INGRAM MICRO INC
S-1/A, 1996-08-27
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    AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 27, 1996
    
   
                                                      REGISTRATION NO. 333-08453
    
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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                               AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
    
 
                                    FORM S-1
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 
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            DELAWARE                          5045                         62-1644402
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF   (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL          (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
 INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)   CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER)         IDENTIFICATION NO.)
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                            1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
                              SANTA ANA, CA 92705
                                 (714) 566-1000
 
  (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
                   REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
 
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                          JAMES E. ANDERSON, JR., ESQ.
                   SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
                            1600 E. ST. ANDREW PLACE
                              SANTA ANA, CA 92705
                                 (714) 566-1000
 
 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                             OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
 
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                                   COPIES TO:
 
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           WINTHROP B. CONRAD, JR., ESQ.                         LARRY W. SONSINI, ESQ.
               DAVIS POLK & WARDWELL                        WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
               450 LEXINGTON AVENUE                                650 PAGE MILL ROAD
             NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017                          PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304
                  (212) 450-4000                                     (415) 493-9300
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   APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE OF THE SECURITIES TO THE
                                    PUBLIC:
   As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective.
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     If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. / /
 
     If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / / ___________________
 
     If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / / ___________________
 
     If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
 
   
     THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(A),
MAY DETERMINE.
    
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                                EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
     This Registration Statement contains two forms of prospectus: (i) one to be
used in connection with an offering in the United States and Canada (the "U.S.
Prospectus") and (ii) the other to be used in connection with a concurrent
offering outside of the United States and Canada (the "International
Prospectus"). The U.S. Prospectus and the International Prospectus are identical
in all respects except for the front cover page of the International Prospectus,
which is included herein after the final page of the U.S. Prospectus and is
labeled "Alternate Page for International Prospectus." Final forms of each of
the Prospectuses will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under
Rule 424(b).
 
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     INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
     REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
     MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
     BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
     THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
     SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
     UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
     OF ANY SUCH STATE.
 
PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion)
   
Issued August 27, 1996
    
 
                               20,000,000 Shares
                                         LOGO
                              CLASS A COMMON STOCK
                          ---------------------------
 
   
OF THE 20,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK (THE "COMMON STOCK") OFFERED
HEREBY, 16,000,000 SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED INITIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND
 CANADA BY THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS, AND 4,000,000 SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED
 INITIALLY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BY THE INTERNATIONAL
  UNDERWRITERS. SEE "UNDERWRITERS." UP TO 2,000,000 OF THE SHARES OF COMMON
  STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE BEING RESERVED FOR SALE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
   SEE "EMPLOYEE AND PRIORITY OFFERS." ALL SUCH SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED ON
   THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE SHARES BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC
     GENERALLY, AND ANY PURCHASERS OF SUCH SHARES WHO ARE AFFILIATES OF THE
     COMPANY WILL REPRESENT THAT ANY PURCHASES ARE BEING MADE FOR
     INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY. ALL OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED
     HEREBY ARE BEING ISSUED AND SOLD BY THE COMPANY. PRIOR TO THIS
      OFFERING, THERE HAS BEEN NO PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK OF
      THE COMPANY. IT IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED THAT THE INITIAL PUBLIC
       OFFERING PRICE WILL BE BETWEEN $14 AND $16 PER SHARE. SEE
        "UNDERWRITERS" FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED
        IN DETERMINING THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE. THE COMPANY HAS
       TWO CLASSES OF AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK, THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED
       HEREBY AND THE CLASS B COMMON STOCK (THE "CLASS B COMMON STOCK,"
         AND COLLECTIVELY WITH THE COMMON STOCK, THE "COMMON EQUITY").
         THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK
         ARE IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR VOTING AND CONVERSION RIGHTS AND
          RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY. HOLDERS OF THE COMMON STOCK
          ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE PER SHARE, AND HOLDERS OF THE
           CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE ENTITLED TO TEN VOTES PER SHARE
           ON MOST MATTERS SUBJECT TO STOCKHOLDER VOTE. UPON THE
            CLOSING OF THIS OFFERING, THE INGRAM FAMILY STOCKHOLDERS
            (AS DEFINED HEREIN) WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 80.7% OF
             THE COMBINED VOTING POWER OF THE COMMON EQUITY (80.5%
             IF THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS EXERCISE THEIR
              OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN FULL). APPLICATION HAS BEEN
              MADE FOR THE COMMON STOCK TO BE LISTED ON THE NEW
               YORK STOCK EXCHANGE UNDER THE SYMBOL "IM."
    
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       SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
    
   
                      RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OFFERING.
    
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
   EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
      COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
       ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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                           PRICE $            A SHARE
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                                                                     UNDERWRITING
                                                  PRICE TO           DISCOUNTS AND         PROCEEDS TO
                                                   PUBLIC           COMMISSIONS(1)         COMPANY(2)
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Per Share..............................               $                    $                    $
Total(3)...............................               $                    $                    $
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   (1) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
       liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
       amended.
 
   
   (2) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company estimated at $1,200,000.
    
 
   (3) The Company has granted to the U.S. Underwriters an option, exercisable
       within 30 days of the date hereof, to purchase up to an aggregate of
       3,000,000 additional Shares at the price to public less underwriting
       discounts and commissions, for the purpose of covering over-allotments,
       if any. If the U.S. Underwriters exercise such option in full, the total
       price to public, underwriting discounts and commissions, and proceeds to
       Company will be $        , $        and $        , respectively. See
       "Underwriters."
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    The Shares are offered, subject to prior sale, when, as and if accepted by
the Underwriters named herein and subject to approval of certain legal matters
by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, counsel for the Underwriters. It is
expected that delivery of the Shares will be made on or about            , 1996
at the office of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, New York, New York, against
payment therefor in immediately available funds.
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MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
   Incorporated
   
               THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, INC.
    
 
                               ALEX. BROWN & SONS
                                   INCORPORATED
   
                                        HAMBRECHT & QUIST
 
                                                     J.C. BRADFORD & CO.
              , 1996
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INGRAM
 
   
MICRO                              LEADING THE WAY IN WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION(TM)
    
LOGO
 
   
   SUPPLYING OVER 36,000 PRODUCTS
    
   
    FROM 1,100 VENDORS WORLDWIDE
    
 
   
     [LOGOS OF VARIOUS VENDORS]
    
 
   PCS, PERIPHERALS, WORKSTATIONS
 
   
     [LOGOS OF VARIOUS VENDORS]
    
 
              SOFTWARE
 
   
     [LOGOS OF VARIOUS VENDORS]
    
 
             NETWORKING
 
                                                   WORLDWIDE PRESENCE
 
   
                                               CUSTOMERS IN 120 COUNTRIES
    
 
   
                                                    [FACILITIES MAP]
    
 
   
                                                 SUPERIOR EXECUTION AND
    
   
                                                  VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
    
 
   
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                                                    LOGISTICS                     BANKING
                                                    - Warehousing                 - Credit
                                                    - Fill Rates                  - Financing Programs
                                                    - Product Tracking            COST-EFFICIENT
                                                    - Bullet-Proof Shipping       SALES & SERVICES
                                                    - Configuration               - Telesales
                                                    - Labelling                   - Field Sales
                                                    - Returns                     - Customer Service
                                                    - Forecasting                 - Marketing
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                                                    PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE
 
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                                                    - Cross-Platform              - Customer Information
                                                    Technical Support             Services
                                                    - Technical Training
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                             OVER 100,000 RESELLER
   
                         CUSTOMERS IN 3 MARKET SECTORS
    
 
                                 Commercial
                                - Corporate Resellers
                                - Dealer Affiliates
                                - Direct Marketers
 
                                 VAR
                                - Systems Integrators
                                - Application VARs
                                - OEMs
                                - Government/Education Resellers
 
                                 Consumer
                                - Computer Superstores
                                - Office Product Superstores
                                - Mass Merchants
                                - Consumer Electronics Stores
                                - Warehouse Clubs
 
            IMPULSE
 
   
          WORLD CLASS
    
   
      INFORMATION SYSTEMS
    
 
     COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
       THROUGH REAL-TIME
     WORLDWIDE INFORMATION
     ACCESS AND PROCESSING
 
- - 12 million on-line transactions per day
- - 26,000 orders per day
- - 37,000 shipments per day
 
   
                                    [GLOBE]
    
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     NO PERSON IS AUTHORIZED IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OFFERING MADE HEREBY TO GIVE
ANY INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OTHER THAN AS CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, AND IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATION MUST NOT BE
RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR BY ANY UNDERWRITER. THIS
PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO
BUY BY ANY PERSON IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR SUCH PERSON TO
MAKE SUCH OFFERING OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR
ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE IMPLY THAT THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED HEREIN IS CORRECT AS OF ANY DATE SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE HEREOF.
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     UNTIL            , 1996 (25 DAYS AFTER COMMENCEMENT OF THIS OFFERING), ALL
DEALERS EFFECTING TRANSACTIONS IN THE COMMON STOCK, WHETHER OR NOT PARTICIPATING
IN THIS DISTRIBUTION, MAY BE REQUIRED TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS DELIVERY
REQUIREMENT IS IN ADDITION TO THE OBLIGATION OF DEALERS TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS
WHEN ACTING AS UNDERWRITERS AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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     For investors outside the United States: No action has been or will be
taken in any jurisdiction by the Company or by any Underwriter that would permit
a public offering of the Common Stock or possession or distribution of this
Prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other
than in the United States. Persons into whose possession this Prospectus comes
are required by the Company and the Underwriters to inform themselves about and
to observe any restrictions as to the offering of the Common Stock and the
distribution of this Prospectus.
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
   
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Prospectus Summary.....................   3
Risk Factors...........................   5
The Company............................  14
Use of Proceeds........................  16
Dividend Policy........................  16
Capitalization.........................  17
Dilution...............................  18
Selected Consolidated Financial Data...  19
Management's Discussion and Analysis of
  Financial Condition and Results of
  Operations...........................  20
Business...............................  29
Management.............................  47
 
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Employee and Priority Offers...........  55
Certain Transactions...................  55
The Split-Off..........................  56
Principal Stockholders.................  61
Description of Capital Stock...........  62
Shares Eligible for Future Sale........  66
Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
  Considerations.......................  68
Underwriters...........................  70
Legal Matters..........................  73
Experts................................  73
Additional Information.................  73
Index to Consolidated Financial
  Statements........................... F-1
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     IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING, THE UNDERWRITERS MAY OVER-ALLOT OR EFFECT
TRANSACTIONS WHICH STABILIZE OR MAINTAIN THE MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF
THE COMPANY AT A LEVEL ABOVE THAT WHICH MIGHT OTHERWISE PREVAIL IN THE OPEN
MARKET. SUCH TRANSACTIONS MAY BE EFFECTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, IN THE
OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET OR OTHERWISE. SUCH STABILIZING, IF COMMENCED, MAY BE
DISCONTINUED AT ANY TIME.
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     Ingram Micro and the Ingram Micro logo are registered trademarks of the
Company. Ingram Alliance, IMpulse, "Leading the Way in Worldwide Distribution,"
and "Partnership America" are trademarks of the Company. All other trademarks or
tradenames referred to in this Prospectus are the property of their respective
owners.
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     Unless the context otherwise requires, the "Company" or "Ingram Micro"
refers to Ingram Micro Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated
subsidiaries. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all information in this
Prospectus assumes (i) the occurrence of the Split-Off (as defined herein),
concurrently with the closing of this offering and (ii) no exercise of the U.S.
Underwriters' over-allotment option. See "Underwriters." The fiscal year of the
Company is a 52- or 53-week period ending on the Saturday nearest to December
31. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Prospectus to
"1991," "1992," "1993," "1994," and "1995" represent the fiscal years ended
December 28, 1991 (52 weeks), January 2, 1993 (53 weeks), January 1, 1994 (52
weeks), December 31, 1994 (52 weeks), and December 30, 1995 (52 weeks),
respectively. The Company's next 53-week fiscal year will be fiscal year 1997.
    
 
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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
     The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed
information and consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.
 
                                  THE COMPANY
 
   
     Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of microcomputer products
worldwide. The Company markets microcomputer hardware, networking equipment, and
software products to more than 100,000 reseller customers in approximately 120
countries worldwide. Ingram Micro distributes microcomputer products through
warehouses in eight strategic locations in the continental United States and 21
international warehouses located in Canada, Mexico, most countries of the
European Union, Norway, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Company believes that it is
the market share leader in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the second
largest full-line distributor in Europe. In 1995, approximately 31% of the
Company's net sales were derived from operations outside the United States.
Ingram Micro offers one-stop shopping to its reseller customers by providing a
comprehensive inventory of more than 36,000 products from over 1,100 suppliers,
including most of the microcomputer industry's leading hardware manufacturers,
networking equipment suppliers, and software publishers. The Company's suppliers
include Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Compaq Computer, Creative Labs,
Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Novell, Quantum, 3Com, Toshiba, and
U.S. Robotics.
    
 
     The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world, including, in the United States,
Ameridata, CDW Computer Centers, CompuCom, CompUSA, Computer City, Electronic
Data Systems, En Pointe Technologies, Entex Information Services, Micro
Warehouse, Sam's Club, Staples, and Vanstar. The Company's international
reseller customers include Complet Data A/S, Consultores en Diagnostico
Organizacional y de Sistemas, DSG Retail Ltd., 06 Software Centre Europe, B.V.,
GE Capital Technologies, Jump Ordenadores, Maxima S.A., Norsk Datasenter, Owell
Svenska AB, SNI Siemens Nixdorf Infosys AG, and TC Sistema SPA.
 
   
     The Company has grown rapidly over the past five years, with net sales and
net income increasing to $8.6 billion and $84.3 million, respectively, in 1995
from $2.0 billion and $30.2 million, respectively, in 1991, representing
compound annual growth rates of 43.8% and 29.3%, respectively. The Company's
growth during this period reflects substantial expansion of its existing
domestic and international operations, resulting from the addition of new
customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, the addition of new
product categories and suppliers, and the establishment of Ingram Alliance
Reseller Company ("Ingram Alliance"), the Company's master reseller business
launched in late 1994, as well as the successful integration of ten acquisitions
worldwide. Because of intense price competition in the microcomputer products
wholesale distribution industry, the Company's margins have historically been
narrow and are expected in the future to continue to be narrow. In addition, the
Company is highly leveraged and has relied heavily on debt financing for its
increasing working capital needs in connection with the expansion of its
business.
    
 
   
     The Company is currently a subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc. ("Ingram
Industries"). Concurrently with the closing of this offering, Ingram Industries
will consummate the Split-Off (as defined herein), and all information in this
Prospectus assumes the occurrence of the Split-Off at such time. See "The
Company" and "The Split-Off." The consummation of the Split-Off is a
non-waiveable condition to the closing of this offering.
    
 
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                                  THE OFFERING
 
   
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Common Stock offered(1):
  U.S. Offering..............................  16,000,000 Shares
  International Offering.....................  4,000,000 Shares
     Total...................................  20,000,000 Shares
Common Equity to be outstanding after this
  offering(1)(2):
  Common Stock...............................  20,000,000 Shares
  Class B Common Stock(3)....................  109,868,752 Shares
     Total...................................  129,868,752 Shares
Voting rights:
  Common Stock...............................  One vote per share
  Class B Common Stock.......................  Ten votes per share
Use of proceeds..............................  To repay certain outstanding indebtedness.
                                               See "Use of Proceeds."
Proposed NYSE Symbol.........................  IM
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                      SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                      (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
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                                                                                        TWENTY-SIX WEEKS
                                                                                             ENDED
                                                   FISCAL YEAR                        --------------------
                               ----------------------------------------------------   JULY 1,    JUNE 29,
                                 1991       1992       1993       1994       1995       1995       1996
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INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Net sales....................  $2,016.6   $2,731.3   $4,044.2   $5,830.2   $8,616.9   $3,739.1   $5,543.2
Gross profit.................     185.4      227.6      329.6      439.0      605.7      271.3      377.0
Income from operations.......      67.6       68.9      103.0      140.3      186.9       78.7      114.4 (5)
Net income(4)................      30.2       31.0       50.4       63.3       84.3       35.5       50.6 (5)
Earnings per share...........      0.25       0.26       0.42       0.53       0.70       0.29       0.42 (5)
Weighted average common
  shares outstanding(6)......     120.6      120.6      120.6      120.6      120.6      120.6      120.6
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                                                                         JUNE 29, 1996
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                                                                           AS            AS FURTHER
                                                           ACTUAL      ADJUSTED(7)     ADJUSTED(7)(8)
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BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Working capital.........................................  $  946.2      $   786.2         $  776.4
Total assets............................................   2,641.4        2,481.4          2,481.4
Total debt(9)...........................................     768.8          591.6            309.3
Stockholders' equity....................................     338.8          338.4            610.9
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(1) Assumes no exercise of the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option.
    
   
(2) See "Principal Stockholders." Excludes approximately 16,600,000 shares of
    Common Equity issuable in connection with outstanding stock options. See
    "Management -- 1996 Plan -- Options" and "-- Rollover Plan; Incentive Stock
    Units."
    
   
(3) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible, at any time at the option
    of the holder, into one share of Common Stock. In addition, the Class B
    Common Stock will be automatically converted into Common Stock upon the
    occurrence of certain events. See "Description of Capital Stock."
    
   
(4) The 1992 results reflect the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting
    Standards No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes" ("FAS 109").
    
   
(5) Reflects a non-cash compensation charge of $7.8 million ($4.8 million, or
    $0.04 per share, net of tax) in connection with the granting of the Rollover
    Stock Options (as defined herein). See "The Split-Off -- The Exchange" and
    Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
   
(6) See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
   
(7) As adjusted to reflect (i) the assumption by the Company of the accounts
    receivable securitization program of Ingram Industries in partial
    satisfaction of amounts due to Ingram Industries (resulting in a $160.0
    million decrease in each of working capital and total debt); (ii) the
    issuance of 2,510,400 redeemable shares of Class B Common Stock in the
    Employee Offering (as defined herein) (resulting in a $17.2 million increase
    in redeemable Class B Common Stock); and (iii) the repayment of $17.2
    million of certain indebtedness with the net proceeds from the Employee
    Offering, as if such transactions had occurred on June 29, 1996.
    
   
(8) As further adjusted to give effect to the issuance of the Common Stock
    offered by the Company in this offering, the repayment of certain
    indebtedness with the estimated net proceeds therefrom, and the estimated
    additional $9.8 million non-cash compensation charge related to certain
    Rollover Stock Options (as defined herein). See "Use of Proceeds,"
    "Capitalization," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
    Condition and Results of Operations."
    
   
(9) Includes long-term debt, current maturities of long-term debt, and amounts
    due to Ingram Industries.
    
 
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                                  RISK FACTORS
 
     In evaluating the Company's business, prospective investors should
carefully consider the following factors in addition to the other information
contained in this Prospectus.
 
     Intense Competition. The Company operates in a highly competitive
environment, both in the United States and internationally. The microcomputer
products distribution industry is characterized by intense competition, based
primarily on price, product availability, speed and accuracy of delivery,
effectiveness of sales and marketing programs, credit availability, ability to
tailor specific solutions to customer needs, quality and breadth of product
lines and services, and availability of technical and product information. The
Company's competitors include regional, national, and international wholesale
distributors, as well as hardware manufacturers, networking equipment
manufacturers, and software publishers that sell directly to resellers and large
resellers who resell to other resellers. There can be no assurance that the
Company will not lose market share in the United States or in international
markets, or that it will not be forced in the future to reduce its prices in
response to the actions of its competitors and thereby experience a further
reduction in its gross margins. See "-- Narrow Margins" and
"Business -- Competition."
 
   
     The Company entered the "aggregator" or "master reseller" business by
launching Ingram Alliance in late 1994. See "Business -- Ingram Alliance." The
Company competes with other master resellers, which sell to groups of affiliated
franchisees and third-party dealers. Many of the Company's competitors in the
master reseller business are more experienced and have more established contacts
with affiliated resellers, third-party dealers, or suppliers, which may provide
them with a competitive advantage over the Company.
    
 
   
     The Company is constantly seeking to expand its business into areas closely
related to its core microcomputer products distribution business. As the Company
enters new business areas, it may encounter increased competition from current
competitors and/or from new competitors, some of which may be current customers
of the Company. For example, the Company intends to distribute media in the new
digital video disc format and may compete with traditional music and printed
media distributors. In addition, certain services the Company provides may
directly compete with those provided by the Company's reseller customers. There
can be no assurance that increased competition and adverse reaction from
customers resulting from the Company's expansion into new business areas will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition, or results of operations. See "Business -- The Industry" and "--
Competition."
    
 
   
     Narrow Margins. As a result of intense price competition in the
microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry, the Company's margins
have historically been narrow and are expected in the future to continue to be
narrow. See "-- Intense Competition." These narrow margins magnify the impact on
operating results of variations in operating costs. The Company's gross margins
have declined from 8.1% for 1993 to 6.8% for the twenty-six weeks ended June 29,
1996. The Company receives purchase discounts from suppliers based on a number
of factors, including sales or purchase volume and breadth of customers. These
purchase discounts directly affect gross margins. Because many purchase
discounts from suppliers are based on percentage increases in sales of products,
it may become more difficult for the Company to achieve the percentage growth in
sales required for larger discounts due to the current size of the Company's
revenue base. The Company's gross margins have been further reduced by the
Company's entry into the master reseller business through Ingram Alliance, which
has lower gross margins than the Company's traditional wholesale distribution
business. See "-- Risks Associated with Ingram Alliance" and "Business -- Ingram
Alliance." The Company has taken a number of steps intended to address the
challenges of declining gross margins, particularly by continually improving and
enhancing its information systems and implementing procedures and systems
designed to provide greater warehousing efficiencies and greater accuracy in
shipping. However, there can be no assurance that these steps will prevent gross
margins from continuing to decline. If the Company's gross margins continue to
decline, the Company will be required to reduce operating expenses as a
percentage of net sales further in order to maintain or increase its operating
margins. While the Company will continue to explore ways to improve gross
margins and reduce operating expenses as a percentage of net sales, there can be
no assurance that the Company will be successful in such efforts or that the
Company's margins will not decline in the future. See "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
    
 
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     Fluctuations in Quarterly Results. The Company's quarterly net sales and
operating results have varied significantly in the past and will likely continue
to do so in the future as a result of seasonal variations in the demand for the
products and services offered by the Company, the introduction of new hardware
and software technologies and products offering improved features and
functionality, the introduction of new products and services by the Company and
its competitors, the loss or consolidation of a significant supplier or
customer, changes in the level of operating expenses, inventory adjustments,
product supply constraints, competitive conditions including pricing, interest
rate fluctuations, the impact of acquisitions, currency fluctuations, and
general economic conditions. The Company's narrow margins may magnify the impact
of these factors on the Company's operating results.
 
     Specific historical seasonal variations in the Company's operating results
have included a reduction of demand in Europe during the summer months,
increased Canadian government purchasing in the first quarter, and pre-holiday
stocking in the retail channel during the September to November period. In
addition, as was the case with the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95 in
August 1995, the product cycle of major products may materially impact the
Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. See
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Quarterly Data; Seasonality." Changes in supplier supported
programs may also have a material impact on the Company's quarterly net sales
and operating results. The Company may be unable to adjust spending sufficiently
in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected sales shortfall, which could
materially adversely affect quarterly operating results. Accordingly, the
Company believes that period-to-period comparisons of its operating results
should not be relied upon as an indication of future performance. In addition,
the results of any quarterly period are not indicative of results to be expected
for a full fiscal year. In certain future quarters, the Company's operating
results may be below the expectations of public market analysts or investors. In
such event, the market price of the Common Stock would be materially adversely
affected.
 
   
     Capital Intensive Nature of Business; High Degree of Leverage. The
Company's business requires significant levels of capital to finance accounts
receivable and product inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. The
Company is highly leveraged and has relied heavily on debt financing for its
increasing working capital needs in connection with the expansion of its
business. At December 30, 1995 and June 29, 1996, the Company's total debt was
$850.5 million and $768.8 million, respectively, and represented 73.6% and
70.2%, respectively, of the Company's total capitalization. Pro forma for this
offering and the application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom, as of June
29, 1996, the Company's total debt would have been $309.3 million and would have
represented 33.4% of the Company's total capitalization ($266.7 million and
28.8% assuming the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in
full). See "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization," and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." In order to continue
its expansion, the Company will need additional financing, including debt
financing, which may or may not be available on terms acceptable to the Company,
or at all. While a portion of the Company's historical financing needs has been
satisfied through internally generated funds and trade creditors, a substantial
amount has come from intercompany borrowings under debt facilities and an
accounts receivable securitization facility maintained by Ingram Industries. No
assurance can be given that the Company will continue to be able to borrow in
adequate amounts for these or other purposes on terms acceptable to the Company,
and the failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition, and results of operations.
    
 
   
     The Company has a commitment from NationsBank of Texas N.A. and The Bank of
Nova Scotia providing for a $1 billion credit facility (the "Credit Facility"),
and the Company expects to enter into a formal agreement prior to the closing of
this offering. The Credit Facility is expected to be effective as of the closing
of this offering, and will contain standard provisions for agreements of its
type. Concurrently with the Split-Off, the Company will assume certain
indebtedness of Ingram Industries, in partial satisfaction of amounts due to
Ingram Industries. The Company will repay the remaining intercompany
indebtedness with borrowings under the Credit Facility. Certain of the net
proceeds from this offering will be used to repay outstanding revolving
indebtedness related to amounts drawn by certain of the Company's subsidiaries,
as participants in Ingram Industries' existing unsecured credit facility. The
remainder of the net proceeds from this offering will be used to repay a portion
of the borrowings under the Credit Facility. See "Use of Proceeds." The
Company's ability in the future to satisfy its debt obligations will be
dependent upon its future
    
 
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performance, which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial,
business, and other factors, including factors beyond the Company's control. See
"-- Fluctuations in Quarterly Results," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital
Resources," "Certain Transactions," and "The Split-Off -- The Reorganization."
 
   
     Management of Growth. The rapid growth of the Company's business has
required the Company to make significant recent additions in personnel and has
significantly increased the Company's working capital requirements. Although the
Company has experienced significant sales growth in recent years, such growth
should not be considered indicative of future sales growth. Such growth has
resulted in new and increased responsibilities for management personnel and has
placed and continues to place a significant strain upon the Company's
management, operating and financial systems, and other resources. There can be
no assurance that the strain placed upon the Company's management, operating and
financial systems, and other resources will not have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition, and results of operations, nor
can there be any assurance that the Company will be able to attract or retain
sufficient personnel to continue the expansion of its operations. Also crucial
to the Company's success in managing its growth will be its ability to achieve
additional economies of scale. There can be no assurance that the Company will
be able to achieve such economies of scale, and the failure to do so could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, and
results of operations.
    
 
   
     To manage the expansion of its operations, the Company must continuously
evaluate the adequacy of its management structure and its existing systems and
procedures, including, among others, its data processing, financial, and
internal control systems. When entering new geographic markets, the Company will
be required to implement the Company's centralized IMpulse information
processing system on a timely and cost-effective basis, hire personnel,
establish suitable distribution centers, and adapt the Company's distribution
systems and procedures to these new markets. There can be no assurance that
management will adequately anticipate all of the changing demands that growth
could impose on the Company's systems, procedures, and structure. In addition,
the Company will be required to react to changes in the microcomputer
distribution industry, and there can be no assurance that it will be able to do
so successfully. Any failure to adequately anticipate and respond to such
changing demands may have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations. See " -- Dependence on
Information Systems" and "Business -- Information Systems."
    
 
   
     Dependence on Information Systems. The Company depends on a variety of
information systems for its operations, particularly its centralized IMpulse
information processing system which supports more than 40 operational functions
including inventory management, order processing, shipping, receiving, and
accounting. At the core of IMpulse is on-line, real-time distribution software
which supports basic order entry and processing and customers' shipments and
returns. The Company's information systems require the services of over 350 of
the Company's associates with extensive knowledge of the Company's information
systems and the business environment in which the Company operates. Although the
Company has not in the past experienced significant failures or downtime of
IMpulse or any of its other information systems, any such failure or significant
downtime could prevent the Company from taking customer orders, printing product
pick-lists, and/or shipping product and could prevent customers from accessing
price and product availability information from the Company. In such event, the
Company could be at a severe disadvantage in determining appropriate product
pricing or the adequacy of inventory levels or in reacting to rapidly changing
market conditions, such as a currency devaluation. A failure of the Company's
information systems which impacts any of these functions could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of
operations. In addition, the inability of the Company to attract and retain the
highly skilled personnel required to implement, maintain, and operate IMpulse
and the Company's other information systems could have a material adverse effect
on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. In
order to react to changing market conditions, the Company must continuously
expand and improve IMpulse and its other information systems. From time to time
the Company may acquire other businesses having information systems and records
which must be converted and integrated into IMpulse or other Company information
systems. This can be a lengthy and expensive process that results in a
significant diversion of resources from other operations. The inability of the
Company to convert the information systems
    
 
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of any acquired businesses to the Company's information systems and to train its
information systems personnel in a timely manner and on a cost-effective basis
could materially adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition,
or results of operations. There can be no assurance that the Company's
information systems will not fail, that the Company will be able to attract and
retain qualified personnel necessary for the operation of such systems, that the
Company will be able to expand and improve its information systems, or that the
information systems of acquired companies will be successfully converted and
integrated into the Company's information systems on a timely and cost-effective
basis. See "Business -- Information Systems."
 
   
     Exposure to Foreign Markets; Currency Risk. The Company, through its
subsidiaries, operates in a number of countries outside the United States,
including Canada, Mexico, most of the countries of the European Union, Norway,
Malaysia, and Singapore. In 1994, 1995, and the first half of 1996, 29.3%,
30.7%, and 31.1%, respectively, of the Company's net sales were derived from
operations outside of the United States, and the Company expects its
international net sales to increase as a percentage of total net sales in the
future. See "Business -- Geographic Tactics." The Company's international net
sales are primarily denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar.
Accordingly, the Company's international operations impose risks upon its
business as a result of exchange rate fluctuations. Although the Company
attempts to mitigate the effect of exchange rate fluctuations on its business,
primarily by attempting to match the currencies of sales and costs, as well as
through the use of foreign currency borrowings and derivative financial
instruments such as forward exchange contracts, the Company does not seek to
remove all risk associated with such fluctuations. Accordingly, there can be no
assurance that exchange rate fluctuations will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations
in the future. In certain countries outside the United States, operations are
accounted for primarily on a U.S. dollar denominated basis. In the event of an
unexpected devaluation of the local currency in those countries, the Company may
experience significant foreign exchange losses. For example, the devaluation of
the Mexican peso, which began in December 1994, significantly affected the
Company's Mexican operations. The primary impact on the Company's operating
results was a foreign exchange pre-tax charge of approximately $6.9 million and
$7.8 million in 1994 and 1995, respectively. In addition, the Company's net
sales in Mexico were adversely affected in 1995 as a result of the general
economic impact of the devaluation of the Mexican peso. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
    
 
     The Company's international operations are subject to other risks such as
the imposition of governmental controls, export license requirements,
restrictions on the export of certain technology, political instability, trade
restrictions, tariff changes, difficulties in staffing and managing
international operations, difficulties in collecting accounts receivable and
longer collection periods, and the impact of local economic conditions and
practices. As the Company continues to expand its international business, its
success will be dependent, in part, on its ability to anticipate and effectively
manage these and other risks. There can be no assurance that these and other
factors will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's international
operations or its business, financial condition, and results of operations as a
whole.
 
   
     Dependence on Key Individuals. The Company is dependent in large part on
its ability to retain the services of its executive officers, especially Messrs.
Jeffrey R. Rodek (President and Chief Operating Officer) and David R. Dukes
(Vice Chairman of Ingram Micro and Chief Executive Officer of Ingram Alliance).
The loss of any of the Company's executive officers could have a material
adverse effect on the Company. The Company does not have employment agreements
with most of its executive officers, although it does have agreements, primarily
relating to severance arrangements, with certain of the Named Executive Officers
(as defined herein). See "Management -- Employment Agreements." Several of the
Company's executive officers currently perform functions for both the Company
and Ingram Industries, including James E. Anderson, Jr., the Company's Senior
Vice President, Secretary, and General Counsel and Michael J. Grainger, the
Company's Chief Financial Officer. Concurrently with the Split-Off, Mr. Anderson
will resign from Ingram Industries. Mr. Grainger is devoting substantially all
of his time to the Company's affairs while he remains the Company's Chief
Financial Officer. Mr. Grainger eventually intends to return to a full time
position with Ingram Industries. See "Management -- Executive Officers and
Directors." The Company's continued success is also dependent upon its ability
to retain and attract other qualified employees to meet the Company's needs. See
"Business -- Employees."
    
 
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     Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy, Jr., the Company's Chief Executive Officer since
1985, resigned effective May 31, 1996. Pending appointment of a new Chief
Executive Officer, John R. Ingram, Co-President of Ingram Industries, has been
appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer and is devoting substantially all of
his time to the Company's affairs. Although the Company believes that one of its
distinguishing characteristics is the strength of its senior and middle
management personnel, there can be no assurance that the Company will not
experience a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or
results of operations as a result of the resignation of Mr. Lacy. See
"Management -- Employment Agreements."
    
 
     Product Supply; Dependence on Key Suppliers. The ability of the Company to
obtain particular products or product lines in the required quantities and to
fulfill customer orders on a timely basis is critical to the Company's success.
In most cases, the Company has no guaranteed price or delivery agreements with
its suppliers. As a result, the Company has experienced, and may in the future
continue to experience, short-term inventory shortages. In addition,
manufacturers who currently distribute their products through the Company may
decide to distribute, or to substantially increase their existing distribution,
through other distributors, their own dealer networks, or directly to resellers.
Further, the personal computer industry experiences significant product supply
shortages and customer order backlogs from time to time due to the inability of
certain manufacturers to supply certain products on a timely basis. There can be
no assurance that suppliers will be able to maintain an adequate supply of
products to fulfill the Company's customer orders on a timely basis or that the
Company will be able to obtain particular products or that a product line
currently offered by suppliers will continue to be available. The failure of the
Company to obtain particular products or product lines in the required
quantities or fulfill customer orders on a timely basis could have a material
adverse effect on its business, financial condition, or results of operations.
 
   
     Although Ingram Micro regularly stocks products and accessories supplied by
over 1,100 suppliers, approximately 36.5%, 41.4%, 53.2%, and 55.4% of the
Company's net sales in 1993, 1994, 1995, and the first half of 1996,
respectively, were derived from products provided by its ten largest suppliers.
In 1995, 23.4% of the Company's net sales were derived from sales of products
from Microsoft (12.7%) and Compaq Computer (10.7%). In the first half of 1996,
24.5% of the Company's net sales were derived from sales of products from Compaq
Computer (13.9%) and Hewlett-Packard (10.6%). Certain of the Company's non-U.S.
operations are even more dependent on a limited number of suppliers. In
addition, many services that the Company provides to its reseller customers,
such as financing and technical training, are dependent on supplier support. The
loss of a major supplier, the deterioration of the Company's relationship with a
major supplier, the loss or deterioration of supplier support for certain
Company-provided services, the decline in demand for a particular supplier's
product, or the failure of the Company to establish good relationships with
major new suppliers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition, or results of operations. Such a loss,
deterioration, decline, or failure could also have a material adverse effect on
the sales by the Company of products provided by other suppliers.
    
 
   
     The Company's ability to achieve increases in net sales or to sustain
current net sales levels depends in part on the ability and willingness of the
Company's suppliers to provide products in the quantities the Company requires.
Although the Company has written distribution agreements with many of its
suppliers, these agreements usually provide for nonexclusive distribution rights
and often include territorial restrictions that limit the countries in which
Ingram Micro is permitted to distribute the products. The agreements are also
generally short term, subject to periodic renewal, and often contain provisions
permitting termination by either party without cause upon relatively short
notice. The termination of an agreement may have a material adverse impact on
the Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. See
"Business -- Products and Suppliers."
    
 
   
     Risks Associated with Ingram Alliance. Ingram Micro entered the master
reseller (also known as "aggregation") business in late 1994 through the launch
of Ingram Alliance. Ingram Alliance is designed to offer resellers access to
products supplied by certain of the industry's leading hardware manufacturers at
competitive prices by utilizing a low-cost business model that depends upon a
higher average order size, lower product returns percentage, and supplier-paid
financing. The master reseller business is characterized by gross margins and
operating margins that are even narrower than those of the U.S. microcomputer
products wholesale distribution business and by competition based almost
exclusively on price, programs, and
    
 
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execution. In the master reseller business, the Company has different supply
arrangements and financing terms than in its traditional wholesale distribution
business. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to compete
successfully in the master reseller business. A failure by Ingram Alliance to
compete successfully could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, financial condition, or results of operations.
 
   
     A substantial portion of Ingram Alliance's net sales (approximately 89.9%
during 1995 and 92.5% during the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 1996) is
derived from the sale of products supplied by Compaq Computer, IBM, Toshiba,
NEC, and Apple Computer. As a result, Ingram Alliance's business is dependent
upon price and related terms and availability of products provided by these key
suppliers. Although the Company considers Ingram Alliance's relationships with
these suppliers to be good, there can be no assurance that these relationships
will continue as presently in effect or that changes by one or more of such key
suppliers in their volume discount schedules or other marketing programs would
not adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition or results of
operations. Termination or nonrenewal of Ingram Alliance's agreements with key
suppliers would have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations.
    
 
   
     Although the Company's wholesale distribution division sells
Hewlett-Packard products, Ingram Alliance does not currently have authorization
to sell Hewlett-Packard products in the master reseller market. Because of
Hewlett-Packard's position as a major supplier of microcomputer hardware
products, the Company believes that sales of Hewlett-Packard products likely
account for a substantial portion of sales at Ingram Alliance's major
competitors in the master reseller business. The inability to offer
Hewlett-Packard products places Ingram Alliance at a competitive disadvantage to
its competitors because it is unable to provide a full range of products to its
customers. The continued inability of Ingram Alliance to receive authorization
to sell Hewlett-Packard products could have a material adverse effect on Ingram
Alliance's business, financial condition, or results of operations. See
"Business -- Ingram Alliance."
    
