Human Resources| June 29 –
July 27, 2009
Confidential
AMD Stock Option Exchange Program
Eligible Employee Overview
EXHIBIT (a)(1)(xv)
Employee Presentation Materials


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By the end of our session you should be familiar
with…
Basic Terminology
Stock option exchange program objective
Plan design elements
Stock option exchange election process
Timeline, including deadline
Where to go with questions


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Basic Terminology
Stock Option
A right, but not the obligation, to buy 
stock at an agreed-upon price on or after a specific date.
Stock Appreciation Right (SAR)
A right to receive a
bonus equal to the appreciation in
the company’s stock
over a specified period (can be settled in cash or shares).
Restricted Stock Unit (RSU)
-
An unsecured promise
by the employer to grant a set number of shares of stock
to the employee upon the completion of the vesting
schedule. RSUs
can also be settled in cash.
Exercise Price
The price at which an underlying
security is purchased.  The exercise price is set in
advance. The difference between the exercise price and
the market price at the time the option is exercised is
what gives it value.


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Basic Terminology
Underwater
A condition when the exercise price of a
stock option is higher than the market price of the stock.
Vesting
-
The
process by which employees accrue non-
forfeitable rights based on a number of years of service,
or possibly meeting performance criteria.
Expiration
Date
The day on which an option contract
is no longer valid, and, therefore, ceases to exist.
Exchange ratio
The relationship between the number
of options exchanged and the number of replacement
options .  If the exchange ratio is 5 to 1, you will need to
give up (exchange) five options to receive one new
option.


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Program Objective


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Program Objective
Allow eligible employees the opportunity to exchange
eligible underwater stock options for fewer
replacement stock options
The replacement options will provide renewed
incentives that are better aligned with the current
stock price and AMD’s shareholders


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Plan Design Elements


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Overview of Plan Design Elements
Employee Eligibility
Excluded from participation are AMD’s
executive officers, members of the board of directors and
employees in Russia.  The remaining current employees, who hold
eligible options, are eligible to participate.
Eligible Options
are determine by exercise price, grant date and
expiration date
Exchange Ratios
-
Employee can elect to exchange underwater
options for fewer new options that carry an equivalent value
Terms of replacement options
all replacement options will
have a new vesting schedule and expiration dates are maintained
Grant-by-grant flexibility
-
Eligible employees can elect to
exchange all or none of a particular grant.  Employees can
exchange one grant and not another.


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Employee eligibility
Exclude
Executive Officers (Meyer, Rivet, McCoy and Ghilardi),
members of the Board of Directors and employees in Russia
Include
all
other
current
employees
who
hold stock options that
meet the eligibility criteria
To
be
eligible,
must
be
an
employee
on
the
date
of
the
replacement grant (July 27, 2009)
Employees
terminating
prior
to
the
close
of
the
Tender
Offer
will
be ineligible
Approximately
3,800
employees
are
eligible
to
participate
in
the
offer


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Options eligible for exchange must meet all three
criteria –
exercise price, grant date and expiration
Exercise
price
must
be
greater
than
the
52-week
high
-
>$6.34
Grant
Date
must
be
more
than
12
months
prior
to
exchange
-
granted
before
June 29, 2008
Expiration date must be later than the first replacement vesting
date –
expires
after July 27, 2010
Original Grant
Date
Expiration Date
Option
Number
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Shares
Subject to
Eligible
Options
Shares
Vested
Shares
Unvested
Exchange
Ratio
4/8/2004
4/8/2014
23456
$17.60
1000
1000
0
11 to 1
5/2/2005
5/2/2015
78912
$16.07
5000
4500
500
11 to 1
4/10/2006
4/10/2016
34567
$17.87
8000
7250
750
11 to 1
11/15/2007
11/15/2014
89123
$12.70
4000
2500
1500
5 to 1
2/15/2008
2/15/2015
45678
$  6.45
6000
1999
4001
1.5 to 1
5/15/2008
5/15/2015
91234
$  7.41
4375
1458
2917
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Exchange ratios vary by exercise price
Exercise Price
Ranges
Exchange
Ratios
$6.35 -
$9.99
1.5 to 1
$10.00 -
$15.99
5 to 1
$16.00 and up
11 to 1
Original Grant
Date
Expiration Date
Option
Number
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Shares Subject
to Eligible
Options
Shares
Vested
Shares
Unvested
Exchange
Ratio
Replacement
Options
4/8/2004
4/8/2014
23456
$17.60
1000
1000
0
11 to 1
90
5/2/2005
5/2/2015
78912
$16.07
5000
4500
500
11 to 1
454
4/10/2006
4/10/2016
34567
$17.87
8000
7250
750
11 to 1
727
11/15/2007
11/15/2014
89123
$12.70
4000
2500
1500
5 to 1
800
2/15/2008
2/15/2015
45678
$  6.45
6000
1999
4001
1.5 to 1
4000
5/15/2008
5/15/2015
91234
$  7.41
4375
1458
2917
1.5 to 1
2916


