on the terms described in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”).
1. Incentive Equity Awards. You were recently granted an option to acquire 90,610 shares of common stock of the Parent and restricted stock units with respect to 47,250 shares of common stock of the Parent, each pursuant to separate award agreements. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding and unvested Parent Incentive Equity (as defined below) held by you shall become vested and, in the case of options, exercisable, as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
2. Severance Protection. Subject to your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 hereof), if a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) of your employment occurs, then you will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits as set forth on  Exhibit A  attached hereto (such payments and benefits collectively referred to as the “ Severance Benefit ”). Payment of the Severance Benefit is in lieu of any other severance or separation pay payable to you whether under any employment agreement, offer letter or severance program, plan or policy, applicable law (including law of the Republic of Korea) or other statute, or otherwise. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your vested benefits in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or otherwise affect the rights you may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that has accrued to your account as of the effective date of your separation from the Company.
3. Required Release. Payment of the Severance Benefit is conditioned on your execution and delivery of a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, Parent, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), in the form attached as  Exhibit B  hereto (the “ Release ”), that has become irrevocable and effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following termination of your employment (the “ Release Condition ”). If the Release Condition is not satisfied, then you will not receive the Severance Benefit.
4. Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge and agree that you are subject to and remain bound by the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition and confidentiality) (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) set forth in your Confidentiality Agreement with the Company, dated as of October 27, 2015, and your Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2013, without regard to whether you become entitled to receive the

Severance Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach the terms of the Restrictive Covenants, you shall immediately forfeit any and all rights you may have to any unpaid Severance Benefit hereunder and, if requested, you shall repay the Company within sixty (60) days of such request any Severance Benefit previously paid;  provided that the foregoing shall not apply unless the Company provides you with written notice of the circumstances it believes constitutes a breach of the Restrictive Covenants within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided further  that, if the basis for the alleged breach is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis.
5. At-Will Relationship Unchanged; Other Arrangements. You acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a contract of employment and that your employment remains at-will in accordance with your offer letter with the Company, dated April 15, 2013 (the “ Employment Offer Letter ”). No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as expressly required otherwise by law or the terms of such plan.
6. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Base Salary” means your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary).
(b) “Cause” means any of the following: (i) your conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (or, in each case, equivalent crimes in a jurisdiction other than the United States), but excluding traffic violations; (ii) your commission of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) your refusal to fulfill your duties and responsibilities (other than by reason of death or disability) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) your violation of any established lawful policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has a materially detrimental impact on the financial interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (v) your material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement you have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) any gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or intentional wrongful act or omission on your part that was a material factor contributing to the Company restating all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause under this Agreement following issuance to you of written notice of the circumstances the Company believes constitutes Cause within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided , that if the basis for termination is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis, and if not cured, the Company may terminate your employment for Cause within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If, within ninety (90) days subsequent to your termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, the Company determines that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for all purposes, and you will be required to disgorge to the Company all amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise on account of such termination that would not have been payable to you had such termination been by the Company for Cause;  provided  that the Company’s ability to retroactively determine that your employment could have been terminated for Cause under this sentence will cease upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
(c) “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in the MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan;  provided , however, that the parties hereby agree that, for purposes of this Agreement only, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates

of the Company) of either (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated assets or (ii) (A) the Company’s SPG business line or (B) the Company’s Foundry business line, in each case, shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.
(d) “Expatriate Benefits” means the expatriate benefits set forth in the Company’s expatriate benefit policy for its executives, as modified from time to time with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), or otherwise as in effect as of the date hereof.
(e) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) if upon or following a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, grant date value of your annual equity grant (compared with the grant date value of the last annual equity grant you received prior to the Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any special, nonrecurring or one-time grants) or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits; (ii) if prior to a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits, other than a diminution of no more than 10% that applies in a similar manner to all members of the senior management of the Company; (iii) the Company’s material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement between you and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (it being understood that failure to timely pay your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, provide the Expatriate Benefits, shall be deemed such a breach); (iv) the relocation of your principal place of employment as of the date hereof by a distance of more than thirty five (35) miles or (v) a material diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities;  provided , that no diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities shall be deemed to occur if, following a Change in Control, the equity of the Company (or its successor) is no longer publicly traded but you otherwise retain your title, duties or responsibilities relative to the Company (or its successor). You will not have Good Reason to terminate your employment and receive the Severance Benefit under this Agreement unless you provide the Board with written notice of the circumstances you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such circumstances. If the Company does not cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice, then you may terminate your employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If you terminate your employment prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) day cure period or more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the cure period, you will not be treated as having terminated your employment for Good Reason.
(f) “Qualifying Termination” means either (i) a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent without Cause or (ii) a termination of your employment with the Company or Parent by you for Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent for Cause, a termination of your employment as a result of your death or disability or a termination of your employment by you without Good Reason shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(g) “Target Annual Bonus” means your target annual performance bonus, expressed as a percentage of your Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Target Annual Bonus).
7. Resignation from Other Positions. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, and regardless of whether you continue as a consultant to the Company, you shall automatically resign (unless otherwise agreed by the Company), as of the date of such termination of employment, from any other position or offices you hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (whether as on officer, director, consultant, trustee or otherwise) and shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing.

8. Cooperation. You agree that subject to your reasonable availability, during and after your employment by the Company, and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, you shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any Released Parties, which relates to events occurring during your employment (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial);  provided  that the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur that are associated with any such cooperation;  provided further  that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of your employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with your business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding cooperation covenant shall not apply to any suit, action, proceeding, investigation, defense or claim that arises out of or relates to a dispute between you and any of the Released Parties.
9. Taxes; Section 409A. The Company may withhold from all amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes that are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations. It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance issued thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. Each payment made under this Agreement (including each separate installment payment in the case of a series of installment payments) shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that you are deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and you are not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and if any portion of the payments to be received by you upon your “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) would constitute “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6) month period immediately following such separation will instead be paid on the earlier of (a) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month after the date of such separation and (b) the date of your death. In the event that the period of time that you have to review and execute the Release spans a period of two calendar years, then no payment shall be made to you under this Agreement until the second calendar year.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and, except as noted herein, the Employment Offer Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement referenced in Section 4 hereof) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between you and the Company or its affiliates, relating to such subject matter;  provided  that, to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and your Employment Offer Letter, this Agreement shall govern.

11. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be changed except in writing signed by you and the Company, following approval by the Board. You may not assign your rights and benefits under this Agreement except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained only in a state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties hereto specifically consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
12. Disputes. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, the Company shall pay, on an as-incurred basis, fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable fees and cost of your attorneys attributable to such controversy or claim (“Legal Fees”), and the Company further agrees to reimburse you for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of such Legal Fees if you prevail on at least one material issue arising in such controversy or claim. The Company shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute between the Company (or its successors or assigns) and you arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. No Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer.
- Signature page follows -

Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by returning a signed copy of this letter to me.

Sincerely,	
 	
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Theodore Kim	
Name:	 	Theodore Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Compliance Officer, EVP and General Counsel	

Solely for purposes of Section 1 and Item (vii) of Exhibit A: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	

 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Theodore Kim	
Name:	 	Theodore Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Compliance Officer, EVP and General Counsel	

Agreed to and Accepted by:	
 	 	
 	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
 	 	Young Joon Kim	
[Signature page to severance protection agreement]

EXHIBIT A
SEVERANCE BENEFIT
(i) An amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, payable during the 12-month period following termination of employment in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with the first installment payable during the sixty (60) day period following your termination of employment but in no event prior to the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which will include any prior installments which were not then paid because the Release Condition had not been satisfied);
(ii) (A) an amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, or (B) in the event that your termination of employment occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, an amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, in each case, payable in a single cash lump sum within 30 days following the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which is payable in lieu of any right to receive payment, under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, of any bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which termination of your employment occurs);
(iii) if you timely file an election to continue health benefits under a medical, dental and/or vision benefit program maintained by the Company (the “ Health Benefits ”) in accordance with the provisions of COBRA or otherwise, the Company shall pay the portion of your premiums in excess of the amount you would have paid for such Health Benefits as if you had remained employed during the Applicable Period (as defined below). The “ Applicable Period ” means (x) the 18-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control or (y) the 12-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs at any other time. In the event that the provisions of this paragraph would violate any nondiscrimination rules under Section 105(h)(2) of the Code or similar provisions of applicable law or the Company is otherwise unable to subsidize a portion of your Health Benefit premiums, the Company may either (A) make other arrangements for the provision of substantially comparable health benefits at a cost to you no greater than the premium cost you would have paid for the Health Benefits if you had remained employed or (B) reimburse you for the additional costs incurred by you to obtain medical, dental and vision coverage substantially comparable to the coverage provided under the Health Benefits, as it determines in its sole discretion;
(iv) continued provision of the Expatriate Benefits (as if you were still an employed expatriate) as in effect immediately prior to termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, or Expatriate Benefits), during the 12-month period following the termination of your employment, or, if earlier, until the date on which your primary residence is relocated back to the United States;
(v) continued reasonable use of the Company’s corporate golf club membership during the 12-month period following the termination of your employment;  provided , that if the Company no longer maintains a corporate golf club membership, this Section (v) of Exhibit A shall be of no force or effect;
(vi) repatriation allowance and repatriation expenses in accordance with the Company’s expatriate benefit policy; and

(vii) all outstanding unvested options to purchase stock of the Parent, all (if any) outstanding unvested restricted stock units of the Parent and all (if any) other outstanding unvested equity compensation awards of the Parent and its affiliates (collectively, “ Parent Incentive Equity ”) held by you as of the termination of your employment shall immediately become vested and exercisable, and all outstanding Parent options held by you shall remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of termination of your employment and (y) the regular expiration date of such Parent options (that would have applied if your employment had not terminated).