 
     Acquisitions. As part of its growth strategy, the Company pursues the
acquisition of companies that either complement or expand its existing business.
As a result, the Company is continually evaluating potential acquisition
opportunities, which may be material in size and scope. Acquisitions involve a
number of risks and difficulties, including expansion into new geographic
markets and business areas, the requirement to understand local business
practices, the diversion of management's attention to the assimilation of the
operations and personnel of the acquired companies, the integration of the
acquired companies' management information systems with those of the Company,
potential adverse short-term effects on the Company's operating results, the
amortization of acquired intangible assets, and the need to present a unified
corporate image.
 
   
     The Company does not currently have any commitments or agreements with
respect to any material acquisitions. The Company is currently in negotiations
regarding potential acquisitions or joint ventures, none of which, if
consummated, would be material to the Company's business. The Company
anticipates that one or more potential acquisition opportunities, including some
that could be material to the Company, may become available in the future. The
Company may issue equity securities to consummate acquisitions, which may cause
dilution to investors purchasing Common Stock in this offering. In addition, the
Company may be required to utilize cash or increase its borrowings to consummate
acquisitions. No assurance can be given that the Company will have adequate
resources to consummate any acquisition, that any acquisition by the Company
will or will not occur, that if any acquisition does occur it will not have a
material adverse effect on the Company, its business, financial condition, or
results of operations or that any such acquisition will be successful in
enhancing the Company's business. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
    
 
     Risk of Declines in Inventory Value. The Company's business, like that of
other wholesale distributors, is subject to the risk that the value of its
inventory will be adversely affected by price reductions by suppliers or by
technological changes affecting the usefulness or desirability of the products
comprising the inventory. It is the policy of most suppliers of microcomputer
products to protect distributors such as the Company, who purchase directly from
such suppliers, from the loss in value of inventory due to technological change
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supplier's price reductions. Under the terms of many distribution agreements,
suppliers will credit the distributor for inventory losses resulting from the
supplier's price reductions if the distributor complies with certain conditions.
In addition, under many such agreements, the distributor has the right to return
for credit or exchange for other products a portion of the inventory items
purchased, within a designated period of time. A supplier who elects to
terminate a distribution agreement generally will repurchase from the
distributor the supplier's products carried in the distributor's inventory. The
industry practices discussed above are sometimes not embodied in written
agreements and do not protect the Company in all cases from declines in
inventory value. No assurance can be given that such practices will continue,
that unforeseen new product developments will not materially adversely affect
the Company, or that the Company will be able to successfully manage its
existing and future inventories. The Company's risk of declines in inventory
value could be greater outside the United States where agreements with suppliers
are more restrictive with regard to price protection and the Company's ability
to return unsold inventory. The Company establishes reserves for estimated
losses due to obsolete inventory in the normal course of business. Historically,
the Company has not experienced losses due to obsolete inventory materially in
excess of established inventory reserves. However, significant declines in
inventory value in excess of established inventory reserves could materially
adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition, or results of
operations.
    
 
   
     The Company sometimes purchases from suppliers, usually at significant
discounts, quantities of products that are nearing the end of their product life
cycle. In addition, the Company's purchasing staff also seeks opportunities to
purchase quantities of products from suppliers at discounts larger than those
usually available. When the Company negotiates these purchases, it seeks to
secure favorable terms for the return to suppliers of products unwanted by
resellers and end-users. Because some of these purchase agreements contain terms
providing for a 60-day time limit on returns to suppliers, end-user or reseller
delays in returning the product to the Company may make it difficult for the
Company to meet the deadline for returns to suppliers, and the Company could be
left with unwanted product. Additionally, some suppliers may be unwilling or
unable to pay the Company for products returned to them under purchase
agreements, and this trend may accelerate as consolidation in the industry
increases. For products offered by major suppliers, each of these events, were
they to occur, could materially adversely impact the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations. See "Business -- Products and
Suppliers."
    
 
   
     Dependence on Independent Shipping Companies. The Company relies almost
entirely on arrangements with independent shipping companies for the delivery of
its products. Products are shipped from suppliers to the Company through Skyway
Freight Systems, Yellow Freight Systems, APL Land Transport Services, and ABF
Freight Systems. Currently, Federal Express Corporation ("FedEx"), United Parcel
Service ("UPS"), Western Package Service, General Parcel Services, Roadway
Parcel Services, and Purolator Courier deliver the substantial majority of the
Company's products to its reseller customers in the United States and Canada. In
other countries, the Company typically relies on one or two shipping companies
prominent in local markets. The termination of the Company's arrangements with
one or more of these independent shipping companies, or the failure or inability
of one or more of these independent shipping companies to deliver products from
suppliers to the Company or products from the Company to its reseller customers
or their end-user customers could have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, financial condition, or results of operations. For instance,
an employee work stoppage or slow-down at one or more of these independent
shipping companies could materially impair that shipping company's ability to
perform the services required by the Company. There can be no assurance that the
services of any of these independent shipping companies will continue to be
available to the Company on terms as favorable as those currently available or
that these companies will choose or be able to perform their required shipping
services for the Company. See "Business -- Operations -- Shipping."
    
 
   
     Rapid Technological Change; Alternate Means of Software Distribution. The
microcomputer products industry is subject to rapid technological change, new
and enhanced product specification requirements, and evolving industry
standards. These changes may cause inventory in stock to decline substantially
in value or to become obsolete. In addition, suppliers may give the Company
limited or no access to new products being introduced. Although the Company
believes that it has adequate price protection and other arrangements with its
suppliers to avoid bearing the costs associated with these changes, no assurance
can be made that future technological or other changes will not have a material
adverse effect on the business, financial condition, or
    
 
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results of operations of the Company. Outside North America, the supplier
contracts can be more restrictive and place more risks on the Company.
    
 
   
     Net sales of software products have decreased as a percentage of total net
sales in recent years due to a number of factors, including bundling of software
with microcomputers; sales growth in Ingram Alliance, which is a hardware-only
business; declines in software prices; and the emergence of alternative means of
software distribution, such as site licenses and electronic distribution. The
Company expects this trend to continue. See "Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Overview" and
"Business -- Products and Suppliers."
    
 
   
     Relationship with Ingram Industries, Ingram Entertainment, and the Ingram
Family Stockholders. The Company has historically depended on Ingram Industries
and other subsidiaries of Ingram Industries for financing, cash management, tax
and payroll administration, property/casualty insurance, employee benefits
administration, and certain other administrative services. In conjunction with
the Split-Off, the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment Inc.
("Ingram Entertainment"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Industries, will
enter into agreements for the continued provision after the Split-Off of certain
services formerly shared among such entities (collectively, the "Transitional
Service Agreements"), as well as a tax sharing agreement. See "The
Split-Off -- The Reorganization." The Company believes that the terms of the
Transitional Service Agreements are on a basis at least as favorable to the
Company as those that would have been obtained from third parties on an arm's
length basis and that they will be adequate to allow the Company to continue its
business as previously conducted on an independent basis. The Company's
historical financial statements reflect an allocation of expenses in connection
with the services covered by the Transitional Service Agreements. Although the
Company expects the costs and fees it will pay in connection with the
Transitional Service Agreements to be higher than its historical allocated
costs, it does not believe the increase in costs will be material to its results
of operations. In addition, the Transitional Service Agreements generally
terminate on December 31, 1996, although payroll services under the Transitional
Service Agreements will be provided through December 31, 1997. After such
termination, the Company will be required to provide such services internally or
find a third-party provider of such services. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to secure the provision of such services on acceptable
terms. Either the additional costs and fees associated with the Transitional
Service Agreements or the failure to obtain acceptable provision of services
upon termination of the Transitional Service Agreements could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, financial condition, or results of
operations. After the Split-Off, each of the Company, Ingram Industries, and
Ingram Entertainment will be controlled by the Ingram Family Stockholders (as
defined herein). See "-- Control by Ingram Family Stockholders; Certain
Anti-takeover Provisions."
    
 
   
     Furthermore, the Company has incurred, and anticipates incurring in the
future, higher payroll costs associated with the hiring of certain additional
personnel and the addition of certain officers, previously paid by Ingram
Industries, to the Company's payroll. There can be no assurance that the
Company's results of operations will not be materially adversely affected by
such additional costs. See "-- Capital Intensive Nature of Business; High Degree
of Leverage," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources," "Certain
Transactions," and "The Split-Off -- The Reorganization."
    
 
   
     In connection with the Split-Off, the Company made a $20.0 million
distribution to Ingram Industries in the second quarter of 1996. Additionally,
the Company may declare a dividend, in an amount to be determined prior to the
Split-Off, to Ingram Industries and the other holders of Class B Common Stock.
The Company does not expect the dividend, if paid, to be material in relation to
the Company's stockholders' equity or cash available for continuing operations.
    
 
   
     Control by Ingram Family Stockholders; Certain Anti-takeover
Provisions. Immediately after the Exchange and the closing of this offering,
69.6% of the outstanding Common Equity (and 80.7% of the outstanding voting
power) will be held by the Ingram Family Stockholders (68.0% and 80.5%,
respectively, if the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in
full). Martha R. Ingram, her children, certain trusts created for their benefit,
and two charitable trusts and a foundation created by the Ingram family
(collectively, the "Ingram Family Stockholders") are expected to enter into a
Board Representation Agreement (as defined herein) with the Company, which
provides that certain types of corporate transactions,
    
 
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including transactions involving the potential sale or merger of the Company;
the issuance of additional equity, warrants, or options; certain acquisitions;
or the incurrence of significant indebtedness, may not be entered into without
the written approval of at least a majority of the voting power held by certain
of the Ingram Family Stockholders acting in their sole discretion. See "The
Split-Off," "Principal Stockholders," and "Description of Capital Stock." Voting
control by the Ingram Family Stockholders may discourage certain types of
transactions involving an actual or potential change of control of the Company,
including transactions in which the holders of the Company's Common Stock might
receive a premium for their shares over the prevailing market price of the
Common Stock.
    
 
   
     Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended from time
to time, the "DGCL"), which is applicable to the Company, prohibits certain
business combinations with certain stockholders for a period of three years
after they acquire 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation.
See "Description of Capital Stock -- Section 203 of the DGCL." In addition, the
authorized but unissued capital stock of the Company includes 1,000,000 shares
of preferred stock. The Board of Directors is authorized to provide for the
issuance of such preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the
designations, preferences, powers and relative, participating, optional or other
rights and restrictions thereof. Accordingly, the Company may issue a series of
preferred stock in the future that will have preference over the Common Equity
with respect to the payment of dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or
winding-up or which could otherwise adversely affect holders of the Common
Equity or discourage or make difficult any attempt to obtain control of the
Company. See "Description of Capital Stock -- Preferred Stock."
    
 
   
     Shares Eligible for Future Sale. Upon completion of this offering, the
Company will have outstanding 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock (23,000,000
shares if the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) and
109,868,752 shares of Class B Common Stock, and an additional approximately
11,800,000 shares of Common Stock and approximately 4,800,000 shares of Class B
Common Stock will be reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding stock
options held by employees and directors of the Company, Ingram Industries, and
Ingram Entertainment. See "Management." The 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock to
be sold by the Company in this offering will be freely tradeable without
restriction. The Company and its directors and executive officers, and certain
stockholders of the Company, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Equity for a
period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus without the prior written
consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
has informed the Company that it has no present intention to consent to any such
transactions. Despite these limitations, the sale of a significant number of
these shares could have an adverse impact on the price of the Common Stock or on
any trading market that may develop. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale."
    
 
     Absence of Public Market; Possible Volatility of Stock Price. Prior to this
offering, there has been no public market for the Common Stock or the Class B
Common Stock. There can be no assurance that an active trading market for the
Common Stock will develop, or, if one does develop, that it will be sustained
following this offering or that the market price of the Common Stock will not
decline below the initial public offering price. The initial public offering
price will be determined by negotiations between the Company and the
Representatives of the Underwriters. See "Underwriters -- Pricing of Offering."
The market price of the Common Stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in
response to quarterly variations in the Company's results of operations, changes
in earnings estimates by research analysts, conditions in the personal computer
industry, or general market or economic conditions, among other factors. In
addition, in recent years the stock market has experienced extreme price and
volume fluctuations. These fluctuations have had a substantial effect on the
market prices of many technology companies, often unrelated to the operating
performance of the specific companies. Such market fluctuations could materially
adversely affect the market price for the Common Stock.
 
   
     Dilution. The initial public offering price of the shares of Common Stock
offered hereby will be substantially higher than the net tangible book value per
share of the Common Equity. Therefore, purchasers of the Common Stock offered
hereby will experience an immediate and substantial dilution in net tangible
book value per share. See "Dilution."
    


 
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                                  THE COMPANY
    
 
   
     Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of microcomputer products
worldwide. The Company markets microcomputer hardware, networking equipment, and
software products to more than 100,000 reseller customers in approximately 120
countries worldwide in three principal market sectors: the VAR sector,
consisting of value-added resellers, systems integrators, network integrators,
application VARs, and original equipment manufacturers; the Commercial sector,
consisting of corporate resellers, direct marketers, independent dealers, and
owner-operated chains; and the Consumer sector, consisting of consumer
electronics stores, computer superstores, mass merchants, office product
superstores, software-only stores, and warehouse clubs. As a wholesale
distributor, the Company markets its products to each of these types of
resellers as opposed to marketing directly to end-user customers.
    
 
   
     The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world, including, in the United States,
Ameridata, CDW Computer Centers, CompuCom, CompUSA, Computer City, Electronic
Data Systems, En Pointe Technologies, Entex Information Services, Micro
Warehouse, Sam's Club, Staples, and Vanstar. The Company's international
reseller customers include Complet Data A/S, Consultores en Diagnostico
Organizacional y de Sistemas, DSG Retail Ltd., 06 Software Centre Europe, B.V.,
GE Capital Technologies, Jump Ordenadores, Maxima S.A., Norsk Datasenter, Owell
Svenska AB, SNI Siemens Nixdorf Infosys AG, and TC Sistema SPA.
    
 
   
     Ingram Micro offers one-stop shopping to its reseller customers by
providing a comprehensive inventory of more than 36,000 products from over 1,100
suppliers, including most of the microcomputer industry's leading hardware
manufacturers, networking equipment suppliers, and software publishers. The
Company's broad product offerings include: desktop and notebook personal
computers ("PCs"), servers, and workstations; mass storage devices; CD-ROM
drives; monitors; printers; scanners; modems; networking hubs, routers, and
switches; network interface cards; business application software; entertainment
software; and computer supplies. The Company's suppliers include Apple Computer,
Cisco Systems, Compaq Computer, Creative Labs, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel,
Microsoft, NEC, Novell, Quantum, 3Com, Toshiba, and U.S. Robotics.
    
 
   
     Ingram Micro distributes microcomputer products worldwide through
warehouses in eight strategic locations in the continental United States and 21
international warehouses located in Canada, Mexico, most countries of the
European Union, Norway, Malaysia, and Singapore. The Company believes that it is
the market share leader in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the second
largest full-line distributor in Europe. In 1995, approximately 31% of the
Company's net sales were derived from operations outside the United States. The
Export Division fulfills orders from U.S. exporters and from foreign customers
in countries where the Company does not operate a distribution subsidiary,
including much of Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and parts
of Europe and Asia. The Company participates in the master reseller business in
the United States through Ingram Alliance.
    
 
   
     The Company's principal objective is to enhance its position as the
preeminent wholesale distributor of microcomputer products worldwide. The
Company is focused on providing a broad range of products and services, quick
and efficient order fulfillment, and consistent on-time and accurate delivery to
its reseller customers around the world. The Company believes that IMpulse, the
Company's on-line information system, provides a competitive advantage through
real-time worldwide information access and processing capabilities. This
information system, coupled with the Company's exacting operating procedures in
telesales, credit support, customer service, purchasing, technical support, and
warehouse operations, enables the Company to provide its reseller customers with
superior service in an efficient and low cost manner. In addition, to enhance
sales and support its suppliers and reseller customers, the Company provides a
wide range of value-added services, such as technical training, order
fulfillment, tailored financing programs, systems configuration, and marketing
programs.
    
 
   
     The Company has grown rapidly over the past five years, with net sales and
net income increasing to $8.6 billion and $84.3 million, respectively, in 1995
from $2.0 billion and $30.2 million, respectively, in 1991, representing
compound annual growth rates of 43.8% and 29.3%, respectively. The Company's
growth during this period reflects substantial expansion of its existing
domestic and international operations, resulting from the addition of new
customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, the addition of new
product
    
 
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<PAGE>   19
 
   
categories and suppliers, and the establishment of Ingram Alliance, as well as
the successful integration of ten acquisitions worldwide. Because of intense
price competition in the microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry,
the Company's margins have historically been narrow and are expected in the
future to continue to be narrow. In addition, the Company is highly leveraged
and has relied heavily on debt financing for its increasing working capital
needs in connection with the expansion of its business. See "Risk Factors --
Narrow Margins" and "-- Capital Intensive Nature of Business; High Degree of
Leverage."
    
 
   
     The Company is currently a subsidiary of Ingram Industries, a company
controlled by the Ingram Family Stockholders. Concurrently with the closing of
this offering, Ingram Industries will consummate a reorganization (the
"Reorganization"), pursuant to which the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram
Entertainment will allocate certain liabilities and obligations among
themselves. In conjunction with the Reorganization, Ingram Industries will
consummate an exchange (the "Exchange"), pursuant to which the existing
stockholders of Ingram Industries will exchange all or a portion of their shares
of Ingram Industries common stock for shares of Class B Common Stock of the
Company or common stock of Ingram Entertainment, in specified ratios.
Immediately after the Exchange and the closing of this offering, none of the
Common Equity will be held by Ingram Industries. At such time, 69.6% of the
outstanding Common Equity (and 80.7% of the outstanding voting power) will be
held by the Ingram Family Stockholders (68.0% and 80.5%, respectively, if the
U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). See "Risk
Factors -- Control by Ingram Family Stockholders; Certain Anti-takeover
Provisions." The Exchange and the Reorganization, together with certain related
transactions, are referred to herein as the "Split-Off." The consummation of the
Split-Off is a non-waiveable condition to the closing of this offering. See
"Principal Stockholders" and "The Split-Off."
    
 
   
     The Company's earliest predecessor began business in 1979 as a California
corporation named Micro D, Inc. This company, through a series of acquisitions
and mergers, is now a subsidiary of Ingram Micro Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"),
which has expanded through additional acquisitions and internal growth to
encompass the Company's current operations. The Company was reincorporated in
Delaware on April 29, 1996. Holdings is presently a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company and will be merged into the Company prior to consummation of the
Split-Off. The Company's principal executive office is located at 1600 East St.
Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705, and its telephone number is (714)
566-1000.
    
 
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                                USE OF PROCEEDS
 
   
     The net proceeds to the Company from this offering, after deducting
estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses, are assumed to be approximately $282.3 million ($324.8 million if the
U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full). At June 29,
1996, the Company had total outstanding debt of $768.8 million, of which $560.8
million was due to Ingram Industries. Concurrently with the Split-Off, the
Company will assume certain indebtedness of Ingram Industries, including $192.9
million of Ingram Industries' private placement notes, and Ingram Industries'
accounts receivable securitization program (expected to aggregate $210 million
at the closing of this offering), in partial satisfaction of amounts due to
Ingram Industries. The Company intends to use borrowings under the Credit
Facility to repay the remaining intercompany indebtedness to Ingram Industries,
which was incurred for general corporate purposes, primarily working capital
needs in connection with the expansion of the Company's business. Certain of the
net proceeds from this offering will be used to repay outstanding revolving
indebtedness related to amounts drawn by certain of the Company's subsidiaries
($167.0 million at June 29, 1996), as participants in Ingram Industries'
existing $380 million unsecured credit facility. The remainder of the net
proceeds from this offering will be used to repay a portion of the borrowings
under the Credit Facility described above (approximately $140.8 million on a pro
forma basis at June 29, 1996). See "Capitalization," "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations--Liquidity and
Capital Resources," and Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
 
                                DIVIDEND POLICY
 
   
     The Company has never declared or paid any dividends on the Common Equity
other than the distribution made to Ingram Industries in connection with the
Split-Off. See "Risk Factors--Relationship with Ingram Industries, Ingram
Entertainment, and the Ingram Family Stockholders." The Company currently
intends to retain its future earnings to finance the growth and development of
its business and therefore does not anticipate declaring or paying cash
dividends on the Common Equity for the foreseeable future other than a dividend
that may be paid to Ingram Industries and the other holders of Class B Common
Stock in connection with the closing of the Split-Off. Any future determination
to declare or pay dividends will be at the discretion of the Board of Directors
and will be dependent upon the Company's financial condition, results of
operations, capital requirements, and such other factors as the Board of
Directors deems relevant. In addition, the Credit Facility and the Company's
other debt facilities will contain restrictions on the declaration and payment
of dividends.
    
 
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                                 CAPITALIZATION
 
   
     The following table sets forth, as of June 29, 1996, (i) the actual
short-term debt and capitalization of the Company, (ii) such short-term debt and
capitalization as adjusted to give effect to the Split-Off (as if the Company
had been organized as of such date), and (iii) such as adjusted short-term debt
and capitalization as further adjusted to reflect the sale of the shares of
Common Stock offered by the Company hereby at an assumed initial public offering
price of $15.00 per share (after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions and estimated offering expenses) and the application of the
estimated net proceeds therefrom. See "Use of Proceeds."
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 JUNE 29, 1996
                                                                   -----------------------------------------
                                                                                    AS          AS FURTHER
                                                                     ACTUAL     ADJUSTED(1)   ADJUSTED(1)(2)
                                                                   ----------   -----------   --------------
                                                                       (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE DATA)
<S>                                                                <C>          <C>           <C>
Short-term debt:
  Current maturities of long-term debt...........................  $   12,044    $  12,044       $ 12,044
                                                                   ==========     ========       ========
Long-term debt:
  Long-term debt.................................................  $  195,890    $ 579,564       $297,264
  Due to Ingram Industries.......................................     560,847            0              0
                                                                   ----------     --------       --------
     Total long-term debt........................................     756,737      579,564        297,264
Redeemable Class B Common Stock..................................           0       17,573         17,573
                                                                   ----------     --------       --------
Stockholders' equity(3)(4):
  Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 265,000,000 shares
     authorized;
     0, 0, and 20,000,000 shares issued and outstanding,
     respectively................................................           0            0            200
  Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value; 135,000,000 shares
     authorized; 107,251,352, 109,868,752, and 109,868,752 shares
     issued and outstanding, respectively (including 2,510,400
     redeemable shares)..........................................       1,073        1,074          1,074
  Additional paid in capital.....................................      22,427       22,775        304,875
  Retained earnings..............................................     312,762      312,762        303,000
  Cumulative translation adjustment..............................       2,539        2,539          2,539
  Unearned compensation..........................................           0         (749)          (749)
                                                                   ----------     --------       --------
     Total stockholders' equity..................................     338,801      338,401        610,939
                                                                   ----------     --------       --------
     Total capitalization........................................  $1,095,538    $ 935,538       $925,776
                                                                   ==========     ========       ========
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) As adjusted to reflect (i) the issuance of 2,510,400 redeemable shares of
     Class B Common Stock in the Employee Offering and the grant of 107,000
     restricted shares of Class B Common Stock (unearned compensation)
     concurrently therewith; (ii) the repayment of $17.2 million in long-term
     debt with the net proceeds from the Employee Offering; and (iii) after
     consideration of (i) and (ii), the assumption by the Company of certain
     debt facilities and the accounts receivable program of Ingram Industries in
     satisfaction of amounts due to Ingram Industries (resulting in an increase
     of $383.7 million in long-term debt, a decrease of $560.8 million in
     amounts due to Ingram Industries, and a $160.0 million decrease in trade
     accounts receivable, not reflected in this table), as if such transactions
     had occurred on June 29, 1996.
    
 
   
(2) As further adjusted to give effect to the issuance of the Common Stock
    offered by the Company in this offering at an assumed initial public
    offering price of $15.00 per share (after deducting estimated underwriting
    discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses in connection with
    this offering) and the repayment of certain revolving indebtedness including
    amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility (approximately $140.8 million
    on a pro forma basis at June 29, 1996) with the net proceeds therefrom, and
    the additional estimated $9.8 million non-cash charge related to certain
    Rollover Stock Options. See "Use of Proceeds."
    
 
   
(3) Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible, at any time at the option
    of the holder, into one share of Common Stock. In addition, the Class B
    Common Stock will be automatically converted into Common Stock upon the
    occurrence of certain events. See "Description of Capital Stock."
    
 
   
(4) Excludes approximately 16,600,000 shares of Common Equity issuable in
    connection with outstanding stock options. See "Management -- 1996
    Plan -- Options" and "-- Rollover Plans; Incentive Stock Units."
    
 
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                                    DILUTION
 
   
     The pro forma net tangible book value of the Common Equity of the Company
as of June 29, 1996 was $327.1 million or $2.98 per share of Common Equity (as
adjusted to give effect to the Employee Offering, the grant of 107,000
restricted shares of Class B Common Stock, and the Split-Off). Net tangible book
value represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities.
    
 
   
     Dilution per share to new investors represents the difference between the
amount per share paid by purchasers of Common Stock in the offering made hereby
and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of Common Equity immediately
after the closing of this offering. After giving effect to the sale of
20,000,000 shares of Common Stock offered hereby by the Company at an assumed
initial public offering price of $15.00 per share and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses and the
application of the estimated net proceeds therefrom, the pro forma net tangible
book value of the Company as of June 29, 1996 would have been $599.7 million or
$4.62 per share of Common Equity. This represents an immediate increase in net
tangible book value of $1.64 per share of Common Equity to existing stockholders
and an immediate dilution of $10.38 per share of Common Equity to purchasers of
Common Stock in this offering. The following table illustrates the per share
dilution to new investors:
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<S>                                                                           <C>       <C>
Assumed initial public offering price per share.............................            $15.00
  Net tangible book value per share of Common
     Equity as of June 29, 1996, as adjusted................................  $2.98
  Increase attributable to new investors....................................   1.64
                                                                              -----
Net tangible book value per share of Common Equity after this offering......              4.62
                                                                                        ------
Dilution per share of Common Equity to new investors........................            $10.38
                                                                                        ======
</TABLE>
    
 
   
     The following table summarizes, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the
Employee Offering, the grant of 107,000 restricted shares of Class B Common
Stock, and the Split-Off, as of June 29, 1996, the difference (before deducting
estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering
expenses) between existing stockholders and the purchasers of shares of Common
Stock in this offering (at an assumed initial public offering price of $15.00
per share) with respect to: (i) the number of shares of Common Equity purchased
from the Company; (ii) the effective cash consideration paid; and (iii) the
average price paid per share of Common Equity.
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        SHARES PURCHASED           TOTAL CONSIDERATION         AVERAGE
                                     -----------------------     ------------------------       PRICE
                                       NUMBER        PERCENT        AMOUNT        PERCENT     PER SHARE
                                     -----------     -------     ------------     -------     ---------
<S>                                  <C>             <C>         <C>              <C>         <C>
Existing stockholders(1)...........  109,868,752       84.6%     $ 84,133,800       21.9%      $  0.77
New investors......................   20,000,000       15.4       300,000,000       78.1         15.00
                                     -----------      -----      ------------      -----
          Total....................  129,868,752      100.0%     $384,133,800      100.0%
                                     ===========      =====      ============      =====
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) Excludes options issued under the Company's 1996 Plan and Rollover Plan, to
    purchase an aggregate of 16,600,000 shares of Common Equity. To the extent
    any of these options are exercised, there will be further dilution to new
    investors. See "Management -- 1996 Plan -- Options" and " -- Rollover Plan;
    Incentive Stock Units."
    
 
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                      SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
 
   
     The following table presents selected consolidated financial data of the
Company. The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" and the historical consolidated financial statements and notes
thereto included elsewhere in this Prospectus. The consolidated statement of
income data set forth below for each of the three years in the period ended
December 30, 1995 and the consolidated balance sheet data at December 31, 1994
and December 30, 1995 are derived from, and are qualified by reference to, the
audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Prospectus,
and should be read in conjunction with those financial statements and the notes
thereto. The consolidated balance sheet data as of January 1, 1994 are derived
from the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of January 1,
1994, which is not included in this Prospectus. The consolidated statement of
income data for each of the two years in the period ended January 2, 1993 and
the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 28, 1991 and January 2, 1993
are derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements not included in
this Prospectus. The consolidated financial data as of and for the twenty-six
weeks ended July 1, 1995, and as of and for the twenty-six weeks ended June 29,
1996, have been derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements of the
Company which are included in this Prospectus and which, in the opinion of the
Company, reflect all adjustments, consisting only of adjustments of a normal and
recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation. Results for the twenty-six
weeks ended June 29, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of results for the full
year. The historical consolidated financial data may not be indicative of the
Company's future performance and do not necessarily reflect what the financial
position and results of operations of the Company would have been had the
Company operated as a separate, stand-alone entity during the periods covered.
See "Consolidated Financial Statements."
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                          TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
                                                                  FISCAL YEAR                             -----------------------
                                         --------------------------------------------------------------    JULY 1,      JUNE 29,
                                            1991         1992         1993         1994         1995         1995         1996
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:                   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                                                  (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>                                      <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Net sales..............................  $2,016,586   $2,731,272   $4,044,169   $5,830,199   $8,616,867   $3,739,145   $5,543,167
Cost of sales..........................   1,831,140   2,503,702     3,714,527    5,391,224    8,011,181    3,467,838    5,166,134
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Gross profit...........................     185,446     227,570       329,642      438,975      605,686      271,307      377,033
Expenses:
  Selling, general and
    administrative.....................     116,793     157,306       225,047      296,330      415,344      190,924      252,652
  Charges allocated from Ingram
    Industries.........................       1,030       1,330         1,567        2,355        3,461        1,678        2,143
  Non-cash compensation charge.........           0           0             0            0            0            0        7,802(2)
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                            117,823     158,636       226,614      298,685      418,805      192,602      262,597(2)
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Income from operations.................      67,623      68,934       103,028      140,290      186,881       78,705      114,436(2)
Other (income) expense:
  Interest income......................        (256)       (103 )        (407)        (937)      (3,479)      (2,425)       (761)
  Interest expense.....................       3,233       5,556         5,003        8,744       13,451        6,024        7,526
  Interest expense charged by Ingram
    Industries.........................      11,859      12,405        16,089       24,189       32,606       14,875       21,172
  Net foreign currency exchange loss...           0           0           111        6,873        7,751        4,598          392
  Other................................         324       2,574          (623)         716        1,936        1,412        1,610
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
                                             15,160      20,432        20,173       39,585       52,265       24,484       29,939
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Income before income taxes and minority
  interest.............................      52,463      48,502        82,855      100,705      134,616       54,221       84,497(2)
Provision for income taxes.............      22,286      17,529        31,660       39,604       53,143       21,402       33,856
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Income before minority interest........      30,177      30,973        51,195       61,101       81,473       32,819       50,641(2)
Minority interest......................           0           0           840       (2,243)      (2,834)      (2,701)           1
                                         ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------   ----------
Net income(1)..........................  $   30,177   $  30,973    $   50,355   $   63,344   $   84,307   $   35,520   $   50,640(2)
                                         ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
Earnings per share.....................  $     0.25   $    0.26    $     0.42   $     0.53   $     0.70   $     0.29   $     0.42(2)
                                         ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========   ==========
Weighted average common shares
  outstanding..........................     120,554     120,554       120,554      120,554      120,554      120,554      120,554
</TABLE>
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                DECEMBER 28,   JANUARY 2,   JANUARY 1,   DECEMBER 31,   DECEMBER 30,    JUNE 29,
                                                    1991          1993         1994          1994           1995          1996
BALANCE SHEET DATA:                             ------------   ----------   ----------   ------------   ------------   ----------
                                                                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
<S>                                             <C>            <C>          <C>          <C>            <C>            <C>
Cash..........................................    $ 15,510      $ 25,276    $   44,391    $   58,369     $   56,916    $   45,172
Working capital...............................     288,462       334,913       471,616       663,049      1,019,639       946,156
Total assets..................................     670,649       915,590     1,296,363     1,974,289      2,940,898     2,641,421
Total debt(3).................................     244,785       295,389       398,929       552,283        850,548       768,781
Stockholder's equity..........................      78,972       109,418       155,459       221,344        310,795       338,801
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) The 1992 results reflect the adoption of FAS 109.
 
   
(2) Reflects a non-cash compensation charge of $7.8 million ($4.8 million, or
    $0.04 per share, net of tax) in connection with the granting of Rollover
    Stock Options. See Note 11 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
 
(3) Includes long-term debt, current maturities of long-term debt, and amounts
    due to Ingram Industries.
 
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<PAGE>   24
 
                      MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
                OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
OVERVIEW
 
     Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of microcomputer products
worldwide. The Company's net sales have grown to $8.6 billion in 1995 from $2.0
billion in 1991. This sales growth reflects substantial expansion of its
existing domestic and international operations, resulting from the addition of
new customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, the addition of
new product categories and suppliers, and the establishment of Ingram Alliance,
as well as the successful integration of ten acquisitions worldwide. Net income
has grown to $84.3 million in 1995 from $30.2 million in 1991.
 
   
     The microcomputer wholesale distribution industry in which the Company
operates is characterized by narrow gross and operating margins, which have
declined industry-wide in recent years, primarily due to intense price
competition. The Company's gross margins declined to 7.0% in 1995 from 9.2% in
1991. To partially offset the decline in gross margins, the Company has
continually instituted operational and expense controls which have reduced
selling, general, and administrative ("SG&A") expenses (including charges
allocated from Ingram Industries) as a percentage of net sales to 4.8% in 1995
from 5.8% in 1991. As a result, the Company's operating margins and net margins
have declined less than gross margins. Operating margins declined to 2.2% in
1995 from 3.4% in 1991, and net margins declined to 1.0% in 1995 from 1.5% in
1991. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to
reduce operating expenses as a percentage of net sales to mitigate further
reductions in gross margins. Although the Company's international operations
have historically had similar gross margins to the Company's U.S. traditional
wholesale operations, the Company's international operations have historically
had lower operating margins due in part to greater economies of scale in the
U.S. operations. See "Risk Factors -- Narrow Margins."
    
 
     Ingram Micro entered the master reseller (also known as "aggregation")
business in late 1994 through the launch of Ingram Alliance. Ingram Alliance is
designed to offer resellers access to certain of the industry's leading hardware
manufacturers at competitive prices by utilizing a lower cost business model
that depends upon a higher average order size, lower product returns percentage,
and supplier-paid financing. In 1995, Ingram Alliance contributed over $700
million of net sales to the Company. Since its inception in late 1994, Ingram
Alliance has operated with lower gross margins, lower SG&A expenses as a
percentage of net sales, and lower financing costs than the Company's
traditional wholesale distribution business. Accordingly, if Ingram Alliance's
sales continue to grow as a percentage of the Company's total net sales, the
Company expects such increase to cause its overall gross margins to decline.
 
   
     The Company sells microcomputer hardware, networking equipment, and
software products. Sales of hardware products (including networking equipment)
represent a majority of total net sales and have historically generated a higher
operating margin than sales of software products, although operating margins on
both hardware products and software products have historically declined.
Hardware products and networking equipment have comprised an increasing
percentage, and software products a decreasing percentage, of the Company's net
sales in recent years, and the Company expects this trend to continue. Net sales
of software products have decreased as a percentage of total net sales in recent
years due to a number of factors, including bundling of software with
microcomputers; sales growth in Ingram Alliance, which is a hardware-only
business; declines in software prices; and the emergence of alternative means of
software distribution, such as site licenses and electronic distribution. See
"Risk Factors -- Rapid Technological Change; Alternate Means of Software
Distribution" and "Business -- Products and Suppliers."
    
 
   
     Historically, the Company's sources of capital have primarily been
borrowings from Ingram Industries through debt facilities maintained by Ingram
Industries and guaranteed by the Company. The Company has a commitment providing
for the $1 billion Credit Facility, and expects to enter into a formal agreement
prior to the closing of this offering. The Credit Facility is expected to be
effective as of the closing of this offering. Concurrently with the Split-Off,
the Company will assume certain indebtedness of Ingram Industries, in partial
satisfaction of amounts due to Ingram Industries. The Company will repay the
remaining intercompany indebtedness with borrowings under the Credit Facility.
Certain of the net proceeds from this offering will be used to repay outstanding
revolving indebtedness related to amounts drawn by certain of the Company's
    
 
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subsidiaries, as participants in Ingram Industries' existing unsecured credit
facility. The remainder of the net proceeds from this offering will be used to
repay a portion of the borrowings under the Credit Facility. See "Use of
Proceeds." The Company has historically depended on Ingram Industries and other
subsidiaries of Ingram Industries for financing, management, tax and payroll
administration, property/casualty insurance, employee benefits administration,
and certain other administrative services. In conjunction with the Split-Off,
the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment will enter into the
Transitional Service Agreements, as well as a tax sharing agreement. See "The
Split-Off -- The Reorganization." The Company believes that the terms of the
Transitional Service Agreements will be on a basis at least as favorable to the
Company as those that would have been obtained from third parties on an arm's
length basis. The Company's historical financial statements reflect an
allocation of expenses in connection with the services covered by the
Transitional Service Agreements. Although the Company expects the costs and fees
to be paid by it in connection with the Transitional Service Agreements to be
higher than its historical allocated costs, it does not believe the increase in
costs will be material to its results of operations. On a long-term basis, the
Company will be required to hire personnel to perform such services or contract
with one or more independent third parties to provide such services. See "Risk
Factors -- Relationship with Ingram Industries, Ingram Entertainment, and the
Ingram Family Stockholders."
    
 
   
     The microcomputer wholesale distribution business is capital intensive. The
Company's business requires significant levels of capital to finance accounts
receivable and product inventory that is not financed by trade creditors. The
Company is highly leveraged and has relied heavily on debt financing for its
increasing working capital needs in connection with the expansion of its
business. The Company will need additional capital to finance its product
inventory and accounts receivable as it expands its business. The Company's
interest expense for any current or future indebtedness will be subject to
fluctuations in interest rates and may cause fluctuations in the Company's net
income. In connection with the Split-Off, the Company will assume Ingram
Industries' accounts receivable securitization program, and financing costs
associated with this program will be classified as other expense. Prior to the
Split-Off, such expenses were reflected as interest expense charged by Ingram
Industries. While this structure will not increase the Company's cost of
financing, this change in the classification of financing costs will result in
an increase in the Company's other expenses of approximately $10.5 million per
year and a corresponding decrease in its interest expense.
    