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Replacement options will have new vesting
schedules
Options replacing vested shares subject to the old options vest
100% after one year (July 27, 2010)
Options replacing unvested shares subject to the old options -
vest 50% after one year and 50% after two years (July 27,
2010 and July 27, 2011)
Original Grant
Date
Expiration Date
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Shares
Subject to
Eligible
Options
Shares
Vested
Shares
Unvested
Exchange
Ratio
Replacement Options
Total
Vesting in
One Year
Vesting in
Two Years
4/8/2004
4/8/2014
$17.60
1000
1000
0
11 to 1
90
90
0
5/2/2005
5/2/2015
$16.07
5000
4500
500
11 to 1
454
431
23
4/10/2006
4/10/2016
$17.87
8000
7250
750
11 to 1
727
693
34
11/15/2007
11/15/2014
$12.70
4000
2500
1500
5 to 1
800
650
150
2/15/2008
2/15/2015
$  6.45
6000
1999
4001
1.5 to 1
4000
2667
1333
5/15/2008
5/15/2015
$  7.41
4375
1458
2917
1.5 to 1
2916
1944
972


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Expiration Dates will not change
Replacement options maintain the same expiration dates as the
exchanged options
Options expiring before the first replacement option vesting date
(July 27, 2010) will not be eligible for exchange
Original Grant
Date
Expiration Date
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Shares
Subject to
Eligible
Options
Shares
Vested
Shares
Unvested
Exchange
Ratio
Replacement Options
Total
Vesting in
One Year
Vesting in
Two Years
4/8/2004
4/8/2014
$17.60
1000
1000
0
11 to 1
90
90
0
5/2/2005
5/2/2015
$16.07
5000
4500
500
11 to 1
454
431
23
4/10/2006
4/10/2016
$17.87
8000
7250
750
11 to 1
727
693
34
11/15/2007
11/15/2014
$12.70
4000
2500
1500
5 to 1
800
650
150
2/15/2008
2/15/2015
$  6.45
6000
1999
4001
1.5 to 1
4000
2667
1333
5/15/2008
5/15/2015
$  7.41
4375
1458
2917
1.5 to 1
2916
1944
972


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Grant-by-grant flexibility
Employees can elect to exchange some eligible grants and not
others, all eligible grants, or none at all
Employees cannot elect to split a grant, exchanging some and
retaining the other portion
Original Grant
Date
Expiration Date
Exercise
Price Per
Share
Shares
Subject to
Eligible
Options
Shares
Vested
Shares
Unvested
Exchange
Ratio
Replacement Options
Total
Vesting in
One Year
Vesting in
Two Years
4/8/2004
4/8/2014
$17.60
1000
1000
0
11 to 1
90
90
0
5/2/2005
5/2/2015
$16.07
5000
4500
500
11 to 1
454
431
23
4/10/2006
4/10/2016
$17.87
8000
7250
750
11 to 1
727
693
34
11/15/2007
11/15/2014
$12.70
4000
2500
1500
5 to 1
800
650
150
2/15/2008
2/15/2015
$  6.45
6000
1999
4001
1.5 to 1
4000
2667
1333
5/15/2008
5/15/2015
$  7.41
4375
1458
2917
1.5 to 1
2916
1944
972


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Participation is voluntary
Nobody is required to participate in the stock option
exchange


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Process Overview


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Process  Overview–
June 29 –
July 27, 2009, 11:00 pm
Central


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Process Overview, Continued


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Tender Offer Tool Hints
Navigation
Do not use your browser Back and Forward buttons
Use the navigation buttons built into the
application
Supported Browsers
Internet Explorer is the only “supported”
browser. 
However, tests have shown that Firefox also works.
Timeout
Your session will end with ten (10) minutes of
inactivity –
nothing is saved unless you complete the
election process through to confirmation


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Timeline


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Timeline June 29, 2009 through July 27, 2009 at
11:00 pm Central


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Where to go with questions


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Questions
Advice
AMD and/or any independent firms hired by AMD
with respect to the offer cannot give legal, tax or
investment advice with respect to the offer.  You are
being advised to consult with your own legal, tax
and investment advisors as to the consequences of
participating or not participating in the offer.
Q&A
Please review the Q&A document accessible from the
option exchange tool for common questions


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Questions, continued
Tender Offer (TO) Statement
Access the formal Schedule TO, filed with the SEC,
from launch email
Ask the Stock Administration Team –
Preferred approach -
hrsc.stockadministration@amd.com
Alternative approach –
leave a message on the
Option Exchange Helpline –
x51174
We’re targeting a response time of within 24 hours. 
Depending on volume, the response may differ,
especially the first and last weeks of the offer.


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Employee Sessions
http://amdcentral.amd.com/AboutAMD/NewsandEvents/InternalN
ews/internalcorporatenews/Pages/StockOptionExchangeQA.aspx


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