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF RELEASE
As used in this Release of Claims (this “Release”), the term “claims” will include all claims, covenants, warranties, promises, undertakings, actions, suits, causes of action, proceedings, obligations, debts, accounts, attorneys’ fees, judgments, losses, and liabilities, of whatsoever kind or nature, in law, in equity, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Release will have the meanings given to them in the letter agreement dated November 3, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ) and Young Joon Kim (my “ Letter Agreement ”).
For and in consideration of the Severance Benefit, and other good and valuable consideration, I, for and on behalf of myself and my executors, heirs, administrators, representatives, and assigns, hereby agree to release and forever discharge the Company, Parent and all of their respective predecessors, successors, and past, current, and future parent entities, affiliates, subsidiary entities, investors, directors, shareholders, members, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which I am or have been a participant by virtue of my employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims that I have or may have had against the Company Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof and arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever my employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including without limitation any and all claims arising under national, federal, provincial, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, whistleblowing, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, and any related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq. (the “ ADEA ”); the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and any similar national, provincial, state, or local laws of the United States, the Republic of Korea or any other jurisdiction. I agree further that this Release may be pleaded as a full defense to any action, suit, arbitration, or other proceeding covered by the terms hereof that is or may be initiated, prosecuted, or maintained by me or my descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I intend to waive and release all rights known or unknown that I may have against the Company Releasees under these and any other laws.
I acknowledge and agree that as of the date I execute this Release, I have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that give rise or could give rise to any claims under any of the laws listed in the preceding paragraph and that I have not filed any claim against any of the Releasees before any local, state, federal, or foreign agency, court, arbitrator, mediator, arbitration or mediation panel, or other body (each individually a “ Proceeding ”). I (i) acknowledge that I will not initiate or cause to be initiated on my behalf any Proceeding and will not participate in any Proceeding, in each case, except as required by law; and (ii) waive any right that I may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”). Further, I understand that, by executing this Release, I will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that I may have against the Company and limiting also my ability to pursue certain claims against the Company Releasees.

By executing this Release, I specifically release all claims relating to my employment and its termination under ADEA, a federal statute that, among other things, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment and employee benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, I do not release (i) claims to receive the Severance Benefit in accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreement, (ii) claims for indemnification arising under any applicable indemnification obligation of the Company or (iii) claims that cannot be waived by law. Further, nothing in this Release shall prevent me from (a) initiating or causing to be initiated on my behalf any claim against the Company before any local, state, or federal agency, court, or other body challenging the validity of the waiver of my claims under the ADEA (but no other portion of such waiver); or (b) initiating or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
I acknowledge that I have been given at least [21]/[45]1 days in which to consider this Release. I acknowledge further that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney of my choice before signing this Release, and I have had sufficient time to consider the terms of this Release. I represent and acknowledge that if I execute this Release before [21]/[45] days have elapsed, I do so knowingly, voluntarily, and upon the advice and with the approval of my legal counsel (if any), and that I voluntarily waive any remaining consideration period.
I understand that after executing this Release, I have the right to revoke it within seven days after its execution. I understand that this Release will not become effective and enforceable unless the seven-day revocation period passes and I do not revoke the Release in writing. I understand that this Release may not be revoked after the seven-day revocation period has passed. I understand also that any revocation of this Release must be made in writing and delivered to the Company at its principal place of business within the seven-day period.
This Release will become effective, irrevocable, and binding on the eighth day after its execution, so long as I have not timely revoked it as set forth above. I understand and acknowledge that I will not be entitled to the Severance Benefit unless this Release is effective on or before the date that is 60 days following the date of my termination of employment.
I hereby agree to waive any and all claims to re-employment with the Company or any of its affiliates and affirmatively agree not to seek further employment with the Company or any of its affiliates.
The provisions of this Release will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns. If any provision of this Release will be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force or effect. The illegality or unenforceability of such provision, however, will have no effect upon and will not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Release.
This Release will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Release or claim of breach hereof will be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for
 
1 	NTD: To be selected based on whether applicable termination was “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).	

the District of Delaware to the extent that federal jurisdiction exists, and in the Delaware Chancery Court to the extent that federal jurisdiction does not exist. By execution of this Release, I am waiving any right to trial by jury in connection with any suit, action, or proceeding under or in connection with this Release.

 	
Young Joon Kim	

Date	

Exhibit 10.3
November 3, 2015
Jonathan W. Kim
[address omitted]
Dear Jonathan:
In recognition of your considerable efforts on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and its affiliates, including MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Parent ”), and your anticipated future contributions to the Company and its affiliates, the Company has agreed to provide you with severance protection in connection with certain terminations of your employment, under the circumstances and on the terms described in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”).
1. Incentive Equity Awards. You were recently granted an option to acquire 69,940 shares of common stock of the Parent and restricted stock units with respect to 36,450 shares of common stock of the Parent, each pursuant to separate award agreements. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding and unvested Parent Incentive Equity (as defined below) held by you shall become vested and, in the case of options, exercisable, as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
2. Severance Protection. Subject to your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 hereof), if a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) of your employment occurs, then you will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits as set forth on  Exhibit A  attached hereto (such payments and benefits collectively referred to as the “ Severance Benefit ”). Payment of the Severance Benefit is in lieu of any other severance or separation pay payable to you whether under any employment agreement, offer letter or severance program, plan or policy, applicable law (including law of the Republic of Korea) or other statute, or otherwise. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your vested benefits in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or otherwise affect the rights you may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that has accrued to your account as of the effective date of your separation from the Company.
3. Required Release. Payment of the Severance Benefit is conditioned on your execution and delivery of a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, Parent, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), in the form attached as  Exhibit B  hereto (the “ Release ”), that has become irrevocable and effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following termination of your employment (the “ Release Condition ”). If the Release Condition is not satisfied, then you will not receive the Severance Benefit.
4. Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge and agree that you are subject to and remain bound by the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition and confidentiality) (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) set forth in your Confidentiality Agreement with the Company, dated as of March 12, 2014 (as referenced in your offer letter with the Company, dated March 8, 2014 (the “ Employment Offer Letter ”)), and your Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2015, without regard to whether you become entitled to receive the Severance Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach the

terms of the Restrictive Covenants, you shall immediately forfeit any and all rights you may have to any unpaid Severance Benefit hereunder and, if requested, you shall repay the Company within sixty (60) days of such request any Severance Benefit previously paid;  provided  that the foregoing shall not apply unless the Company provides you with written notice of the circumstances it believes constitutes a breach of the Restrictive Covenants within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided further  that, if the basis for the alleged breach is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis.
5. At-Will Relationship Unchanged; Other Arrangements. You acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a contract of employment and that your employment remains at-will in accordance with the Employment Offer Letter. No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as expressly required otherwise by law or the terms of such plan.
6. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Base Salary” means your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary).
(b) “Cause” means any of the following: (i) your conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (or, in each case, equivalent crimes in a jurisdiction other than the United States), but excluding traffic violations; (ii) your commission of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) your refusal to fulfill your duties and responsibilities (other than by reason of death or disability) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) your violation of any established lawful policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has a materially detrimental impact on the financial interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (v) your material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement you have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) any gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or intentional wrongful act or omission on your part that was a material factor contributing to the Company restating all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause under this Agreement following issuance to you of written notice of the circumstances the Company believes constitutes Cause within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided , that if the basis for termination is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis, and if not cured, the Company may terminate your employment for Cause within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If, within ninety (90) days subsequent to your termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, the Company determines that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for all purposes, and you will be required to disgorge to the Company all amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise on account of such termination that would not have been payable to you had such termination been by the Company for Cause;  provided  that the Company’s ability to retroactively determine that your employment could have been terminated for Cause under this sentence will cease upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
(c) “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in the MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan;  provided , however, that the parties hereby agree that, for purposes of this Agreement only, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) of either (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated assets or (ii) (A) the Company’s SPG business line or (B) the Company’s Foundry business line, in each case, shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.