 
   
     In connection with the Split-Off, certain outstanding Ingram Industries
options, incentive stock units ("ISUs"), and stock appreciation rights ("SARs")
held by certain employees of Ingram Industries, Ingram Entertainment, and Ingram
Micro will be converted to options to purchase up to an aggregate of
approximately 11,000,000 shares of Common Stock ("Rollover Stock Options"). See
"Management -- Rollover Plan; Incentive Stock Units." The Company has recorded a
pre-tax non-cash compensation charge of approximately $7.8 million ($4.8 million
net of tax) in the first half of 1996 related to the vested portion of certain
of the Rollover Stock Options as the terms and grants of the Rollover Stock
Options were established in the first quarter of 1996. This charge was based on
the difference between the estimated fair value of such options in the first
quarter of 1996 and the exercise price of such options or SARs. In addition, at
the time of this offering, the Company will be required by applicable accounting
rules to record a non-cash compensation charge with respect to the vested
portion of approximately 1,300,000 formula plan Rollover Stock Options included
in the 11,000,000 shares. This non-cash charge is expected to be approximately
$9.8 million based on the difference between the average exercise price of $2.63
per share and $15.00 per share, the assumed initial public offering price of the
Common Stock. The Company will be required by applicable accounting rules to
record additional non-cash compensation charges over the remaining vesting
periods of the Rollover Stock Options. The Company expects these additional
charges to be $3.0 million ($2.3 million net of tax) in the aggregate for the
third and fourth quarters of 1996, $6.4 million ($5.0 million net of tax) for
1997 and $4.3 million ($3.2 million net of tax) for 1998.
    
 
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<PAGE>   26
 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
     The following table sets forth the Company's net sales by geographic region
(excluding intercompany sales), and the percentage of total net sales
represented thereby, for each of the periods indicated.
 
   
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                                                    FISCAL YEAR                             TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
                                 --------------------------------------------------    --------------------------------
                                      1993              1994              1995          JULY 1, 1995     JUNE 29, 1996
                                 --------------    --------------    --------------    --------------    --------------
                                 (DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)
<S>                              <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>
NET SALES BY GEOGRAPHIC REGION(1):
United States..................  $ 3,118   77.1%   $ 4,122   70.7%   $ 5,970   69.3%   $ 2,577   68.9%   $ 3,821   68.9%
Europe.........................      485   12.0      1,078   18.5      1,849   21.4        822   22.0      1,186   21.4
Other international............      441   10.9        630   10.8        798    9.3        340    9.1        536    9.7
                                 -------  ------    ------  ------    ------  ------    ------  ------    ------  ------
Total..........................  $ 4,044  100.0%   $ 5,830  100.0%   $ 8,617  100.0%   $ 3,739  100.0%   $ 5,543  100.0%
                                 =======  ======    ======  ======    ======  ======    ======  ======    ======  ======
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) Net sales are classified by location of the Company entity. For example,
    products sold through Ingram Alliance or the U.S. Export Division are
    classified as United States sales.
 
     The following table sets forth certain items from the Company's
Consolidated Statement of Income as a percentage of net sales, for each of the
periods indicated.
 
   
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                                                                PERCENTAGE OF NET SALES
                                                  ----------------------------------------------------
                                                                                TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
                                                         FISCAL YEAR            ----------------------
                                                  -------------------------     JULY 1,      JUNE 29,
                                                  1993      1994      1995        1995         1996
                                                  -----     -----     -----     --------     ---------
<S>                                               <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>          <C>
Net sales.....................................    100.0%    100.0%    100.0%      100.0%       100.0%
Cost of sales.................................     91.9      92.5      93.0        92.7         93.2
                                                  -----     -----     -----       -----        -----
Gross profit..................................      8.1       7.5       7.0         7.3          6.8
Expenses:
  SG&A expenses and charges allocated from
     Ingram Industries........................      5.6       5.1       4.8         5.2          4.6
  Non-cash compensation charge................      0.0       0.0       0.0         0.0          0.1
                                                  -----     -----     -----       -----        -----
Income from operations........................      2.5       2.4       2.2         2.1          2.1
Other expense, net............................      0.5       0.7       0.6         0.7          0.6
                                                  -----     -----     -----       -----        -----
Income before income taxes and minority
  interest....................................      2.0       1.7       1.6         1.4          1.5
Provision for income taxes....................      0.8       0.6       0.6         0.6          0.6
Minority interest.............................      0.0       0.0       0.0        (0.1)         0.0
                                                  -----     -----     -----       -----        -----
Net income....................................      1.2%      1.1%      1.0%        0.9%         0.9%
                                                  =====     =====     =====       =====        =====
</TABLE>
    
 
   
  FIRST HALF 1996 COMPARED TO FIRST HALF 1995
    
 
   
     Consolidated net sales increased 48.2% to $5.5 billion in the first half of
1996 from $3.7 billion in the first half of 1995. The increase in worldwide net
sales was attributable to growth in the microcomputer products industry in
general, the addition of new customers, increased sales to the existing customer
base, and expansion of the Company's product offerings.
    
 
   
     Net sales from U.S. operations increased 48.3% to $3.8 billion in the first
half of 1996 from $2.6 billion in the first half of 1995. In addition to the
factors above that impacted net sales worldwide, U.S. net sales were positively
impacted by the strong growth in Ingram Alliance sales. Net sales from European
operations increased 44.3% to $1.2 billion in the first half of 1996 from $822.4
million in the first half of 1995. Other international net sales increased 57.8%
to $536.4 million in the first half of 1996 from $339.9 million in the first
half of 1995, principally due to the growth in net sales from the Company's
Canadian operations. In the first half of 1996, net sales from U.S. operations
accounted for 68.9% of consolidated net sales, net sales from European
operations accounted for 21.4% of consolidated net sales, and other
international net sales accounted for 9.7% of consolidated net sales. In the
first half of 1995, net sales from U.S. operations accounted for 68.9% of
consolidated net sales, net sales from European operations accounted for 22.0%
of consolidated net sales, and other international net sales accounted for 9.1%
of consolidated net sales.
    
 
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     Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased to 93.2% in the first
half of 1996 from 92.7% in the first half of 1995. This increase was largely
attributable to competitive pricing pressures, especially in Europe, and the
increase as a percentage of net sales of the lower gross margin Ingram Alliance
business, which more than offset an increase in worldwide purchase discounts and
rebates from the Company's suppliers.
    
 
   
     Total SG&A expenses and charges allocated from Ingram Industries increased
32.3% to $254.8 million in the first half of 1996 from $192.6 million in the
first half of 1995, but decreased as a percentage of net sales to 4.6% in the
first half of 1996 from 5.2% in the first half of 1995. The increased level of
spending was attributable to expenses required to support expansion of the
Company's business, consisting primarily of incremental personnel and support
costs, lease payments relating to new operating facilities, and expenses
associated with the development and maintenance of information systems. The
decrease in operating expenses as a percentage of net sales was primarily
attributable to the growth of Ingram Alliance, which utilizes a lower cost
business model, and economies of scale from higher sales volumes.
    
 
   
     During the first half of 1996, the Company recorded a non-cash compensation
charge of $7.8 million or 0.1% of net sales in connection with the Rollover
Stock Options. The Company did not record any such charge during the first half
of 1995.
    
 
   
     Excluding the $7.8 million non-cash compensation charge in the first half
of 1996, total income from operations increased as a percentage of net sales to
2.2% in the first half of 1996 from 2.1% in the first half of 1995. Income from
operations in the United States remained constant as a percentage of net sales
at 2.7% in both periods. Income from operations in Europe decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 0.7% in the first half of 1996 from 0.9% in the first
half of 1995. The decrease was offset by an increase in income from operations
as a percentage of net sales for geographic regions outside the United States
and Europe to 2.2% in the first half of 1996 from 0.4% in the first half of
1995. The first half of 1995 included the negative impact of an inventory
valuation loss of $3.8 million related to the decline in value of the Mexican
peso and the associated impact on the Mexican economy.
    
 
   
     For the reasons set forth above, income from operations, including the $7.8
million non-cash compensation charge, increased 45.4% to $114.4 million in the
first half of 1996 from $78.7 million in the first half of 1995, but remained
constant as a percentage of net sales at 2.1%.
    
 
   
     Other expense, net, which consists primarily of net interest expense
(including interest expense charged by Ingram Industries), foreign currency
exchange losses, and miscellaneous non-operating expenses, increased 22.3% to
$29.9 million in the first half of 1996 from $24.5 million in the first half of
1995, but declined as a percentage of net sales to 0.6% in the first half of
1996 from 0.7% in the first half of 1995. The increase in other expense was
largely attributable to a higher level of borrowings to finance the Company's
worldwide business expansion, partially offset by a period-over-period decrease
in the amount of foreign currency losses which were primarily related to the
Mexican peso devaluation.
    
 
   
     The provision for income taxes increased 58.2% to $33.9 million in the
first half of 1996 from $21.4 million in the first half of 1995, reflecting the
55.8% increase in the Company's income before income taxes and minority
interest. The Company's effective tax rate was 40.1% in the first half of 1996
compared to 39.5% in the first half of 1995.
    
 
   
     Excluding the $4.8 million (net of tax) non-cash compensation charge, net
income increased 56.0% to $55.4 million in the first half of 1996 from $35.5
million in the first half of 1995 and, as a percentage of net sales, increased
to 1.0% in the first half of 1996 from 0.9% in the first half of 1995. Net
income, including the $4.8 million (net of tax) non-cash compensation charge,
increased 42.6% to $50.6 million in the first half of 1996 from $35.5 million in
the first half of 1995, but remained constant as a percentage of net sales at
0.9%.
    
 
  1995 COMPARED TO 1994
 
     Consolidated net sales increased 47.8% to $8.6 billion in 1995 from $5.8
billion in 1994. The increase in worldwide net sales was attributable to growth
in the microcomputer products industry in general, the addition of new
customers, increased sales to the existing customer base, and expansion of the
Company's product
 
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offerings, as well as to the release of significant new products, including the
Microsoft Windows 95 operating system in August 1995.
 
     Net sales from U.S. operations increased 44.8% to $6.0 billion in 1995 from
$4.1 billion in 1994. The increase in U.S. net sales was largely attributable to
the growth of Ingram Alliance in 1995, its first full year of operations, as
well as an increase in the Company's customer base and product lines. Net sales
from European operations increased 71.5% to $1.8 billion in 1995 from $1.1
billion in 1994. In addition to factors affecting sales worldwide, European net
sales were positively impacted by the full year contribution in 1995 of the
Company's Scandinavian operations, which were acquired in September 1994. Other
international net sales increased 26.7% to $798.0 million in 1995 from $629.6
million in 1994. The increase in net sales from other international operations
was entirely attributable to an increase in Canadian sales, partially offset by
a decrease in Mexican net sales resulting from the distressed Mexican economy
and the related peso devaluation. In 1995, net sales from U.S. operations
accounted for 69.3% of consolidated net sales, net sales from European
operations accounted for 21.4% of consolidated net sales, and other
international net sales accounted for 9.3% of consolidated net sales. In 1994,
net sales from U.S. operations accounted for 70.7% of consolidated net sales,
net sales from European operations accounted for 18.5% of consolidated net
sales, and other international net sales accounted for 10.8% of consolidated net
sales.
 
   
     Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased to 93.0% in 1995 from
92.5% in 1994. This increase was largely attributable to competitive pricing
pressures worldwide and the growth of Ingram Alliance, which is characterized by
lower gross margins than the Company's traditional wholesale distribution
business. Gross margin was favorably impacted by effective operational controls
and an increase in worldwide purchase discounts and rebates from the Company's
suppliers.
    
 
     Total SG&A expenses and charges allocated from Ingram Industries increased
40.2% to $418.8 million in 1995 from $298.7 million in 1994, but decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 4.8% in 1995 from 5.1% in 1994. The increased level
of spending was attributable to expenses required to support expansion of the
Company's business, consisting primarily of incremental personnel and support
costs, lease payments relating to new facilities, and expenses associated with
the development and maintenance of information systems. The decreased level of
spending as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to economies of
scale resulting from higher sales volumes, increased operating efficiencies, and
the growth of Ingram Alliance, which is characterized by lower SG&A expenses as
a percentage of net sales than the Company's traditional wholesale distribution
business.
 
     For the reasons set forth above, income from operations increased 33.2% to
$186.9 million in 1995 from $140.3 million in 1994, but decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 2.2% in 1995 from 2.4% in 1994. Income from U.S.
operations decreased as a percentage of net sales to 2.6% in 1995 from 3.0% in
1994. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in income from European
operations as a percentage of net sales to 1.1% in 1995 from 0.7% in 1994.
 
     Other expense, net increased 32.0% to $52.3 million in 1995 from $39.6
million in 1994, but decreased as a percentage of net sales to 0.6% in 1995 from
0.7% in 1994. The increase in other expense was largely attributable to a higher
level of borrowings to finance the Company's worldwide business expansion. The
Company was also negatively impacted by the continued effect of the distressed
Mexican economy and the related peso devaluation. Primarily due to events in
Mexico, the Company sustained a net foreign currency exchange loss of $7.8
million in 1995 as compared to a $6.9 million loss in 1994.
 
     The provision for income taxes increased 34.2% to $53.1 million in 1995
from $39.6 million in 1994, reflecting the 33.7% increase in the Company's
income before income taxes and minority interest. The Company's effective tax
rate was 39.5% in 1995 as compared to 39.3% in 1994.
 
     Net income increased 33.1% to $84.3 million in 1995 from $63.3 million in
1994, but decreased as a percentage of net sales to 1.0% in 1995 from 1.1% in
1994.
 
  1994 COMPARED TO 1993
 
     Consolidated net sales increased 44.2% to $5.8 billion in 1994 from $4.0
billion in 1993. The increase in worldwide net sales was attributable to growth
in the microcomputer products industry in general, the
 
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acquisition of four international distributors, the addition of new customers,
increased sales to the existing customer base, and expansion of the Company's
product offerings.
 
     Net sales from U.S. operations increased 32.2% to $4.1 billion in 1994 from
$3.1 billion in 1993. The increase in U.S. net sales was primarily attributable
to the same factors favorably impacting worldwide consolidated net sales. Net
sales from European operations increased 122.3% to $1.1 billion in 1994 from
$485.1 million in 1993. The increase in European net sales was due to improved
operating performance by several of the European subsidiaries (including the
addition of some of the Company's suppliers to the German operation), as well as
the Company's entry through acquisitions into the Spanish market in April 1994
and the Scandinavian market in September 1994. Net sales from other
international operations increased 42.9% to $629.6 million in 1994 from $440.7
million in 1993. The increase in net sales from other international operations
was largely attributable to the continued development of the Company's
operations in Canada and Mexico. In 1994, net sales from U.S. operations
accounted for 70.7% of consolidated net sales, net sales from European
operations accounted for 18.5% of consolidated net sales, and net sales from
other international operations accounted for 10.8% of consolidated net sales. In
1993, net sales from U.S. operations accounted for 77.1% of consolidated net
sales, net sales from European operations accounted for 12.0% of consolidated
net sales, and other international net sales accounted for 10.9% of consolidated
net sales.
 
     Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased to 92.5% in 1994 from
91.9% in 1993. This increase was primarily attributable to competitive pricing
pressures worldwide.
 
     Total SG&A expenses and charges allocated from Ingram Industries increased
31.8% to $298.7 million in 1994 from $226.6 million in 1993 but decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 5.1% in 1994 from 5.6% in 1993. The increased level
of spending was attributable to expenses required to support expansion of the
Company's business, consisting primarily of incremental personnel and support
costs, lease payments relating to new facilities, and expenses associated with
the development and maintenance of information systems. The decreased level of
spending as a percentage of net sales was primarily attributable to economies of
scale resulting from higher sales volumes, as well as increased operating
efficiencies.
 
     For the reasons set forth above, income from operations increased 36.2% to
$140.3 million in 1994 from $103.0 million in 1993, but decreased as a
percentage of net sales to 2.4% in 1994 from 2.5% in 1993. Contributing to the
increase in income from operations was income from the European operations of
$8.1 million, compared to a $3.2 million loss from such operations in 1993.
 
     Other expense, net increased 96.2% to $39.6 million in 1994 from $20.2
million in 1993, and increased as a percentage of net sales to 0.7% in 1994 from
0.5% in 1993. The increase in other expense was largely attributable to a higher
level of borrowings to finance the Company's worldwide business expansion,
including acquisitions, and foreign currency exchange losses of $6.9 million
primarily related to Mexico in 1994.
 
     The provision for income taxes increased 25.1% to $39.6 million in 1994
from $31.7 million in 1993, reflecting the 21.5% increase in the Company's
income before income taxes and minority interest. The Company's effective tax
rate was 39.3% in 1994 as compared to 38.2% in 1993.
 
     Net income increased 25.8% to $63.3 million in 1994 from $50.4 million in
1993, but decreased as a percentage of net sales to 1.1% in 1994 from 1.2% in
1993.
 
QUARTERLY DATA; SEASONALITY
 
     The Company's quarterly net sales and operating results have varied
significantly in the past and will likely continue to do so in the future as a
result of seasonal variations in the demand for the products and services
offered by the Company, the introduction of new hardware and software
technologies and products offering improved features and functionality, the
introduction of new products and services by the Company and its competitors,
the loss or consolidation of a significant supplier or customer, changes in the
level of operating expenses, inventory adjustments, product supply constraints,
competitive conditions including pricing, interest rate fluctuations, the impact
of acquisitions, currency fluctuations, and general economic conditions. The
Company's narrow operating margins may magnify any such fluctuations. Specific
historical seasonal variations in the Company's operating results have included
a reduction of demand in Europe during the summer months, increased Canadian
government purchasing in the first quarter, and pre-holiday stocking
 
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in the retail channel during the September to November period. In addition, as
was the case with the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95 in August 1995, the
product cycle of major products may materially impact the Company's business,
financial condition, or results of operations.
 
   
     The following table sets forth certain unaudited quarterly historical
consolidated financial data for each of the ten quarters up to the period ended
June 29, 1996. This unaudited quarterly information has been prepared on the
same basis as the annual information presented elsewhere herein and, in the
Company's opinion, includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the selected quarterly
information. This information should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this
Prospectus. The operating results for any quarter shown are not necessarily
indicative of results for any future period.
    
 
   
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<CAPTION>
                                                              THIRTEEN WEEKS ENDED
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               APR. 2,    JULY 2,    OCT. 1,    DEC. 31,   APR. 1,    JULY 1,    SEPT. 30,   DEC. 30,    MAR. 30,      JUNE 29,
                 1994       1994       1994       1994       1995       1995       1995        1995        1996          1996
               --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   --------   ---------   --------   -----------   -----------
                                                      (IN MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
<S>            <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>         <C>        <C>           <C>
Net sales....  $1,266.6   $1,298.9   $1,387.0   $1,877.7   $1,879.5   $1,859.6   $ 2,331.6   $2,546.2   $2,752.7      $2,790.4
Gross                                                               
  profit.....      92.4       96.8      105.1      144.7      132.4      138.9       151.2      183.2      186.6         190.5
Income from                                                           
operations...      26.1       28.3       32.9       53.0       38.5       40.2        45.2       63.0       54.9(1)       59.5(2)
Income before                                                         
  income
  taxes and
  minority
  interest...      19.4       19.5       24.3       37.5       24.3       30.0        33.8       46.5       39.6(1)       44.9(2)
Net income...      11.6       12.1       14.6       25.0       17.1       18.4        20.8       28.0       23.8(1)       26.8(2)
Earnings per                                                  
  share......  $   0.10   $   0.10   $   0.12   $   0.21   $   0.14   $   0.15   $    0.17   $   0.23   $   0.20(1)   $   0.22(2)
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(1) Reflects a non-cash compensation charge of $6.7 million ($4.1 million, or
    $0.03 per share, net of tax) in connection with the granting of the Rollover
    Stock Options.
    
 
   
(2) Reflects a non-cash compensation charge of $1.1 million ($0.7 million, or
    $0.01 per share, net of tax) in connection with the granting of the Rollover
    Stock Options.
    
 
     As indicated in the table above, the increases in the Company's net sales
in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year have generally been higher than those
in the other three quarters in the same fiscal year. The trend of higher fourth
quarter net sales is attributable to calendar year-end business purchases and
holiday period purchases made by customers. Additionally, gross profit in the
fourth quarter of each year has historically been favorably impacted by
attractive year-end product buying opportunities which have often resulted in
higher purchase discounts. Net sales in the third quarter of 1995 were
positively impacted by the release of Microsoft Windows 95. However, gross and
operating margins were lower in the third quarter of 1995 due to the significant
volume of Microsoft Windows 95 sales, which had lower than average gross
margins.
 
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
     The Company has financed its growth and cash needs largely through income
from operations and borrowings (primarily from Ingram Industries), as well as
from trade and supplier credit.
 
   
     Cash provided by operating activities increased to $118.6 million in the
first half of 1996 from $14.7 million in the first half of 1995. The significant
increase in cash provided by operating activities was partially due to higher
net income and a greater reduction of trade accounts receivable. Net cash used
for financing activities increased to $95.1 million from $21.5 million in the
first halves of 1996 and 1995, respectively, as a result of higher repayments on
borrowings from Ingram Industries and the $20.0 million distribution to Ingram
Industries, both in the first half of 1996.
    
 
     Net cash used by operating activities was $251.3 million, $87.1 million,
and $41.7 million in 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively. The significant
increase in cash used by operating activities in 1995 over 1994 was due to the
increased levels of inventory which accounted for a use of $580.1 million in
1995 as compared to $345.5 million in 1994 and an increase in accounts
receivable which accounted for a use of $320.2 million in 1995 as compared to
$232.3 million in 1994. Cash provided by accounts payable of $543.8 million in
1995 and $411.0 million in 1994 partially offset the use related to inventory
and accounts receivable. The increase in the difference between inventory levels
and accounts payable in 1995 as compared to 1994 was primarily due to the launch
of Microsoft Windows 95.
 
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     Net cash used by investing activities of $48.8 million, $42.6 million, and
$40.7 million in 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively, was due to the Company's
expansion of warehouse and other facilities in each year and the acquisitions of
operations in four European countries in 1994 and the acquisition of operations
in three countries in Europe and in Mexico in 1993.
 
     Net cash provided by financing activities was $298.3 million, $143.3
million, and $101.4 million in 1995, 1994, and 1993, respectively. The increase
in each period was primarily provided by an increase in borrowings from Ingram
Industries.
 
   
     The Company's sources of capital have primarily been borrowings from Ingram
Industries. As of June 29, 1996, the Company had total debt outstanding of
$768.8 million, including $560.8 million due to Ingram Industries. The Company
has a commitment from NationsBank of Texas N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia with
respect to the $1 billion Credit Facility, and the Company expects to enter into
a formal agreement prior to the closing of this offering. The Credit Facility is
expected to be effective as of the closing of this offering, and will contain
standard provisions for agreements of its type. Concurrently with the Split-Off,
the Company will assume certain indebtedness of Ingram Industries, including
$192.9 million of Ingram Industries' private placement notes, and Ingram
Industries' accounts receivable securitization program, in partial satisfaction
of amounts due to Ingram Industries. The Company will repay the remaining
intercompany indebtedness with borrowings under the Credit Facility. Certain of
the net proceeds from this offering will be used to repay outstanding revolving
indebtedness related to amounts drawn by certain of the Company's subsidiaries
as participants in Ingram Industries' existing unsecured credit facility. The
remainder of the net proceeds from this offering will be used to repay a portion
of the borrowings under the Credit Facility. See "Use of Proceeds." The
aggregate amount of long-term debt outstanding after the Split-Off, and before
application of the proceeds from this offering, will be substantially similar to
the long-term debt and debt due to Ingram Industries immediately prior to the
Split-Off, except as adjusted for the accounts receivable securitization program
to be assumed by the Company.
    
 
   
     Effective February 1993, the Company entered into an agreement with Ingram
Industries whereby the Company sold all of its domestic trade accounts
receivable to Ingram Industries on an ongoing basis. Ingram Industries
transferred certain trade accounts receivable from the Company and other Ingram
Industries affiliates to a trust which sold certificates representing undivided
interests in the total pool of trade receivables without recourse. As of June
29, 1996, Ingram Industries had sold $160 million of fixed rate certificates and
a variable rate certificate, under which $93 million was outstanding. Ingram
Industries' arrangement with the trust extended to December 31, 1997, renewable
biannually under an evergreen provision up to a maximum term of 20 years. As a
result of the Split-Off, in partial satisfaction of amounts due to Ingram
Industries, the Ingram Industries accounts receivable securitization program
will be assumed by the Company, which will be the sole seller of receivables.
Under the amended program, certain of the Company's domestic receivables will no
longer be transferred to the trust. The Company believes the amended program
will contain sufficient trade accounts receivable to support the outstanding
fixed rate certificates and an unspecified amount of the variable rate
certificates. Assumption of the securitization program results in a $160 million
reduction of trade accounts receivable and due to Ingram Industries. See Note 4
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
 
   
     The Company and its foreign subsidiaries have uncommitted lines of credit
and short-term overdraft facilities in various currencies which aggregated
$103.5 million as of June 29, 1996. These facilities are used principally for
working capital and bear interest at market rates. See Note 6 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements.
    
 
   
     The Company believes that the net proceeds from the sale of the Common
Stock offered hereby, together with net cash provided by operating activities,
supplemented as necessary with funds available under credit arrangements
(including the Credit Facility), will provide sufficient resources to meet its
present and future working capital requirements and other cash needs for at
least the next 12 months, or earlier if the Company were to engage in any
corporate transactions not currently anticipated, in which event the Company
anticipates that additional debt or equity financing would be required.
    
 
   
     The Company presently expects to spend approximately $90 million in each of
1996 and 1997 for capital expenditures due to the continued expansion of its
business.
    
 
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ASSET MANAGEMENT
 
   
     The Company maintains sufficient quantities of product inventories to
achieve high order fill rates. The Company believes that the risks associated
with slow moving and obsolete inventory are substantially mitigated by
protection and stock return privileges provided by suppliers. In the event of a
supplier price reduction, the Company generally receives a credit for products
in its inventory. In addition, the Company has the right to return a certain
percentage of purchases, subject to certain limitations. Historically, price
protection, stock return privileges, and inventory management procedures have
helped to reduce the risk of decline in the value of inventory. The Company's
risk of decline in the value of inventory could be greater outside the United
States, where agreements with suppliers are more restrictive with regard to
price protection and the Company's ability to return unsold inventory. The
Company establishes reserves for estimated losses due to obsolete inventory in
the normal course of business. Historically, the Company has not experienced
losses due to obsolete inventory materially in excess of established inventory
reserves. Inventory levels may vary from period to period, due in part to the
addition of new suppliers or new lines with current suppliers and large cash
purchases of inventory due to advantageous terms offered by suppliers. See "Risk
Factors -- Risk of Inventory Losses."
    
 
   
     The Company offers various credit terms to qualifying customers as well as
prepay, credit card, and COD terms. The Company closely monitors customers'
creditworthiness through its on-line computer system which contains detailed
information on each customer's payment history and other relevant information.
In addition, the Company participates in a national credit association which
exchanges credit rating information on customers of association members. In most
markets, the Company utilizes various levels of credit insurance to allow sales
expansion and control credit risks. The Company establishes reserves for
estimated credit losses in the normal course of business. Historically, the
Company has not experienced credit losses materially in excess of established
credit loss reserves.
    
 
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
 
     The Company will adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121,
"Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to
be Disposed of " ("FAS 121") in 1996. The Company does not expect the adoption
of FAS 121 to have a material effect on its financial condition or results of
operations.
 
     The Company will adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" ("FAS 123") in 1996. As permitted by
FAS 123, the Company will continue to measure compensation cost in accordance
with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees." Therefore, the adoption of FAS 123 will have no impact on the
Company's financial condition or results of operations.
 
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                                    BUSINESS
 
OVERVIEW
 
   
     Ingram Micro is the leading wholesale distributor of microcomputer products
worldwide. The Company markets microcomputer hardware, networking equipment, and
software products to more than 100,000 reseller customers in approximately 120
countries in three principal market sectors: the VAR sector, consisting of
value-added resellers, systems integrators, network integrators, application
VARs, and original equipment manufacturers; the Commercial sector, consisting of
corporate resellers, direct marketers, independent dealers, and owner-operated
chains; and the Consumer sector, consisting of consumer electronics stores,
computer superstores, mass merchants, office product superstores, software-only
stores, and warehouse clubs. As a wholesale distributor, the Company markets its
products to each of these types of resellers as opposed to marketing directly to
end-user customers.
    
 
     The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world, including, in the United States,
Ameridata, CDW Computer Centers, CompuCom, CompUSA, Computer City, Electronic
Data Systems, En Pointe Technologies, Entex Information Services, Micro
Warehouse, Sam's Club, Staples, and Vanstar. The Company's international
reseller customers include Complet Data A/S, Consultores en Diagnostico
Organizacional y de Sistemas, DSG Retail Ltd., 06 Software Centre Europe, B.V.,
GE Capital Technologies, Jump Ordenadores, Maxima S.A., Norsk Datasenter, Owell
Svenska AB, SNI Siemens Nixdorf Infosys AG, and TC Sistema SPA.
 
     Ingram Micro offers one-stop shopping to its reseller customers by
providing a comprehensive inventory of more than 36,000 products from over 1,100
suppliers, including most of the microcomputer industry's leading hardware
manufacturers, networking equipment suppliers, and software publishers. The
Company's broad product offerings include: desktop and notebook PCs, servers,
and workstations; mass storage devices; CD-ROM drives; monitors; printers;
scanners; modems; networking hubs, routers, and switches; network interface
cards; business application software; entertainment software; and computer
supplies. The Company's suppliers include Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Compaq
Computer, Creative Labs, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC, Novell,
Quantum, 3Com, Toshiba, and U.S. Robotics.
 
   
     Ingram Micro distributes microcomputer products through warehouses in eight
strategic locations in the continental United States and 21 international
warehouses located in Canada, Mexico, most countries of the European Union,
Norway, Malaysia and Singapore. The Company believes that it is the market share
leader in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the second largest
full-line distributor in Europe. In 1995, approximately 31% of the Company's net
sales were derived from operations outside the United States. The Export
Division fulfills orders from U.S. exporters and from foreign customers in
countries where the Company does not operate a distribution subsidiary,
including much of Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and parts
of Europe and Asia. The Company participates in the master reseller business in
the United States through Ingram Alliance.
    
 
     The Company's principal objective is to enhance its position as the
preeminent wholesale distributor of microcomputer products worldwide. The
Company is focused on providing a broad range of products and services, quick
and efficient order fulfillment, and consistent on-time and accurate delivery to
its reseller customers around the world. The Company believes that IMpulse
provides a competitive advantage through real-time worldwide information access
and processing capabilities. This on-line information system, coupled with the
Company's exacting operating procedures in telesales, credit support, customer
service, purchasing, technical support, and warehouse operations, enables the
Company to provide its reseller customers with superior service in an efficient
and low cost manner. In addition, to enhance sales and to support its suppliers
and reseller customers, the Company provides a wide range of value-added
services, such as technical training, order fulfillment, tailored financing
programs, systems configuration, and marketing programs.
 
   
     The Company has grown rapidly over the past five years, with net sales and
net income increasing to $8.6 billion and $84.3 million, respectively, in 1995
from $2.0 billion and $30.2 million, respectively, in 1991, representing
compound annual growth rates of 43.8% and 29.3%, respectively. For the
twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 1996, the Company's net sales and net income
increased 48.2% and 42.6%, respectively, as compared
    
 
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to the net sales and net income levels achieved in the twenty-six weeks ended
July 1, 1995. The Company's growth during these periods reflects substantial
expansion in its existing domestic and international operations, resulting from
the addition of new customers, increased sales to the existing customer base,
the addition of new product categories and suppliers, the establishment of
Ingram Alliance, and the successful integration of ten acquisitions worldwide.
Because of intense price competition in the microcomputer products wholesale
distribution industry, the Company's margins have historically been narrow and
are expected in the future to continue to be narrow. In addition, the Company is
highly leveraged and has relied heavily on debt financing for its increasing
working capital needs in connection with the expansion of its business. See
"Risk Factors -- Narrow Margins" and "-- Capital Intensive Nature of Business;
High Degree of Leverage."
    
 
THE INDUSTRY
 
   
     The worldwide microcomputer products distribution industry generally
consists of suppliers, which sell directly to wholesalers, resellers, and
end-users; wholesale distributors, which sell to resellers; and resellers, which
sell to other resellers and directly to end-users. A variety of reseller
categories exists, including corporate resellers, VARs, systems integrators,
original equipment manufacturers, direct marketers, independent dealers,
owner-operated chains, franchise chains, and computer retailers. Different types
of resellers are defined and distinguished by the end-user market they serve,
such as large corporate accounts, small and medium-sized businesses, or home
users, and by the level of value they add to the basic products they sell.
Wholesale distributors generally sell only to resellers and purchase a wide
range of products in bulk directly from manufacturers. Different wholesale
distribution models have evolved in particular countries and geographies
depending on the characteristics of the local reseller environment, as well as
other factors specific to a particular country or region. The United States, for
example, is distinguished by the presence of master resellers, or aggregators,
which are functionally similar to wholesale distributors, but which focus on
selling relatively few product lines -- typically high volume, brand name
hardware systems -- to a network of franchised dealers and affiliates.
    
 
   
     The growth of the microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry
continues to exceed that of the microcomputer industry as a whole. Faced with
the pressures of declining product prices and the increasing costs of selling
direct to a large and diverse group of resellers, suppliers are increasingly
relying upon wholesale distribution channels for a greater proportion of their
sales. To minimize costs and focus on their core capabilities in manufacturing,
product development, and marketing, many suppliers are also outsourcing an
increasing portion of certain functions such as distribution, service, technical
support, and final assembly to the wholesale distribution channel. Growing
product complexity, shorter product life cycles, and an increasing number of
microcomputer products due to the emergence of open systems architectures and
the recognition of certain industry standards have led resellers to depend on
wholesale distributors for more of their product, marketing, and technical
support needs. In addition, resellers are relying to an increasing extent on
wholesale distributors for inventory management and credit to avoid stocking
large inventories and maintaining credit lines to finance their working capital
needs. The Company believes that new opportunities for growth in the
microcomputer products wholesale distribution industry will emerge as new
product categories, such as computer telephone integration ("CTI") and the
digital video disc format, arise from the ongoing convergence of computing,
communications, and consumer electronics.
    
 
   
     International markets, which represent over half of the microcomputer
industry's sales, are characterized by a more fragmented wholesale distribution
channel than in the United States. Increasingly, suppliers and resellers
pursuing global growth are seeking wholesale distributors with international
sales and support capabilities. In addition, the microcomputer products industry
in international markets is less mature and growing more rapidly than in the
United States, and as such, international growth opportunities for microcomputer
wholesaler distributors are significant.
    
 
   
     The evolution of open sourcing during the past several years is a
phenomenon specific to the U.S. microcomputer products wholesale distribution
market. Historically, branded computer systems from large suppliers such as
Apple Computer, Compaq Computer, Hewlett-Packard, and IBM were sold in the
United States only through authorized master resellers. Under this single
sourcing model, resellers were required to purchase these products exclusively
from one master reseller. Over the past few years, competitive pressures
    
 
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have led some of the major computer suppliers to authorize second sourcing, in
which resellers may purchase a supplier's product from a source other than their
primary master reseller, subject to certain restrictive terms and conditions
(such as higher prices or the elimination of floor planning subsidies). More
recently, certain computer manufacturers have authorized open sourcing, a model
under which resellers can purchase the supplier's product from any source on
equal terms and conditions. The trend toward open sourcing has blurred the
distinction between wholesale distributors and master resellers, which are
increasingly able to serve the same reseller customers, whereas previously
master resellers had a captive reseller customer base. The Company believes that
continued movement towards second sourcing and open sourcing puts the largest
and most efficient distributors of microcomputer products, which provide the
highest value through superior service and pricing, in the best position to
compete for reseller customers.
 
     The dynamics of the microcomputer products wholesale distribution business
favor the largest distributors which have access to financing and are able to
achieve economies of scale, breadth of geographic coverage, and the strongest
vendor relationships. Consequently, the distributors with these characteristics
are tending to take share from smaller distributors as the industry undergoes a
process of consolidation. The need for wholesale distributors to implement high
volume/low cost operations on a worldwide basis is continuing to grow due to
ongoing price competition, the increasing demand for value-added services, the
trend toward open sourcing, and the increasing globalization of the
microcomputer products industry. In summary, the microcomputer wholesale
distribution industry is growing rapidly while simultaneously consolidating,
creating an industry environment in which market share leadership and cost
efficiency are of paramount importance.
 
BUSINESS STRATEGY
 
     The Company is the preeminent worldwide wholesale distributor of
microcomputer products and services and believes that it has developed the
capabilities and scale of operations critical for long-term success in the
microcomputer products distribution industry.
 
   
     The Company's strategy of offering a full line of products and services
provides reseller customers with one-stop shopping. The Company generally is
able to purchase products in large quantities and to avail itself of special
purchase opportunities from a broad range of suppliers. This allows the Company
to take advantage of various discounts from its suppliers, which in turn enables
the Company to provide competitive pricing to its reseller customers. The
Company's international market presence provides suppliers with access to a
broad base of geographically dispersed resellers, serviced by the Company's
extensive network of distribution centers and support offices. The Company's
size has permitted it to attract highly qualified associates and increase
investment in personnel development and training. Also, the Company benefits
from being able to make large investments in information systems, warehousing
systems, and infrastructure. Further, the Company is able to spread the costs of
these investments across its worldwide operations.
    
 
     The Company is pursuing a number of strategies to further enhance its
leadership position within the microcomputer marketplace. These include:
 
     EXPAND WORLDWIDE MARKET COVERAGE. Ingram Micro is committed to extending
its already extensive worldwide market coverage through internal growth in all
domestic and international markets in which it currently participates. In
addition, the Company intends to pursue acquisitions, joint ventures, and
strategic relationships outside the United States in order to take advantage of
growth opportunities and to leverage its strong systems, infrastructure, and
international management skills.
 