(d) “Expatriate Benefits” means the expatriate benefits set forth in the Company’s expatriate benefit policy for its executives, as modified from time to time with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), or otherwise as in effect as of the date hereof.
(e) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) if upon or following a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, grant date value of your annual equity grant (compared with the grant date value of the last annual equity grant you received prior to the Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any special, nonrecurring or one-time grants) or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits; (ii) if prior to a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits, other than a diminution of no more than 10% that applies in a similar manner to all members of the senior management of the Company; (iii) the Company’s material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement between you and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (it being understood that failure to timely pay your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, provide the Expatriate Benefits, shall be deemed such a breach); (iv) the relocation of your principal place of employment as of the date hereof by a distance of more than thirty five (35) miles or (v) a material diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities;  provided , that no diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities shall be deemed to occur if, following a Change in Control, the equity of the Company (or its successor) is no longer publicly traded but you otherwise retain your title, duties or responsibilities relative to the Company (or its successor). You will not have Good Reason to terminate your employment and receive the Severance Benefit under this Agreement unless you provide the Board with written notice of the circumstances you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such circumstances. If the Company does not cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice, then you may terminate your employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If you terminate your employment prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) day cure period or more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the cure period, you will not be treated as having terminated your employment for Good Reason.
(f) “Qualifying Termination” means either (i) a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent without Cause or (ii) a termination of your employment with the Company or Parent by you for Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent for Cause, a termination of your employment as a result of your death or disability or a termination of your employment by you without Good Reason shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(g) “Target Annual Bonus” means your target annual performance bonus, expressed as a percentage of your Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Target Annual Bonus).
7. Resignation from Other Positions. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, and regardless of whether you continue as a consultant to the Company, you shall automatically resign (unless otherwise agreed by the Company), as of the date of such termination of employment, from any other position or offices you hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (whether as on officer, director, consultant, trustee or otherwise) and shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing.

8. Cooperation. You agree that subject to your reasonable availability, during and after your employment by the Company, and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, you shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any Released Parties, which relates to events occurring during your employment (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial);  provided  that the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur that are associated with any such cooperation;  provided further  that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of your employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with your business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding cooperation covenant shall not apply to any suit, action, proceeding, investigation, defense or claim that arises out of or relates to a dispute between you and any of the Released Parties.
9. Taxes; Section 409A. The Company may withhold from all amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes that are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations. It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance issued thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. Each payment made under this Agreement (including each separate installment payment in the case of a series of installment payments) shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that you are deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and you are not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and if any portion of the payments to be received by you upon your “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) would constitute “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6) month period immediately following such separation will instead be paid on the earlier of (a) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month after the date of such separation and (b) the date of your death. In the event that the period of time that you have to review and execute the Release spans a period of two calendar years, then no payment shall be made to you under this Agreement until the second calendar year.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and, except as noted herein, the Employment Offer Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement referenced in Section 4 hereof) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between you and the Company or its affiliates, relating to such subject matter;  provided  that, to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and your Employment Offer Letter, this Agreement shall govern.

11. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be changed except in writing signed by you and the Company, following approval by the Board. You may not assign your rights and benefits under this Agreement except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained only in a state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties hereto specifically consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
12. Disputes. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, the Company shall pay, on an as-incurred basis, fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable fees and cost of your attorneys attributable to such controversy or claim (“Legal Fees”), and the Company further agrees to reimburse you for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of such Legal Fees if you prevail on at least one material issue arising in such controversy or claim. The Company shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute between the Company (or its successors or assigns) and you arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. No Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer.
- Signature page follows -

Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by returning a signed copy of this letter to me.

Sincerely,	
 	
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Solely for purposes of Section 1 and Item (vi) of Exhibit A: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	

 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Agreed to and Accepted by:	
 	
/s/ Jonathan W. Kim	
Jonathan W. Kim	
[Signature page to severance protection agreement]

EXHIBIT A
SEVERANCE BENEFIT
(i) An amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, payable during the 12-month period following termination of employment in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with the first installment payable during the sixty (60) day period following your termination of employment but in no event prior to the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which will include any prior installments which were not then paid because the Release Condition had not been satisfied);
(ii) (A) an amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, or (B) in the event that your termination of employment occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, an amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, in each case, payable in a single cash lump sum within 30 days following the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which is payable in lieu of any right to receive payment, under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, of any bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which termination of your employment occurs);
(iii) if you timely file an election to continue health benefits under a medical, dental and/or vision benefit program maintained by the Company (the “ Health Benefits ”) in accordance with the provisions of COBRA or otherwise, the Company shall pay the portion of your premiums in excess of the amount you would have paid for such Health Benefits as if you had remained employed during the Applicable Period (as defined below). The “ Applicable Period ” means (x) the 18-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control or (y) the 12-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs at any other time. In the event that the provisions of this paragraph would violate any nondiscrimination rules under Section 105(h)(2) of the Code or similar provisions of applicable law or the Company is otherwise unable to subsidize a portion of your Health Benefit premiums, the Company may either (A) make other arrangements for the provision of substantially comparable health benefits at a cost to you no greater than the premium cost you would have paid for the Health Benefits if you had remained employed or (B) reimburse you for the additional costs incurred by you to obtain medical, dental and vision coverage substantially comparable to the coverage provided under the Health Benefits, as it determines in its sole discretion;
(iv) continued provision of the Expatriate Benefits (as if you were still an employed expatriate) as in effect immediately prior to termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, or Expatriate Benefits), during the 12-month period following the termination of your employment, or, if earlier, until the date on which your primary residence is relocated back to the United States;
(v) repatriation allowance and repatriation expenses in accordance with the Company’s expatriate benefit policy; and
(vi) all outstanding unvested options to purchase stock of the Parent, all (if any) outstanding unvested restricted stock units of the Parent and all (if any) other outstanding unvested equity compensation awards of the Parent and its affiliates (collectively, “ Parent Incentive Equity ”) held by you as of the termination of your employment shall immediately become vested and exercisable, and all outstanding Parent options held by you shall remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of termination of your employment and (y) the regular expiration date of such Parent options (that would have applied if your employment had not terminated).

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF RELEASE
As used in this Release of Claims (this “Release”), the term “claims” will include all claims, covenants, warranties, promises, undertakings, actions, suits, causes of action, proceedings, obligations, debts, accounts, attorneys’ fees, judgments, losses, and liabilities, of whatsoever kind or nature, in law, in equity, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Release will have the meanings given to them in the letter agreement dated November 3, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ) and Jonathan W. Kim (my “ Letter Agreement ”).
For and in consideration of the Severance Benefit, and other good and valuable consideration, I, for and on behalf of myself and my executors, heirs, administrators, representatives, and assigns, hereby agree to release and forever discharge the Company, Parent and all of their respective predecessors, successors, and past, current, and future parent entities, affiliates, subsidiary entities, investors, directors, shareholders, members, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which I am or have been a participant by virtue of my employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims that I have or may have had against the Company Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof and arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever my employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including without limitation any and all claims arising under national, federal, provincial, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, whistleblowing, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, and any related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq. (the “ ADEA ”); the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and any similar national, provincial, state, or local laws of the United States, the Republic of Korea or any other jurisdiction. I agree further that this Release may be pleaded as a full defense to any action, suit, arbitration, or other proceeding covered by the terms hereof that is or may be initiated, prosecuted, or maintained by me or my descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I intend to waive and release all rights known or unknown that I may have against the Company Releasees under these and any other laws.
I acknowledge and agree that as of the date I execute this Release, I have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that give rise or could give rise to any claims under any of the laws listed in the preceding paragraph and that I have not filed any claim against any of the Releasees before any local, state, federal, or foreign agency, court, arbitrator, mediator, arbitration or mediation panel, or other body (each individually a “ Proceeding ”). I (i) acknowledge that I will not initiate or cause to be initiated on my behalf any Proceeding and will not participate in any Proceeding, in each case, except as required by law; and (ii) waive any right that I may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”). Further, I understand that, by executing this Release, I will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that I may have against the Company and limiting also my ability to pursue certain claims against the Company Releasees.

By executing this Release, I specifically release all claims relating to my employment and its termination under ADEA, a federal statute that, among other things, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment and employee benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, I do not release (i) claims to receive the Severance Benefit in accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreement, (ii) claims for indemnification arising under any applicable indemnification obligation of the Company or (iii) claims that cannot be waived by law. Further, nothing in this Release shall prevent me from (a) initiating or causing to be initiated on my behalf any claim against the Company before any local, state, or federal agency, court, or other body challenging the validity of the waiver of my claims under the ADEA (but no other portion of such waiver); or (b) initiating or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
I acknowledge that I have been given at least [21]/[45]1 days in which to consider this Release. I acknowledge further that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney of my choice before signing this Release, and I have had sufficient time to consider the terms of this Release. I represent and acknowledge that if I execute this Release before [21]/[45] days have elapsed, I do so knowingly, voluntarily, and upon the advice and with the approval of my legal counsel (if any), and that I voluntarily waive any remaining consideration period.
I understand that after executing this Release, I have the right to revoke it within seven days after its execution. I understand that this Release will not become effective and enforceable unless the seven-day revocation period passes and I do not revoke the Release in writing. I understand that this Release may not be revoked after the seven-day revocation period has passed. I understand also that any revocation of this Release must be made in writing and delivered to the Company at its principal place of business within the seven-day period.
This Release will become effective, irrevocable, and binding on the eighth day after its execution, so long as I have not timely revoked it as set forth above. I understand and acknowledge that I will not be entitled to the Severance Benefit unless this Release is effective on or before the date that is 60 days following the date of my termination of employment.
I hereby agree to waive any and all claims to re-employment with the Company or any of its affiliates and affirmatively agree not to seek further employment with the Company or any of its affiliates.
The provisions of this Release will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns. If any provision of this Release will be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force or effect. The illegality or unenforceability of such provision, however, will have no effect upon and will not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Release.
This Release will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Release or claim of breach hereof will be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for
 
1 	NTD: To be selected based on whether applicable termination was “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).	

the District of Delaware to the extent that federal jurisdiction exists, and in the Delaware Chancery Court to the extent that federal jurisdiction does not exist. By execution of this Release, I am waiving any right to trial by jury in connection with any suit, action, or proceeding under or in connection with this Release.