     The Company believes that its skills in warehouse operations, purchasing,
sales, credit management, marketing, and technical support enable it to expand
effectively and quickly into new markets. The Company integrates acquired
operations by incorporating its management philosophies and exacting operating
procedures, implementing its IMpulse information system, applying its functional
expertise, and training personnel on the Ingram Micro business model. Based upon
these capabilities, the Company believes it is in the best position to serve
global resellers, which are increasingly seeking a single source for
microcomputer products and services.
 
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     By providing greater worldwide market coverage, Ingram Micro also increases
the scale of its business, which results in more cost economies. In addition, as
it increases its global reach, the Company diversifies its business across
different markets, reducing its exposure to individual market downturns. The
Company has grown its international operations principally through acquisitions
and currently has fully integrated operations in 15 countries outside the United
States: Canada, Mexico, most countries of the European Union, Norway, Malaysia,
and Singapore. The Company believes that it is the market share leader in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the second largest full-line distributor
in Europe. The Company's objective is to achieve the number one market share in
each of the markets in which it operates.
    
 
     Ingram Micro will continue to focus on expansion of its operations through
acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic relationships in order to take
advantage of significant growth opportunities around the world, both in
established and developing markets.
 
     EXPLOIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP. Ingram Micro continually invests in
its information systems which are crucial in supporting the Company's growth and
its ability to maintain high service and performance levels. The Company has
developed a scalable, full-featured information system, IMpulse, which the
Company believes is critical to its ability to deliver worldwide, real-time
information to both suppliers and reseller customers. IMpulse is a single,
standardized information system, used across all markets worldwide, that has
been customized to suit local market requirements. The Company believes that it
is the only full-line wholesale distributor of microcomputer products in the
world with such a centralized global system.
 
     IMpulse allows the Company's telesales representatives to deliver real-time
information on product pricing, inventory, availability, and order status to
reseller customers. Telesales representatives utilize the Company's Sales
Adjusted Gross Profit ("SAGP") pricing system to make informed pricing decisions
for each order through access to specific product and order related costs.
Considering the industry's narrow margins, the Company's ability to make
thousands of informed pricing decisions daily represents a competitive
advantage. In addition, the Company has a number of supporting systems,
including its Decision Support System ("DSS"), a multidimensional sales and
profitability analysis application. The Company continuously seeks to make
system modifications to provide greater capability and flexibility to the
Company's individual business units and markets.
 
     The Company intends to continue to develop and expand the use of its
Customer Information Services ("CIS"), which packages the full range of Ingram
Micro's electronic services into a single solution. CIS is designed to improve
the information flow from supplier to distributor to reseller to end-user in
order to conduct business in a cost-effective manner. It addresses the dynamic
requirements of various customer markets by offering a core group of services
through a number of different electronic media. By using CIS, resellers can
place orders directly, without the assistance of a telesales representative. The
Company plans further expansion in electronic links with reseller customers and
suppliers to provide better access to the Company's extensive database for
pricing, product availability, and technical information.
 
     The Company will continue to invest in the enhancement and expansion of its
systems to create additional applications and functionality.
 
     PROVIDE SUPERIOR EXECUTION FOR RESELLER CUSTOMERS. Ingram Micro continually
refines its systems and processes to provide superior execution and service to
reseller customers. The Company believes that the level of service achieved with
its systems and processes is a competitive advantage and has been a principal
contributor to its success to date.
 
   
     Providing superior execution involves, among other factors, rapid response
to customer calls, quick access to relevant product information, high order fill
rates, and on-time, accurate shipments. The Company's information systems enable
telesales representatives to provide reseller customers with real-time inventory
and pricing information. Ingram Micro strives to maintain high order fill rates
by keeping extensive supplies of product in its 29 distribution centers
worldwide. In the United States and Canada, the Company has implemented control
systems and processes referred to as Bulletproof Shipping, which include
stock-keeping unit ("SKU") bar coding for all products and on-line quality
assurance methods. As a result of this program, substantially all orders in the
United States received by 5:00 p.m. are shipped on the same day, with highly
accurate shipping performance.
    
 
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     Ingram Micro will continue to invest in the development of systems and
processes to improve execution. In the United States, the Company is currently
implementing CTI technology, which will provide automatic caller identification,
onscreen call waiting, and abandoned call management capabilities to telesales
and customer service associates. Also in the United States, the recently
installed POWER system will improve response time to reseller customers' product
returns and other customer service requests. To support future customer
requirements, the Company continues to expand and upgrade its distribution
network. For example, a new warehouse is under construction in Millington,
Tennessee. In Canada, a new returns center will be added near Toronto, Ontario.
The Company is implementing formal systems for evaluating and tracking key
performance metrics such as responsiveness to customers, process accuracy, order
processing cycle time, and order fulfillment efficiency. Ingram Micro will use
this customer satisfaction monitoring system to identify potential areas of
improvement as part of the Company's focus on providing superior service.
    
 
     DELIVER WORLD-CLASS VALUE-ADDED SERVICES TO SUPPLIERS AND RESELLERS. Ingram
Micro is committed to providing a diverse range of value-added wholesaling and
"for fee" services to its supplier and reseller customers. Together, these
services are intended to link reseller customers and suppliers to Ingram Micro
as a one-stop provider of microcomputer products and related services, while
meeting demand by suppliers and resellers to outsource non-core business
activities and thereby lower their operating costs.
 
     The Company's value-added wholesaling services include final assembly and
configuration of products, technical education programs, pre- and post-sale
technical support, order fulfillment, and product demo evaluation.
 
     In addition to these value-added wholesaling services, the Company offers a
variety of "for fee" services for its reseller customers and suppliers. These
services include: contract configuration, contract fulfillment, contract
warehousing, contract telesales, contract credit/accounts receivable management,
contract inventory management, and contract technical support for customers. The
Company is focused on identifying and developing services that directly meet
reseller customer and supplier needs.
 
     MAINTAIN LOW COST LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN SYSTEMS AND
PROCESSES. The microcomputer products industry is characterized by intense
competition and narrow margins, and as a result, achieving economies of scale
and controlling operating expenses are critical to achieving and maintaining
profitable growth.
 
     Over the last five years, the Company has been successful in reducing SG&A
expenses (including expenses allocated from Ingram Industries) as a percentage
of net sales, from 5.8% in 1991 to 4.8% in 1995. The Company has embarked on a
number of programs that are designed to continue to reduce operating expenses as
a percentage of net sales.
 
     Many U.S. developed programs continue to be adapted for implementation in
the Company's international operations. These programs include: (i) the use of
advanced inventory processes and techniques to reduce the number of shipments
from multiple warehouses to fulfill a single order; (ii) the use of proprietary
warehouse productivity programs, such as Bulletproof Shipping and Pick
Assignment; (iii) the enhancement of associates' productivity through the use of
technology such as CTI, and the expanded use of multimedia workstations for
functions such as Telesales and Customer Service; and (iv) the electronic
automation of the ordering and information delivery process through CIS to
decrease the number of non-order telesales calls. See "-- Information Systems."
 
     The Company believes that the continued development of the IMpulse system
and related distribution processes represents an opportunity for the Company to
leverage operating costs across additional areas of the Company's operations.
 
     DEVELOP HUMAN RESOURCES FOR EXCELLENCE AND TO SUPPORT FUTURE GROWTH. Ingram
Micro's growth to date is a result of the talent, dedication, and teamwork of
its associates. Future growth and success will be substantially dependent upon
the retention and development of existing associates, as well as the recruitment
of superior talent.
 
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     The Company has invested in a number of programs and systems designed to
assist in the development and retention of its associates. The Company recently
formed its Leadership Institute to provide training on a global basis in areas
such as personal leadership and basic business fundamentals. In addition, the
Company provides specific functional training for associates through Company
programs such as the Sales, Purchasing, and Marketing Academies. Transferring
functional skills and implementing cross-training programs across all Ingram
Micro locations have proven to be important factors in the Company's growth and
international expansion. In conjunction with these programs, the Company intends
to expand its human resource systems to provide enhanced career planning,
training support, applicant tracking, and benefits administration. Also, the
Company continues to seek top quality associates worldwide through local,
professional, and college recruiting programs.
 
CUSTOMERS
 
   
     Ingram Micro sells to more than 100,000 reseller customers in approximately
120 countries worldwide. No single customer accounted for more than 3% of Ingram
Micro's net sales in 1993, 1994, 1995, or the first half of 1996.
    
 
     The Company conducts business with most of the leading resellers of
microcomputer products around the world, including, in the United States,
Ameridata, CDW Computer Centers, CompuCom, CompUSA, Computer City, Electronic
Data Systems, En Pointe Technologies, Entex Information Services, Micro
Warehouse, Sam's Club, Staples, and Vanstar. The Company's international
reseller customers include Complet Data A/S, Consultores en Diagnostico
Organizacional y de Sistemas, DSG Retail Ltd., 06 Software Centre Europe, B.V.,
GE Capital Technologies, Jump Ordenadores, Maxima S.A., Norsk Datasenter, Owell
Svenska AB, SNI Siemens Nixdorf Infosys AG, and TC Sistema SPA.
 
   
     Ingram Micro is firmly committed to maintaining a strong customer focus in
all of the markets it serves. To best meet this key business objective, the
Company is organized along the lines of the three market sectors it serves: VAR,
Commercial, and Consumer. This organization permits the Company to identify and
address the varying and often unique requirements of each customer group, as
opposed to applying a uniform approach to distinctly different reseller
channels. This organization model is most fully developed in the United States
and Canada, and is described as follows:
    
 
     - VAR sector. VARs develop computer solutions for their customers by adding
       tangible value to a microcomputer product. These computer solutions range
       from tailored software development to systems integration that meet
       specific customer needs. Systems integrators, network integrators,
       application VARs, and original equipment manufacturers ("OEMs") are
       classified in this sector. In 1995, this sector contributed over 27% of
       Ingram Micro's U.S. net sales (inclusive of Ingram Alliance and the
       Export Division).
 
     - Commercial sector. The Commercial sector includes chain/independent
       dealers, corporate resellers, and direct marketers that sell a variety of
       computer products. This sector continues to be Ingram Micro's largest
       channel and contributed over 53% of the Company's 1995 U.S. net sales.
 
     - Consumer sector. The Consumer sector includes computer superstores,
       office product superstores, mass merchants, consumer electronics stores,
       and warehouse clubs. In 1995, over 17% of the Company's U.S. net sales
       came from this sector.
 
     In addition to focusing on the VAR, Commercial, and Consumer market
sectors, the Company also has specialized strategic business units ("SBUs")
designed to provide additional focused marketing and support for specific
product categories or within specific markets. These product-focused SBUs
address the needs of resellers and suppliers for in-depth support of particular
product categories. These SBUs include the Technical Products Division, the
Macintosh and Apple Computer Division, the Enterprise Computing Division, and
the Mass Storage Division. The Company's market-focused SBUs, which include the
Consumer Markets Division, the Education Division, and the Government Division,
are designed to meet the needs of resellers and VARs who have chosen to
concentrate on a particular customer market.
 
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     Customer organization along the VAR, Commercial, and Consumer market
sectors has been implemented to varying degrees throughout the Company's
worldwide operations and may not be as well defined as in the United States and
Canada. Specific market circumstances vary from country to country. In some
markets, a few large resellers dominate; in others, the customer base is more
diversified.
    
 
SALES AND MARKETING
 
     Ingram Micro's telesales department is comprised of approximately 1,400
telesales representatives worldwide, of whom more than 800 representatives are
located in the United States. These telesales representatives assist resellers
with product specifications, system configuration, new product/service
introductions, pricing, and availability. The two main United States telesales
centers are located in Santa Ana, California and Buffalo, New York and are
supported by an extensive national field sales organization. Currently, Ingram
Micro has more than 130 field sales representatives worldwide, including more
than 50 in the United States.
 
     In addition to customer organization along the VAR, Commercial, and
Consumer market sectors, the Company utilizes a variety of product-focused
groups specializing in specific product types. Specialists in processors, mass
storage, networks, and other product categories promote sales growth and
facilitate customer contacts for their particular product group. Ingram Micro
also offers a variety of marketing programs tailored to meet specific supplier
and reseller customer needs. Services provided by the Company's in-house
marketing services group include advertising, direct mail campaigns, market
research, retail programs, sales promotions, training, and assistance with trade
shows and other events.
 
   
     In Canada, Ingram Micro has been organized along customer sector lines to
render more specialized service to each customer sector. Additionally, a
Montreal telesales center was opened in 1995 specifically to cover the
French-speaking market. The Corporate Reseller Division has 13 dedicated field
sales representatives to focus efforts on increasing penetration and protecting
market share. The VAR accounts have received increasing coverage from field
sales representatives, now one for each geographic region, along with dedicated
telesales operations in Vancouver and Montreal. Retail customers served by the
Consumer Markets Division benefit from usage of the electronic ordering systems
and manufacturer/customer symposiums tailored specifically to the Consumer
sector. The Company offers a myriad of marketing programs targeted at the
respective customer markets and are similar to the United States programs that
offer a graduated level of services based on monthly purchase volume.
    
 
   
     In Europe, Ingram Micro relies more heavily on telesales to cover its
customer base than in the United States and Canada. In addition, the Company
maintains a relatively small field sales organization to serve larger customers
in each country. Many of the country operations have Technical Products
Divisions that employ dedicated technical sales representatives. The European
operation is expanding the presence of other product-specific divisions such as
the Mass Storage Division and the Macintosh Division. Ingram Micro employs many
of the same marketing tools in Europe as in the United States and Canada,
including product guides, catalogues, and showcases used to promote selected
manufacturers' product lines.
    
 
     In Mexico, the sales team is comprised of both field sales representatives
and telesales representatives serving Mexico City, Merida, Guadalajara, Puebla,
Monterrey, Leon, and Hermosillo. Complementing this sales group are marketing
associates assigned to key supplier product lines. To best meet the
individualized needs of its increasingly diverse customer group, the Company is
in the process of realigning its sales and marketing workforce along VAR,
Commercial, and Consumer sectors throughout the branch network. This is
anticipated to be a strategic advantage as the trend toward greater customer
focus on particular markets continues to evolve in Mexico.
 
     Ingram Micro's Asia Pacific sales force is responsible for growing the
Company's sales in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Thailand,
India, and Hong Kong. Marketing support for this sales effort is based on
product line, but will eventually be aligned along VAR, Commercial, and Consumer
sectors.
 
     The Company's Export Division is supported by a team of sales
representatives located in Miami, Florida and Santa Ana, California. The Miami
office covers the Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Colombia,
 
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Venezuela, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, while the Santa Ana
Export representatives sell and market Ingram Micro products and services to
Japan, the Middle East, and Australia. A satellite export sales office was
opened in Tokyo during the third quarter of 1995 to provide greater focus on the
Japanese market. The Belgian Export office, which is part of the Company's
European operations, serves Africa and areas of Europe where Ingram Micro does
not have an in-country sales and distribution operation.
 
PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIERS
 
   
     Ingram Micro has the largest inventory of products in the industry,
distributing and marketing more than 36,000 products from the industry's premier
microcomputer hardware manufacturers, networking equipment suppliers, and
software publishers worldwide. Product assortments vary by market, and the
relative importance of manufacturers to Ingram Micro varies from country to
country. On a worldwide basis, the Company's sales mix is more heavily weighted
toward hardware products and networking equipment than software products. Net
sales of software products have decreased as a percentage of total net sales in
recent years due to a number of factors, including bundling of software with
microcomputers; sales growth in Ingram Alliance, which is a hardware-only
business; declines in software prices; and the emergence of alternative means of
software distribution, such as site licenses and electronic distribution. The
Company believes that this is a trend that applies to the microcomputer products
distribution industry as a whole, and the Company expects it to continue. See
"Risk Factors -- Rapid Technological Change; Alternate Means of Software
Distribution" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations -- Overview."
    
 
   
     In the United States, Ingram Micro's suppliers include almost all of the
leading microcomputer hardware manufacturers, networking equipment
manufacturers, and software publishers such as Apple Computer, Cisco Systems,
Compaq Computer, Creative Labs, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NEC,
Novell, Quantum, 3Com, Toshiba, and U.S. Robotics. Internationally, Ingram Micro
has secured distribution agreements with most of the leading suppliers, and
products are added to the Company's mix in response to local market demands.
    
 
     New products are continually evaluated and added to the Company's product
mix upon meeting Ingram Micro's business and technical standards. The Company
evaluates on average 160 products monthly. Each Ingram Micro entity has its own
procedure for assessing new products based on local market characteristics, but
all follow general guidelines utilizing certain business and technical criteria
including market size, demand, perceived value, industry positioning, support
required, ease of set-up, packaging quality, and error handling procedures. The
Company proactively pursues products representing the leading edge of
technology.
 
     The Company's suppliers generally warrant the products distributed by the
Company and allow the Company to return defective products, including those that
have been returned to the Company by its customers. The Company does not
independently warrant the products it distributes.
 
     The Company's business, like that of other wholesale distributors, is
subject to the risk that the value of its inventory will be affected adversely
by suppliers' price reductions or by technological changes affecting the
usefulness or desirability of the products comprising the inventory. It is the
policy of most suppliers of microcomputer products to protect distributors, such
as the Company, who purchase directly from such suppliers, from the loss in
value of inventory due to technological change or the supplier's price
reductions. Although the Company has written distribution agreements with many
of its suppliers, these agreements usually provide for nonexclusive distribution
rights and often include territorial restrictions that limit the countries in
which Ingram Micro is permitted to distribute the products. The agreements are
also generally short term, subject to periodic renewal, and often contain
provisions permitting termination by either party without cause upon relatively
short notice. Under the terms of many distribution agreements, suppliers will
credit the distributor for declines in inventory value resulting from the
supplier's price reductions if the distributor complies with certain conditions.
In addition, under many such agreements, the distributor has the right to return
for credit or exchange for other products a portion of those inventory items
purchased, within a designated period of time. A supplier who elects to
terminate a distribution agreement generally will repurchase from the
distributor the supplier's products carried in the distributor's inventory.
While the industry practices discussed above are sometimes not embodied in
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Company in all cases from declines in inventory value, management believes that
these practices provide a significant level of protection from such declines. No
assurance can be given, however, that such practices will continue or that they
will adequately protect the Company against declines in inventory value. The
Company's risk of inventory loss could be greater outside the United States,
where agreements with suppliers are more restrictive with regard to price
protection and the Company's ability to return unsold inventory. The Company
establishes reserves for estimated losses due to obsolete inventory in the
normal course of business. Historically, the Company has not experienced losses
due to obsolete inventory materially in excess of established inventory
reserves. See "Risk Factors -- Product Supply; Dependence on Key Suppliers."
    
 
VALUE-ADDED SERVICES
 
   
     The Company believes that there is a trend among wholesale distributors of
microcomputer products to increase available services for suppliers and
customers, and the Company is committed to being in the forefront of this trend.
Ingram Micro offers a myriad of programs and services to its supplier and
reseller customers as an integral part of its wholesaling efforts. The Company
categorizes these services into value-added wholesale distribution and "for fee"
services. Together, these services are intended to link reseller customers and
suppliers to Ingram Micro as a one-stop provider of microcomputer products and
related services, while meeting demand by suppliers and resellers to outsource
non-core business activities and thereby lower their operating costs.
    
 
     The Company's value-added wholesaling services are an important complement
to its distribution activities and include final assembly and configuration of
products, technical education programs, pre- and post-sale technical support,
order fulfillment, and product demo evaluation.
 
     Ingram Micro offers a selection of "for fee" services which reseller
customers and suppliers may avail themselves of, independent of product purchase
transactions. Many of the value-added wholesaling services are also included in
this set of "for fee" services, which include: contract configuration, contract
fulfillment, contract warehousing, contract telesales, contract credit/accounts
receivable management, contract inventory management, and contract technical
support for reseller customers and end-users. Management remains focused on
adding more value-added "for fee" services to meet reseller customer and
supplier needs.
 
     Ingram Micro's value-added services for its reseller customers and
suppliers include:
 
     - System Configuration. Final assembly and configuration of microcomputer
       products for suppliers and reseller customers.
 
     - Order Fulfillment. Fulfillment of end-user orders on behalf of suppliers
       and reseller customers. This may include order-taking, configuration,
       shipping, and collection.
 
     - Electronic Services. Various electronic ordering and information delivery
       media integrated under the Company's CIS program which enable suppliers
       and reseller customers to interface directly with the Company's database.
 
     - Technical Support. Pre- and post-sale technical support for reseller
       customers.
 
     - Tailored Marketing Services. A range of offerings including trade show
       and symposium development, promotional advertising, end-user briefings,
       and joint sales calls performed by Ingram Micro Sales and Marketing staff
       for the benefit of reseller customers and suppliers.
 
     - Financial Services. Includes accounts receivable financing, a purchase
       order program, and credit insurance provided or arranged by Ingram
       Financial Services Company for reseller customers.
 
     - Inventory Management. A variety of services conducted for reseller
       customers that includes contract warehousing, inventory tracking by
       serial number, and other services.
 
     - Telesales. Telesales performed by the Company for suppliers and reseller
       customers.
 
     - Warehousing. Leasing of warehouse space to suppliers and reseller
       customers.
 
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     - Credit/Accounts Receivable Management. Providing reseller customers with
       assistance in account collection, credit inquiries, and similar matters.
 
     - Technical Education. Various computer-based and self-study training
       programs, some leading to certification from suppliers.
 
     - Warranty and Repair. Comprehensive warranty coverage on end-user systems.
       This service is sub-contracted by Ingram Micro to third-party repair
       businesses for reseller customers.
 
   
     All of these services are currently available in the Company's U.S.
operations. The degree of implementation of these value-added services in Ingram
Micro's international operations varies depending on particular market
circumstances. Although the Company believes that value-added services are
important as a complement to its core business, such services do not, and are
not in the future expected to, generate a material percentage of the Company's
net sales. In addition, such value-added services do not, and are not in the
future expected to, require a material portion of the Company's resources.
    
 
INGRAM ALLIANCE
 
   
     Ingram Micro entered the master reseller (also known as "aggregation")
business in late 1994 with the launch of Ingram Alliance. Ingram Alliance is
designed to offer resellers access to the industry's leading hardware
manufacturers at competitive prices by utilizing a lower cost business model
that depends upon a higher average order size, lower product returns percentage,
and supplier-paid financing. See "Risk Factors -- Narrow Margins" and "-- Risks
Associated with Ingram Alliance."
    
 
   
     The Company believes that it has been able to leverage its leading
traditional wholesale distribution business in the United States to establish
its master reseller business. Over 95% of Ingram Alliance's sales are funded by
floor plan financing companies. The Company typically receives payment from
these financing institutions within three business days from the date of the
sale, allowing Ingram Alliance to operate at much lower relative working capital
levels than the Company's wholesale distribution business. Such floor plan
financing is typically subsidized for Ingram Alliance's reseller customers by
its suppliers.
    
 
   
     Since its inception, Ingram Alliance has experienced rapid growth. In 1995,
Ingram Alliance achieved net sales in excess of $700 million, and it currently
has 12 suppliers and more than 800 reseller customers. Ingram Alliance's success
has, to a large degree, been attributable to its ability to leverage Ingram
Micro's distribution infrastructure and capitalize on strong supplier
relationships.
    
 
     To support additional growth, Ingram Alliance remains committed to further
developing relations with key suppliers. These efforts are largely driven by
joint supplier/distributor sales calls, proposal and bid development programs,
and tailored marketing campaigns carried out by Ingram Alliance supplier program
teams.
 
     Ingram Alliance pursues an integrated sales and marketing strategy to gain
new customers and grow its business. A fully-dedicated telesales team is in
place, which in conjunction with the Company's field sales representatives aims
to cultivate important relationships with reseller customers. Further, Ingram
Alliance provides a wide range of high quality "for fee" value-added services
for its customers including technical training and certification, warranty and
repair, fulfillment, technical support, contract warehousing, and configuration
services. Special promotional activities and creative financing packages are
additional incentives for resellers to do business with Ingram Alliance.
 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
 
     The Company's information system, IMpulse, is central to its ability to
provide superior execution to its customers, and as such, the Company believes
that it represents an important competitive advantage. See "Risk
Factors -- Dependence on Information Systems."
 
     Ingram Micro's systems are primarily mainframe-based in order to provide
the high level of scalability and performance required to manage such a large
and complex business operation. IMpulse is a single, standardized, real-time
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worldwide operations. It has been customized as necessary for use in every
country in which the Company operates and has the capability to handle multiple
languages and currencies. On a daily basis, the Company's systems typically
handle 12 million on-line transactions, 26,000 orders, and 37,000 shipments. The
Company has designed IMpulse as a scalable system that has the capability to
support increased transaction volume. The overall on-line response time for the
Company's network of over 8,000 user stations (terminals, printers, personal
computers, and radio frequency hand held terminals) is less than one-half
second.
    
 
     Worldwide, Ingram Micro's centralized processing system supports more than
40 operational functions including receiving, order processing, shipping,
inventory management, and accounting. At the core of the IMpulse system is
on-line, real-time distribution software to which considerable enhancements and
modifications have been made to support the Company's growth and its low cost
business model. The Company makes extensive use of advanced telecommunications
technologies with customer service-enhancing features, such as Automatic Call
Distribution to route customer calls to the telesales representatives. The
Telesales Department relies on its Sales Wizard system for on-line, real-time
tracking of all customer calls and for status reports on sales statistics such
as number of customer calls, customer call intentions, and total sales
generated. IMpulse allows the Company's telesales representatives to deliver
real-time information on product pricing, inventory, availability, and order
status to reseller customers. The SAGP pricing system enables telesales
representatives to make informed pricing decisions through access to specific
product and order related costs for each order. Considering the industry's
narrow margins, these pricing decisions are particularly important, and the
Company believes that its ability to make thousands of informed pricing
decisions daily represents a competitive advantage.
 
   
     In the United States, the Company is in the process of implementing CTI
technology, which will provide the telesales and customer service
representatives with Automatic Number Identification capability and advanced
telecommunications features such as on-screen call waiting and automatic call
return, thereby reducing the time required to process customer orders and
customer service requests.
    
 
     To complement Ingram Micro's telesales, customer service, and technical
support capabilities, IMpulse supports CIS, which integrates all of the
Company's electronic services into a single solution. CIS offers a number of
different electronic media through which customers can conduct business with the
Company, such as the Customer Automated Purchasing System ("CAPS"), Electronic
Data Interchange ("EDI"), the Bulletin Board Service, and the Ingram Micro Web
site. The Company's latest additions to CIS are its Internet-based Electronic
Catalog and Manufacturer Information Library. The Electronic Catalog provides
reseller customers with real-time access to product pricing and availability,
with the capability to search by product category, name, or manufacturer. The
Manufacturer Information Library is a comprehensive multi-manufacturer database
of timely and accurate product, sales, marketing, and technical information,
which is updated nightly for new information. Ingram Micro believes it is the
first microcomputer wholesale distributor to offer electronic access to
real-time product pricing, availability, and information on the World Wide Web.
All of Ingram Micro's CIS offerings are constantly being reviewed for
enhancement. For instance, a faster local network intranet solution to access
the Manufacturer Information Library is currently being tested, and ordering and
configuration capabilities through the Internet are under consideration.
 
     The Company's warehouse operations use extensive bar-coding technology and
radio frequency technology for receiving and shipping, and real-time links to
UPS and FedEx for freight processing and shipment tracking. The Customer Service
Department uses the POWER System for on-line documentation and faster processing
of customer product returns. To ensure that adequate inventory levels are
maintained, the Company's buyers depend on the Purchasing system to track
inventory on a continual basis. Many other features of IMpulse help to expedite
the order processing cycle and reduce operating costs for the Company as well as
its reseller customers and suppliers.
 
     To support and augment the Company's mainframe-based systems, the Company
utilizes a number of client-server applications. Examples are the Marketing
On-line Management System, a software application that provides management,
accountability, and financial controls for over 6,000 marketing projects;
APImage, an application that facilitates imaging of invoices and related
documents in the Accounts Payable department, substantially reducing paper
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application that enables multidimensional sales and profitability analysis. In
the United States, over 330 associates across all functions have access to 75
million lines of data through DSS. DSS is used for, among other tasks, pricing
decisions and analysis of profitability by customer market and product category.
DSS is currently being implemented in Canada and the U.K., with plans to add
other international locations thereafter. The Company has also begun to deploy
other PC-based tools for both the United States and international locations,
including workstations in Telesales and Purchasing to assist with product
acquisition and pricing decisions.
    
 
   
     The Company employs various security measures and backup systems designed
to protect against unauthorized use or failure of its information systems.
Access to the Company's information systems is controlled through the use of
passwords and additional security measures are taken with respect to especially
sensitive information. The Company has a five year contract with Sungard
Recovery Services for disaster recovery and twice per year performs a complete
systems test, including applications and database integrity. In addition, the
Company has back-up power sources for emergency power and also has the
capability to automatically reroute incoming calls, such as from its Santa Ana
(West Coast sales) facility to its Buffalo (East Coast sales) facility. The
Company has not in the past experienced significant failures or downtime of
IMpulse or any of its other information systems, but any such failure or
significant downtime could prevent the Company from taking customer orders,
printing product pick-lists, and/or shipping product and could prevent customers
from accessing price and product availability information from the Company. See
"Risk Factors -- Dependence on Information Systems."
    
 
     Over 350 experienced information technology professionals support the daily
maintenance and continuous development of the Company's systems.
 
OPERATIONS
 
  ORDER ENTRY
 
     The order entry process begins with the entry of a customer account number
by a telesales representative. With this input, IMpulse automatically displays
the customer's name, address, credit terms, financing arrangements, and
preferred shipping method. The telesales representative assists the customer
on-line with product lookups, real-time inventory availability, price inquiries,
and status of previous orders. As an order is entered, key information is filled
in by the system, such as product description, price, availability, and adjusted
gross margin. The closest warehouse to the customer with available product is
automatically determined, and the corresponding product quantity is reserved.
The system totals the order and automatically checks the customer's credit
status. The order is released for processing, unless credit limits are exceeded
or the order falls outside acceptable profit levels. In the latter case, the
order is put on hold and immediately elevated for review by credit or sales
management.
 
     Reseller customers can also conduct business electronically through the
Company's CIS offerings such as CAPS, EDI, and IM On Line. By using CIS,
resellers can access the Company's database and place orders directly without
the assistance of a telesales representative. See "-- Information Systems."
 
  SHIPPING
 
   
     In most of Ingram Micro's operations, the Company's objective is to ship
substantially all orders received by 5:00 p.m. on the same day. In Canada,
France, Belgium, the U.K. and the Netherlands, the cut-off time for same day
shipment is 6:00 p.m. When an order is released, it is immediately available for
processing in the designated warehouse. IMpulse ensures cost efficient order
processing through a system called Pick Assignment which determines pick lists
based on the warehouse location of items ordered. In the distribution centers,
Ingram Micro relies on a sophisticated bar code reading system and a flexible
automated package handling system for picking, packing, and shipping products
accurately and cost effectively. In addition, IMpulse provides on-line shipping,
manifesting, freight costing, invoicing and package tracking information.
    
 
     The Company's warehouse inventories are maintained automatically by IMpulse
which updates stock levels and feeds this information to the purchasing system
for restocking as soon as an order is received. On-line quality assurance done
during receipt of inbound product and prior to the shipment of orders ensures
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integrity of warehouse stock inventory and the accuracy of shipments to
customers. See "Risk Factors -- Dependence on Independent Shipping Companies."
 
  PURCHASING
 
     To monitor product inventory, the purchasing staff, numbering over 260
worldwide, uses the IMpulse system inventory reports, which provide product
inventory levels, six months' sales history, month-to-date, and year-to-date
sales statistics by SKU and by warehouse location. Buyers carefully analyze
current and future inventory positions and profitability potential. Several
factors, such as inventory carrying cost, payment terms, purchase rebates,
volume discounts, and marketing funds are considered in negotiating deals with
suppliers. Buyers enter purchase orders into the IMpulse system, indicating the
SKU number, the quantity to be ordered, and the warehouse locations to which the
order should be shipped. Cost information and supplier terms and conditions are
automatically entered on the purchase order; and can be modified if different
terms have been negotiated. The IMpulse system automatically generates purchase
orders for each inventory warehouse location and transmits these orders directly
to the suppliers via EDI or facsimile. See "Risk Factors -- Risk of Declines in
Inventory Value."
 
   
     A number of purchasing programs have been developed to exploit
opportunities unique to certain of the Company's operations. In Europe, the
country managers work together as a group to obtain the best available supplier
terms. The European "Inventory Sharing" program, when fully implemented, will
allow sales personnel in one market to order products that are out of stock or
otherwise unavailable in the local country from another European Ingram Micro
business unit. Benefits of this program include lower inventory costs, better
inventory turnover, and improved margins. In Canada, the U.S. Direct Fulfillment
Program allows the fulfillment of individual Canadian orders from the United
States as necessary. See "-- Geographic Tactics -- Canada" and "-- Europe."
    
 
GEOGRAPHIC TACTICS
 
     Ingram Micro operates worldwide with a set of common, global strategies.
Recognizing the varying requirements of the Company's different geographic
markets, the Company has developed specific tactics to address local market
conditions. However, the Company's non-U.S. operations are subject to certain
additional risks. See "Risk Factors -- Exposure to Foreign Markets; Currency
Risk."
 
   
  UNITED STATES
    
 
   
     In the United States, the Company has undertaken a number of key
initiatives to enhance its position in the wholesale microcomputer marketplace:
    
 
     - In an effort to capture an increased share of the VAR sector, the Company
       will seek to convey to the market its superior ability to supply basic
       wholesaling services to VARs, as well as its breadth of product offerings
       to support vertical VAR customer sets. The Premier VAR Plus program has
       been developed as the prime marketing vehicle for all VAR programs and
       services. This program provides VARs with graduated levels of business
       services based on monthly purchase volume. Such services include a
       dedicated technical sales force, end-user leads, technology seminars, and
       marketing symposiums.
 
     - As a cornerstone of the Company's VAR efforts, the Enterprise Computing
       Division continues to expand its penetration in markets for high-end
       technical products such as UNIX, document imaging, and networking
       equipment. This will be accomplished by developing programs which
       institute a Company-wide commitment to the UNIX VAR market, providing a
       sophisticated sales force experienced in complex networking technology
       solutions, partnering with key suppliers of high-end technical products,
       and leveraging the Company's core competencies in electronic ordering and
       configuration.
 
     - In order to increase its share of the Consumer sector, the Company
       maintains a team of sales account managers and business development
       specialists dedicated to the Consumer account base. The aim of
 
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       the Consumer Markets Division is to provide a variety of value-added
       services including inventory mix management, store personnel training,
       marketing programs, and administration of supplier programs.
    
 
  CANADA
 
     While the Company's Canadian operation closely mirrors the U.S. operation,
initiatives unique to the Canadian operating environment have been developed and
are described below:
 
   
     - The U.S. Direct Fulfillment Program has been instituted in Canada to take
       advantage of its proximity to the United States. Through this program,
       Canadian customers are currently able to receive products directly from
       the Chicago distribution center. The expanded use of the U.S. Direct
       Fulfillment Program will allow for greater breadth of SKUs and
       manufacturers represented in the Canadian marketplace.
    
 
     - As part of its overall strategy to grow share in the retail market, the
       Canadian operation employs Dealer Development Representatives as a
       special service to retail customers. These representatives visit
       resellers to provide product education, display set-up assistance, and
       provide other similar on-site services. In addition, the Company fields
       on-site credit representatives to facilitate processing of financial
       service applications of its retail customers.
 
  EUROPE
 
     One of the Company's key objectives is to become the market share leader in
Europe. The Company entered Europe in 1989 with an acquisition in Belgium. See
"Risk Factors -- Acquisitions." Through a series of small acquisitions, it has
rapidly grown to a pan-European presence with aggregate net sales of $1.8
billion in 1995, covering 11 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France,
Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
The Company believes that it has the second largest market share position in
Europe and that it has a strong base for future growth and increased
profitability. Particular areas of focus in Europe include:
 
     - The Company will seek to enhance gross margin in the European operation
       through increased emphasis on high-end and higher margin technical
       product sales and the implementation of the SAGP system.
 
     - A program unique to Ingram Micro is Inventory Sharing. This program
       allows sales personnel in one European market to order products that are
       out of stock or otherwise unavailable in the local country from another
       Ingram Micro business unit. The billing is done in the local currency
       with all value-added taxes, tax reporting, and similar functions managed
       automatically by the IMpulse system. Inventory sharing allows the Company
       to expand its sales base without an expansion of inventory investment or
       individual country expansion of stock product assortment. Benefits of the
       program include lower inventory costs, better inventory turnover, and
       improved gross margin. An important initiative is to add more country
       operations to the inventory sharing program and to enhance the program
       through coordinated purchasing among several countries.
 
     - Continued cost reduction, as a percentage of net sales, and cost control
       are important for boosting profitability in the European operation. The
       Company aims to further reduce expense ratios of the individual business
       units through increased sales volume, the continued development and
       refinement of operations and management processes, and the increasing use
       of selected U.S. and Canadian business programs.
 
  MEXICO/ASIA PACIFIC
 
     Mexico.  Ingram Dicom, a 70%-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro, is the
leading wholesale distributor of microcomputer products in Mexico. Ingram Dicom
offers over 6,000 products to more than 5,900 reseller customers in Mexico. In
1995, over 85% of Ingram Dicom's net sales came from 1,100 resellers who
primarily service the country's major banks and businesses. Additionally, Ingram
Dicom also sells to a small but growing VAR client base and to mass merchant
retailers (e.g., Sam's Club, Sanborn's, Price Club).
 
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     As the local high technology market becomes more sophisticated, Ingram
Dicom intends to add higher volume, more specialized technical (e.g., UNIX,
networking) products to its inventory. Other important initiatives include
adding a wider selection of technical education courses, extending CAPS
electronic ordering throughout the entire Ingram Dicom operation, and offering a
broader range of financing options for reseller customers. The Company will also
continue to negotiate supplier terms and conditions aimed at limiting the
Company's exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.
 
     Asia Pacific.  Ingram Micro's Asia Pacific operations, supported by its
Singapore office and warehouse, focus on serving the Singapore, Malaysia,
Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, India, and Hong Kong markets. Over 800
customers are currently served from the Singapore base, with approximately 64%
of these customers concentrated in the local Singapore market. The Company has
recently acquired a distributor in Malaysia.
 
     In building a solid regional Asia Pacific business, the Company intends to
leverage its systems capability, financial strength, management experience, and
excellent relationships with key suppliers. The initial aim of the Asia Pacific
strategy is to recruit new suppliers and reseller customers while further adding
experienced managers in key functional areas of the business. The Company is
currently exploring the possibility of establishing additional operations
through joint ventures or acquisitions. See "Risk Factors -- Acquisitions."
 
  EXPORT MARKETS
 
   
     Ingram Micro's Export Division continues to expand in international markets
where the Company does not have a stand-alone, in-country presence. The Miami,
Santa Ana, and Belgium offices serve more than 4,700 resellers in over 100
countries.
    
 
   
     Key strategic objectives for the Export Division include increasing sales
and market share in each of the regions it serves primarily by providing a broad
product assortment, further cultivating key supplier relationships, and
expanding reseller service offerings. The Company will continue to position
itself as a global distributor of microcomputer products providing resellers in
all markets access to the Company's vast selection of products via its extensive
network of international and U.S. warehouses.
    
 
COMPETITION
 
     The Company operates in a highly competitive environment, both in the
United States and internationally. The microcomputer products distribution
industry is characterized by intense competition, based primarily on price,
product availability, speed and accuracy of delivery, effectiveness of sales and
marketing programs, credit availability, ability to tailor specific solutions to
customer needs, quality and breadth of product lines and service, and
availability of technical and product information. The Company believes it
competes favorably with respect to each of these factors. As price points have
declined, the Company believes that value-added services capabilities (such as
configuration, innovative financing programs, order fulfillment, contract
telesales, and contract warehousing) will become more important competitive
factors.
 
     The Company entered the master reseller business through Ingram Alliance in
late 1994. See "-- Ingram Alliance." The Company competes with other master
resellers, which sell to groups of affiliated franchisees and third-party
dealers. Many of the Company's competitors in the master reseller business are
more experienced and have more established contacts with affiliated resellers,
third-party dealers, or suppliers, which may provide them with a competitive
advantage over the Company.
 
     The Company is constantly seeking to expand its business into areas closely
related to its core microcomputer products distribution business. As the Company
enters new business areas, it may encounter increased competition from current
competitors and/or from new competitors, some of which may be current customers
of the Company. For example, the Company intends to distribute media in the new
digital video disc format and may compete with traditional music and printed
media distributors. In addition, certain services the Company provides may
directly compete with those provided by the Company's reseller customers. There
can be no assurance that increased competition and adverse reaction from
customers resulting from the Company's expansion into new business areas will
not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, financial
condition, or results of operations. See "Risk Factors -- Intense Competition."
 
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     Ingram Micro's primary competitors include large United States-based
international distributors such as Merisel, Tech Data, and Arrow Electronics (a
worldwide industrial electronics distributor), as well as national distributors
such as AmeriQuest Technologies (majority owned by Computer 2000), Handleman,
Navarre, and Avnet. Ingram Alliance's principal competitors include such master
resellers as Intelligent Electronics, MicroAge, Datago, InaCom, and recent
entrant Tech Data Elect, a division of Tech Data. Ingram Micro competes
internationally with a variety of national and regional distributors. European
competitors include international distributors such as Computer 2000 (owned by
German conglomerate Viag AG), Merisel, and Softmart/Tech Data, and several local
and regional distributors, including Actebis, Scribona, and Microtech. In
Canada, Ingram Micro competes with Merisel, Globelle, Beamscope, and Tech Data.
Ingram Dicom is the leading distributor in Mexico, competing with such companies
as MPS, Merisel, Intertec, and Dataflux. In the Asia Pacific market, Ingram
Micro faces both regional and local competitors, of whom the largest is Tech
Pacific, a division of First Pacific Holdings, which operates in more than five
Asia Pacific markets.
 
     Ingram Micro also competes with hardware manufacturers and software
publishers that sell directly to reseller customers and end-users.
 
FACILITIES
 
   
     Ingram Micro's worldwide executive headquarters, as well as its West Coast
sales and support offices, are located in Santa Ana, California. The Company
also maintains an East Coast operations center in Buffalo, New York. A new
United States distribution center in Millington, Tennessee is expected to be
completed in April 1997, adding 600,000 square feet to the Company's warehouse
capacity. This distribution center will be strategically located near several
major transportation hubs and is expected to benefit from lower regional labor
costs. The U.S. network of distribution centers permits Ingram Micro to keep an
extensive supply of product close to its reseller customers, which enables the
Company to provide substantially all of its U.S. reseller customers with one- or
two-day ground delivery.
    
 
The principal properties of the Company consist of the following:
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                APPROXIMATE
           LOCATION                           PRINCIPAL USE                FLOOR AREA IN SQ. FT.
- ------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
<S>                             <C>                                        <C>
UNITED STATES
Santa Ana, CA.................  Executive offices                                 389,245
Buffalo, NY...................  Offices                                           175,000
Nashville, TN.................  Data Processing Center                             11,782
Millington, TN................  Distribution Center (under construction)          600,000
Chicago/Buffalo Grove, IL.....  Distribution Centers                              394,359
Fullerton, CA.................  Distribution Center                               273,760
Harrisburg, PA................  Distribution Center                               230,000
Memphis, TN...................  Distribution Center                               160,000
Fremont, CA...................  Distribution Center                               141,540
Carrollton, TX................  Distribution Center                               121,654
Atlanta, GA...................  Distribution Center                                83,049
Miami, FL.....................  Distribution Center, Offices                       52,080
Santa Ana, CA.................  Returns Center, Offices                           114,500
Fremont, CA...................  Freight Consolidation Center                       58,435
EUROPE
Brussels, Belgium.............  Offices                                            33,600
Birkerod, Denmark.............  Offices                                            22,281
Taastrup, Denmark.............  Distribution Center                                21,699
Lesquin, France...............  Offices                                            27,356
</TABLE>
    

 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                APPROXIMATE
           LOCATION                           PRINCIPAL USE                FLOOR AREA IN SQ. FT.
- ------------------------------  -----------------------------------------  ---------------------
<S>                             <C>                                        <C>
Paris, France.................  Offices                                             2,476
Roncq, France.................  Distribution Center                                96,000
Ottobrunn, Germany............  Offices                                            32,221
Kirchheim, Germany............  Distribution Center                                75,904
Milan, Italy..................  Offices                                            17,114
Milan, Italy..................  Distribution Center                                44,669
Rome, Italy...................  Offices, Distribution Center                       10,225
Utrecht, Netherlands..........  Offices                                            30,999
Vianen, Netherlands...........  Distribution Center                                61,149
Oslo, Norway..................  Offices, Distribution Center                       32,087
Madrid, Spain.................  Offices                                             2,476
Barcelona, Spain..............  Offices, Distribution Center                       58,387
Kista, Sweden.................  Offices                                            26,371
Sollentuna, Sweden............  Distribution Center                                43,126
Milton Keynes, U.K............  Offices, Distribution Center                      189,983
CANADA
Toronto, Ontario..............  Offices, Distribution Center                      250,000
Vancouver, B.C................  Offices, Distribution Center                       87,148
Montreal, Quebec..............  Offices                                            12,000
MEXICO
Mexico City, D.F..............  Offices, Distribution Center                       65,695
Puebla, Puebla................  Offices, Distribution Center                       11,679
Leon, Guanajuato..............  Offices, Distribution Center                       11,206
Guadalajara, Jalisco..........  Offices, Distribution Center                        9,967
Merida, Yucatan...............  Offices, Distribution Center                        6,437
Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.........  Offices, Distribution Center                        6,039
Hermosillo, Sonora............  Offices, Distribution Center                        5,156
ASIA
Singapore.....................  Offices, Distribution Center                       20,989
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia........  Offices, Distribution Center                        6,000
Tokyo, Japan..................  Offices                                               720
</TABLE>
    
 
   
     All of the Company's facilities, with the exception of the Brussels office
and the distribution centers in Chicago and Roncq, France are leased. These
leases have varying terms. The Company does not anticipate any material
difficulty in renewing any of its leases as they expire or securing replacement
facilities, in each case on commercially reasonable terms.
    
 
TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS
 
     The Company holds various trademarks and service marks, including, among
others, "Ingram Micro," "IMpulse," the Ingram Micro logo, "Partnership America,"
and "Leading the Way in Worldwide Distribution." Certain of these marks are
registered, or are in the process of being registered, in the United States and
various foreign countries. Even though the Company's marks may not be registered
in every country where the Company conducts business, in many cases the Company
has acquired rights in those marks because of its continued use of them.
Management believes that the value of the Company's marks is increasing with the
development of its business but that the business of the Company as a whole is
not materially dependent on such marks.
 
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EMPLOYEES
 
   
     As of June 29, 1996, the Company had approximately 8,119 associates located
as follows: United States -- 5,151, Europe -- 1,762, Canada -- 754,
Mexico -- 387, and Asia-Pacific -- 65. Ingram Micro believes that its success
depends on the skill and dedication of its associates. The Company strives to
attract, develop, and retain outstanding personnel. None of the Company's
associates in the United States, Europe, Canada, Malaysia, and Singapore are
represented by unions. In Mexico, Ingram Dicom has collective bargaining
agreements with one of the national unions. The Company considers its employee
relations to be good.
    
 
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
     There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company is a
party or to which any of its property is subject.
 
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                                   MANAGEMENT
 
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
 
     The following table sets forth certain information with respect to each
person who is an executive officer or director of the Company:
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          NAME               AGE       PRESENT AND PRIOR POSITIONS HELD(1)           YEARS POSITIONS HELD
- ------------------------     ---    -----------------------------------------     --------------------------
<S>                          <C>    <C>                                           <C>  
Martha R. Ingram(2)(3)       61     Chairman of the Board of Directors               May 1996  -   Present
                                    Chairman of the Board of Directors,             June 1995  -   Present
                                      Ingram Industries
                                    Director, Ingram Industries                          1981  -   Present
                                    Chief Executive Officer, Ingram                 Apr. 1996  -   Present
                                      Industries
                                    Director of Public Affairs, Ingram                   1979  -   June 1995
                                      Industries
John R. Ingram(2)(4)         35     Acting Chief Executive Officer                   May 1996  -   Present
                                    Director                                        Dec. 1994  -   Present
                                    Co-President, Ingram Industries                 Jan. 1996  -   Present
                                    President, Ingram Book Company                  Jan. 1995  -   Present
                                    Vice President, Purchasing, Ingram Micro        Jan. 1994  -   Dec. 1994
                                      Europe
                                    Vice President, Management Services,            July 1993  -   Dec. 1993
                                      Ingram Micro Europe
                                    Director of Management Services, Ingram         Jan. 1993  -   June 1993
                                      Micro Europe
                                    Director of Purchasing                          Apr. 1991  -   Dec. 1992
Jeffrey R. Rodek             43     President; Chief Operating Officer;             Dec. 1994  -   Present
                                      Director
                                    Senior Vice President, Americas and             July 1991  -   Sept. 1994
                                      Caribbean, Federal Express, an
                                      overnight courier firm
                                    Senior Vice President, Central Support          Dec. 1989  -   July 1991
                                      Services, Federal Express
David R. Dukes(5)            52     Vice Chairman                                   Apr. 1996  -   Present
                                    Co-Chairman                                     Jan. 1992  -   Apr. 1996
                                    Chief Executive Officer, Ingram Alliance        Jan. 1994  -   Present
                                    Chief Operating Officer                        Sept. 1989  -   Dec. 1993
                                    Director                                       Sept. 1989  -   Present
                                    President                                      Sept. 1989  -   Dec. 1991
Sanat K. Dutta               47     Executive Vice President                        Aug. 1994  -   Present
                                    Senior Vice President, Operations                May 1988  -   Aug. 1994
John Wm. Winkelhaus, II      46     Executive Vice President; President,            Jan. 1996  -   Present
                                      Ingram Micro Europe
                                    Senior Vice President, Ingram Micro             Feb. 1992  -   Dec. 1995
                                      Europe
                                    Senior Vice President, Sales                    Apr. 1989  -   Jan. 1992
Michael J. Grainger          44     Chief Financial Officer                          May 1996  -   Present
                                    Vice President and Controller, Ingram           July 1990  -   Present
                                      Industries
James E. Anderson, Jr.       48     Senior Vice President, Secretary, and           Jan. 1996  -   Present
                                      General Counsel
                                    Vice President, Secretary, and General         Sept. 1991  -   Present
                                      Counsel, Ingram Industries
                                    Partner, Dearborn & Ewing, a law firm           Jan. 1986  -   Sept. 1991
Douglas R. Antone            43     Senior Vice President; President, Ingram        June 1994  -   Present
                                      Alliance
                                    Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales          Nov. 1993  -   May 1994
                                      and Marketing, Borland International, a
                                      software development company
                                    Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales,         July 1990  -   Nov. 1993
                                      Borland International
Larry L. Elchesen            46     Senior Vice President                           June 1994  -   Present
                                    President, Ingram Micro Canada                   May 1989  -   Present
</TABLE>
    
 
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          NAME               AGE       PRESENT AND PRIOR POSITIONS HELD(1)           YEARS POSITIONS HELD
- ------------------------     ---    -----------------------------------------    ----------------------------
<S>                          <C>    <C>                                           <C>  
Philip D. Ellett             42     Senior Vice President; General Manager,         Jan. 1996  -   Present
                                      U.S. Consumer Markets Division
                                    President, Gates/Arrow, an electronics          Aug. 1994  -   Dec. 1995
                                      distributor
                                    President and Chief Executive Officer,          Oct. 1991  -   Aug. 1994
                                      Gates/F.A. Distributing, Inc.
                                    President and Chief Operating Officer,          Oct. 1990  -   Oct. 1991
                                      Gates/F.A. Distributing, Inc.
David M. Finley              55     Senior Vice President, Human Resources          July 1996  -   Present
                                    Senior Vice President, Human Resources,          May 1995  -   July 1996
                                      Budget Rent a Car, a car rental company
                                    Vice President, Human Resources, The            Jan. 1977  -   May 1995
                                      Southland Corporation, a convenience
                                      retail company
Robert Furtado               40     Senior Vice President, Operations               Aug. 1994  -   Present
                                    Vice President, Operations                      July 1989  -   Aug. 1994
Robert Grambo                32     Senior Vice President, Telesales                Oct. 1995  -   Present
                                    Vice President, Sales                           Apr. 1994  -   Sept. 1995
                                    Vice President, Product Marketing               Apr. 1993  -   Mar. 1994
                                    President, Bloc Publishing Corp., a             Apr. 1992  -   Apr. 1993
                                      software publishing firm
                                    Senior Director, Purchasing, Ingram Micro       Jan. 1990  -   Apr. 1992
Ronald K. Hardaway           52     Senior Vice President; Chief Financial          Jan. 1992  -   Present
                                      Officer, Ingram Micro U.S.
                                    Senior Vice President and Controller            June 1990  -   Jan. 1992
Gregory J. Hawkins           41     Senior Vice President, Sales                    Oct. 1995  -   Present
                                    Vice President, Sales                           Jan. 1993  -   Oct. 1995
                                    Vice President, Major Accounts                  Aug. 1992  -   Jan. 1993
                                    Director, Major Accounts, Consumer              June 1992  -   Aug. 1992
                                      Markets
                                    Director, Marketing                             Jan. 1991  -   June 1992
James M. Kelly               60     Senior Vice President, Management               Feb. 1991  -   Present
                                      Information Systems
David W. Rutledge            43     Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific,            Jan. 1996  -   Present
                                      Latin America and Export Markets
                                    Senior Vice President, Administration          Sept. 1991  -   Dec. 1995
                                    Vice President, Secretary, and General          Jan. 1986  -   Sept. 1991
                                      Counsel, Ingram Industries
David B. Ingram(2)           33     Director                                         May 1996  -   Present
                                    Chairman and President, Ingram                  Mar. 1996  -   Present
                                      Entertainment
                                    President and Chief Operating Officer,          Aug. 1994  -   Mar. 1996
                                      Ingram Entertainment
                                    Vice President, Major Accounts, Ingram          Nov. 1993  -   Aug. 1994
                                      Entertainment
                                    Assistant Vice President, Sales, Ingram         June 1992  -   Nov. 1993
                                      Entertainment
                                    Director, Sales, Ingram Entertainment           July 1991  -   June 1992
Philip M. Pfeffer            51     Director                                             1986  -   Present
                                    President and Chief Operating Officer,           May 1996  -   Present
                                      Random House Inc., a publishing company
                                    Executive Vice President, Ingram                Dec. 1981  -   Mar. 1996
                                      Industries
                                    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,           Dec. 1981  -   Dec. 1995
                                      Ingram Distribution Group Inc.
                                    Chairman, Ingram Micro Holdings Inc.            Apr. 1989  -   Oct. 1995
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) The first position and any other positions not given a separate corporate
    identification are with the Company.
 
(2) Martha R. Ingram is the mother of David B. Ingram and John R. Ingram. There
    are no other family relationships among the above individuals.
 
   
(3) Martha R. Ingram is a director of Baxter International Inc., First American
    Corporation, and Weyerhaeuser Co.
    
 
   
(4) Pending appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer, John R. Ingram has
    been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer and is devoting substantially
    all of his time to the Company's affairs.
    
 
   
(5) David R. Dukes is a director of National Education Corporation.
    
 
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
   
     The Board of Directors currently consists of Mrs. Ingram and Messrs. John
R. Ingram, Rodek, Dukes, David B. Ingram, and Pfeffer. The Company's Certificate
of Incorporation provides for a Board of Directors of up to eight individuals.
So long as the Ingram Family Stockholders and their permitted transferees (as
defined in the Board Representation Agreement) own in excess of 25,000,000
shares of the outstanding Common Equity, the Board Representation Agreement will
provide for the designation of (i) not more than three directors designated by
the Ingram Family Stockholders, (ii) one director designated by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company, and (iii) four additional directors
("Independent Directors") who are not members of the Ingram family or executive
officers or employees of the Company. Directors designated by the Ingram Family
Stockholders may include Martha R. Ingram, any of her legal descendants, or any
of their respective spouses. See "The Split-Off -- The Exchange." Although the
identity of the directors has not been determined, it is expected that three
additional independent directors will be designated as soon as practicable after
the closing of this offering.
    
 
   
     COMMITTEES. The Board Representation Agreement provides for the formation
of certain committees of the Board of Directors. The bylaws of the Company will
be amended to specifically provide for four committees: an Audit Committee, a
Compensation Committee, an Executive Committee, and a Nominating Committee. The
Audit Committee will consist of at least three directors, and a majority of the
members of the Audit Committee will be Independent Directors. The functions of
the Audit Committee will be to recommend annually to the Board of Directors the
appointment of the independent auditors of the Company, discuss and review in
advance the scope and the fees of the annual audit and review the results
thereof with the independent auditors, review and approve non-audit services of
the independent auditors, review compliance with existing major accounting and
financial reporting policies of the Company, review the adequacy of the
financial organization of the Company, and review management's procedures and
policies relating to the adequacy of the Company's internal accounting controls
and compliance with applicable laws relating to accounting practices.
    
 
   
     The Compensation Committee will consist of three directors, one of whom
will be a director designated by the Ingram Family Stockholders and two of whom
will be Independent Directors. The functions of the Compensation Committee will
be to review and approve annual salaries, bonuses, and grants of stock options
pursuant to the 1996 Plan for all executive officers and key members of the
Company's management staff and to review and approve the terms and conditions of
all employee benefit plans or changes thereto.
    
 
   
     The Executive Committee will consist of three directors, one of whom will
be a director designated by the Ingram Family Stockholders, one of whom will be
the director designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and one
of whom will be an Independent Director. The Executive Committee may approve
management decisions requiring the immediate attention of the Board of Directors
during the period of time between each regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.
The Executive Committee will not have authority to approve any of the following
items, all of which require the approval of the Board: (i) any action that would
require the approval of the holders of a majority of the stock held by certain
of the Ingram Family Stockholders or that would require approval of the holders
of a majority of the Common Equity under applicable law or under the Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company; (ii) any acquisition with a total
aggregate consideration in excess of 2% of the Company's stockholders' equity;
(iii) any action outside the ordinary course of business of the Company; or (iv)
any other action involving a material shift in policy or business strategy for
the Board.
    
 
   
     The Nominating Committee will consist of three directors, two of whom will
be directors designated by the Ingram Family Stockholders, and one of whom will
be the director designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The
function of the Nominating Committee will be to recommend to the full Board of
Directors nominees for election as directors of the Company and to elect members
of committees of the Board of Directors.
    
 
     COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS. Directors of the Company do not currently
receive a salary or an annual retainer for their services. The Company expects
that following this offering, directors who are not employees of the Company
will be paid an annual retainer, plus reimbursement for expenses incurred in
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meetings of the Board of Directors and committees thereof. In addition, it is
contemplated that such directors will receive options to purchase Common Equity.
The specific terms and conditions of such compensation have not yet been
decided. Directors who are also employees of the Company will not receive any
additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
     SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE. The following table provides information
relating to compensation for the year ended December 30, 1995 for the Company's
former Chief Executive Officer and the other four most highly compensated
executive officers of the Company (collectively, the "Named Executive Officers")
for services rendered by each Named Executive Officer during the year ended
December 30, 1995. A portion of this compensation was paid by Ingram Industries
and was included as a factor in the determination of intercompany charges paid
by the Company to Ingram Industries.
 
   
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<CAPTION>
                                                                               LONG-TERM
                                                                             COMPENSATION
                                                                            ---------------
                                                                                AWARDS
                                                                            ---------------       ALL
                                                  ANNUAL COMPENSATION         SECURITIES         OTHER
                                               --------------------------     UNDERLYING      COMPENSATION
  NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION(S)     YEAR(1)   SALARY($)(2)   BONUS($)(3)   OPTIONS/SARS(#)      ($)(4)
- -----------------------------------  -------   ------------   -----------   ---------------   ------------
<S>                                  <C>       <C>            <C>           <C>               <C>
Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy, Jr.(5).....    1995      $558,000      $ 414,057             --         $ 28,617
  Former Chief Executive Officer
  and Former Chairman of the Board
  of Directors
Jeffrey R. Rodek...................    1995       392,820        267,089        240,258(6)       163,649
  President, Chief Operating
  Officer, and Director
David R. Dukes.....................    1995       260,130        205,611             --           10,607
  Vice Chairman of the Company,
  Chief Executive Officer of Ingram
  Alliance, and Director
Sanat K. Dutta.....................    1995       263,500        213,593             --           12,365
  Executive Vice President
John Wm. Winkelhaus, II............    1995       250,000        130,441             --          124,287
  Executive Vice President and
  President, Ingram Micro Europe
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) Under rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, since the
    Company was not a reporting company during the three immediately preceding
    fiscal years, only the information with respect to the most recent completed
    fiscal year is reported in the Summary Compensation Table.
 
(2) Includes amounts deferred under qualified and nonqualified defined
    contribution compensation plans and pretax insurance premium amounts.
 
(3) Reflects amounts paid in 1996 in respect of the fiscal year ended December
    30, 1995.
 
(4) Includes the following amounts: Mr. Lacy (group term life insurance, $3,600;
    employer thrift plan contributions, $20,625; relocation, $4,392); Mr. Rodek
    (group term life insurance, $1,632; employer thrift plan contributions,
    $11,631; relocation, $150,386); Mr. Dukes (group term life insurance,
    $1,152; employer thrift plan contributions, $9,455); Mr. Dutta (group term
    life insurance, $2,784; employer thrift plan contributions, $9,581); and Mr.
    Winkelhaus (group term life insurance, $1,006; employer thrift plan
    contributions, $6,211; and expatriate compensatory payments, $117,070).
 
(5) Mr. Lacy was an employee of Ingram Industries at all times during 1995. All
    amounts shown for Mr. Lacy were paid by Ingram Industries, and a portion of
    such amounts is reflected in the Company's consolidated statement of income
    under charges allocated from Ingram Industries.
 
   
(6) Represents options exercisable for 175,000 shares of Ingram Industries
    common stock, which will be converted into options exercisable for 240,258
    shares of Common Stock in connection with the Split-Off.
    
 
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     STOCK OPTION/SAR GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR. The following table provides
information relating to stock options granted to the Named Executive Officers
for the year ended December 30, 1995.
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                  INDIVIDUAL GRANTS(1)                       POTENTIAL
                                    -------------------------------------------------       REALIZABLE
                                                  % OF TOTAL                             VALUE AT ASSUMED
                                    NUMBER OF    OPTIONS/SARS                             ANNUAL RATES OF
                                    SECURITIES    GRANTED TO                                STOCK PRICE
                                    UNDERLYING   EMPLOYEES OF   EXERCISE                 APPRECIATION FOR
                                     OPTIONS/    THE COMPANY    OR BASE                     OPTION TERM
                                       SARS       IN FISCAL      PRICE     EXPIRATION   -------------------
               NAME                  GRANTED         YEAR        ($/SH)       DATE       5%($)      10%($)
- ----------------------------------  ----------   ------------   --------   ----------   --------   --------
<S>                                 <C>          <C>            <C>        <C>          <C>        <C>
Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy, Jr. ......         --            --          --           --          --         --
Jeffrey R. Rodek(2)...............    240,258        22.95%      $ 2.85       1/1/03    $326,532   $782,100
David R. Dukes....................         --            --          --           --          --         --
Sanat K. Dutta....................         --            --          --           --          --         --
John Wm. Winkelhaus, II...........         --            --          --           --          --         --
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) The Company has, since December 30, 1995, granted certain options to
    purchase Class B Common Stock, including options to purchase 150,000,
    35,000, 40,000, and 40,000 shares, respectively, to Messrs. Rodek, Dukes,
    Dutta, and Winkelhaus. Additionally, options to purchase Common Stock are
    expected to be granted to certain of the Named Executive Officers
    concurrently with the closing of this offering at the initial public
    offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus. See "-- 1996
    Plan -- Options."
    
 
   
(2) Represents options exercisable for 175,000 shares of Ingram Industries
    common stock, which will be converted into options exercisable for 240,258
    shares of Common Stock in connection with the Split-Off. Mr. Rodek's options
    vest according to the following schedule: 34,324 shares on January 1, 1997,
    60,064 shares on January 1, 1998, 60,064 shares on January 1, 1999, 60,064
    shares on January 1, 2000, and 25,742 shares on January 1, 2001.
    
 
     STOCK OPTIONS/SAR EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END
OPTIONS/SAR VALUES. The following table provides information relating to stock
options and ISUs exercised by the Named Executive Officers during the year ended
December 30, 1995, as well as the number and value of securities underlying
unexercised stock options held by the Named Executive Officers as of December
30, 1995.
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                  NUMBER OF
                                                                 SECURITIES              VALUE OF
                                                                 UNDERLYING            UNEXERCISED
                                 SHARES                          UNEXERCISED           IN-THE-MONEY
                                ACQUIRED                        OPTIONS/SARS           OPTIONS/SARS
                                   ON                            AT YEAR END           AT YEAR END
                                EXERCISE        VALUE        -------------------     ----------------
                                 DURING        REALIZED         EXERCISABLE/           EXERCISABLE/
             NAME               1995(1)(2)      ($)(3)        UNEXERCISABLE(2)        UNEXERCISABLE
- ------------------------------  ---------     ----------     -------------------     ----------------
<S>                             <C>           <C>            <C>                     <C>
Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy, Jr. ..  1,613,158(4)  $2,917,808        46,875/372,315(5)    $87,656/$554,749(5)
Jeffrey R. Rodek..............         --             --             0/274,580             0/214,400
David R. Dukes................         --        518,063        30,032/278,184        41,097/570,335
Sanat K. Dutta................         --             --             0/258,105             0/455,656
John Wm. Winkelhaus, II.......         --        278,600             0/244,376             0/450,216
</TABLE>
    
 
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(1) Excludes Ingram Industries ISUs held by Messrs. Lacy, Dukes, and Winkelhaus
    that matured in 1995 and were settled in cash.
 
   
(2) Reflects the conversion of shares of Ingram Industries common stock, or
    options exercisable for shares of Ingram Industries common stock, into
    shares of Class B Common Stock, or options exercisable for shares of Common
    Stock, in connection with the Split-Off.
    
 
(3) Includes $830,408, $518,063, and $278,600 paid to Messrs. Lacy, Dukes, and
    Winkelhaus, respectively, in connection with the settlement of ISUs.
 
(4) 1,544,513 of such shares were acquired from the E. Bronson Ingram Charitable
    8% Remainder Unitrust and were deemed to be acquired from the Company.
 
(5) Excludes options exercisable for 12,731/101,121 shares of Ingram Industries
    common stock with a value of $74,858/$540,997.
 
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PENSION PLAN
 
     None of the Named Executive Officers other than Mr. Lacy participates in
the tax-qualified Ingram Retirement Plan and the non-qualified Ingram
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (the "Retirement Plans") sponsored by
Ingram Industries. At the time he left the Company, Mr. Lacy had earned one year
of credited service under the Retirement Plans.
 
     Mr. Lacy's benefit from the Retirement Plans will be in the form of a
deferred annuity. At age 65, his life only annuities would be $178.70 per month
from the Ingram Retirement Plan and $539.70 per month from the Ingram
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. It is anticipated that the Company will
establish a qualified plan similar to the Ingram Industries qualified plan. None
of the Named Executive Officers will participate in the Company's qualified
retirement plan.
 
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
 
   
     In December 1994, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Rodek
pursuant to which he agreed to serve as President and Chief Operating Officer of
the Company and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors. The agreement
provides for a base salary, participation in the Company's Executive Incentive
Bonus Plan, and participation in the Company's health and benefit programs. Mr.
Rodek will receive a severance benefit equal to his annual base salary if the
Company terminates his employment without cause prior to January 1, 1998.
    
 
   
     In April 1988, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Dutta
pursuant to which he agreed to serve as Senior Vice President, Operations. The
agreement provides for a base salary, participation in the Company's Executive
Incentive Bonus Plan, and participation in the Company's health and benefit
programs. Mr. Dutta will receive a severance benefit of nine months' base salary
if he is terminated without cause or 12 months' base salary if he is
involuntarily terminated or has a substantial change in title or reduction of
salary within 12 months of a change in control (as defined in the agreement).
    
 
   
     In April 1992, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Winkelhaus
pursuant to which he agreed to serve as Senior Vice President, Ingram Micro
Europe. The agreement provides for a base salary, a housing cost and goods and
services differential, participation in the Company's Executive Incentive Bonus
Plan, and participation in the Company's health and benefit programs.
    
 
     Mr. Lacy resigned as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
effective May 31, 1996. Pursuant to an agreement (the "Severance Agreement"),
Mr. Lacy resigned from all positions with the Company, and resigned from all
positions with Ingram Industries and its other subsidiaries, except that My.
Lacy will remain a director of Ingram Industries until December 31, 1997, unless
earlier removed in accordance with the bylaws of Ingram Industries. In addition,
Mr. Lacy has agreed to serve as a director of the Company, if so requested by
Ingram Industries, until December 31, 1997.
 
     Pursuant to the Severance Agreement, Mr. Lacy has agreed to cooperate with
the Company and Ingram Industries in connection with the consummation of the
Split-Off and this offering. Mr. Lacy has also agreed not to use or disclose
confidential information relating to the Company. Furthermore, Mr. Lacy has
agreed that until November 30, 1998, he will not compete with the Company or
solicit for hire any person who was or becomes an employee of the Company
between December 1, 1995 and June 1, 1998. Mr. Lacy has also agreed to similar
restrictions with respect to the businesses of Ingram Industries and its other
subsidiaries.
 
     The Company will pay Mr. Lacy one year's salary at the level in effect as
of the date of his resignation, and has paid Mr. Lacy $272,000, his earned bonus
for the first five months of 1996. In addition, the Severance Agreement provides
for the continuation of certain health and life insurance benefits for a period
of 12 months from the date thereof. Mr. Lacy will also receive certain payments
from Ingram Industries.
 
   
     The shares of Ingram Industries common stock owned by Mr. Lacy will be
converted into shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with the Exchange.
These shares have been placed in an escrow account, although Mr. Lacy will be
permitted to sell such shares, subject to applicable tax and securities laws,
provided that the after-tax proceeds of such sales remain in the escrow account.
If at any time prior to
    
 
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<PAGE>   57
 
December 1, 1998, Mr. Lacy breaches the terms and conditions of the Severance
Agreement, the Company shall have the right to be reimbursed for its damages
from this escrow account. Furthermore, Ingram Industries and the Company may
suspend any payments or obligations otherwise owed to Mr. Lacy. If not earlier
released due to the death of Mr. Lacy or a Change of Control (as defined
therein), fifty percent of the escrow account will be released on June 1, 1998
and the remainder on December 1, 1998.
 
KEY EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
 
   
     As of April 30, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted, and
Ingram Industries, as the sole stockholder of the Company, approved, the Key
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan"). The Company has
reserved 4,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to cover awards under the
Stock Purchase Plan.
    
 
   
     Employee Offering.  In the second quarter of 1996, the Company offered (the
"Employee Offering") 2,775,000 shares of its Class B Common Stock, of which
2,510,400 shares were purchased, in reliance upon Regulation D and Regulation S
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), for
$17,572,800, to certain of its officers. Such shares are subject to vesting,
certain restrictions on transfer, and repurchase by the Company upon termination
of employment.
    
 
   
     Restricted Stock Grants.  The Company also made grants pursuant to the
Stock Purchase Plan of an aggregate of 107,000 restricted shares of Class B
Common Stock to certain officers and employees of the Company, which shares will
vest 25% on April 1, 1998 and each year thereafter through 2001. Prior to
vesting, such shares are subject to forfeiture to the Company, with no
consideration paid to the holder thereof, upon termination of the holder's
employment.
    
 
1996 PLAN
 
   
     As of April 30, 1996, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted, and
Ingram Industries, as the sole stockholder of the Company, approved, the 1996
Equity Incentive Plan (the "1996 Plan"). The Company currently intends to amend
the 1996 Plan, primarily to change the allowable vesting schedule for options
granted under the 1996 Plan and to permit options to be granted to purchase
shares of Common Stock instead of Class B Common Stock. Options granted prior to
the closing of this offering will continue to be governed by the 1996 Plan as in
effect prior to the amendment of the 1996 Plan concurrently with the closing of
this offering.
    
 
     The purpose of the 1996 Plan is to attract and retain key personnel and to
enhance their interest in the Company's continued success.
 
     The 1996 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or a
committee appointed thereby (the "Committee"). The Committee has broad
discretion, subject to contractual restrictions affecting the Company, as to the
specific terms and conditions of each award and any rules applicable thereto,
including but not limited to the effect thereon of the death, retirement, or
other termination of employment of the participant.
 
   
     The 1996 Plan permits the granting of (i) stock options that qualify as
"Incentive Stock Options" under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the "Code"), (ii) options other than Incentive Stock Options
("Nonqualified Stock Options"), (iii) SARs granted either alone or in tandem
with other awards under the 1996 Plan, (iv) restricted stock and restricted
stock units, (v) performance awards, and (vi) other stock-based awards. The
Company has reserved approximately 5,200,000 shares of Common Stock and
approximately 4,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to cover awards under the
1996 Plan.
    
 
     The Board of Directors may amend, alter, or terminate the 1996 Plan at any
time, provided that stockholder approval generally must be obtained for any
change that would require stockholder approval under Rule 16b-3 under the
Exchange Act or any other regulatory or tax requirement that the Board deems
desirable to comply with or obtain relief under and subject to the requirement
that no rights under an outstanding award may be impaired by such action without
the consent of the holder thereof. The Committee may amend or modify the terms
of any outstanding award but only with the consent of the participant if such
amendment
 
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would impair his rights. In the event of certain corporate transactions or
events affecting the shares or the structure of the Company, the Committee may
make certain adjustments as set forth in the 1996 Plan.
    
 
   
     The 1996 Plan is not subject to any provision of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") and is not qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code.
    
 
   
     Options.  On June 25, 1996, the Company granted options to purchase an
aggregate of approximately 4,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock under the
1996 Plan to all full-time employees of the Company who had at such time been
continuously employed by the Company since January 1, 1996, as well as to
certain employees of the Company, at the director level and above, who began
employment with the Company at a later date. The exercise price of these options
is $7.00 per share. These options, which are Incentive Stock Options to the
extent permitted under the terms of the 1996 Plan and the Code, will vest as
follows: (i) for officers of the Company, in four equal annual installments
commencing on April 1, 1998, and (ii) for non-officers, in five equal annual
installments commencing on April 1, 1997, in each case subject to continued
employment with the Company.
    
 
   
     Concurrently with the closing of this offering, it is expected that the
Board of Directors will grant options under the 1996 Plan to purchase
approximately 800,000 shares of Common Stock to certain executive officers and
employees of the Company, of which options to purchase          ,           ,
          , and           shares of Common Stock, respectively, will be granted
to Messrs. Rodek, Dukes, Dutta, and Winkelhaus. The exercise price of these
options will be equal to the initial public offering price set forth on the
cover page of this Prospectus. These options will vest over a fixed term,
subject to continued employment with the Company; however, such options will
vest earlier if the Company achieves certain performance criteria.
    
 
EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN
 
     All officers of the Company are eligible to participate in the Company's
Executive Incentive Bonus Plan (the "Bonus Plan"). Pursuant to the Bonus Plan,
officers receive bonus payments based on the Company's meeting or exceeding
budgeted results, as well as individual achievement of previously agreed upon
goals.
 
ROLLOVER PLAN; INCENTIVE STOCK UNITS
 
   
     In connection with the Split-Off, Ingram Industries options held by the
Company's employees and certain other Ingram Industries options and SARs will be
converted to Ingram Micro options ("Rollover Stock Options") to purchase shares
of Common Stock. In addition, holders of approximately 300,000 Ingram Industries
ISUs will have the option to exchange a portion of their ISUs for Rollover Stock
Options. See "The Split-Off -- The Exchange." Upon conversion, assuming all
eligible ISUs are exchanged, approximately 11,000,000 Rollover Stock Options
will be outstanding, with exercise prices ranging from $0.66 to $3.32 per share.
See "The Split-Off -- The Exchange." The majority of these options will be fully
vested by the year 2000 and expire no later than ten years from the date of
grant. These vested options generally become exercisable, if otherwise vested,
upon the earlier of (i) nine months after the Split-Off or (ii) a public
offering of the shares, in each case subject to the optionee's continued
employment with any of the Company, Ingram Industries, or Ingram Entertainment.
    