 	
 
Jonathan W. Kim	

Date	

Exhibit 10.4
November 3, 2015
Theodore S. Kim
[address omitted]
Dear Ted:
In recognition of your considerable efforts on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and its affiliates, including MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Parent ”), and your anticipated future contributions to the Company and its affiliates, the Company has agreed to provide you with severance protection in connection with certain terminations of your employment, under the circumstances and on the terms described in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”).
1. Incentive Equity Awards. You were recently granted an option to acquire 51,740 shares of common stock of the Parent and restricted stock units with respect to 27,000 shares of common stock of the Parent, each pursuant to separate award agreements. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding and unvested Parent Incentive Equity (as defined below) held by you shall become vested and, in the case of options, exercisable, as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
2. Severance Protection. Subject to your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 hereof), if a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) of your employment occurs, then you will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits as set forth on  Exhibit A  attached hereto (such payments and benefits collectively referred to as the “ Severance Benefit ”). Payment of the Severance Benefit is in lieu of any other severance or separation pay payable to you whether under any employment agreement, offer letter or severance program, plan or policy, applicable law (including law of the Republic of Korea) or other statute, or otherwise. Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your vested benefits in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or otherwise affect the rights you may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that has accrued to your account as of the effective date of your separation from the Company.
3. Required Release. Payment of the Severance Benefit is conditioned on your execution and delivery of a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, Parent, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), in the form attached as  Exhibit B  hereto (the “ Release ”), that has become irrevocable and effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following termination of your employment (the “ Release Condition ”). If the Release Condition is not satisfied, then you will not receive the Severance Benefit.
4. Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge and agree that you are subject to and remain bound by the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition and confidentiality) (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) set forth in your Confidentiality Agreement with the Company, dated as of November 4, 2013 (as referenced in your offer letter with the Company, dated September 27, 2013 (the “ Employment Offer Letter ”)), and your Proprietary Information and Invention

Assignment Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2013, without regard to whether you become entitled to receive the Severance Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach the terms of the Restrictive Covenants, you shall immediately forfeit any and all rights you may have to any unpaid Severance Benefit hereunder and, if requested, you shall repay the Company within sixty (60) days of such request any Severance Benefit previously paid;  provided  that the foregoing shall not apply unless the Company provides you with written notice of the circumstances it believes constitutes a breach of the Restrictive Covenants within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided further  that, if the basis for the alleged breach is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis.
5. At-Will Relationship Unchanged; Other Arrangements. You acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a contract of employment and that your employment remains at-will in accordance with the Employment Offer Letter. No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as expressly required otherwise by law or the terms of such plan.
6. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Base Salary” means your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary).
(b) “Cause” means any of the following: (i) your conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (or, in each case, equivalent crimes in a jurisdiction other than the United States), but excluding traffic violations; (ii) your commission of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) your refusal to fulfill your duties and responsibilities (other than by reason of death or disability) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) your violation of any established lawful policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has a materially detrimental impact on the financial interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (v) your material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement you have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) any gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or intentional wrongful act or omission on your part that was a material factor contributing to the Company restating all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause under this Agreement following issuance to you of written notice of the circumstances the Company believes constitutes Cause within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided , that if the basis for termination is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis, and if not cured, the Company may terminate your employment for Cause within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If, within ninety (90) days subsequent to your termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, the Company determines that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for all purposes, and you will be required to disgorge to the Company all amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise on account of such termination that would not have been payable to you had such termination been by the Company for Cause;  provided  that the Company’s ability to retroactively determine that your employment could have been terminated for Cause under this sentence will cease upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
(c) “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in the MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan;  provided , however, that the parties hereby agree

that, for purposes of this Agreement only, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) of either (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated assets or (ii) (A) the Company’s SPG business line or (B) the Company’s Foundry business line, in each case, shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.
(d) “Expatriate Benefits” means the expatriate benefits set forth in the Company’s expatriate benefit policy for its executives, as modified from time to time with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), or otherwise as in effect as of the date hereof.
(e) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) if upon or following a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, grant date value of your annual equity grant (compared with the grant date value of the last annual equity grant you received prior to the Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any special, nonrecurring or one-time grants) or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits; (ii) if prior to a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, the Expatriate Benefits, other than a diminution of no more than 10% that applies in a similar manner to all members of the senior management of the Company; (iii) the Company’s material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement between you and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (it being understood that failure to timely pay your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus or, if your primary residence is not then located in the United States, provide the Expatriate Benefits, shall be deemed such a breach); (iv) the relocation of your principal place of employment as of the date hereof by a distance of more than thirty five (35) miles or (v) a material diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities;  provided , that no diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities shall be deemed to occur if, following a Change in Control, the equity of the Company (or its successor) is no longer publicly traded but you otherwise retain your title, duties or responsibilities relative to the Company (or its successor). You will not have Good Reason to terminate your employment and receive the Severance Benefit under this Agreement unless you provide the Board with written notice of the circumstances you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such circumstances. If the Company does not cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice, then you may terminate your employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If you terminate your employment prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) day cure period or more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the cure period, you will not be treated as having terminated your employment for Good Reason.
(f) “Qualifying Termination” means either (i) a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent without Cause or (ii) a termination of your employment with the Company or Parent by you for Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent for Cause, a termination of your employment as a result of your death or disability or a termination of your employment by you without Good Reason shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(g) “Target Annual Bonus” means your target annual performance bonus, expressed as a percentage of your Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Target Annual Bonus).
7. Resignation from Other Positions. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, and regardless of whether you continue as a consultant to the Company, you shall automatically resign (unless otherwise agreed by the Company), as of the date of such termination of employment, from any other position or offices you hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (whether as on officer, director, consultant, trustee or otherwise) and shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing.

8. Cooperation. You agree that subject to your reasonable availability, during and after your employment by the Company, and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, you shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any Released Parties, which relates to events occurring during your employment (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial);  provided  that the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur that are associated with any such cooperation;  provided further  that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of your employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with your business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding cooperation covenant shall not apply to any suit, action, proceeding, investigation, defense or claim that arises out of or relates to a dispute between you and any of the Released Parties.
9. Taxes; Section 409A. The Company may withhold from all amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes that are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations. It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance issued thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. Each payment made under this Agreement (including each separate installment payment in the case of a series of installment payments) shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that you are deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and you are not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and if any portion of the payments to be received by you upon your “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) would constitute “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6) month period immediately following such separation will instead be paid on the earlier of (a) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month after the date of such separation and (b) the date of your death. In the event that the period of time that you have to review and execute the Release spans a period of two calendar years, then no payment shall be made to you under this Agreement until the second calendar year.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and, except as noted herein, the Employment Offer Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement referenced in Section 4 hereof) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between you and the Company or its affiliates, relating to such subject matter;  provided  that, to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and your Employment Offer Letter, this Agreement shall govern.

11. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be changed except in writing signed by you and the Company, following approval by the Board. You may not assign your rights and benefits under this Agreement except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained only in a state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties hereto specifically consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
12. Disputes. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, the Company shall pay, on an as-incurred basis, fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable fees and cost of your attorneys attributable to such controversy or claim (“Legal Fees”), and the Company further agrees to reimburse you for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of such Legal Fees if you prevail on at least one material issue arising in such controversy or claim. The Company shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute between the Company (or its successors or assigns) and you arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. No Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer.
- Signature page follows -

Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by returning a signed copy of this letter to me.

Sincerely,	
 	
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Solely for purposes of Section 1 and Item (vi) of Exhibit A: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	

 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Agreed to and Accepted by:	
 	
/s/ Theodore S. Kim	
Theodore S. Kim	
[Signature page to severance protection agreement]

EXHIBIT A
SEVERANCE BENEFIT
(i) An amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, payable during the 12-month period following termination of employment in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with the first installment payable during the sixty (60) day period following your termination of employment but in no event prior to the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which will include any prior installments which were not then paid because the Release Condition had not been satisfied);
(ii) (A) an amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, or (B) in the event that your termination of employment occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, an amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, in each case, payable in a single cash lump sum within 30 days following the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which is payable in lieu of any right to receive payment, under any plan, program or arrangement of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, of any bonus in respect of the fiscal year in which termination of your employment occurs);
(iii) if you timely file an election to continue health benefits under a medical, dental and/or vision benefit program maintained by the Company (the “ Health Benefits ”) in accordance with the provisions of COBRA or otherwise, the Company shall pay the portion of your premiums in excess of the amount you would have paid for such Health Benefits as if you had remained employed during the Applicable Period (as defined below). The “ Applicable Period ” means (x) the 18-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control or (y) the 12-month period following the termination of your employment in the event that such termination occurs at any other time. In the event that the provisions of this paragraph would violate any nondiscrimination rules under Section 105(h)(2) of the Code or similar provisions of applicable law or the Company is otherwise unable to subsidize a portion of your Health Benefit premiums, the Company may either (A) make other arrangements for the provision of substantially comparable health benefits at a cost to you no greater than the premium cost you would have paid for the Health Benefits if you had remained employed or (B) reimburse you for the additional costs incurred by you to obtain medical, dental and vision coverage substantially comparable to the coverage provided under the Health Benefits, as it determines in its sole discretion;
(iv) continued provision of the Expatriate Benefits (as if you were still an employed expatriate) as in effect immediately prior to termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, or Expatriate Benefits), during the 12-month period following the termination of your employment, or, if earlier, until the date on which your primary residence is relocated back to the United States;
(v) repatriation allowance and repatriation expenses in accordance with the Company’s expatriate benefit policy; and
(vi) all outstanding unvested options to purchase stock of the Parent, all (if any) outstanding unvested restricted stock units of the Parent and all (if any) other outstanding unvested equity compensation awards of the Parent and its affiliates (collectively, “ Parent Incentive Equity ”) held by you as of the termination of your employment shall immediately become vested and exercisable, and all outstanding Parent options held by you shall remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of termination of your employment and (y) the regular expiration date of such Parent options (that would have applied if your employment had not terminated).

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF RELEASE
As used in this Release of Claims (this “Release”), the term “claims” will include all claims, covenants, warranties, promises, undertakings, actions, suits, causes of action, proceedings, obligations, debts, accounts, attorneys’ fees, judgments, losses, and liabilities, of whatsoever kind or nature, in law, in equity, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Release will have the meanings given to them in the letter agreement dated November 3, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ) and Theodore S. Kim (my “ Letter Agreement ”).
For and in consideration of the Severance Benefit, and other good and valuable consideration, I, for and on behalf of myself and my executors, heirs, administrators, representatives, and assigns, hereby agree to release and forever discharge the Company, Parent and all of their respective predecessors, successors, and past, current, and future parent entities, affiliates, subsidiary entities, investors, directors, shareholders, members, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which I am or have been a participant by virtue of my employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims that I have or may have had against the Company Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof and arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever my employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including without limitation any and all claims arising under national, federal, provincial, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, whistleblowing, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, and any related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq. (the “ ADEA ”); the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and any similar national, provincial, state, or local laws of the United States, the Republic of Korea or any other jurisdiction. I agree further that this Release may be pleaded as a full defense to any action, suit, arbitration, or other proceeding covered by the terms hereof that is or may be initiated, prosecuted, or maintained by me or my descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I intend to waive and release all rights known or unknown that I may have against the Company Releasees under these and any other laws.
I acknowledge and agree that as of the date I execute this Release, I have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that give rise or could give rise to any claims under any of the laws listed in the preceding paragraph and that I have not filed any claim against any of the Releasees before any local, state, federal, or foreign agency, court, arbitrator, mediator, arbitration or mediation panel, or other body (each individually a “ Proceeding ”). I (i) acknowledge that I will not initiate or cause to be initiated on my behalf any Proceeding and will not participate in any Proceeding, in each case, except as required by law; and (ii) waive any right that I may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”). Further, I understand that, by executing this Release, I will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that I may have against the Company and limiting also my ability to pursue certain claims against the Company Releasees.

By executing this Release, I specifically release all claims relating to my employment and its termination under ADEA, a federal statute that, among other things, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment and employee benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, I do not release (i) claims to receive the Severance Benefit in accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreement, (ii) claims for indemnification arising under any applicable indemnification obligation of the Company or (iii) claims that cannot be waived by law. Further, nothing in this Release shall prevent me from (a) initiating or causing to be initiated on my behalf any claim against the Company before any local, state, or federal agency, court, or other body challenging the validity of the waiver of my claims under the ADEA (but no other portion of such waiver); or (b) initiating or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
I acknowledge that I have been given at least [21]/[45]1 days in which to consider this Release. I acknowledge further that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney of my choice before signing this Release, and I have had sufficient time to consider the terms of this Release. I represent and acknowledge that if I execute this Release before [21]/[45] days have elapsed, I do so knowingly, voluntarily, and upon the advice and with the approval of my legal counsel (if any), and that I voluntarily waive any remaining consideration period.
I understand that after executing this Release, I have the right to revoke it within seven days after its execution. I understand that this Release will not become effective and enforceable unless the seven-day revocation period passes and I do not revoke the Release in writing. I understand that this Release may not be revoked after the seven-day revocation period has passed. I understand also that any revocation of this Release must be made in writing and delivered to the Company at its principal place of business within the seven-day period.
This Release will become effective, irrevocable, and binding on the eighth day after its execution, so long as I have not timely revoked it as set forth above. I understand and acknowledge that I will not be entitled to the Severance Benefit unless this Release is effective on or before the date that is 60 days following the date of my termination of employment.
I hereby agree to waive any and all claims to re-employment with the Company or any of its affiliates and affirmatively agree not to seek further employment with the Company or any of its affiliates.
The provisions of this Release will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns. If any provision of this Release will be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force or effect. The illegality or unenforceability of such provision, however, will have no effect upon and will not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Release.
This Release will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Release or claim of breach hereof will be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for
 
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the District of Delaware to the extent that federal jurisdiction exists, and in the Delaware Chancery Court to the extent that federal jurisdiction does not exist. By execution of this Release, I am waiving any right to trial by jury in connection with any suit, action, or proceeding under or in connection with this Release.

 	
 
Theodore S. Kim	

Date	

Exhibit 10.5
November 3, 2015
Tae Jong Lee
[address omitted]
Dear Tae Jong Lee:
In recognition of your considerable efforts on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and its affiliates, including MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Parent ”), and your anticipated future contributions to the Company and its affiliates, the Company has agreed to provide you with severance protection in connection with certain terminations of your employment, under the circumstances and on the terms described in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”).
1. Incentive Equity Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding and unvested Parent Incentive Equity (as defined below) held by you shall become vested and, in the case of options, exercisable, as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
2. Severance Protection. Subject to your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 hereof), if a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) of your employment occurs, then you will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits as set forth on  Exhibit A  attached hereto (such payments and benefits collectively referred to as the “ Severance Benefit ”). Payment of the Severance Benefit is in lieu of any other severance or separation pay payable to you whether under any employment agreement, oral promise, offer letter or severance program, plan or policy, applicable law (including law of the Republic of Korea) or other statute, or otherwise (including, without limitation, any oral promise to retain you as a consultant for any period following your termination of employment and provide payments or benefits in connection therewith). Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your vested benefits in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or otherwise affect the rights you may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that has accrued to your account as of the effective date of your separation from the Company.
3. Required Release. Payment of the Severance Benefit is conditioned on your execution and delivery of a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, Parent, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), in the form attached as  Exhibit B  hereto (the “ Release ”), that has become irrevocable and effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following termination of your employment (the “ Release Condition ”). If the Release Condition is not satisfied, then you will not receive the Severance Benefit.
4. Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge and agree that you are subject to and remain bound by the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition and confidentiality) (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) set forth in your Confidentiality Agreement with the Company, dated as of September 3, 2007 (as referenced in your offer letter with the Company, dated June 20, 2007 (the “ Employment Offer Letter ”)), and your Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, dated as of September 3, 2007, without regard to whether you become entitled to receive the Severance Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach the terms of the Restrictive Covenants, you shall immediately forfeit any and all rights you may have to any
 
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unpaid Severance Benefit hereunder and, if requested, you shall repay the Company within sixty (60) days of such request any Severance Benefit previously paid;  provided  that the foregoing shall not apply unless the Company provides you with written notice of the circumstances it believes constitutes a breach of the Restrictive Covenants within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided further  that, if the basis for the alleged breach is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis.
5. At-Will Relationship Unchanged; Other Arrangements. You acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a contract of employment and that your employment remains at-will in accordance with the Employment Offer Letter. No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as expressly required otherwise by law or the terms of such plan.
6. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Base Salary” means your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary).
(b) “Cause” means any of the following: (i) your conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (or, in each case, equivalent crimes in a jurisdiction other than the United States), but excluding traffic violations; (ii) your commission of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) your refusal to fulfill your duties and responsibilities (other than by reason of death or disability) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) your violation of any established lawful policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has a materially detrimental impact on the financial interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (v) your material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement you have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) any gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or intentional wrongful act or omission on your part that was a material factor contributing to the Company restating all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause under this Agreement following issuance to you of written notice of the circumstances the Company believes constitutes Cause within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided , that if the basis for termination is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis, and if not cured, the Company may terminate your employment for Cause within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If, within ninety (90) days subsequent to your termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, the Company determines that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for all purposes, and you will be required to disgorge to the Company all amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise on account of such termination that would not have been payable to you had such termination been by the Company for Cause;  provided  that the Company’s ability to retroactively determine that your employment could have been terminated for Cause under this sentence will cease upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
(c) “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in the MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan;  provided , however, that the parties hereby agree that, for purposes of this Agreement only, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) of either (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated assets or (ii) (A) the Company’s SPG business line or (B) the Company’s Foundry business line, in each case, shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.
 