 
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
 
     The Board of Directors of the Company does not currently maintain a
separate compensation committee. Historically, base compensation of officers of
the Company, and Mr. Lacy's compensation under the Bonus Plan, has been
determined by the Executive Compensation Committee of the Ingram Industries
board of directors, which in 1995 consisted of E. Bronson Ingram, until his
resignation from the Board in May, and Messrs. Lacy and Pfeffer. Mr. Lacy did
not participate in the determination of his compensation. Compensation under the
Bonus Plan for all officers of the Company other than Mr. Lacy was determined by
the entire Board of Directors of the Company.
 
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                          EMPLOYEE AND PRIORITY OFFERS
 
EMPLOYEE DIRECTED OFFER
 
   
     Up to 500,000 shares of Common Stock offered in this offering (the
"Employee Shares") have been reserved for certain employees of the Company (the
"Employee Directed Offer"). Each such employee may apply to purchase a number of
shares of Common Stock within a specified range at the initial public offering
price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus and on the same terms and
conditions as the shares being offered to the general public. Any purchasers who
are affiliates of the Company will represent that any purchases are being made
for investment purposes only.
    
 
   
     In the event that the demand for Employee Shares exceeds the number of
shares of Common Stock available under the Employee Directed Offer, the maximum
number of Employee Shares available to each individual will be reduced to the
extent necessary so that the total subscriptions equal the number of available
Employee Shares. Any application for a number of shares that is less than the
employee's new maximum individual application size will be unaffected thereby.
    
 
PRIORITY OFFER
 
   
     Up to 1,500,000 of the shares of Common Stock offered in this offering (the
"Priority Shares") have been reserved pursuant to a priority allocation offer
(the "Priority Offer"). The Priority Offer is being made to certain customers
and vendors of the Company, as well as to certain other individuals, including
certain employees of Ingram Industries and Ingram Entertainment. Each such
person may apply to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock within a range
based on certain individual factors relating to such person at the initial
public offering price set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus and on the
same terms and conditions as the shares being offered to the general public. Any
purchasers who are affiliates of the Company will represent that any purchases
are being made for investment purposes only.
    
 
   
     In the event that the demand for Priority Shares exceeds the number of
shares of Common Stock available under the Priority Offer, the maximum number of
Priority Shares available to each individual will be reduced to the extent
necessary so that the total subscriptions equal the number of available Priority
Shares. Any application for a number of shares that is less than the applicant's
new maximum individual application size will be unaffected thereby.
    
 
                              CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
 
   
     Historically, Ingram Industries has provided certain administrative
services to the Company. The Company is allocated a portion of the costs of
these administrative services. This allocation totaled $1.6 million, $2.4
million, $3.5 million, and $2.1 million in 1993, 1994, 1995, and the first half
of 1996, respectively. In connection with the Split-Off, the Company will enter
into the Transitional Service Agreements with Ingram Industries relating to the
continued provision of certain administrative services. The Company believes
that the terms of the Transitional Service Agreements will be on a basis at
least as favorable as those that would be obtained from third parties on an
arm's length basis. The Transitional Service Agreements generally terminate on
December 31, 1996, although payroll services under the Transitional Service
Agreements will be provided through December 31, 1997. After such termination,
the Company will be required to provide such services internally or find a
third-party provider of such services.
    
 
   
     Additionally, Ingram Industries has provided a large portion of the debt
financing required by the Company in connection with its expansion. As of
December 31, 1994, December 30, 1995, and June 29, 1996, $449.4 million, $673.8
million, and $560.8 million, respectively, was outstanding to Ingram Industries.
Interest on such debt has been charged based on Ingram Industries' domestic
weighted average cost of funds. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements. In connection with the Split-Off, substantially all of the debt
facilities of Ingram Industries guaranteed by the Company will be assumed by the
Company in satisfaction of amounts due to Ingram Industries. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources."
    
 
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     The Company leases certain office space near Buffalo, New York from a
partnership owned by certain members of the Ingram family. The lease agreement
expires January 31, 2013 and requires annual rental payments of approximately
$1.6 million. The Company subleases its facilities in Santa Ana, California and
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from Ingram Industries pursuant to a sublease which
expires March 1, 2007. The sublease agreement requires annual rental payments of
approximately $2.1 million. In connection with the Split-Off, it is anticipated
that the Company will enter into a direct lease agreement with the present
lessor to Ingram Industries under terms and conditions similar to the sublease.
The Company's lease for its distribution center in Millington, Tennessee is
guaranteed by Ingram Industries. This guarantee provides for the release of
Ingram Industries' guarantee upon satisfaction by the Company of certain
financial requirements specified in the guarantee including consummation of an
initial public offering of at least $300 million. Certain of the Company's other
leases are guaranteed by Ingram Industries. The Company anticipates that such
guarantees will be released in connection with the Split-Off.
    
 
   
     The Company extended a loan during 1995 to one of its senior executive
officers. This loan has been repaid in full. The largest aggregate amount
outstanding at any time during 1995 was $450,000. This loan bore interest at the
intercompany rate of interest paid by the Company to Ingram Industries.
    
 
   
     In connection with the Split-Off, it is expected that agreements relating
to board representation and registration rights with respect to Common Stock
held by the Ingram Family Stockholders (including shares of Common Stock issued
upon conversion of Class B Common Stock) will be entered into by the Company and
the Ingram Family Stockholders. See "The Split-Off."
    
 
                                 THE SPLIT-OFF
 
   
     Concurrently with the closing of this offering, Ingram Industries will
consummate the Split-Off. The consummation of the Split-Off is a non-waiveable
condition to the closing of this offering. The following is a summary of certain
of the material terms of the Split-Off.
    
 
THE EXCHANGE
 
   
     Concurrently with the closing of this offering, it is contemplated that
Ingram Industries will consummate the Exchange, under an Exchange Agreement (the
"Exchange Agreement"), pursuant to which the existing stockholders of Ingram
Industries may exchange a specified number of their shares of Ingram Industries
common stock for shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company and/or common
stock of Ingram Entertainment of equivalent value to the shares of Ingram
Industries so exchanged. See "Principal Stockholders." If all eligible
stockholders were to exchange all of their shares of Ingram Industries common
stock eligible to be exchanged, they would receive 107,251,352 shares of Class B
Common Stock. The exchange values were determined by the board of directors of
Ingram Industries, which relied in part on an opinion of a financial advisor to
the effect that the Exchange was fair to all involved parties. In the Exchange
Agreement, the Company covenants that, during the two-year period following the
Exchange, it will not (i) liquidate, merge, or consolidate with any other
person, or sell, exchange, distribute, or dispose of any material asset other
than in the ordinary course of business, (ii) with certain limited exceptions,
redeem or reacquire any of its capital stock transferred in the Exchange, (iii)
cease to conduct the principal active trade or business conducted by it during
the five years immediately preceding the Exchange, or (iv) otherwise take any
actions inconsistent with the facts and representations set forth in the private
letter ruling from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS") regarding
certain federal income tax consequences of the Reorganization and Exchange, in
each case unless it first obtains an opinion from recognized tax counsel or a
ruling from the IRS that such action will not affect the qualification of the
transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement for tax-free treatment. All
such covenants were necessary to obtain the private letter ruling from the IRS.
    
 
   
     Certain outstanding Ingram Industries options and SARs will be converted
to, and certain Ingram Industries ISUs may be exchanged for, Rollover Stock
Options. The exchange values for these options, SARs, and ISUs are primarily
based on the exchange value for the underlying common stock. The option, SAR,
and ISU exchange values were determined by the board of directors of Ingram
Industries in accordance with the
    
 
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<PAGE>   61
 
   
respective plans under which they were issued. If all eligible ISUs are
exchanged, the total number of Rollover Stock Options outstanding would be
exercisable for approximately 11,000,000 shares of Common Stock. See
"Management -- Rollover Plan; Incentive Stock Units."
    
 
   
     The Company and the Ingram Family Stockholders are expected to enter into
the Board Representation Agreement. So long as the Ingram Family Stockholders
and their permitted transferees (as defined in the Board Representation
Agreement) own in excess of 25,000,000 shares of the outstanding Common Equity,
the Board Representation Agreement will provide for the designation of (i) not
more than three directors designated by the Ingram Family Stockholders, (ii) one
director designated by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and (iii)
four additional Independent Directors (collectively, the "Designated Nominees").
    
 
   
     The Ingram Family Stockholders will be required to vote their shares of
Common Equity for the election of the Designated Nominees. In addition, certain
types of corporate transactions, including transactions involving the potential
sale or merger of the Company; the issuance of additional equity, warrants, or
options; acquisitions involving aggregate consideration in excess of 10% of the
Company's stockholders' equity; any guarantee of indebtedness of an entity other
than a subsidiary of the Company exceeding 5% of the Company's stockholders'
equity; and the incurrence of indebtedness in a transaction which could
reasonably be expected to reduce the Company's investment rating (i) lower than
one grade below the rating in effect immediately following this offering or (ii)
below investment grade, may not be entered into without the written approval of
at least a majority of the voting power held by certain of the Ingram Family
Stockholders, acting in their sole discretion.
    
 
   
     The Board Representation Agreement will terminate on the date on which the
Ingram Family Stockholders and their permitted transferees collectively cease to
beneficially own at least 25,000,000 shares of the Common Equity of the Company
(as such number may be equitably adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalization, and other transactions in the capital stock of the
Company). All decisions for the Ingram Family Stockholders that are trusts or
foundations will be made by members of the Ingram family, who are trustees
thereof.
    
 
   
     The Ingram Family Stockholders and the other stockholders of Ingram
Industries who will receive shares of Class B Common Stock in the Exchange will
enter into a registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement")
which grants the E. Bronson Ingram QTIP Marital Trust (the "QTIP Trust") demand
registration rights following the closing of this offering. Such demand
registration rights may be exercised with respect to all or any portion (subject
to certain minimum thresholds) of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by
the QTIP Trust, one or more of the other Ingram Family Stockholders and certain
of their permitted transferees on up to three occasions during the 84-month
period following the closing of this offering; provided that the Company shall
not be obligated to effect (i) any registration requested by the QTIP Trust
unless the QTIP Trust has furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel to
the effect that such registration and any subsequent sale will not affect the
tax-free nature of the Split-Off or (ii) more than one demand registration
during any 12-month period.
    
 
   
     The Registration Rights Agreement also grants one demand registration right
to members of the Ingram family (which may only be exercised during the 84-month
period following the closing of this offering) and one demand registration right
to certain minority stockholders of the Company if a change of control of the
Company occurs following the closing of this offering but prior to the second
anniversary of the Split-Off Date. The minority stockholders will not be
entitled to this registration right if they were offered the opportunity to
participate in the change of control transaction.
    
 
     The Registration Rights Agreement restricts the exercise by any party
thereto of a demand registration right, and provides that the Company will not
grant any registration rights to any other person that are more favorable than
those granted pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or that provide for
the exercise of demand registration rights sooner than three months following a
public offering in which such person was entitled to include its shares, unless
the number of shares requested to be included in such public offering exceeded
125% of the number of shares actually included.
 
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     In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement provides that the parties
thereto shall be entitled to unlimited "piggyback" registration rights in
connection with any proposed registration of equity securities by the Company
(with certain specified exceptions) during the 84-month period following the
completion of this offering. Employees who received shares in the Employee
Offering, and persons who have exercised Rollover Stock Options, are bound by
the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement as if such employees were
parties thereto, and are entitled to the "piggyback" registration rights
provided therein, with respect to the portion of their shares of Class B Common
Stock that is no longer subject to restrictions.
    
 
     The Registration Rights Agreement contains provisions regarding reduction
of the size of an offering that has been determined by the underwriters to have
exceeded its maximum potential size and contains certain customary provisions,
including those relating to holdback arrangements, registration procedures,
indemnification, contribution and payment of fees and expenses.
 
   
     Pursuant to an agreement (the "Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement") with the
Ingram Thrift Plan (the "Thrift Plan"), which will receive 10,007,000 shares of
Class B Common Stock in the Split-Off, during each of the 90-day periods
following the closing of this offering and the first anniversary of the closing
of this offering, the Company may elect to file a registration statement under
the Securities Act covering such number of shares as are required to be sold by
the Thrift Plan in order to comply with the requirements of ERISA or are
necessary to fund distributions to Thrift Plan participants ("Registrable
Securities"). If a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities
has not become effective during either such 90-day period, the Thrift Plan may
elect to sell any of such Registrable Securities to the Company during the
90-day period thereafter at the then-current fair market value of the Common
Stock; provided that the Company's obligation in any fiscal year to purchase
shares not required to fund distributions by the Thrift Plan will be limited to
the lesser of $10,000,000 or 3% of the Company's stockholders' equity as of the
beginning of such fiscal year. In addition, the Thrift Plan may elect to sell to
the Company one time each calendar month, such number of shares as are necessary
to fund distributions to Thrift Plan participants, except during such periods
when the Company has notified the Thrift Plan of the filing of a registration
statement covering Registrable Securities or when such a registration statement
is effective. Of the 10,007,000 shares of Class B Common Stock to be received by
the Thrift Plan, 9,207,000 shares will be subject to a lock-up agreement in
connection with this offering. See "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" and
"Underwriters."
    
 
THE REORGANIZATION
 
   
     The Company is currently a subsidiary of Ingram Industries, a company
controlled by the Ingram Family Stockholders. Ingram Industries is engaged in
various businesses in addition to that of the Company, including inland marine
transportation; the production and transport of specification commercial sand;
insurance; and the distribution of books, prerecorded video cassettes, laser
discs, video games, and spoken-word audio cassettes. It is contemplated that the
businesses of the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment (each, an
"Ingram Company") and their respective subsidiaries will be reorganized as
described below. Concurrently with the Split-Off, the Company will assume
certain indebtedness of Ingram Industries, in partial satisfaction of amounts
due to Ingram Industries. The Company will repay the remaining intercompany
indebtedness with borrowings under the Credit Facility. See "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations -- Liquidity and Capital Resources."
    
 
   
     Pursuant to a reorganization agreement (the "Reorganization Agreement"), it
is contemplated that each Ingram Company will agree to retain or assume, at the
time of the Reorganization, certain liabilities and obligations, including the
following: (i) liabilities and obligations incurred by such Ingram Company
(other than certain general corporate level liabilities of Ingram Industries)
with respect to periods ending on or prior to the closing of the Reorganization,
other than liabilities or obligations arising as a result of any intentional act
which is tortious or as a result of any illegal act (each, a "Designated
Action") committed by (x) a corporate officer of Ingram Industries (except for
actions that are believed by such person to be in furtherance of his duties as
an officer or employee of the Company, Ingram Entertainment, or their respective
subsidiaries, or the other subsidiaries or business operating units of Ingram
Industries), (y) any other employee of Ingram
    
 
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Industries whose responsibilities are not primarily associated with the Company,
Ingram Entertainment, or their respective subsidiaries, or the other
subsidiaries or business operating units of Ingram Industries or (z) an employee
(other than general corporate level employees of Ingram Industries) of any other
Ingram Company; (ii) liabilities and obligations (other than general corporate
level liabilities of Ingram Industries) incurred by any other Ingram Company
with respect to periods ending on or prior to the closing of the Reorganization
as a result of any Designated Action committed by an employee of any such Ingram
Company or certain subsidiaries or business operating units of such Ingram
Company; (iii) in the case of Ingram Industries, certain general corporate level
liabilities and obligations up to an aggregate of $100,000 incurred by Ingram
Industries with respect to certain periods ending on or prior to the closing of
the Reorganization and recorded under Ingram Industries' internal accounting
system as "home office" liabilities, to the extent that such liabilities and
obligations are extraordinary in nature and arise out of the ordinary course of
business and were not accrued on Ingram Industries' year end 1995 balance sheet;
(iv) specified liabilities and obligations related to certain asset dispositions
and the settlement of certain claims; and (v) liabilities and obligations
incurred by such Ingram Company with respect to periods beginning after the
closing of the Reorganization. In addition, certain contingent assets or
liabilities, as well as fees and costs incurred in connection with the
Split-Off, will be shared 23.01% by Ingram Industries, 72.84% by the Company,
and 4.15% by Ingram Entertainment; provided that the Company will not be liable
except to the extent that the Company's share of such contingent liabilities,
fees or costs (net of any contingent assets) exceeds, in the aggregate,
$20,778,000. These contingent liabilities include (i) liabilities and
obligations arising as a result of any Designated Action committed by a
corporate officer of Ingram Industries (except for actions that are believed by
such person to be in furtherance of his duties as an officer or employee of the
Company, Ingram Entertainment, or their respective subsidiaries or other
designated affiliates, or the other subsidiaries or designated affiliates of
Ingram Industries), or any other employee of Ingram Industries whose
responsibilities are not primarily associated with the Company, Ingram
Entertainment, or their respective subsidiaries, or the other subsidiaries or
business operating units of Ingram Industries; (ii) certain general corporate
level liabilities and obligations, if the aggregate of such liabilities and
obligations incurred by Ingram Industries exceeds $100,000, incurred by Ingram
Industries with respect to periods ending on or prior to the closing of the
Reorganization and recorded under Ingram Industries' internal accounting system
as "home office" liabilities, to the extent that such liabilities and
obligations are extraordinary and non-recurring in nature and arise out of the
ordinary course of business and were not accrued on Ingram Industries' 1995
balance sheet; (iii) certain liabilities and obligations incurred by Ingram
Industries in respect of specified individuals pursuant to certain deferred
compensation plans of Ingram Industries; and (iv) assets, liabilities, and
obligations arising in connection with certain specified asset dispositions. The
Company is not currently aware of any such contingent liabilities, fees or costs
that will require any further payment by the Company, but there can be no
assurance that any payment, which could be material, will not be required in the
future.
    
 
   
     Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, each Ingram Company will agree to
conduct its business, from the date of the Reorganization Agreement until the
closing of the Reorganization, in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice. The Reorganization Agreement provides that at or prior to
the closing of the Reorganization, the Company and Ingram Entertainment will
enter into bank repurchase agreements with respect to securities of the Company
or Ingram Entertainment, respectively, received in connection with the Exchange
Agreement in exchange for shares of Ingram Industries common stock currently
held as collateral for certain loans made to stockholders of Ingram Industries.
    
 
     Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, it is expected that each Ingram
Company will agree to indemnify each other Ingram Company from any and all
damage, loss, liability, and expense incurred as a result of any breach by such
party of any covenant or agreement pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement or
the failure by such party to perform its obligations with respect to any
liability retained or assumed by such party pursuant to the Reorganization
Agreement.
 
     The Ingram Companies are also expected to enter into an employee benefits
transfer and assumption agreement (the "Employee Benefits Agreement"). The
Employee Benefits Agreement will provide for the allocation of employee benefit
assets and liabilities generally on a pro rata basis in respect of each Ingram
 
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Company's current and former employees. Each Ingram Company will indemnify the
other parties with respect to such party's benefit-related assumed or retained
assets and liabilities.
 
   
     In connection with the Reorganization, it is also contemplated that the
Ingram Companies will enter into a tax sharing and tax services agreement (the
"Tax Sharing Agreement"). Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Company will
agree that it will be liable for (i) its allocable share of the consolidated
federal income tax liability and any consolidated state income tax liability for
the year that includes the Split-Off and (ii) generally, 72.84% of any
adjustment in excess of reserves already established by Ingram Industries for
past federal or state income tax liabilities of Ingram Industries, Ingram
Entertainment, or the Company. Subject to certain consultation rights and
certain limited rights on the part of the Company to consent to a settlement,
Ingram Industries will have the right to control any audit or proceeding
relating to the Company for periods ending prior to the Split-Off. The Company
will share in any refunds received in respect of the carryback of any future tax
losses or credits it may suffer or receive. In addition, Ingram Industries and
Ingram Entertainment will each agree that, upon the exercise by one of its
employees of an option granted in connection with the Exchange, it will pay the
Company an amount equal to the tax benefit, if any, received from any
compensation deduction in respect of such exercise. Furthermore, if the
Split-Off fails to qualify for tax-free treatment as a result of a breach by one
of the Ingram Companies of specified representations or covenants contained in
the Exchange Agreement, any resulting deficiency shall be borne by such
breaching Ingram Company.
    
 
   
     In addition, until 1999, the Company will provide data processing services
to Ingram Industries and Ingram Entertainment for a fee to be determined. The
Ingram Companies will also enter into the Transitional Service Agreements
relating to the continued provision of certain administrative services
(including cash management, insurance, employee benefits, and payroll
administration). The Transitional Service Agreements are expected to be on terms
comparable to those that would be obtained from third parties on an arms' length
basis.
    
 
CONDITIONS TO THE SPLIT-OFF
 
   
     The Split-Off is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain
conditions including, without limitation, (i) receipt of a private letter ruling
from the IRS satisfactory to Ingram Industries and certain of the Ingram Family
Stockholders as to the tax-free nature of the Split-Off and a determination by
the board of directors of Ingram Industries and the Ingram Family Stockholders
that nothing has come to their attention that causes them to conclude that
significant questions exist as to the validity of the ruling as applied to the
Reorganization or the Exchange; (ii) the absence of any law, judgment,
injunction, order or decree which prohibits consummation of the Split-Off; (iii)
the effectiveness of certain ancillary agreements; (iv) receipt of required
regulatory approvals and third-party consents; (v) consummation of the scheduled
refinancing and assumption of debt; and (vi) settlement of intercompany
receivables and payables. The Exchange Agreement may be terminated by the board
of directors of Ingram Industries at any time prior to the closing of the Split-
Off.
    
 
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                             PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
 
   
     The following table sets forth certain information, as of July 31, 1996, as
adjusted for (i) the Split-Off and (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock offered
hereby as if such transactions had occurred on July 31, 1996, with respect to
the beneficial ownership of each class of the Common Equity by (a) each person
known by the Company to own beneficially more than five percent of the
outstanding shares of either class of the Common Equity; (b) each director; (c)
each of the Named Executive Officers; and (d) all executive officers and
directors of the Company as a group. See "Management" and "Certain
Transactions."
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                    CLASS B COMMON STOCK             COMMON STOCK          COMMON EQUITY
                                  -------------------------     ----------------------     -------------
                                    SHARES                      SHARES                      PERCENTAGE
                                  BENEFICIALLY   PERCENTAGE     BENEFICIALLY PERCENTAGE      OF TOTAL
              NAME                  OWNED         OF CLASS       OWNED       OF CLASS      VOTING POWER
- --------------------------------  ----------     ----------     -------     ----------     -------------
<S>                               <C>            <C>            <C>         <C>            <C>
E. Bronson Ingram QTIP Marital
  Trust(1)(2)...................  69,099,259        62.9%            --         --              61.8%
Ingram Thrift Plan(1)...........  10,007,000         9.1             --         --               8.9
David B. Ingram(1)(2)...........  77,509,290(3)     70.5         13,750(4)       *              69.3
Robin Ingram Patton(1)(2).......  74,579,833(3)     67.9             --         --              66.7
Orrin H. Ingram(1)(2)...........  74,599,526(3)     67.9         56,250(4)       *              66.7
Linwood A. (Chip) Lacy, Jr......   1,390,062         1.3        110,500(4)       *               1.3
John R. Ingram(2)...............  74,608,790(3)     67.9         29,500(4)       *              66.7
Jeffrey R. Rodek................     285,000           *             --         --                 *
David R. Dukes..................      65,000           *         73,279(4)       *                 *
Sanat K. Dutta..................      85,000           *         37,412(4)       *                 *
John Wm. Winkelhaus, II.........      85,000           *         42,560(4)       *                 *
Martha R. Ingram(2).............  83,370,444(3)     75.9             --         --              74.5
Philip M. Pfeffer...............   2,206,826(3)      2.0         21,250(4)       *               2.0
All executive officers and
  directors as a group
  (20 persons)(2)(5)............  91,465,313(3)     83.2        553,405(4)       *              81.8
</TABLE>
    
 
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 *  Less than one percent.
 
   
(1) The address for the indicated parties is: c/o Ingram Industries Inc., One
    Belle Meade Place, 4400 Harding Road, Nashville, Tennessee 37205.
    
 
   
(2) David B. Ingram, Robin Ingram Patton, Orrin H. Ingram, John R. Ingram, and
    Martha R. Ingram are trustees of the QTIP Trust, and accordingly could each
    be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the shares held by the QTIP Trust.
    
 
   
(3) Includes 76,418,370, 74,199,505, 72,728,146, 73,987,607, 81,332,442,
    234,384, and 84,235,988 shares, for David B. Ingram, Robin Ingram Patton,
    Orrin H. Ingram, John R. Ingram, Martha R. Ingram, Mr. Pfeffer, and all
    executive officers and directors as a group, respectively, which shares are
    held by various trusts or foundations of which these individuals are
    trustees. Such individuals could each be deemed to be the beneficial owner
    of the shares held by such trusts of which he or she is a trustee.
    
 
   
(4) All such figures represent Rollover Stock Options exercisable within 60 days
    of the date of the table for shares of Common Stock.
    
 
   
(5) Does not include shares beneficially owned by Mr. Lacy, the Company's former
    Chief Executive Officer and former Chairman of the Board of Directors.
    
 
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                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
 
   
     The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 265,000,000 shares
of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 20,000,000 shares
will be issued and outstanding upon the closing of this offering (assuming no
exercise of the U.S. Underwriters' over-allotment option), and 135,000,000
shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of which 109,868,752
shares will be issued and outstanding upon the closing of this offering. In
addition, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of
Incorporation") authorizes the issuance by the Company of up to 1,000,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), on terms
determined by the Company's Board of Directors. The following description is a
summary of the capital stock of the Company and is subject to and qualified in
its entirety by reference to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation
and the Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of the Company, which are included as exhibits to
the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus forms a part.
    
 
COMMON EQUITY
 
     The shares of Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are identical in all
respects, except for voting rights and certain conversion rights, as described
below.
 
   
     VOTING RIGHTS. Each share of Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote
on each matter submitted to a vote of the Company's stockholders, including the
election of directors, and each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the
holder to ten votes on each such matter. Except as required by applicable law,
holders of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock vote together as a single
class on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Company.
There is no cumulative voting. See "Risk Factors -- Control by Ingram Family
Stockholders."
    
 
     For so long as there are any shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding,
any action that may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken by
written consent in lieu of a meeting if the Company receives consents signed by
stockholders having the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to
approve the action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote on the
matter were present and voted. This could permit certain holders of Class B
Common Stock to take action regarding certain matters without providing other
stockholders the opportunity to voice dissenting views or raise other matters.
The right to take such action by written consent of stockholders will expire at
such time as all outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock cease to be
outstanding.
 
     DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND STOCK SPLITS. Holders of Common Stock and
Class B Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends at the same rate if, as,
and when such dividends are declared by the Board of Directors out of assets
legally available therefor after payment of dividends required to be paid on
shares of Preferred Stock, if any.
 
     In the case of dividends or distributions payable in Common Stock or Class
B Common Stock, only shares of Common Stock will be distributed with respect to
the Common Stock and only shares of Class B Common Stock will be distributed
with respect to the Class B Common Stock. In the case of dividends or other
distributions consisting of other voting shares of the Company, the Company will
declare and pay such dividends in two separate classes of such voting
securities, identical in all respects, except that the voting rights of each
such security paid to the holders of the Common Stock shall be one-tenth of the
voting rights of each such security paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock,
and such security paid to the holders of Class B Common Stock shall convert into
the security paid to the holders of the Common Stock upon the same terms and
conditions applicable to the Class B Common Stock. In the case of dividends or
other distributions consisting of securities convertible into, or exchangeable
for, voting securities of the Company, the Company will provide that such
convertible or exchangeable securities and the underlying securities be
identical in all respects, except that the voting rights of each security
underlying the convertible or exchangeable security paid to the holders of the
Common Stock shall be one-tenth of the voting rights of each security underlying
the convertible or exchangeable security paid to the holders of Class B Common
Stock, and such underlying securities paid to the holders of Class B Common
Stock shall convert into the security paid to the holders of the Common Stock
upon the same terms and conditions applicable to the Class B Common Stock.
 
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     Neither the Common Stock nor the Class B Common Stock may be subdivided or
combined in any manner unless the other class is subdivided or combined in the
same proportion.
 
     CONVERSION. The Common Stock has no conversion rights.
 
   
     The Class B Common Stock is convertible into Common Stock, in whole or in
part, at any time and from time to time at the option of the holder, on the
basis of one share of Common Stock for each share of Class B Common Stock
converted. Each share of Class B Common Stock will also automatically convert
into one share of Common Stock upon the earliest to occur of (i) the fifth
anniversary of the closing of the Split-Off; (ii) the sale or transfer of such
share of Class B Common Stock (a) by a holder that is a party to the Board
Representation Agreement to any person that is not an affiliate, spouse or
descendant of such holder, their estates or trusts for their benefit or any
other party to the Exchange Agreement or (b) by any other holder, to a holder
that is not the spouse or descendant of such holder or their estates or trusts
for the benefit thereof; and (iii) the date on which the number of shares of
Class B Common Stock then outstanding is less than 25% of the aggregate number
of shares of Common Equity then outstanding.
    
 
     LIQUIDATION. In the event of any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of
the affairs of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment of
the debts and other liabilities of the Company and making provision for the
holders of Preferred Stock, if any, the remaining assets of the Company will be
distributed ratably among the holders of the Common Stock and the Class B Common
Stock, treated as a single class.
 
     MERGERS AND OTHER BUSINESS COMBINATIONS. Upon a merger, combination, or
other similar transaction of the Company in which shares of Common Equity are
exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other
property, holders of each class of Common Equity will be entitled to receive an
equal per share amount of stock, securities, cash, and/or any other property, as
the case may be, into which or for which each share of any other class of Common
Equity is exchanged or changed; provided that in any transaction in which shares
of capital stock are distributed, such shares so exchanged for or changed into
may differ as to voting rights and certain conversion rights to the extent and
only to the extent that the voting rights and certain conversion rights of
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock differ at that time.
 
     OTHER PROVISIONS. The holders of the Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
are not entitled to preemptive rights. There are no redemption provisions or
sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock or the Class B Common
Stock.
 
PREFERRED STOCK
 
   
     The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to any limitations prescribed
by the DGCL, or the rules of any quotation system or national securities
exchange on which stock of the Company may be quoted or listed, to provide for
the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series; to establish
from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series; to
fix the rights, powers, preferences, and privileges of the shares of each series
and any qualifications and restrictions thereon; and, to the extent permitted by
the DGCL, to increase or decrease the number of shares of such series, without
any further vote or action by the stockholders. Depending upon the terms of the
Preferred Stock established by the Board of Directors, any or all series of
Preferred Stock could have preference over the Common Stock with respect to
dividends and other distributions and upon liquidation of the Company or could
have voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the holders of the
outstanding Common Stock. The Company has no present plans to issue any shares
of Preferred Stock.
    
 
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION
 
     As permitted by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation provides that
directors of the Company shall not be personally liable to the Company or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to
the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (which currently provides that such
liability may be so limited, except for liability (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of the law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, relating to
prohibited dividends or distributions or
 
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the repurchase or redemption of stock, or (iv) for any transaction from which
the director derives an improper personal benefit).
 
     Each person who is or was a party to any action by reason of the fact that
such person is or was a director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified
and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
This right to indemnification also includes the right to have paid by the
Company the expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance
of its final disposition, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. In
addition, the Company may, by action of the Board of Directors, provide
indemnification to such other employees and agents of the Company to such extent
as the Board of Directors determines to be appropriate under the DGCL.
 
     As a result of this provision, the Company and its stockholders may be
unable to obtain monetary damages from a director for breach of his duty of
care. Although stockholders may continue to seek injunctive or other equitable
relief for an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by a director, stockholders may
not have any effective remedy against the challenged conduct if equitable
remedies are unavailable. The Company also reserves the right to purchase and
maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance.
 
OTHER CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAW PROVISIONS
 
     It is anticipated that the Bylaws will be amended, prior to the closing of
this offering, to implement certain provisions of the Board Representation
Agreement. The following discussion describes the Bylaws, as contemplated to be
in effect as of the closing of this offering. The Bylaws provide that a majority
of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction
of business. The Board of Directors may act by unanimous written consent.
 
     Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held to elect the Board of
Directors and transact such other business as may be properly brought before the
meeting. Special meetings of stockholders may be called by the chairman and
shall be called by the secretary on the written request of stockholders having
10% of the voting power of the Company. The stockholders may act by written
consent in lieu of a meeting of stockholders until such time as all shares of
Class B Common Stock cease to be outstanding.
 
   
     The Certificate of Incorporation may be amended with the approval of the
Board of Directors (by the vote required as described above), and for so long as
any shares of Class B Common Stock remain outstanding, in addition to any vote
required by law, any such amendment also requires the approval of the holders of
a majority of the Company's outstanding voting power and a majority of the
members of the Board of Directors. The Bylaws may be amended with the approval
of three-quarters of the entire Board of Directors or by the holders of 75% of
the Company's voting power present and entitled to vote at any annual or special
meeting of stockholders at which a quorum is present.
    
 
   
     The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors
shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors. The number of directors
shall in no event be less than five nor more than eight. The size of the initial
Board is fixed at six members, but will be increased to eight in accordance with
the Board Representation Agreement. The directors shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the stockholders, except for filling vacancies. Directors may be
removed with the approval of the holders of a majority of the Company's voting
power present and entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders. Vacancies and
newly created directorships on the Board of Directors resulting from any
increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the directors
then in office, although less than a quorum, a sole remaining director, or the
holders of a majority of the voting power present and entitled to vote at a
meeting of stockholders. So long as the Ingram Family Stockholders and their
permitted transferees own at least 25,000,000 shares of the Common Equity, the
Bylaws will provide for the appointment of the Designated Nominees.
    
 
     The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the
votes entitled to be cast by the stockholders entitled to vote generally, shall
constitute a quorum for stockholder action at any meeting.
 
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SECTION 203 OF THE DGCL
 
     After this offering, the Company will be subject to Section 203 of the DGCL
which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from
engaging in a business combination (as defined therein) with an "interested
stockholder" (defined generally as any person who beneficially owns 15% or more
of the outstanding voting stock of the Company or any person affiliated with
such person) for a period of three years following the date that such
stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless (i) prior to such date the
board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination
or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder; (ii) upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned
at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation at the time the transaction
commenced (excluding for purposes of determining the number of shares
outstanding those shares owned (a) by directors who are also officers of the
corporation and (b) by employee stock plans in which employee participants do
not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to
the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer); or (iii) on or
subsequent to such date the business combination is approved by the board of
directors of the corporation and authorized at a meeting of stockholders by the
affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation not owned by the interested stockholder.
 
TRANSFER AGENT
 
     The Company will appoint a transfer agent and registrar for the Common
Stock prior to the closing of this offering.
 
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                        SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
 
   
     Upon the closing of this offering, the Company will have outstanding an
aggregate of 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock, (23,000,000 if the U.S.
Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) and 109,868,752 shares
of Class B Common Stock. Of the total outstanding shares of Common Equity, only
the shares of Common Stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable without
restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless purchased
by "affiliates" of the Company, as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act (which sales would be subject to certain volume limitations and
other restrictions described below).
    
 
   
     The remaining shares of Common Equity held by existing stockholders upon
completion of this offering will be "restricted securities" as that term is
defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. In general, under Rule 144 as
currently in effect, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated),
including an affiliate, who has beneficially owned shares for at least two years
(including, if the shares are transferred, the holding period of any prior owner
except an affiliate) is entitled to sell in "broker's transactions" or to market
makers, within any three-month period commencing 90 days after the date of this
Prospectus, a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of (i) 1% of the
then outstanding shares of such class of the Common Equity (approximately
1,098,688 shares immediately after this offering) or (ii) generally, the average
weekly trading volume in such class of the Common Stock during the four calendar
weeks preceding the filing of a Form 144 with respect to such sale, and subject
to certain other limitations and restrictions. In addition, a person who is not
deemed to have been an affiliate of the Company at any time during the three
months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to
be sold for at least three years, would be entitled to sell such shares under
Rule 144(k) without regard to the volume and other requirements described above.
Shares of Common Equity that would otherwise be deemed "restricted securities"
could be sold at any time through an effective registration statement relating
to such shares of Common Equity.
    
 
   
     Of the 109,868,752 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of the
closing of this offering, 2,617,400 shares were acquired in July 1996 pursuant
to the Employee Offering and the concurrent grant of restricted stock awards,
and 107,251,352 shares will have been acquired pursuant to the Split-Off. Under
current law, absent registration or an exemption from registration other than
Rule 144, (a) the 2,617,400 shares of Class B Common Stock sold in the Employee
Offering in July 1996 (or granted concurrently therewith) would be eligible for
sale upon the later of (i) July 1998 and (ii) for those shares pledged to secure
purchase money loans for such shares, two years after the release of such
pledge, and (b) 107,251,352 shares of Class B Common Stock would be eligible for
sale two years from the effective date of the Split-Off. Of the 107,251,352
shares of Class B Common Stock to be received in the Split-Off, all but
3,844,632 of such shares will be subject to the lock-up agreements described
below. In addition, the 2,617,400 shares of Class B Common Stock issued in July
1996 are subject to contractual vesting restrictions, which restrictions begin
to lapse in April 1998.
    
 
   
     Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the QTIP Trust, which after
the Split-Off will hold 69,099,259 shares of Class B Common Stock, has certain
demand registration rights with respect to all or any portion (subject to
certain minimum thresholds) of the shares of Class B Common Stock owned by the
QTIP Trust, one or more of the other Ingram Family Stockholders and certain of
their permitted transferees on up to three occasions during the 84-month period
following the closing of this offering; provided that the Company shall not be
obligated to effect (i) any registration requested by the QTIP Trust unless the
QTIP Trust has furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel to the effect
that such registration and any subsequent sale will not affect the tax-free
nature of the Split-Off or (ii) more than one demand registration during any
12-month period. The Registration Rights Agreement also grants one demand
registration right to members of the Ingram family holding           shares of
Class B Common Stock (which may only be exercised within the 84-month period
following the closing of this offering) and one demand registration right to
certain minority stockholders of the Company, if a change of control of the
Company occurs following the closing of this offering but prior to the second
anniversary of the Split-Off Date. The minority stockholders will not be
entitled to this registration right if they were offered the opportunity to
participate in the change of control transaction.
    