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(d) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) if upon or following a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, or grant date value of your annual equity grant (compared with the grant date value of the last annual equity grant you received prior to the Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any special, nonrecurring or one-time grants); (ii) if prior to a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus, other than a diminution of no more than 10% that applies in a similar manner to all members of the senior management of the Company; (iii) the Company’s material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement between you and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (it being understood that failure to timely pay your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus shall be deemed such a breach); (iv) the relocation of your principal place of employment as of the date hereof by a distance of more than thirty five (35) miles from the vicinity of Seoul or Cheongju or (v) a material diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities;  provided , that no diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities shall be deemed to occur if, following a Change in Control, the equity of the Company (or its successor) is no longer publicly traded but you otherwise retain your title, duties or responsibilities relative to the Company (or its successor). You will not have Good Reason to terminate your employment and receive the Severance Benefit under this Agreement unless you provide the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) with written notice of the circumstances you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such circumstances. If the Company does not cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice, then you may terminate your employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If you terminate your employment prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) day cure period or more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the cure period, you will not be treated as having terminated your employment for Good Reason.
(e) “Qualifying Termination” means either (i) a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent without Cause or (ii) a termination of your employment with the Company or Parent by you for Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent for Cause, a termination of your employment as a result of your death or disability or a termination of your employment by you without Good Reason shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(f) “Target Annual Bonus” means your target annual performance bonus, expressed as a percentage of your Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Target Annual Bonus).
7. Resignation from Other Positions. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, and regardless of whether you continue as a consultant to the Company, you shall automatically resign (unless otherwise agreed by the Company), as of the date of such termination of employment, from any other position or offices you hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (whether as on officer, director, consultant, trustee or otherwise) and shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
8. Cooperation. You agree that subject to your reasonable availability, during and after your employment by the Company, and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, you shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any Released Parties, which relates to events occurring during your employment
 
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(including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial);  provided  that the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur that are associated with any such cooperation;  provided further  that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of your employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with your business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding cooperation covenant shall not apply to any suit, action, proceeding, investigation, defense or claim that arises out of or relates to a dispute between you and any of the Released Parties.
9. Taxes; Section 409A. The Company may withhold from all amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes that are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations. It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance issued thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. Each payment made under this Agreement (including each separate installment payment in the case of a series of installment payments) shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that you are deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and you are not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and if any portion of the payments to be received by you upon your “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) would constitute “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6) month period immediately following such separation will instead be paid on the earlier of (a) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month after the date of such separation and (b) the date of your death. In the event that the period of time that you have to review and execute the Release spans a period of two calendar years, then no payment shall be made to you under this Agreement until the second calendar year.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and, except as noted herein, the Employment Offer Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement referenced in Section 4 hereof) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, policies and understandings (whether written or oral), between you and the Company or its affiliates, relating to such subject matter (including, without limitation, any oral promise to retain you as a consultant for any period following your termination of employment and provide payments or benefits in connection therewith);  provided  that, to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and your Employment Offer Letter, this Agreement shall govern.
11. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be changed except in writing signed by you and the Company, following approval by the Board. You may not assign your rights and benefits under this Agreement except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the
 
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State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained only in a state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties hereto specifically consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
12. Disputes. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, the Company shall pay, on an as-incurred basis, fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable fees and cost of your attorneys attributable to such controversy or claim (“ Legal Fees ”), and the Company further agrees to reimburse you for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of such Legal Fees if you prevail on at least one material issue arising in such controversy or claim. The Company shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute between the Company (or its successors or assigns) and you arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. No Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer.
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Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by returning a signed copy of this letter to me.

Sincerely,	
 	
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Solely for purposes of Section 1 and Item (iii) of Exhibit A: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	

 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Agreed to and Accepted by:	
 	
/s/ Tae Jong Lee	
Tae Jong Lee	
[Signature page to severance protection agreement]

EXHIBIT A
SEVERANCE BENEFIT
(i) (A) an amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, or (B) in the event that your termination of employment occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, an amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, in each case, payable during the 12-month period following termination of employment in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with the first installment payable during the sixty (60) day period following your termination of employment but in no event prior to the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which will include any prior installments which were not then paid because the Release Condition had not been satisfied);
(ii) continued provision of housing support in accordance with the terms provided in your Employment Offer Letter, as such support is in effect as of the date hereof, during the 12-month period following the termination of your employment; and
(iii) all outstanding unvested options to purchase stock of the Parent, all (if any) outstanding unvested restricted stock units of the Parent and all (if any) other outstanding unvested equity compensation awards of the Parent and its affiliates (collectively, “ Parent Incentive Equity ”) held by you as of the termination of your employment shall immediately become vested and exercisable, and all outstanding Parent options held by you shall remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of termination of your employment and (y) the regular expiration date of such Parent options (that would have applied if your employment had not terminated).

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF RELEASE
As used in this Release of Claims (this “Release”), the term “claims” will include all claims, covenants, warranties, promises, undertakings, actions, suits, causes of action, proceedings, obligations, debts, accounts, attorneys’ fees, judgments, losses, and liabilities, of whatsoever kind or nature, in law, in equity, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Release will have the meanings given to them in the letter agreement dated November 3, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ) and Tae Jong Lee (my “ Letter Agreement ”).
For and in consideration of the Severance Benefit, and other good and valuable consideration, I, for and on behalf of myself and my executors, heirs, administrators, representatives, and assigns, hereby agree to release and forever discharge the Company, Parent and all of their respective predecessors, successors, and past, current, and future parent entities, affiliates, subsidiary entities, investors, directors, shareholders, members, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which I am or have been a participant by virtue of my employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims that I have or may have had against the Company Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof and arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever my employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including without limitation any and all claims arising under national, federal, provincial, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, whistleblowing, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, and any related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq. (the “ ADEA ”); the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and any similar national, provincial, state, or local laws of the United States, the Republic of Korea or any other jurisdiction. I agree further that this Release may be pleaded as a full defense to any action, suit, arbitration, or other proceeding covered by the terms hereof that is or may be initiated, prosecuted, or maintained by me or my descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I intend to waive and release all rights known or unknown that I may have against the Company Releasees under these and any other laws.
I acknowledge and agree that as of the date I execute this Release, I have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that give rise or could give rise to any claims under any of the laws listed in the preceding paragraph and that I have not filed any claim against any of the Releasees before any local, state, federal, or foreign agency, court, arbitrator, mediator, arbitration or mediation panel, or other body (each individually a “ Proceeding ”). I (i) acknowledge that I will not initiate or cause to be initiated on my behalf any Proceeding and will not participate in any Proceeding, in each case, except as required by law; and (ii) waive any right that I may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”). Further, I understand that, by executing this Release, I will be

limiting the availability of certain remedies that I may have against the Company and limiting also my ability to pursue certain claims against the Company Releasees.
By executing this Release, I specifically release all claims relating to my employment and its termination under ADEA, a federal statute that, among other things, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment and employee benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, I do not release (i) claims to receive the Severance Benefit in accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreement, (ii) claims for indemnification arising under any applicable indemnification obligation of the Company or (iii) claims that cannot be waived by law. Further, nothing in this Release shall prevent me from (a) initiating or causing to be initiated on my behalf any claim against the Company before any local, state, or federal agency, court, or other body challenging the validity of the waiver of my claims under the ADEA (but no other portion of such waiver); or (b) initiating or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
I acknowledge that I have been given at least [21]/[45]1 days in which to consider this Release. I acknowledge further that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney of my choice before signing this Release, and I have had sufficient time to consider the terms of this Release. I represent and acknowledge that if I execute this Release before [21]/[45] days have elapsed, I do so knowingly, voluntarily, and upon the advice and with the approval of my legal counsel (if any), and that I voluntarily waive any remaining consideration period.
I understand that after executing this Release, I have the right to revoke it within seven days after its execution. I understand that this Release will not become effective and enforceable unless the seven-day revocation period passes and I do not revoke the Release in writing. I understand that this Release may not be revoked after the seven-day revocation period has passed. I understand also that any revocation of this Release must be made in writing and delivered to the Company at its principal place of business within the seven-day period.
This Release will become effective, irrevocable, and binding on the eighth day after its execution, so long as I have not timely revoked it as set forth above. I understand and acknowledge that I will not be entitled to the Severance Benefit unless this Release is effective on or before the date that is 60 days following the date of my termination of employment.
I hereby agree to waive any and all claims to re-employment with the Company or any of its affiliates and affirmatively agree not to seek further employment with the Company or any of its affiliates.
The provisions of this Release will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns. If any provision of this Release will be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force or effect. The illegality or unenforceability of such provision, however, will have no effect upon and will not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Release.
This Release will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Release or claim of breach hereof will be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for
 
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the District of Delaware to the extent that federal jurisdiction exists, and in the Delaware Chancery Court to the extent that federal jurisdiction does not exist. By execution of this Release, I am waiving any right to trial by jury in connection with any suit, action, or proceeding under or in connection with this Release.

 	
 
Tae Jong Lee	

Date	

Exhibit 10.6
November 3, 2015
Woung Moo Lee
[address omitted]
Dear Woung Moo Lee:
In recognition of your considerable efforts on behalf of MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ”) and its affiliates, including MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Parent ”), and your anticipated future contributions to the Company and its affiliates, the Company has agreed to provide you with severance protection in connection with certain terminations of your employment, under the circumstances and on the terms described in this letter agreement (the “ Agreement ”).
1. Incentive Equity Awards. In the event of a Change in Control, all outstanding and unvested Parent Incentive Equity (as defined below) held by you shall become vested and, in the case of options, exercisable, as of immediately prior to the occurrence of the Change in Control.
2. Severance Protection. Subject to your compliance with all the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 3, 4, 7 and 8 hereof), if a Qualifying Termination (as defined below) of your employment occurs, then you will be entitled to receive the payments and benefits as set forth on  Exhibit A  attached hereto (such payments and benefits collectively referred to as the “ Severance Benefit ”). Payment of the Severance Benefit is in lieu of any other severance or separation pay payable to you whether under any employment agreement, oral promise, offer letter or severance program, plan or policy, applicable law (including law of the Republic of Korea) or other statute, or otherwise (including, without limitation, any oral promise to retain you as a consultant for any period following your termination of employment and provide payments or benefits in connection therewith). Except as set forth in the preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit your vested benefits in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plans, programs, policies or practices provided by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall limit or otherwise affect the rights you may have under any statutory pension under Korean law that has accrued to your account as of the effective date of your separation from the Company.
3. Required Release. Payment of the Severance Benefit is conditioned on your execution and delivery of a general waiver and release of claims in favor of the Company, Parent, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of their respective current and former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), in the form attached as  Exhibit B  hereto (the “ Release ”), that has become irrevocable and effective in accordance with its terms within sixty (60) days following termination of your employment (the “ Release Condition ”). If the Release Condition is not satisfied, then you will not receive the Severance Benefit.
4. Restrictive Covenants. You acknowledge and agree that you are subject to and remain bound by the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, provisions relating to non-competition and confidentiality) (the “ Restrictive Covenants ”) set forth in your Confidentiality Agreement with the Company, dated as of November 1, 2013 (as referenced in your offer letter with the Company, dated October 16, 2013 (the “ Employment Offer Letter ”)), and your Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2013, without regard to whether you become entitled to receive the Severance Benefit. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if you breach the terms of the Restrictive Covenants, you shall immediately forfeit any and all rights you may

have to any unpaid Severance Benefit hereunder and, if requested, you shall repay the Company within sixty (60) days of such request any Severance Benefit previously paid;  provided  that the foregoing shall not apply unless the Company provides you with written notice of the circumstances it believes constitutes a breach of the Restrictive Covenants within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided further  that, if the basis for the alleged breach is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis.
5. At-Will Relationship Unchanged; Other Arrangements. You acknowledge that this Agreement is not intended to and shall not constitute a contract of employment and that your employment remains at-will in accordance with the Employment Offer Letter. No payment under this Agreement shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as expressly required otherwise by law or the terms of such plan.
6. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
(a) “Base Salary” means your annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Base Salary).
(b) “Cause” means any of the following: (i) your conviction of, or a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude (or, in each case, equivalent crimes in a jurisdiction other than the United States), but excluding traffic violations; (ii) your commission of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iii) your refusal to fulfill your duties and responsibilities (other than by reason of death or disability) to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (iv) your violation of any established lawful policy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which has a materially detrimental impact on the financial interests of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or the operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; (v) your material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement you have with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates; or (vi) any gross negligence, intentional misconduct, or intentional wrongful act or omission on your part that was a material factor contributing to the Company restating all or a portion of the Company’s financial statements. The Company may terminate your employment for Cause under this Agreement following issuance to you of written notice of the circumstances the Company believes constitutes Cause within ninety (90) days after it becomes aware of such circumstances;  provided , that if the basis for termination is curable, then you shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice to cure such basis, and if not cured, the Company may terminate your employment for Cause within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If, within ninety (90) days subsequent to your termination of employment for any reason other than by the Company for Cause, the Company determines that your employment could have been terminated for Cause, your employment will be deemed to have been terminated for Cause for all purposes, and you will be required to disgorge to the Company all amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise on account of such termination that would not have been payable to you had such termination been by the Company for Cause;  provided  that the Company’s ability to retroactively determine that your employment could have been terminated for Cause under this sentence will cease upon the occurrence of a Change in Control.
(c) “Change in Control” has the meaning given to such term in the MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation 2011 Equity Incentive Plan;  provided , however, that the parties hereby agree that, for purposes of this Agreement only, a sale (other than a sale to one or more subsidiaries or affiliates of the Company) of either (i) assets that represent (A) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated annual revenue or (B) at least 65% of the Parent’s consolidated assets or (ii) (A) the Company’s SPG business line or (B) the Company’s Foundry business line, in each case, shall be deemed to constitute a Change in Control.
 
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(d) “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your consent: (i) if upon or following a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary, Target Annual Bonus, or grant date value of your annual equity grant (compared with the grant date value of the last annual equity grant you received prior to the Change in Control and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any special, nonrecurring or one-time grants); (ii) if prior to a Change in Control, a diminution in your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus, other than a diminution of no more than 10% that applies in a similar manner to all members of the senior management of the Company; (iii) the Company’s material breach of any of the material terms of any material agreement between you and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates (it being understood that failure to timely pay your Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus shall be deemed such a breach); (iv) the relocation of your principal place of employment as of the date hereof by a distance of more than thirty five (35) miles from the vicinity of Seoul or Cheongju or (v) a material diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities;  provided , that no diminution of your title, duties or responsibilities shall be deemed to occur if, following a Change in Control, the equity of the Company (or its successor) is no longer publicly traded but you otherwise retain your title, duties or responsibilities relative to the Company (or its successor). You will not have Good Reason to terminate your employment and receive the Severance Benefit under this Agreement unless you provide the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) with written notice of the circumstances you believe constitutes Good Reason within thirty (30) days after the occurrence of such circumstances. If the Company does not cure within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice, then you may terminate your employment for Good Reason within ninety (90) days after the expiration of such cure period. If you terminate your employment prior to the expiration of the fifteen (15) day cure period or more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the cure period, you will not be treated as having terminated your employment for Good Reason.
(e) “Qualifying Termination” means either (i) a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent without Cause or (ii) a termination of your employment with the Company or Parent by you for Good Reason. For the avoidance of doubt, a termination of your employment by the Company or Parent for Cause, a termination of your employment as a result of your death or disability or a termination of your employment by you without Good Reason shall not constitute a Qualifying Termination.
(f) “Target Annual Bonus” means your target annual performance bonus, expressed as a percentage of your Base Salary, as in effect immediately prior to the termination of your employment (or, if clause (i) or (ii) of “Good Reason” is implicated, immediately before any relevant diminution of your Target Annual Bonus).
7. Resignation from Other Positions. Upon termination of your employment for any reason, and regardless of whether you continue as a consultant to the Company, you shall automatically resign (unless otherwise agreed by the Company), as of the date of such termination of employment, from any other position or offices you hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates (whether as on officer, director, consultant, trustee or otherwise) and shall take all actions necessary to effectuate the foregoing.
8. Cooperation. You agree that subject to your reasonable availability, during and after your employment by the Company, and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, you shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any Released Parties, which relates to events occurring during your employment
 
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(including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial);  provided  that the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses you incur that are associated with any such cooperation;  provided further  that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of your employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with your business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding cooperation covenant shall not apply to any suit, action, proceeding, investigation, defense or claim that arises out of or relates to a dispute between you and any of the Released Parties.
9. Taxes; Section 409A. The Company may withhold from all amounts payable under this Agreement all federal, state and local taxes that are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable laws and regulations. It is the intention of the parties that this Agreement comply with or be exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable guidance issued thereunder (“ Section 409A ”), and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to be exempt from or comply with Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, you shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on you or for your account in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold you harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties. Each payment made under this Agreement (including each separate installment payment in the case of a series of installment payments) shall be deemed to be a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A. Amounts payable under this Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A to the extent provided in the exceptions in Treasury Regulation §§ 1.409A-1(b)(4) (“short-term deferrals”) and (b)(9) (“separation pay plans,” including the exception under subparagraph (iii)) and other applicable provisions of Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that you are deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and you are not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C) and if any portion of the payments to be received by you upon your “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) would constitute “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement during the six (6) month period immediately following such separation will instead be paid on the earlier of (a) the first business day of the seventh (7th) month after the date of such separation and (b) the date of your death. In the event that the period of time that you have to review and execute the Release spans a period of two calendar years, then no payment shall be made to you under this Agreement until the second calendar year.
10. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (and, except as noted herein, the Employment Offer Letter, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Proprietary Information and Invention Assignment Agreement referenced in Section 4 hereof) constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, policies and understandings (whether written or oral), between you and the Company or its affiliates, relating to such subject matter (including, without limitation, any oral promise to retain you as a consultant for any period following your termination of employment and provide payments or benefits in connection therewith);  provided  that, to the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and your Employment Offer Letter, this Agreement shall govern.
11. General. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect. This Agreement may not be changed except in writing signed by you and the Company, following approval by the Board. You may not assign your rights and benefits under this Agreement except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the
 