 
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     In addition, the Registration Rights Agreement provides that the recipients
of Class B Common Stock received in the Split-Off will be entitled to unlimited
"piggyback" registration rights in connection with any proposed registration of
equity securities by the Company (with certain specified exceptions) during the
84-month period following the closing of this offering. Employees who received
shares in the Employee Offering, holders of restricted stock granted at the time
of the Employee Offering, and persons who have exercised Rollover Stock Options,
are bound by the provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement as if such
employees were parties thereto, and are entitled to the "piggyback" registration
rights provided therein, with respect to the portion of their shares of Common
Equity that is no longer subject to restrictions.
    
 
   
     Pursuant to the Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement, the Thrift Plan has
certain rights to require the Company to purchase a portion of its shares of
Class B Common Stock if the Company does not arrange for the registration of
such shares. Of the 10,007,000 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Thrift
Plan, 9,207,000 shares will be subject to the lock-up agreements described
below.
    
 
   
     The Company intends to file registration statements under the Securities
Act covering shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options granted
under the Company's 1996 Plan and Rollover Plan. Such registration statements
are expected to be filed and become effective as soon as practicable after the
effective date of this offering. Accordingly, shares registered under such
registration statements will, subject to Rule 144 volume limitations applicable
to affiliates, be available for sale in the open market, unless such shares are
subject to vesting restrictions with the Company or the lock-up agreements
described below. Immediately following the closing of this offering, there will
be outstanding options exercisable for approximately 16,600,000 shares of Common
Equity. Of such options, approximately 2,600,000 Rollover Stock Options will be
exercisable immediately after the closing of this offering for shares of Common
Stock and an additional approximately 1,200,000 Rollover Stock Options will
become exercisable on or prior to April 1, 1997, although a portion of the
shares issuable upon exercise of such Rollover Stock Options will be subject to
the lock-up agreements described below. In addition, on April 1, 1997, options
granted to non-officers of the Company pursuant to the 1996 Plan will become
exercisable for approximately 700,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, none of
which will be subject to the lock-up agreements described below. See
"Management -- 1996 Plan." See "Management -- 1996 Plan -- Options" and
"-- Rollover Plan; Incentive Stock Units."
    
 
   
     The Company and its directors and executive officers, and certain existing
stockholders of the Company, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to
offer, sell, contract to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock for a
period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus without the prior written
consent of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
has informed the Company that it has no present intention to consent to any such
transactions. See "Underwriters."
    
 
   
     Prior to this offering, there has not been any public market for either
class of the Common Equity. No prediction can be made as to the effect, if any,
that market sales of shares or the availability of shares for sale will have on
the market price prevailing from time to time. Sales of substantial additional
amounts of Common Equity in the public market, or the perception that such sales
could occur, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of the Common
Stock.
    
 
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                 CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
     The following is a discussion of the material U.S. federal income and
estate tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of Common Stock by a
"Non-U.S. Holder." A "Non-U.S. Holder" is a person or entity that, for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, is a non-resident alien individual, a foreign
corporation, a foreign partnership, or a non-resident fiduciary of a foreign
estate or trust.
 
     This discussion is based on the Code, and administrative interpretations as
of the date hereof, all of which are subject to change, including changes with
retroactive effect. This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal
income and estate taxation that may be relevant to Non-U.S. Holders in light of
their particular circumstances and does not address any tax consequences arising
under the laws of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction.
 
     Proposed United States Treasury Regulations were issued on April 15, 1996
(the "Proposed Regulations") which, if adopted, would affect the United States
taxation of dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder on Common Stock. The Proposed
Regulations are generally proposed to be effective with respect to dividends
paid after December 31, 1997, subject to certain transition rules. The
discussion below is not intended to be a complete discussion of the provisions
of the Proposed Regulations, and prospective investors are urged to consult
their tax advisors with respect to the effect the Proposed Regulations would
have if adopted.
 
     Prospective holders should consult their tax advisors with respect to the
particular tax consequences to them of owning and disposing of Common Stock,
including the consequences under U.S. federal law as well as under the laws of
any state, local or foreign jurisdiction.
 
DIVIDENDS
 
     Subject to the discussion below, dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of
Common Stock generally will be subject to withholding tax at a 30% rate or such
lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. For purposes
of determining whether tax is to be withheld at a 30% rate or at a reduced rate
as specified by an income tax treaty, the Company ordinarily will presume that
dividends paid to an address in a foreign country are paid to a resident of such
country absent knowledge that such presumption is not warranted.
 
     Under the Proposed Regulations, to obtain a reduced rate of withholding
under a treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder would generally be required to provide a Form
W-8 certifying such Non-U.S. Holder's entitlement to benefits under a treaty.
The Proposed Regulations would also provide special rules to determine whether,
for purposes of determining the applicability of a tax treaty, dividends paid to
a Non-U.S. Holder that is an entity should be treated as paid to the entity or
those holding an interest in that entity.
 
     There will be no withholding tax on dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder
that are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or
business within the United States if the Non-U.S. Holder files a valid Form 4224
(or, if and when the Proposed Regulations become effective, a Form W-8) stating
that the dividends are so connected. Instead, the effectively connected
dividends will be subject to regular U.S. income tax in the same manner as if
the Non-U.S. Holder were a U.S. resident. A non-U.S. corporation receiving
effectively connected dividends may also be subject to an additional "branch
profits tax" which is imposed, under certain circumstances, at a rate of 30% (or
such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable treaty) of the non-U.S.
corporation's effectively connected earnings and profits, subject to certain
adjustments.
 
     Generally, the Company must report to the IRS the amount of dividends paid,
the name and address of the recipient, and the amount, if any, of tax withheld.
A similar report is sent to the holder. Pursuant to tax treaties or certain
other agreements, the IRS may make its reports available to tax authorities in
the recipient's country of residence.
 
     Dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder at an address within the United States
may be subject to backup withholding imposed at a rate of 31% if the Non-U.S.
Holder fails to establish that it is entitled to an exemption or to provide a
correct taxpayer identification number and certain other information. The
Proposed Regulations would, if adopted, alter the foregoing rules in certain
respects, including by providing certain
 
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presumptions under which a Non-U.S. Holder would be subject to backup
withholding in the absence of the certification from the holder as to non-U.S.
status, regardless of whether dividends are paid to a U.S. or non-U.S. address.
 
GAIN ON DISPOSITION OF COMMON STOCK
 
     A Non-U.S. Holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax
with respect to gain realized on a sale or other disposition of Common Stock
unless (i) the gain is effectively connected with a trade or business of such
holder in the United States, (ii) in the case of certain Non-U.S. Holders who
are non-resident alien individuals and hold the Common Stock as a capital asset,
such individual is present in the United States for 183 or more days in the
taxable year of the disposition, (iii) the Non-U.S. Holder is subject to tax
pursuant to the provisions of the Code regarding the taxation of U.S.
expatriates, or (iv) the Company is or has been a "U.S. real property holding
corporation" within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code at any time
within the shorter of the five-year period preceding such disposition or such
holder's holding period. The Company is not, and does not anticipate becoming, a
U.S. real property holding corporation.
 
INFORMATION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND BACKUP WITHHOLDING ON DISPOSITION OF
COMMON STOCK
 
     Under current United States federal income tax law, information reporting
and backup withholding imposed at a rate of 31% will apply to the proceeds of a
disposition of Common Stock paid to or through a U.S. office of a broker unless
the disposing holder certifies as to its non-U.S. status or otherwise
establishes an exemption. Generally, U.S. information reporting and backup
withholding will not apply to a payment of disposition proceeds if the payment
is made outside the United States through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S.
broker. However, U.S. information reporting requirements (but not backup
withholding) will apply to a payment of disposition proceeds outside the United
States if (A) the payment is made through an office outside the United States of
a broker that is either (i) a U.S. person, (ii) a foreign person which derives
50% or more of its gross income for certain periods from the conduct of a trade
or business in the United States or (iii) a "controlled foreign corporation" for
U.S. federal income tax purposes and (B) the broker fails to maintain
documentary evidence that the holder is a Non-U.S. Holder and that certain
conditions are met, or that the holder otherwise is entitled to an exemption.
 
     The Proposed Regulations would, if adopted, alter the foregoing rules in
certain respects. Among other things, the Proposed Regulations would provide
certain presumptions under which a Non-U.S. Holder would be subject to backup
withholding in the absence of certification from the holder as to non-U.S.
status.
 
     Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of
persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax
withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may be
obtained, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS.
 
FEDERAL ESTATE TAX
 
     An individual Non-U.S. Holder who is treated as the owner of, or has made
certain lifetime transfers of, an interest in the Common Stock will be required
to include the value thereof in his gross estate for U.S. federal estate tax
purposes, and may be subject to U.S. federal estate tax unless an applicable
estate tax treaty provides otherwise.
 
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                                  UNDERWRITERS
 
   
     Under the terms and subject to the conditions in an Underwriting Agreement
dated the date hereof (the "Underwriting Agreement"), the U.S. Underwriters
named below, for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, The Robinson-Humphrey
Company, Inc., Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, Hambrecht & Quist LLC, and J.C.
Bradford & Co. are serving as U.S. Representatives, and the International
Underwriters named below, for whom Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited,
The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, Hambrecht
& Quist LLC, and J.C. Bradford & Co. are serving as International
Representatives, have severally agreed to purchase, and the Company has agreed
to sell to them severally, the respective number of shares of Common Stock set
forth opposite the name of each Underwriters below:
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           NUMBER OF
               NAME                                                          SHARES
        -------------------                                                ----------
        <S>                                                                <C>
        U.S. Underwriters:
          Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated..............................
          The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.............................
          Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated................................
          Hambrecht & Quist LLC..........................................
          J.C. Bradford & Co. ...........................................
 
                                                                           ----------
             Subtotal....................................................  16,000,000
                                                                           ----------
        International Underwriters:
          Morgan Stanley & Co. International Limited.....................
          The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.............................
          Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated................................
          Hambrecht & Quist LLC..........................................
          J.C. Bradford & Co. ...........................................
 
                                                                           ----------
             Subtotal....................................................   4,000,000
                                                                           ----------
                  Total..................................................  20,000,000
                                                                           ==========
</TABLE>
    
 
     The U.S. Underwriters and the International Underwriters are collectively
referred to as the "Underwriters." The U.S. Representatives and the
International Representatives are collectively referred to as the
"Representatives." The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of
the several Underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of Common
Stock offered hereby are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by
their counsel and to certain other conditions. The Underwriters are obligated to
take and pay for all the shares of Common Stock offered hereby (other than those
covered by the over-allotment option described below) if any such shares are
taken.
 
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     Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters, each
U.S. Underwriter has represented and agreed that, with certain exceptions set
forth below, (a) it is not purchasing any U.S. Shares (as defined below) for the
account of anyone other than a United States or Canadian Person (as defined
below) and (b) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly
or indirectly, any U.S. Shares or distribute any prospectus outside the United
States and Canada or to anyone other than a United States or Canadian Person.
Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters, each
International Underwriter has represented and agreed that, with certain
exceptions set forth below, (a) it is not purchasing any International Shares
(as defined below) for the account of any United States or Canadian Person and
(b) it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or
indirectly, any International Shares or distribute any prospectus relating to
the International Shares within the United States or Canada or to any United
States or Canadian Person. With respect to any of The Robinson-Humphrey Company,
Inc., Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated, Hambrecht & Quist LLC, and J.C. Bradford
& Co., the foregoing representations or agreements (i) made by it in its
capacity as a U.S. Underwriter shall apply only to shares of Common Stock
purchased by it in its capacity as a U.S. Underwriter, (ii) made by it in its
capacity as an International Underwriter shall apply only to shares of Common
Stock purchased by it in its capacity as an International Underwriter, and (iii)
shall not restrict its ability to distribute any prospectus relating to the
shares of Common Stock to any person. The foregoing limitations do not apply to
stabilization transactions or to certain transactions specified in the Agreement
Between U.S. and International Underwriters. As used herein, "United States or
Canadian Person" means any national or resident of the United States or Canada,
or any corporation, pension, profit-sharing or other trust or other entity
organized under the laws of the United States or Canada or of any political
subdivision thereof (other than a branch located outside the United States and
Canada of any United States or Canadian Person) and includes any United States
or Canadian branch of a person who is otherwise not a United States or Canadian
Person. All shares of Common Stock to be purchased by the U.S. Underwriters and
the International Underwriters are referred to herein as the "U.S. Shares" and
the "International Shares," respectively.
    
 
     Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters,
sales may be made between the U.S. Underwriters and International Underwriters
of any number of shares of Common Stock to be purchased pursuant to the
Underwriting Agreement as may be mutually agreed. The per share price of any
shares so sold shall be the Price to Public set forth on the cover page hereof,
in United States dollars, less an amount not greater than the per share amount
of the concession to dealers set forth below.
 
     Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters, each
U.S. Underwriter has represented that it has not offered or sold, and has agreed
not to offer or sell, any shares of Common Stock, directly or indirectly, in
Canada in contravention of the securities laws of Canada or any province or
territory thereof and has represented that any offer of shares of Common Stock
in Canada will be made only pursuant to an exemption from the requirement to
file a prospectus in the province or territory of Canada in which such offer is
made. Each U.S. Underwriter has further agreed to send to any dealer who
purchases from it any shares of Common Stock a notice stating in substance that,
by purchasing such shares of Common Stock, such dealer represents and agrees
that it has not offered or sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or
indirectly, any of such shares of Common Stock in Canada or to, or for the
benefit of, any resident of Canada in contravention of the securities laws of
Canada or any province or territory thereof and that any offer of shares of
Common Stock in Canada will be made only pursuant to an exemption from the
requirement to file a prospectus in the province or territory of Canada in which
such offer is made, and that such dealer will deliver to any other dealer to
whom it sells any of such shares of Common Stock a notice to the foregoing
effect.
 
     Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters, each
International Underwriter has represented and agreed that (i) it has not offered
or sold and during the period of six months after the date hereof will not offer
or sell any shares of Common Stock to persons in the United Kingdom except to
persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing,
or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their
businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not
result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of
Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995 (the "Regulations"); (ii) it has
complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial
Services Act 1986 and the Regulations with respect to anything done by it in
 
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relation to the shares of Common Stock offered hereby in, from or otherwise
involving the United Kingdom; and (iii) it has only issued or passed on and will
only issue or pass on to any person in the United Kingdom any document received
by it in connection with the offer of the shares of Common Stock, other than any
document which consists of, or is part of, listing particulars, supplementary
listing particulars, or any other document required or permitted to be published
by listing rules under Article IV of the Financial Services Act 1986, if that
person is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act
1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1995, or is a person to whom
such document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on.
 
     Pursuant to the Agreement Between U.S. and International Underwriters, each
International Underwriter has represented and agreed that it has not offered or
sold, and will not offer or sell, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for
the account of any resident thereof, any of the shares of Common Stock acquired
in connection with this offering, except for offers or sales to Japanese
International Underwriters or dealers and except pursuant to any exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law of Japan. Each
International Underwriter has further agreed to send to any dealer who purchases
from it any of the shares of Common Stock a notice stating in substance that
such dealer may not offer or sell any of such shares, directly or indirectly, in
Japan or to or for the account of any resident thereof except pursuant to any
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities and Exchange Law
of Japan, and that such dealer must send to any other dealer to whom it sells
any of such shares of Common Stock a notice to the foregoing effect.
 
   
     The Underwriters initially propose to offer part of the shares of Common
Stock directly to the public at the price to public set forth on the cover page
hereof and part to certain dealers at a price that represents a concession not
in excess of $          per share under the price to public. The Underwriters
may allow, and such dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of
$          per share to other Underwriters or to certain dealers. After the
initial offering of the shares of Common Stock, the offering price and other
selling terms may from time to time be varied by the Representatives.
    
 
   
     Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Company has granted to the U.S.
Underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date hereof, to
purchase up to 3,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock at the price to
public set forth on the cover page of this Prospectus, less underwriting
discounts and commissions. The U.S. Underwriters may exercise such option solely
for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, incurred in the sale of the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby. To the extent that such option is
exercised, each U.S. Underwriter will become obligated, subject to certain
conditions, to purchase approximately the same percentage of such additional
shares as the number of shares to be purchased and offered by such U.S.
Underwriter in the above table bears to the total number of initial shares to be
purchased by the U.S. Underwriters.
    
 
     Application has been made to list the Common Stock on the New York Stock
Exchange subject to official notice of issuance. The Underwriters intend to sell
shares of the Common Stock to a minimum of 2,000 beneficial owners in lots of
100 or more so as to meet the distribution requirements of such listing.
 
   
     At the Company's request, the Underwriters have reserved for sale, at the
price to public set forth on the cover page hereof, up to 2,000,000 shares
offered hereby for directors, officers, employees, business associates, and
related persons of the Company and its subsidiaries. The number of shares of
Common Stock available for sale to the general public will be reduced to the
extent such persons purchase such reserved shares. Any reserved shares which are
not so purchased will be offered by the Underwriters to the general public on
the same basis as the other shares offered hereby. See "Employee and Priority
Offers."
    
 
   
     The Company and its directors and executive officers, and certain
stockholders of the Company, have agreed that they will not (i) offer, pledge,
sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock, or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of
the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii)
above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other
    
 
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securities, in cash or otherwise, for a period of 180 days after the date of
this Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated, other than (i) the sale to the Underwriters of any shares of
Common Stock pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, (ii) the grant of options
or issuance of stock upon the exercise of outstanding stock options pursuant to
the Company's stock option plans or (iii) an exception for the Thrift Plan
allowing for the sale of up to 800,000 shares. See "Shares Eligible for Future
Sale." Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated has informed the Company that it has no
present intention to provide a waiver from the 180-day lock-up period for the
Company and its directors, executive officers and stockholders who have agreed
to such lock-ups.
    
 
     The Representatives have informed the Company that the Underwriters do not
intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed five percent of the total
number of shares of Common Stock offered by them.
 
     The Company and the Underwriters have agreed in the Underwriting Agreement
to indemnify each other against certain liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act.
 
     From time to time each of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, The
Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc., and J.C. Bradford & Co. has provided, and
continues to provide, investment banking services to Ingram Industries and the
Company.
 
PRICING OF OFFERING
 
     Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the shares of
Common Stock of the Company. Consequently, the initial public offering price
will be determined by negotiations between the Company and the Representatives.
Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price
will be the Company's record of operations, the Company's current financial
condition and future prospects, the experience of its management, the economics
of the industry in general, the general condition of the equity securities
market, and the market prices of similar securities of companies considered
comparable to the Company. There can be no assurance that a regular trading
market for the shares of Common Stock will develop after this offering or, if
developed, that a public trading market can be sustained. There can be no
assurance that the prices at which the Common Stock will sell in the public
market after this offering will not be lower than the price at which it is
issued by the Underwriters in this offering.
 
                                 LEGAL MATTERS
 
     Certain legal matters with respect to the Common Stock offered hereby will
be passed upon for the Company by Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, New York and
for the Underwriters by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Palo Alto, California.
 
                                    EXPERTS
 
     The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1994 and December
30, 1995 and for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended December 30,
1995 included in this Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report
of Price Waterhouse LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said
firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
 
                             ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
     Prior to this offering, the Company has not been subject to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"). The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") a registration statement on Form S-1 (together with any amendments
thereto, the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, with respect to the shares of Common Stock being offered hereby. This
Prospectus, which is part of the Registration Statement, does not contain all of
the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits and
schedules thereto, certain items of which are omitted as permitted by the Rules
and Regulations of the Commission. Statements contained in this Prospectus as to
the contents of any contract or other document referred to herein are not
necessarily complete, and in each instance in which a copy of such contract or
other document has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement,
reference is made to such copy and each such statement is qualified in all
respects by such reference.
 
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     As a result of this offering, the Company will be subject to the
informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and, in accordance therewith,
will file reports and other information with the Commission. A copy of the
Registration Statement, the exhibits and schedules forming a part thereof and
the reports and other information filed by the Company in accordance with the
Exchange Act may be inspected without charge at the offices of the Commission at
450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549 and at certain regional offices
of the Commission located at Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison
Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and 7 World Trade Center, 13th
Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material may also be obtained
from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, upon payment of the fees prescribed by the Commission.
Such material may also be accessed electronically by means of the Commission's
home page on the Internet at http://www.sec.gov.
 
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<PAGE>   79
 
                   INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                        PAGE
                                                                                        ----
<S>                                                                                     <C>
Report of Independent Accountants.....................................................  F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 1994, December 30, 1995 and June 29,
  1996 (unaudited)....................................................................  F-3
Consolidated Statement of Income for the years ended January 1, 1994, December 31,
  1994 and December 30, 1995 and the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 1995 and June 29,
  1996 (unaudited)....................................................................  F-4
Consolidated Statement of Stockholder's Equity for the years ended January 1, 1994,
  December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995 and the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 1996
  (unaudited).........................................................................  F-5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended January 1, 1994, December 31,
  1994 and December 30, 1995 and the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 1995 and June 29,
  1996 (unaudited)....................................................................  F-6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements............................................  F-7
</TABLE>
    
 
                                       F-1
<PAGE>   80
 
                       REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholder of Ingram Micro Inc.
 
   
     Finalization of the capital structure described in the first paragraph of
Note 12 to the financial statements has not been consummated at August 22, 1996.
When it has been consummated, which is expected to be prior to the effectiveness
of this Registration Statement, we will be in position to furnish the following
report:
    
 
   
          "In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and the
     related consolidated statements of income, of stockholder's equity and of
     cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position
     of Ingram Micro Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc.)
     and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995, and the
     results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three
     years in the period ended December 30, 1995, in conformity with generally
     accepted accounting principles. These financial statements are the
     responsibility of the Company's management; our responsibility is to
     express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
     conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with generally
     accepted auditing standards which require that we plan and perform the
     audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
     are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
     basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
     statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant
     estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial
     statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
     basis for the opinion expressed above."
    
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
Nashville, Tennessee
February 29, 1996, except
Note 12 as to which the date is June 25, 1996
 
                                       F-2
<PAGE>   81
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             FISCAL PERIOD END
                                                         -------------------------      JUNE 29,
                                                            1994           1995           1996
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                                                       (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>            <C>
ASSETS
  Current assets:
     Cash..............................................  $   58,369     $   56,916     $   45,172
     Trade accounts receivable (less allowances of
       $25,668 in 1994, $30,791 in 1995 and $35,193 in
       1996)...........................................     745,910      1,071,275      1,013,386
     Inventories.......................................     995,880      1,582,922      1,333,651
     Other current assets..............................      68,717         88,503         91,987
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total current assets.........................   1,868,876      2,799,616      2,484,196
  Property and equipment, net..........................      58,285         89,126        107,175
  Goodwill, net........................................      33,481         29,871         28,573
  Other................................................      13,647         22,285         21,477
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total assets.................................  $1,974,289     $2,940,898     $2,641,421
                                                         ==========     ==========     ==========
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
  Current liabilities:
     Accounts payable..................................  $1,100,598     $1,652,073     $1,395,296
     Accrued expenses..................................      94,505        121,572        130,700
     Current maturities of long-term debt..............      10,724          6,332         12,044
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total current liabilities....................   1,205,827      1,779,977      1,538,040
     Long-term debt....................................      92,204        170,424        195,890
     Due to Ingram Industries..........................     449,355        673,792        560,847
     Other.............................................       3,434          5,697          5,130
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total liabilities............................   1,750,820      2,629,890      2,299,907
  Minority interest....................................       2,125            213          2,713
  Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
  Stockholder's equity:
     Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, 265,000,000
       shares authorized; no shares issued and
       outstanding.....................................          --             --             --
     Class B Common Stock, $.01 par value, 135,000,000
       shares authorized; 107,251,352 shares issued and
       outstanding.....................................       1,073          1,073          1,073
     Additional paid in capital........................      22,427         22,427         22,427
     Retained earnings.................................     197,815        282,122        312,762
     Cumulative translation adjustment.................          29          5,173          2,539
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total stockholder's equity...................     221,344        310,795        338,801
                                                         ----------     ----------     ----------
          Total liabilities and stockholder's equity...  $1,974,289     $2,940,898     $2,641,421
                                                         ==========     ==========     ==========
</TABLE>
    
 
       See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
 
                                       F-3
<PAGE>   82
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
                        CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                            TWENTY-SIX WEEKS ENDED
                                          FISCAL YEAR                     ---------------------------
                          -------------------------------------------       JULY 1,        JUNE 29,
                             1993            1994            1995            1995            1996
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
<S>                       <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>             <C>
                                                                                  (UNAUDITED)
Net sales...............  $ 4,044,169     $ 5,830,199     $ 8,616,867     $ 3,739,145     $ 5,543,167
Cost of sales...........    3,714,527       5,391,224       8,011,181       3,467,838       5,166,134
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Gross profit............      329,642         438,975         605,686         271,307         377,033
Expenses:
  Selling, general and                                                                               
     administrative.....      225,047         296,330         415,344         190,924         252,652
  Charges allocated from                                                                             
     Ingram Industries..        1,567           2,355           3,461           1,678           2,143
  Non-cash compensation                                                                              
     charge.............                                                                        7,802
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
                              226,614         298,685         418,805         192,602         262,597
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Income from 
  operations............      103,028         140,290         186,881          78,705         114,436
Other (income) expense:
  Interest income.......         (407)           (937)         (3,479)         (2,425)           (761)
  Interest expense......        5,003           8,744          13,451           6,024           7,526
  Interest expense                                                                                   
     charged by Ingram
     Industries.........       16,089          24,189          32,606          14,875          21,172
  Net foreign currency                                                                               
     exchange loss......          111           6,873           7,751           4,598             392
  Other.................         (623)            716           1,936           1,412           1,610
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
                               20,173          39,585          52,265          24,484          29,939
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Income before income                                                                                 
  taxes and minority
  interest..............       82,855         100,705         134,616          54,221          84,497
Provision for income                                                                                 
  taxes.................       31,660          39,604          53,143          21,402          33,856
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Income before minority                                                                               
  interest..............       51,195          61,101          81,473          32,819          50,641
Minority interest.......          840          (2,243)         (2,834)         (2,701)              1
                          -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------     -----------
Net income..............  $    50,355     $    63,344     $    84,307     $    35,520     $    50,640
                           ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========
Earnings per share......  $      0.42     $      0.53     $      0.70     $      0.29     $      0.42
                           ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========      ==========
</TABLE>
    
 
       See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 
                                       F-4
<PAGE>   83
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
                 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        CLASS A               CLASS B
                                     COMMON STOCK           COMMON STOCK       ADDITIONAL              CUMULATIVE
                                  -------------------   --------------------    PAID IN     RETAINED   TRANSLATION
                                    SHARES     AMOUNT     SHARES      AMOUNT    CAPITAL     EARNINGS   ADJUSTMENT     TOTAL
                                  ----------   ------   -----------   ------   ----------   --------   -----------   --------
<S>                               <C>          <C>      <C>           <C>      <C>          <C>        <C>           <C>
JANUARY 2, 1993.................                        107,251,352   $1,073    $ 22,427    $84,116      $ 1,802     $109,418
Translation adjustment..........                                                                          (4,314)      (4,314)
Net income......................                                                             50,355                    50,355
                                  ----------   ------   -----------   ------     -------    --------      ------     --------
JANUARY 1, 1994.................                        107,251,352   1,073       22,427    134,471       (2,512)     155,459
Translation adjustment..........                                                                           2,541        2,541
Net income......................                                                             63,344                    63,344
                                  ----------   ------   -----------   ------     -------    --------      ------     --------
DECEMBER 31, 1994...............                        107,251,352   1,073       22,427    197,815           29      221,344
Translation adjustment..........                                                                           5,144        5,144
Net income......................                                                             84,307                    84,307
                                  ----------   ------   -----------   ------     -------    --------      ------     --------
DECEMBER 30, 1995...............                        107,251,352   1,073       22,427    282,122        5,173      310,795
Distribution to Ingram
  Industries (unaudited)........                                                            (20,000 )                 (20,000)
Translation adjustment
  (unaudited)...................                                                                          (2,634)      (2,634)
Net income (unaudited)..........                                                             50,640                    50,640
                                  ----------   ------   -----------   ------     -------    --------      ------     --------
JUNE 29, 1996 (UNAUDITED).......                        107,251,352   $1,073    $ 22,427    $312,762     $ 2,539     $338,801
                                  ==========   ======   ===========   ======     =======    ========      ======     ========
</TABLE>
    
 
       See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.
 
                                       F-5
<PAGE>   84
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                TWENTY-SIX WEEKS
                                                                                      ENDED
                                                       FISCAL YEAR             -------------------
                                              ------------------------------   JULY 1,    JUNE 29,
                                                1993       1994       1995       1995       1996
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
                                                                                   (UNAUDITED)
<S>                                           <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING
  ACTIVITIES:
  Net income................................  $ 50,355   $ 63,344   $ 84,307   $ 35,520   $ 50,640
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
     cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization..........    12,918     18,675     25,394     11,632     15,700
     Deferred income taxes..................    (5,719)    (4,668)    (8,632)    (5,721)    (2,190)
     Minority interest......................       840     (2,243)    (2,834)    (2,701)         1
     Non-cash compensation charge...........                                                 7,802
  Changes in operating assets and
     liabilities, net of effects of
     acquisitions:
     Trade accounts receivable..............  (161,097)  (232,268)  (320,177)   (10,796)    49,804
     Inventories............................  (143,738)  (345,511)  (580,116)    22,160    242,256
     Other current assets...................    (2,881)   (12,846)   (15,877)    (4,250)        16
     Accounts payable.......................   184,787    411,012    543,822    (35,479)  (247,848)
     Accrued expenses.......................    22,830     17,452     22,828      4,327      2,443
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
     Cash provided (used) by operating                                                            
       activities...........................   (41,705)   (87,053)  (251,285)    14,692    118,624
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY INVESTING
  ACTIVITIES:
  Purchase of property and equipment........   (21,311)   (31,286)   (52,985)   (25,745)   (33,026)
  Acquisitions, net of cash acquired........   (21,447)   (15,088)
  Other.....................................     2,062      3,765      4,188        555     (1,394)
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
     Cash used by investing activities......   (40,696)   (42,609)   (48,797)   (25,190)   (34,420)
CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING
  ACTIVITIES:
  Increase (decrease) in borrowings from                                                           
     Ingram Industries......................    83,635    103,580    224,437    (66,804)  (112,945)
  Proceeds (repayment) of debt..............     1,410     (4,930)      (838)       223        943
  Net borrowings under revolving credit                                                           
     facility...............................    16,388     44,636     74,666     45,103     34,505
  Distribution to Ingram Industries.........                                               (20,000)
  Minority interest investment..............                                                 2,400
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
     Cash provided (used) by financing                                                             
       activities...........................   101,433    143,286    298,265    (21,478)   (95,097)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash.....        84        354        364        603       (851)
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Increase (decrease) in cash.................    19,116     13,978     (1,453)   (31,373)   (11,744)
Cash, beginning of year.....................    25,275     44,391     58,369     58,369     56,916
                                              --------   --------   --------   --------   --------
Cash, end of period or year.................  $ 44,391   $ 58,369   $ 56,916   $ 26,996   $ 45,172
                                              ========   ========   ========   ========   ========
Supplementary disclosure of cash flow
  information:
CASH PAYMENTS DURING THE PERIOD:
  Interest..................................  $ 20,738   $ 32,528   $ 45,164   $ 20,243   $ 28,945
  Income taxes..............................    34,906     47,152     54,506     22,509     37,817
Cash payments include payments made to Ingram Industries for interest and U.S. income taxes
</TABLE>
    
 
       See accompanying notes to these consolidated financial statements.

 
                                       F-6
<PAGE>   85
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
NOTE 1 -- ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
     Ingram Micro Inc. (the "Company" or "Ingram Micro"), formerly Ingram Micro
Holdings Inc. (refer to Note 12), is primarily engaged in wholesale distribution
and marketing of microcomputer hardware and software products. The Company
conducts the majority of its operations in North America and Europe. The Company
is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Industries Inc. ("Ingram Industries"). In
September 1995, Ingram Industries announced its intention to reorganize into
three separate companies in a tax-free reorganization. As part of the
reorganization, Ingram Industries will split-off the Company. The plan of
reorganization is subject to, among other things, receipt of a satisfactory tax
ruling from the Internal Revenue Service. The plan contemplates that certain of
the Ingram Industries shareholders will exchange all or some of their shares of
Ingram Industries for the outstanding shares of the Company held by Ingram
Industries. The reorganization and exchange are referred to herein as the
"Split-Off."
 
     The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if
the Company had operated as an independent stand alone entity for all periods
presented except the Company generally has not had significant borrowings in
North America other than amounts due Ingram Industries. Refer to Notes 6 and 10
regarding related party transactions.
 
NOTE 2 -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
     The Company's significant accounting policies which conform to generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis between years, are
described below:
 
  Basis of Consolidation
 
     The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company,
its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
  Fiscal Year
 
     The fiscal year of the Company is a 52 or 53 week period ending on the
Saturday nearest to December 31. All references herein to "1993," "1994" and
"1995" represent the 52 week fiscal years ended January 1, 1994, December 31,
1994 and December 30, 1995, respectively.
 
  Accounting Estimates
 
     Preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements, disclosure of contingent liabilities at financial
statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  Cash
 
     Outstanding checks of $119,627 in 1994 and $72,868 in 1995 are included in
accounts payable.
 
  Revenue Recognition
 
     Revenue is recognized at the time of product shipment. The Company, under
specified conditions, permits its customers to return or exchange products. The
provision for estimated sales returns is recorded concurrently with the
recognition of revenue.
 
                                       F-7
<PAGE>   86
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
  Vendor Programs
 
     Funds received from vendors for price protection, product rebates,
marketing or training programs are recorded net of direct costs as adjustments
to product costs, reduction of selling, general and administrative expenses or
revenue according to the nature of the program.
 
     The Company does not provide warranty coverage of its product sales.
However, to maintain customer relations, the Company facilitates domestic vendor
warranty policies by accepting for exchange, with the Company's prior approval,
most defective products within 90 days of invoicing. Defective products received
by the Company are subsequently returned to the vendor for credit or
replacement.
 
     The Company generated approximately 17% of its sales in fiscal 1993, 18% in
1994 and 23% in 1995 from products purchased from two vendors.
 
  Inventories
 
     Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market.
 
  Property and Equipment
 
   
     Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated
useful life:
    
 
   
<TABLE>
        <S>                                                              <C>
        Leasehold improvements.......................................       3-12 years
        Distribution equipment.......................................        5-7 years
        Computer equipment...........................................        2-5 years
</TABLE>
    
 
     Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged to expense as incurred.
Additions, major renewals and betterments to property and equipment are
capitalized. Realization of carrying value is assessed periodically.
 
  Goodwill
 
     Goodwill is amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from
five to twenty years. Accumulated amortization was $9,846 at December 31, 1994
and $13,576 at December 30, 1995. The Company evaluates the recoverability of
goodwill and reviews the amortization periods on an annual basis. Recoverability
is measured on the basis of anticipated undiscounted cash flows from operations.
At December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995, no impairment was indicated.
 
  Income Taxes
 
     The temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the
income tax basis of the Company's assets and liabilities are provided in
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109.
 
  Foreign Currency Translation
 
     Financial statements of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S.
dollars using the exchange rate at each balance sheet date for assets and
liabilities and a weighted average exchange rate for each period for results of
foreign operations. Translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component
of stockholder's equity when the local currency is the functional currency.
Translation adjustments are recorded in income
 
                                       F-8
<PAGE>   87
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
when the U.S. dollar is the functional currency. The U.S. dollar is the
functional currency for the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico and Singapore.
 
  Financial Instruments
 
     The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and
other accrued expenses approximate fair value because of the short maturity of
these items.
 
     The carrying amounts of intercompany payables and debt issued pursuant to
bank credit agreements approximate fair value because interest rates on these
instruments approximate current market interest rates.
 
  Concentration of Credit Risk
 
     Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable
and derivative financial instruments. Credit risk with respect to trade accounts
receivable is limited due to the large number of customers and their dispersion
across geographic areas. The Company sells its products primarily in the United
States, Europe, Canada and Mexico. The Company performs ongoing credit
evaluations of its customers' financial condition, utilizes flooring
arrangements with third party financing companies, obtains credit insurance in
certain locations and requires collateral in certain circumstances. The Company
maintains an allowance for potential credit losses.
 
  Derivative Financial Instruments
 
     The Company operates internationally with distribution facilities in
various locations around the world. The Company uses derivative financial
instruments to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign
exchange rates by creating offsetting positions through the use of derivative
financial instruments. The market risk related to the foreign exchange
agreements is offset by changes in the valuation of the underlying items being
hedged. The majority of the Company's derivative financial instruments have
terms of 90 days or less. The Company currently does not use derivative
financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes, nor is the Company a
party to leveraged derivatives.
 
     Derivative financial instruments are accounted for on an accrual basis.
Income and expense are recorded in the same category as that arising from the
related asset or liability being hedged. Gains and losses resulting from
effective hedges of existing assets, liabilities or firm commitments are
deferred and recognized when the offsetting gain and losses are recognized on
the related hedged items. Written foreign currency options are used to mitigate
currency risk in conjunction with purchased options. Gains or losses on written
foreign currency options are adjusted to market value at the end of each
accounting period and have not been material to date.
 
     The notional amount of forward exchange contracts and options is the amount
of foreign currency bought or sold at maturity. The notional amount of currency
interest rate swaps is the underlying principal and currency amounts used in
determining the interest payments exchanged over the life of the swap. Notional
amounts are indicative of the extent of the Company's involvement in the various
types and uses of derivative financial instruments and are not a measure of the
Company's exposure to credit or market risks through its use of derivatives. The
estimated fair value of derivative financial instruments represents the amount
required to enter into like off-setting contracts with similar remaining
maturities based on quoted market prices.
 