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State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Any and all actions concerning any dispute arising hereunder shall be filed and maintained only in a state or federal court sitting in Wilmington, Delaware, and the parties hereto specifically consent and submit to the jurisdiction of such state or federal court. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
12. Disputes. In the event of any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, the Company shall pay, on an as-incurred basis, fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable fees and cost of your attorneys attributable to such controversy or claim (“ Legal Fees ”), and the Company further agrees to reimburse you for the remaining fifty percent (50%) of such Legal Fees if you prevail on at least one material issue arising in such controversy or claim. The Company shall bear its own costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute between the Company (or its successors or assigns) and you arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
13. No Mitigation. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, you shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of any payment provided under this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by you as a result of employment by another employer.
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Please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement by returning a signed copy of this letter to me.

Sincerely,	
 	
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.	
 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Solely for purposes of Section 1 and Item (ii) of Exhibit A: MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION	

 	 	
By:	 	/s/ Young Joon Kim	
Name:	 	Young Joon Kim	
Title:	 	Chief Executive Officer	

Agreed to and Accepted by:	
 	
/s/ Woung Moo Lee	
Woung Moo Lee	
[Signature page to severance protection agreement]

EXHIBIT A
SEVERANCE BENEFIT
(i) (A) an amount equal to one (1) times Base Salary, or (B) in the event that your termination of employment occurs during the period commencing three (3) months prior to a Change in Control and ending eighteen (18) months following a Change in Control, an amount equal to two (2) times Base Salary, in each case, payable during the 12-month period following termination of employment in accordance with the normal payroll practices of the Company, with the first installment payable during the sixty (60) day period following your termination of employment but in no event prior to the satisfaction of the Release Condition (which will include any prior installments which were not then paid because the Release Condition had not been satisfied); and
(ii) all outstanding unvested options to purchase stock of the Parent, all (if any) outstanding unvested restricted stock units of the Parent and all (if any) other outstanding unvested equity compensation awards of the Parent and its affiliates (collectively, “ Parent Incentive Equity ”) held by you as of the termination of your employment shall immediately become vested and exercisable, and all outstanding Parent options held by you shall remain outstanding and exercisable in accordance with their terms until the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of termination of your employment and (y) the regular expiration date of such Parent options (that would have applied if your employment had not terminated).

EXHIBIT B
FORM OF RELEASE
As used in this Release of Claims (this “Release”), the term “claims” will include all claims, covenants, warranties, promises, undertakings, actions, suits, causes of action, proceedings, obligations, debts, accounts, attorneys’ fees, judgments, losses, and liabilities, of whatsoever kind or nature, in law, in equity, or otherwise. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Release will have the meanings given to them in the letter agreement dated November 3, 2015, between MagnaChip Semiconductor, Ltd. (the “ Company ) and Woung Moo Lee (my “ Letter Agreement ”).
For and in consideration of the Severance Benefit, and other good and valuable consideration, I, for and on behalf of myself and my executors, heirs, administrators, representatives, and assigns, hereby agree to release and forever discharge the Company, Parent and all of their respective predecessors, successors, and past, current, and future parent entities, affiliates, subsidiary entities, investors, directors, shareholders, members, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents, and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which I am or have been a participant by virtue of my employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “ Company Releasees ”), from any and all claims that I have or may have had against the Company Releasees based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof and arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever my employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including without limitation any and all claims arising under national, federal, provincial, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, whistleblowing, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency, and any related claims for attorneys’ fees and costs, including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq. (the “ ADEA ”); the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and any similar national, provincial, state, or local laws of the United States, the Republic of Korea or any other jurisdiction. I agree further that this Release may be pleaded as a full defense to any action, suit, arbitration, or other proceeding covered by the terms hereof that is or may be initiated, prosecuted, or maintained by me or my descendants, dependents, heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns. By signing this Release, I acknowledge that I intend to waive and release all rights known or unknown that I may have against the Company Releasees under these and any other laws.
I acknowledge and agree that as of the date I execute this Release, I have no knowledge of any facts or circumstances that give rise or could give rise to any claims under any of the laws listed in the preceding paragraph and that I have not filed any claim against any of the Releasees before any local, state, federal, or foreign agency, court, arbitrator, mediator, arbitration or mediation panel, or other body (each individually a “ Proceeding ”). I (i) acknowledge that I will not initiate or cause to be initiated on my behalf any Proceeding and will not participate in any Proceeding, in each case, except as required by law; and (ii) waive any right that I may have to benefit in any manner from any relief (whether monetary or otherwise) arising out of any Proceeding, including any Proceeding conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“ EEOC ”). Further, I understand that, by executing this Release, I will be limiting the availability of certain remedies that I may have against the Company and limiting also my ability to pursue certain claims against the Company Releasees.

By executing this Release, I specifically release all claims relating to my employment and its termination under ADEA, a federal statute that, among other things, prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in employment and employee benefit plans.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, I do not release (i) claims to receive the Severance Benefit in accordance with the terms of the Letter Agreement, (ii) claims for indemnification arising under any applicable indemnification obligation of the Company or (iii) claims that cannot be waived by law. Further, nothing in this Release shall prevent me from (a) initiating or causing to be initiated on my behalf any claim against the Company before any local, state, or federal agency, court, or other body challenging the validity of the waiver of my claims under the ADEA (but no other portion of such waiver); or (b) initiating or participating in an investigation or proceeding conducted by the EEOC.
I acknowledge that I have been given at least [21]/[45]1 days in which to consider this Release. I acknowledge further that the Company has advised me to consult with an attorney of my choice before signing this Release, and I have had sufficient time to consider the terms of this Release. I represent and acknowledge that if I execute this Release before [21]/[45] days have elapsed, I do so knowingly, voluntarily, and upon the advice and with the approval of my legal counsel (if any), and that I voluntarily waive any remaining consideration period.
I understand that after executing this Release, I have the right to revoke it within seven days after its execution. I understand that this Release will not become effective and enforceable unless the seven-day revocation period passes and I do not revoke the Release in writing. I understand that this Release may not be revoked after the seven-day revocation period has passed. I understand also that any revocation of this Release must be made in writing and delivered to the Company at its principal place of business within the seven-day period.
This Release will become effective, irrevocable, and binding on the eighth day after its execution, so long as I have not timely revoked it as set forth above. I understand and acknowledge that I will not be entitled to the Severance Benefit unless this Release is effective on or before the date that is 60 days following the date of my termination of employment.
I hereby agree to waive any and all claims to re-employment with the Company or any of its affiliates and affirmatively agree not to seek further employment with the Company or any of its affiliates.
The provisions of this Release will be binding upon my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and assigns. If any provision of this Release will be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, such provision will be of no force or effect. The illegality or unenforceability of such provision, however, will have no effect upon and will not impair the enforceability of any other provision of this Release.
This Release will be governed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflicts of law. Any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Release or claim of breach hereof will be brought exclusively in the United States District Court for
 
1 	NTD: To be selected based on whether applicable termination was “in connection with an exit incentive or other employment termination program” (as such phrase is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967).	

the District of Delaware to the extent that federal jurisdiction exists, and in the Delaware Chancery Court to the extent that federal jurisdiction does not exist. By execution of this Release, I am waiving any right to trial by jury in connection with any suit, action, or proceeding under or in connection with this Release.

 	
 
Woung Moo Lee	

Date	

Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Young-Joon Kim, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 2015;
2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 6, 2015	
 	
/s/ Young-Joon Kim	
Young-Joon Kim
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)	

Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jonathan W. Kim, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation for the quarter ended September 30, 2015;
2. Based on my knowledge, this 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 report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this 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 report;
4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 6, 2015	
 	
/s/ Jonathan W. Kim	
Jonathan W. Kim
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	

Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Company ”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “ Report ”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Dated: November 6, 2015	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Young-Joon Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Young-Joon Kim
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)	
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned officer of MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation (the “ Company ”) hereby certifies, to such officer’s knowledge, that:
(i) the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “ Report ”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Dated: November 6, 2015	 	 	 	 	 	/s/ Jonathan W. Kim	
 	 	 	 	 	 	Jonathan W. Kim
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C § 1350 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.