     Credit exposure is limited to the amounts, if any, by which the
counterparties' obligations under the contracts exceed the obligations of the
Company to the counterparties. Potential credit losses are minimized through
careful evaluation of counterparty credit standing, selection of counterparties
from a limited group of high quality institutions and other contract provisions.
 
                                       F-9
<PAGE>   88
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
     Derivative financial instruments comprise the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                        1994                        1995
                                               -----------------------     -----------------------
                                               NOTIONAL     ESTIMATED      NOTIONAL     ESTIMATED
                                               AMOUNTS      FAIR VALUE     AMOUNTS      FAIR VALUE
                                               --------     ----------     --------     ----------
    <S>                                        <C>          <C>            <C>          <C>
    Foreign exchange forward contracts.......  $ 44,586       $ (384)      $109,218      $ (1,971)
    Purchased foreign currency options.......    55,979          699         75,928           485
    Written foreign currency options ........    77,298          (25)       121,183          (615)
    Currency interest rate swaps.............     9,823         (543)        25,655        (1,056)
</TABLE>
 
  Employee Benefits
 
     The Company participates in Ingram Industries' defined contribution plan
covering substantially all U.S. employees. The plan permits eligible employees
to make contributions up to certain limits and receive employer matching at
stipulated percentages. The Company's contributions charged to expense were $716
in fiscal 1993, $764 in 1994 and $1,399 in 1995.
 
     As a result of the Split-Off described in Note 1, the Company will
establish its own employee benefit plans.
 
   
  Earnings Per Share
    
 
   
     Historical earnings per share data reflects the Company's capital structure
as a result of the formation of the Delaware corporation in preparation for the
Split-Off described in Notes 1 and 12. Earnings per share is determined based on
the number of shares the Company is expected to have after the Split-Off
(107,251,352) in addition to all dilutive common stock and common stock
equivalent shares issued within 12 months of the public offering. Pursuant to
the Securities and Exchange Commission Staff Accounting Bulletins and Staff
policy, such shares are treated as if they were outstanding for all periods
presented using the treasury stock method (13,302,151). The number of common
shares used to compute the earnings per share amounts for each of the three
fiscal years in the period ended December 30, 1995 and the twenty-six weeks
ended July 1, 1995 and June 29, 1996 was 120,553,503.
    
 
   
  Supplementary Earnings Per Share
    
 
   
     Supplementary per share data (unaudited) is presented to give effect to the
repayment of certain indebtedness assumed by the Company in satisfaction of
amounts due to Ingram Industries. Net income is adjusted by $13,378 and $6,225
for 1995 and the twenty-six weeks ended June 29, 1996, respectively, to reflect
the reduction in interest expense (net of tax) related to the indebtedness
assumed by the Company.
    
 
   
     The weighted average shares outstanding used to calculate supplementary pro
forma earnings per share are based on weighted average shares outstanding at
December 30, 1995 and June 29, 1996, respectively, as adjusted for 20,000,000
shares of Class A Common Stock being sold in the offering and 2,510,400 shares
of Class B Common Stock sold in the Employee Offering (see Note 12) to repay
certain indebtedness of the Company.
    
 
   
     Unaudited supplementary pro forma earnings per share for the fiscal periods
ended December 30, 1995 and June 29, 1996 is $0.69 and $0.40, respectively.
    
 
                                      F-10
<PAGE>   89
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
  Interim Financial Information
 
     The accompanying interim financial statements have been prepared without
audit, and certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted, although the Company believes that
the disclosures herein are adequate to make information presented not
misleading. These statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's
financial statements for the year ended December 30, 1995. The results of
operations for the three month period is not necessarily indicative of results
for the full year.
 
   
     In the opinion of management, the accompanying interim financial statements
contain all adjustments of a normal and recurring nature necessary for a fair
presentation of the Company's financial position as of June 29, 1996, its
results of operations for the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 1995 and June 29,
1996, and its cash flows for the twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 1995 and June
29, 1996.
    
 
NOTE 3 -- ACQUISITIONS
 
     The Company acquired 70% of the stock of Distribuidora de Computo, S.A. de
C.V. ("Dicom"), in January 1993, for $9,327 cash and amounts payable to the
sellers of $2,475. Dicom is located in Mexico and is engaged in wholesale
distribution. The assets acquired were $32,383 and liabilities assumed were
$21,468.
 
     The Company also acquired four separate wholesale distributors in Germany,
the United Kingdom, Belgium and the Netherlands in 1993. The combined
consideration for the assets or common stock purchased was $12,120 cash and
$2,364 of notes payable to sellers. The acquired companies had assets of $10,810
and liabilities of $80.
 
     In April and August 1994, the Company acquired two separate wholesale
distributors (Keylan S.A. and Datateam Sverige AB) with operations in Spain,
Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The combined consideration paid was $15,088 cash and
$5,279 of notes payable to the sellers. The acquired companies had assets of
$48,748 and liabilities of $35,034.
 
     The acquisitions described above have been accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting. The purchase price has been allocated to the assets
purchased and liabilities assumed based on fair values at the date of
acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of net assets
acquired in 1993 was $7,916 and in 1994 was $6,653 and was recorded as goodwill.
 
     The operating results of these acquired businesses have been included in
the consolidated statement of income from the date of acquisition. Pro forma
results of operations have not been presented because the effects of these
acquisitions were not significant.
 
NOTE 4 -- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
     Effective February 1993, the Company entered into an arrangement with
Ingram Industries whereby the Company sells all of its domestic trade accounts
receivable to Ingram Industries on an ongoing basis ($665,325 at December 30,
1995). Ingram Industries transfers certain trade accounts receivable from the
Company and other Ingram Industries affiliates to a trust which sells
certificates representing undivided interests in the total pool of trade
receivables without recourse. Ingram Industries' arrangement with the trust
extends to December 31, 1997 and renews biannually under an evergreen provision
up to a maximum term of twenty years. At December 31, 1994 and December 30,
1995, the accounts receivable and due to Ingram Industries amounts in the
Company's consolidated balance sheet have not been reduced to reflect the sale
of such receivables. As a result of the Split-Off described in Note 1, it is
anticipated that Ingram Industries' accounts receivable securitization agreement
will be assumed by the Company.
 
                                      F-11
<PAGE>   90
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
NOTE 5 -- PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
     Property and equipment consists of the following:
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           FISCAL PERIOD END
                                                         ---------------------     JUNE 29,
                                                           1994         1995         1996
                                                         --------     --------     ---------
                                                                                   (UNAUDITED)
    <S>                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
    Land...............................................  $  2,274     $  2,359     $   7,290
    Leasehold improvements.............................    17,448       26,381        34,285
    Distribution equipment.............................    39,814       62,462        71,031
    Computer equipment.................................    40,579       59,161        69,384
                                                          -------      -------       -------
                                                          100,115      150,363       181,990
    Accumulated depreciation...........................   (41,830)     (61,237)      (74,815)
                                                          -------      -------       -------
                                                         $ 58,285     $ 89,126     $ 107,175
                                                          =======      =======       =======
</TABLE>
    
 
     Depreciation expense was $10,927 in fiscal 1993, $15,756 in 1994 and
$21,785 in 1995.
 
NOTE 6 -- LONG-TERM DEBT AND DUE TO INGRAM INDUSTRIES
 
     Ingram Industries manages most treasury activities, including the
arrangement of short-term and long-term financing on a centralized, consolidated
basis. Using a centralized cash management system, the Company's domestic cash
receipts are remitted to Ingram Industries and domestic cash disbursements are
funded by Ingram Industries on a daily basis. The Company's historical financial
statements reflect funding provided by Ingram Industries to the Company, and net
cash used by the Company, as amounts due to Ingram Industries. At December 31,
1994 and December 30, 1995, amounts due to Ingram Industries are classified as
long-term due to the terms of the underlying debt at Ingram Industries.
 
     Ingram Industries charges the Company interest expense on the outstanding
intercompany balance based on Ingram Industries' domestic weighted average cost
of funds. The average rate was 6.93% in fiscal 1993, 6.99% in 1994 and 7.38% in
1995.
 
     The Company and other Ingram Industries affiliates participate in Ingram
Industries' unsecured revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks.
Under this agreement, Ingram Industries and its affiliates may borrow in various
currencies up to $380,000 at various money market and bid rates. The weighted
average borrowing rate was 6.84% at December 31, 1994 and 7.00% at December 30,
1995. The agreement extends to December 31, 1999, and is renewable for an
additional two year period during the year prior to expiration. The agreement is
guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company and other Ingram Industries
affiliates. At December 30, 1995, outstanding aggregate borrowings were
$229,716, of which $167,176 is specifically related to amounts drawn by the
Company's subsidiaries.
 
     The Company's subsidiaries outside the United States have lines of credit
and short-term overdraft facilities aggregating $93,527 various banks worldwide.
Most of these arrangements are reviewed periodically for renewal. At December
30, 1995, the Company had $5,782 outstanding under these facilities.
 
   
     In addition to the guarantee described above, the Company has guaranteed
certain other borrowings of Ingram Industries totaling $328,572. Included within
this amount are (i) amounts outstanding on an unsecured temporary revolving
credit facility that provides for borrowings up to $200,000 at specified
variable rates and expires on the earlier of December 31, 1996 or five days
after the successful completion of an initial public offering and (ii) $192,900
of fixed maturity, privately placed debt with maturities from November 1, 1996
to November 1, 2002. As a result of the Split-Off described in Notes 1 and 12,
it is anticipated that
    
 
                                      F-12
<PAGE>   91
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
certain of the debt facilities guaranteed will be assumed by the Company in
satisfaction of the amounts payable to Ingram Industries.
 
     Under the most restrictive provisions of the loan agreements, Ingram
Industries is required to maintain certain levels of stockholders' equity, a
certain current ratio and a certain debt to capital ratio and is subject to
certain dividend restrictions. During 1994 and 1995, Ingram Industries was in
compliance with the provisions of these agreements.
 
     Long-term debt consists of the following:
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                           FISCAL PERIOD END
                                                         ---------------------     JUNE 29,
                                                           1994         1995         1996
                                                         --------     --------     --------
                                                                                   (UNAUDITED)
    <S>                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
    Revolving credit facility..........................  $ 87,568     $167,176     $192,717
    Overdraft facilities...............................    10,724        5,782       10,476
    Other..............................................     4,636        3,798        4,741
                                                         --------     --------     --------
                                                          102,928      176,756      207,934
    Less current maturities of long-term debt..........   (10,724)      (6,332)     (12,044)
                                                         --------     --------     --------
                                                         $ 92,204     $170,424     $195,890
                                                         ========     ========     ========
</TABLE>
    
 
     Annual maturities of long-term debt as of December 30, 1995 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
        <S>                                                                 <C>
        1996..............................................................  $  6,332
        1997..............................................................       364
        1998..............................................................       388
        1999..............................................................   167,566
        2000 and thereafter...............................................     2,106
                                                                            --------
                                                                            $176,756
                                                                            ========
</TABLE>
 
NOTE 7 -- INCOME TAXES
 
     The components of income before taxes and minority interest consist of the
following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     FISCAL YEAR
                                                          ---------------------------------
                                                           1993         1994         1995
                                                          -------     --------     --------
    <S>                                                   <C>         <C>          <C>
    United States.......................................  $85,044     $ 99,701     $124,277
    Foreign.............................................   (2,189)       1,004       10,339
                                                          -------     --------     --------
              Total.....................................  $82,855     $100,705     $134,616
                                                          =======     ========     ========
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-13
<PAGE>   92
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
     The provision for income taxes consists of the following:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                      FISCAL YEAR
                                                            -------------------------------
                                                             1993        1994        1995
                                                            -------     -------     -------
    <S>                                                     <C>         <C>         <C>
    Current:
      Federal.............................................  $30,268     $35,989     $44,615
      State...............................................    4,721       4,060       9,544
      Foreign.............................................    2,390       4,223       7,616
                                                            -------     -------     -------
                                                             37,379      44,272      61,775
    Deferred:
      Federal.............................................   (1,929)     (2,472)     (4,082)
      State...............................................     (198)        136        (949)
      Foreign.............................................   (3,592)     (2,332)     (3,601)
                                                            -------     -------     -------
                                                             (5,719)     (4,668)     (8,632)
                                                            -------     -------     -------
    Total income tax provision............................  $31,660     $39,604     $53,143
                                                            =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>
 
     Deferred income taxes reflect the tax effect of temporary differences
between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting
purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of
the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   FISCAL PERIOD END
                                                            -------------------------------
                                                             1993        1994        1995
                                                            -------     -------     -------
    <S>                                                     <C>         <C>         <C>
    Deferred tax assets:
      Tax in excess of book basis of foreign operations...  $ 9,837     $13,816     $19,511
      Accruals not currently deductible...................    7,840       9,275      12,734
      Inventories.........................................    2,724       3,538       5,876
      Other...............................................      293         263         492
                                                            -------     -------     -------
              Total.......................................  $20,694     $26,892     $38,613
                                                            =======     =======     =======
    Deferred tax liabilities:
      Depreciation........................................  $ 1,324     $   958     $ 1,564
                                                            =======     =======     =======
</TABLE>
 
     Current deferred tax assets of $15,130 and $19,307 are included in other
current assets at December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995, respectively.
Non-current deferred tax assets of $11,762 and $19,306 are included in other
assets at December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995, respectively.
 
     Reconciliation of the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to the
Company's effective rate is as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          FISCAL YEAR
                                                                     ----------------------
                                                                     1993     1994     1995
                                                                     ----     ----     ----
    <S>                                                              <C>      <C>      <C>
    U.S. statutory rate............................................  35.0%    35.0%    35.0%
    State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit..........   3.3      2.8      3.9
    Other..........................................................   (.1)     1.5       .6
                                                                     ----     ----     ----
                                                                        -        -        -
    Effective tax rate.............................................  38.2%    39.3%    39.5%
                                                                     =====    =====    =====
</TABLE>
 
     The Company is included in the consolidated federal income tax return filed
by Ingram Industries. Taxes related to the Company are determined on a separate
entity basis and taxes payable are remitted to Ingram
 
                                      F-14
<PAGE>   93
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
Industries every two months. Taxes payable to Ingram Industries of $4,089 at
December 31, 1994 and $14,303 at December 30, 1995 are included in accrued
expenses in the consolidated balance sheet.
 
     At December 30, 1995, the Company had foreign net operating tax loss
carryforwards of $49,264 of which approximately one third have no expiration
date.
 
     The Company does not provide for U.S. federal income taxes on undistributed
earnings of foreign subsidiaries as such earnings are intended to be permanently
reinvested in those operations.
 
NOTE 8 -- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
     There are various claims, lawsuits and pending actions against the Company
incident to the Company's operations. It is the opinion of management that the
ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material effect on the
Company's financial position or results of operations.
 
     The Company has arrangements with certain finance companies which provide
accounts receivable and inventory financing facilities for its customers. The
Company assesses the financial stability of the finance companies and payment
terms are within 3 to 30 days of product shipment. In conjunction with certain
of these arrangements, the Company has inventory repurchase agreements with the
finance companies that would require it to repurchase certain inventory which
might be repossessed from the customers by the finance companies. Such
repurchases have been insignificant to date.
 
     The Company leases the majority of its facilities and certain equipment
under noncancelable operating leases. Renewal and purchase options at fair
values exist for a substantial portion of the leases. Rental expense for the
years ended January 1, 1994, December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995 was
$11,939, $16,574 and $28,367, respectively. Future minimum rental commitments on
operating leases that have remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one
year as of December 30, 1995 are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
        <S>                                                                  <C>
        1996...............................................................  $21,507
        1997...............................................................   18,614
        1998...............................................................   16,693
        1999...............................................................   14,912
        2000...............................................................    9,912
        Later years........................................................   54,104
</TABLE>
 
                                      F-15
<PAGE>   94
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
NOTE 9 -- SEGMENT INFORMATION
 
     The Company operates predominantly in a single industry segment as a
wholesale distributor of microcomputer hardware and software. Geographic areas
in which the Company operates include the United States (United States and the
majority of the Company's exports), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany,
Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and Other
(Canada, Mexico and Singapore). Transfers between geographic areas primarily
represent intercompany sales and are accounted for based on established sales
prices between the related companies. Net sales, income (loss) from operations
and identifiable assets by geographic area are as follows:
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     FISCAL YEAR
                                                         ------------------------------------
                                                            1993         1994         1995
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------
    <S>                                                  <C>          <C>          <C>
    NET SALES:
      United States:
         Sales to unaffiliated customers...............  $3,118,316   $4,122,338   $5,969,749
         Transfers between geographic areas............      60,358       76,696       86,961
      Europe...........................................     485,126    1,078,250    1,849,129
      Other............................................     440,727      629,611      797,989
      Eliminations.....................................     (60,358)     (76,696)     (86,961)
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------
              Total....................................  $4,044,169   $5,830,199   $8,616,867
                                                         ==========   ==========   ==========
    INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS:
      United States....................................  $   98,669   $  123,796   $  156,749
      Europe...........................................      (3,246)       8,079       19,576
      Other............................................       7,605        8,415       10,556
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------
              Total....................................  $  103,028   $  140,290   $  186,881
                                                         ==========   ==========   ==========
    IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS:
      United States....................................  $  945,699   $1,381,798   $1,996,642
      Europe...........................................     190,892      393,346      669,309
      Other............................................     159,772      199,145      274,947
                                                         ----------   ----------   ----------
              Total....................................  $1,296,363   $1,974,289   $2,940,898
                                                         ==========   ==========   ==========
</TABLE>
 
     No single customer accounts for 10% or more of the Company's net sales.
 
NOTE 10 -- TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
 
     Ingram Industries provides certain corporate, general and administrative
services to the Company in addition to treasury activities described in Note 6
(including, but not limited to, legal, tax, employee benefits and electronic
data processing services). Charges for these services are based upon utilization
and at amounts which management believes are less than the amounts which the
Company would incur as a stand-alone entity. Such amounts are reflected as
charges allocated from Ingram Industries on the consolidated statement of
income.
 
     Ingram Industries also provides guarantees to certain of the Company's
vendors and for certain of the Company's leases; no charges from Ingram
Industries have been reflected in the Company's financial statements for such
guarantees.
 
     The Company leases warehouse and office space from certain shareholders of
Ingram Industries. Total rental payments were $729 in fiscal 1993, $784 in 1994
and $1,645 in 1995.
 
                                      F-16
<PAGE>   95
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
     Other transactions with Ingram Industries affiliates includes sales of
$1,664 in fiscal 1993, $3,056 in 1994 and $5,281 in 1995.
 
NOTE 11 -- STOCK OPTIONS AND INCENTIVE PLANS
 
   
     Certain of the Company's employees participate in Ingram Industries'
qualified and non-qualified stock option and SAR plans. Ingram Industries' plans
provide for the grant of options and SARs at fair value. In conjunction with the
Split-Off, Ingram Industries options held by the Company's employees and certain
other Ingram Industries options and SARs will be converted to Ingram Micro
options ("Rollover Stock Options") to purchase Class A Common Stock. Upon
conversion, approximately 11,000,000 Rollover Stock Options will be outstanding.
The Rollover Stock Options have exercise prices ranging from $0.66 to $3.32 per
share, the majority will be fully vested by the year 2000 and no such options
expire later than 10 years from the date of grant. The Company recorded a
non-cash compensation charge of approximately $7,802 or $4,760 net of tax, in
the first half of 1996 related to the vested portion of certain Rollover Stock
Options. This charge was based on the difference between the estimated fair
value of such options in the first quarter of 1996 and the exercise price of
such options.
    
 
     The Company will adopt Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock Based Compensation" ("FAS 123") in 1996. As permitted by
FAS 123, the Company will continue to measure compensation cost in accordance
with Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees." Therefore, the adoption of FAS 123 will have no impact on the
Company's financial condition or results of operations.
 
     The Company has two Incentive Stock Unit ("ISU") plans available to grant
up to 1,575,000 ISUs to certain key employees. Subject to continued employment,
these stock appreciation awards vest over five years and actual cash payout is
based on the increase in book value from date of award grant. Outstanding ISUs
at January 1, 1994, December 31, 1994 and December 30, 1995 were 748,200,
221,000 and 25,100, respectively. The amounts charged to expense related to
these incentive stock unit plans totaled $3,354 in fiscal 1993, $2,163 in 1994
and $695 in 1995. There were no grants made under the ISU plans in 1995.
 
     The Company will establish its separate stock option and incentive plans in
conjunction with the Split-Off. Refer to Note 12.
 
NOTE 12 -- SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
  Formation of Ingram Micro Inc.
 
   
     On April 29, 1996, a Delaware corporation, Ingram Micro Inc., was formed to
hold all of the outstanding stock of Ingram Micro Holdings Inc. ("Holdings"). It
is the Company's plan to merge with and into such Delaware corporation prior to
the effective date of a registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The proposed merger will not impact the
Company's financial statements, as the Company's historical financial statements
reflect the capital structure described herein.
    
 
   
     Ingram Micro Inc., a Delaware corporation, has two classes of common stock
consisting of 265,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value Class A Common Stock,
135,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value Class B Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares
of $0.01 par value Preferred Stock. Class A stockholders are entitled to one
vote on each matter to be voted on by the shareholders whereas the Class B
stockholders are entitled to ten votes on each matter to be voted on by the
shareholders. The two classes of stock have similar rights in all other
respects. Each share of Class B Common Stock may at any time be converted to a
share of Class A Common Stock; however, conversion will occur automatically on
the earliest to occur of (i) the fifth anniversary of the consummation of the
Split-Off pursuant to the Exchange Agreement; (ii) the sale of such share of
Class B Common Stock to any person not provided for under the provisions of the
Board Representation Agreement;
    
 
                                      F-17
<PAGE>   96
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
or (iii) the date on which the number of shares of Class B Common Stock then
outstanding represents less than 25% of the aggregate number of shares of Class
A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock then outstanding. After the finalization
of the capital structure resulting from the formation of the Delaware
corporation, the Company will have 107,251,352 shares of Class B Common Stock
outstanding.
    
 
  Key Employee Stock Purchase Plan
 
   
     As of April 30, 1996, the Company adopted the Key Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "Plan") which provides for the issuance of up to 4,000,000 shares of
Class B Common Stock to certain employees. In June 1996, the Company offered
2,775,000 shares of its Class B Common Stock to certain employees pursuant to
the Plan, and subsequently sold 2,510,400 shares with net proceeds of
approximately $17,173. The shares sold thereby are subject to vesting and
certain restrictions on transfer, may be redeemable prior to vesting and are
subject to repurchase by the Company upon termination of employment. In
addition, the Company granted, pursuant to this Plan, 107,000 restricted shares
of Class B Common Stock to certain officers and employees of the Company. These
shares are subject to vesting. Prior to vesting, these restricted grant shares
are subject to forfeiture to the Company without consideration.
    
 
  1996 Equity Incentive Plan
 
   
     As of April 30, 1996, the Company adopted the 1996 Equity Incentive Plan
and Ingram Industries approved the grant of options under this plan. In June
1996, the Company issued options at $7.00 per share to purchase an aggregate of
approximately 4,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock under its Equity
Incentive Plan to all eligible employees of the Company. These options vest and
generally become exercisable over five years from the issue date and expire
eight years after the issue date.
    
 
  Split-Off, Reorganization and Exchange
 
   
     The Company plans to engage in a Split-Off, consisting of a Reorganization
and an Exchange, from Ingram Industries and Ingram Entertainment. Pursuant to
the Reorganization Agreement it is contemplated that the Company will retain all
of the assets and liabilities associated with the Company's business and will
indemnify Ingram Industries and Ingram Entertainment for all liabilities related
to the Company's business and operations or otherwise assigned to the Company.
In addition the Reorganization Agreement provides for the sharing by the Company
of approximately 73% of certain contingent assets and liabilities not allocated
to one of the parties. The Company will assume a portion of Ingram Industries'
debt in return for the extinguishment of intercompany indebtedness. The debt to
be assumed by the Company includes (i) an accounts receivable securitization
program which will be transferred to the Company subsequent to the Split-Off;
and (ii) $192,900 of privately placed term debt. The Company will also enter
into a $1 billion Credit Facility.
    
 
   
     In connection with the Reorganization Agreement, the Company is expected to
enter into an employee benefits transfer and assumption agreement with Ingram
Industries and Ingram Entertainment which will provide for the allocation of
employee benefit assets and liabilities on a pro rata basis to each of the
parties of the Split-Off. It is also contemplated that the Company will enter
into a Tax Sharing Agreement. This Agreement will hold the Company liable for
its allocable share of the consolidated federal and state income tax liability
for the year that includes the Split-Off and approximately 73% of any adjustment
in excess of reserves already established by Ingram Industries for past federal
or state tax liabilities of the Company, Ingram Industries or Ingram
Entertainment. In addition, the Company will share in any refunds received. The
Company will also enter into Transitional Service Agreements related to certain
administration services including data processing.
    
 
                                      F-18
<PAGE>   97
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
             (A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.)
 
           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
                 (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
 
   
     In conjunction with the Reorganization, the Company will consummate an
Exchange pursuant to which the existing shareholders of Ingram Industries may
exchange all or a portion of their shares of Ingram Industries common stock for
shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company and/or common stock of
Entertainment of equivalent value. If all stockholders were to exchange all
eligible shares, they would receive 107,251,352 shares of Class B Common Stock.
Pursuant to a Transfer Restrictions Agreement, the shares of Class B Common
Stock received by employees of the Company, Ingram Industries or Ingram
Entertainment in the Exchange are expected to be subject to repurchase by the
Company upon termination of employment. The repurchase feature lapses upon
consummation of an initial public offering.
    
 
                                      F-19
<PAGE>   98
 
                 [ALTERNATE PAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTUS]
PROSPECTUS (Subject to Completion)
   
Issued August 27, 1996
    
 
                               20,000,000 Shares
                                      LOGO
                              CLASS A COMMON STOCK
                          ---------------------------
 
   
OF THE 20,000,000 SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK (THE "COMMON STOCK") OFFERED
HEREBY, 4,000,000 SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED INITIALLY OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
 AND CANADA BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS, AND 16,000,000 SHARES ARE BEING
 OFFERED INITIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA BY THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS.
  SEE "UNDERWRITERS." UP TO 2,000,000 OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED
  HEREBY ARE BEING RESERVED FOR SALE TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS. SEE "EMPLOYEE
   AND PRIORITY OFFERS." ALL SUCH SHARES ARE BEING OFFERED ON THE SAME TERMS
   AND CONDITIONS AS THE SHARES BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, AND
     ANY PURCHASERS OF SUCH SHARES WHO ARE AFFILIATES OF THE COMPANY WILL
     REPRESENT THAT ANY PURCHASES ARE BEING MADE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
     ONLY. ALL OF THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY ARE BEING
      ISSUED AND SOLD BY THE COMPANY. PRIOR TO THIS OFFERING, THERE HAS
      BEEN NO PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY. IT IS
       CURRENTLY ESTIMATED THAT THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE WILL BE
       BETWEEN $14 AND $16 PER SHARE. SEE "UNDERWRITERS" FOR A
        DISCUSSION OF THE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING THE
        INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING PRICE. THE COMPANY HAS TWO CLASSES OF
       AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK, THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY AND THE
       CLASS B COMMON STOCK (THE "CLASS B COMMON STOCK," AND
         COLLECTIVELY WITH THE COMMON STOCK, THE "COMMON EQUITY"). THE
         RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF COMMON STOCK AND CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE
         IDENTICAL EXCEPT FOR VOTING AND CONVERSION RIGHTS AND
          RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY. HOLDERS OF THE COMMON STOCK
          ARE ENTITLED TO ONE VOTE PER SHARE, AND HOLDERS OF THE
           CLASS B COMMON STOCK ARE ENTITLED TO TEN VOTES PER SHARE
           ON MOST MATTERS SUBJECT TO STOCKHOLDER VOTE. UPON THE
            CLOSING OF THIS OFFERING, THE INGRAM FAMILY STOCKHOLDERS
            (AS DEFINED HEREIN) WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 80.7% OF
             THE COMBINED VOTING POWER OF THE COMMON EQUITY (80.5%
             IF THE U.S. UNDERWRITERS EXERCISE THEIR
              OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION IN FULL). APPLICATION HAS BEEN
              MADE FOR THE COMMON STOCK TO BE LISTED ON THE NEW
               YORK STOCK EXCHANGE UNDER THE SYMBOL "IM."
    
 
                          ---------------------------
 
   
       SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 5 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN
    
   
                      RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS OFFERING.
    
                          ---------------------------
 
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
   EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
      COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
       ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
                          ---------------------------
 
                           PRICE $            A SHARE
                          ---------------------------
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     UNDERWRITING
                                                  PRICE TO           DISCOUNTS AND         PROCEEDS TO
                                                   PUBLIC            COMMISSIONS(1)         COMPANY(2)
                                                  --------           --------------        -----------
<S>                                         <C>                  <C>                  <C>
Per Share..............................               $                    $                    $
Total(3)...............................               $                    $                    $
</TABLE>
 
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   (1) The Company has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
       liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
       amended.
 
   
   (2) Before deducting expenses payable by the Company estimated at $1,200,000.
    
 
   (3) The Company has granted to the U.S. Underwriters an option, exercisable
       within 30 days of the date hereof, to purchase up to an aggregate of
       3,000,000 additional Shares at the price to public less underwriting
       discounts and commissions, for the purpose of covering over-allotments,
       if any. If the U.S. Underwriters exercise such option in full, the total
       price to public, underwriting discounts and commissions, and proceeds to
       Company will be $        , $        and $        , respectively. See
       "Underwriters."
                          ---------------------------
 
    The Shares are offered, subject to prior sale, when, as and if accepted by
the Underwriters named herein and subject to approval of certain legal matters
by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, counsel for the Underwriters. It is
expected that delivery of the Shares will be made on or about              ,
1996 at the office of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, New York, New York,
against payment therefor in immediately available funds.
                          ---------------------------
 
MORGAN STANLEY & CO.
  International
   
               THE ROBINSON-HUMPHREY COMPANY, INC.
    
 
                               ALEX. BROWN & SONS
                                  INTERNATIONAL

                                           HAMBRECHT & QUIST
 
                                                     J.C. BRADFORD & CO.
            , 1996
 
     INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
     REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR
     MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
     BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR
     THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE
     SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
     UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS
     OF ANY SUCH STATE.
<PAGE>   99
 
                                    PART II
 
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
 
     An itemized statement of the estimated amount of the expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, incurred and to be incurred in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities registered
pursuant to this Registration Statement is as follows:
 
   
<TABLE>
        <S>                                                                <C>
        Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee..............  $ 111,034
        NYSE listing fee.................................................          *
        NASD filing fee..................................................     30,500
        Printing and engraving expenses..................................          *
        Accounting fees and expenses.....................................          *
        Legal fees and expenses..........................................          *
        Transfer Agent fees and expenses.................................          *
        Blue Sky fees and expenses and legal fees........................          *
        Miscellaneous....................................................          *
                                                                            --------
                  Total..................................................  $1,200,000
                                                                            ========
</TABLE>
    
 
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* To be completed by amendment.
 
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
 
     Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") provides,
in effect, that any person made a party to any action by reason of the fact that
he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company may and, in
certain cases, must be indemnified by the Company against, in the case of a non-
derivative action, judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and reasonable
expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by him as a result of such action,
and in the case of a derivative action, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), if in either type of action he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
Company. This indemnification does not apply, in a derivative action, to matters
as to which it is adjudged that the director, officer, employee or agent is
liable to the Company, unless upon court order it is determined that, despite
such adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the
case, he is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses, and, in a
non-derivative action, to any criminal proceeding in which such person had
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
 
     Section 102 of the DGCL allows the Company to eliminate or limit the
personal liability of a director to the Company or to any of its stockholders
for monetary damage for a breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except in the
case where the director (i) breaches such person's duty of loyalty to the
Company or its stockholders, (ii) fails to act in good faith, engages in
intentional misconduct or knowingly violates a law, (iii) authorizes the payment
of a dividend or approves a stock purchase or redemption in violation of Section
174 of the DGCL or (iv) obtains an improper personal benefit. Article Tenth of
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision which eliminates
directors' personal liability to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
 
     Article Tenth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that
the Company shall indemnify any person (and the heirs, executors or
administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made
a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit
or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by
reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the
Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director or
officer of another
 
                                      II-1
<PAGE>   100
 
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware Law. Each such indemnified party shall have
the right to be paid by the Company for any expenses incurred in connection with
any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent
authorized by Delaware Law. Article Tenth of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation also provides that the Company may, by action of its Board of
Directors, provide indemnification to such of the employees and agents of the
Company to such extent and to such effect as the Board of Directors shall
determine to be appropriate and authorized by Delaware Law.
 
     Reference is made to the underwriting agreement to be filed as an Exhibit
hereto, pursuant to which the Underwriters will agree to indemnify officers and
directors of the Company against certain liabilities under the Securities Act.
 
   
     As permitted by Delaware Law and the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, the Company maintains insurance covering its directors and
officers against certain liabilities incurred by them in their capacities as
such, including among other things, certain liabilities under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
    
 
ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
 
   
     In the second quarter of 1996, the Company offered 2,775,000 shares of its
Class B Common Stock to certain of its employees, of which 2,510,400 shares were
purchased for $17.6 million. The shares were issued without registration under
the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemptions from registration afforded by
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, and Regulation D and Regulation S
promulgated under the Securities Act. All such shares were issued pursuant to
the Company's Key Employee Stock Purchase Plan and are subject to certain
restrictions.
    
 
   
     Reference is made to "Management -- Rollover Plan" and "The
Split-Off -- The Exchange" regarding shares, and options exercisable for shares,
of the Company's Common Equity, to be issued in connection with the Exchange,
the purchasers thereof and the consideration therefor. Such issuances will occur
without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption
from registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
    
 
                                      II-2
<PAGE>   101
 
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
 
     (a) LIST OF EXHIBITS.
 
   
<TABLE>
    <C>     <C>  <S>
       1.01  --  Form of Underwriting Agreement*
       3.01  --  Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant+
       3.02  --  Form of Bylaws of the Registrant+
       3.03  --  Form of Amended Bylaws of the Registrant*
       4.01  --  Specimen Certificate for the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,
                 of the Registrant*
       5.01  --  Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell*
      10.01  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
      10.02  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Management Incentive Bonus Plan
      10.03  --  Ingram Micro Inc. General Employee Incentive Bonus Plan
      10.04  --  Agreement dated as of December 21, 1994 between the Company and Jeffrey R.
                 Rodek
      10.05  --  Agreement dated as of April 25, 1988 between the Company and Sanat K. Dutta
      10.06  --  Agreements dated as of April 14, 1992 and April 15, 1992 between the Company
                 and John Wm. Winkelhaus, II
      10.07  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan
      10.08  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Key Employee Stock Purchase Plan+
      10.09  --  Ingram Micro Inc. 1996 Equity Incentive Plan+
      10.10  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Amended 1996 Equity Incentive Plan*
      10.11  --  Severance Agreement dated as of June 1, 1996 among the Company, Ingram
                 Industries, Linwood A. Lacy, Jr., and NationsBank, N.A., as trustee of the
                 Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. 1996 Irrevocable Trust dated February 1996
      10.12  --  Credit Facility*
      10.13  --  Form of Reorganization Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among the
                 Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
      10.14  --  Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among
                 the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereof*
      10.15  --  Form of Board Representation Agreement*
      10.16  --  Form of Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among
                 the Company and the Ingram Thrift Plan*
      10.17  --  Form of Tax Sharing and Tax Services Agreement dated             , 1996 among
                 the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
      10.18  --  Form of Master Services Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among the
                 Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
      10.19  --  Form of Employee Benefits Transfer and Assumption Agreement dated as of
                 [            ], 1996 among the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram
                 Entertainment*
      10.20  --  Form of Data Center Services Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among
                 the Company, Ingram Book Company, and Ingram Entertainment Inc.*
      21.01  --  Subsidiaries of the Registrant
      23.01  --  Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
      23.02  --  Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion filed as Exhibit
                 5.01)*
      24.01  --  Powers of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Registrant+
      27.01  --  Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only)
</TABLE>
    
 
- ---------------
 * To be filed by amendment.
   
 + Previously filed.
    
 
                                      II-3
<PAGE>   102
 
     (b) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
     See Schedule II on page S-1. All other schedules for which provision is
made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable
or the information is contained in the Consolidated Financial Statements and
related notes and therefore have been omitted.
 
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.
 
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
 
   
          (1) It will provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in
     the underwriting agreements certificates in such denominations and
     registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt
     delivery to each purchaser.
    
 
          (2) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
     Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
     persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
     the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
     Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
     expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the
     event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
     the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
     officer or controlling person of the Company in the successful defense of
     any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
     controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
     Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
     settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
     jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against
     public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
     the final adjudication of such issue.
 
          (3) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act
     of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part
     of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in
     a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
     (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
     registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
 
          (4) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
     Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
     registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
     offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
     bona fide offering thereof.
 
                                      II-4
<PAGE>   103
 
                                   SIGNATURES
 
   
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Ingram Micro
Inc. has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Santa Ana, State of California, on this 26th day of August, 1996.
    
 
                                          INGRAM MICRO INC.
 
   
                                          By:   /s/  MICHAEL J. GRAINGER
    
   
 
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Michael J. Grainger
    
   
                                            Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    
 
   
     PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN
THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
    
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                  SIGNATURE                                     TITLE                       DATE
- ---------------------------------------------    -----------------------------------  ----------------
<S>                                              <C>                                  <C>

                      *                          Chairman of the Board of Directors   August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------
              Martha R. Ingram

                      *                          Chief Executive Officer (Principal   August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------    Executive Officer); Director
               John R. Ingram

       /s/  MICHAEL J. GRAINGER                  Chief Financial Officer (Principal   August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------    Financial Officer and Principal
            Michael J. Grainger                  Accounting Officer)

                      *                          President and Chief Operating        August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------    Officer; Director
               Jeffrey R. Rodek

                      *                          Vice Chairman; Director              August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------
               David R. Dukes

                      *                          Director                             August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------
              David B. Ingram

                      *                          Director                             August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------
             Philip M. Pfeffer

* Pursuant to Power of Attorney previously
  filed with the Commission.

         /s/  MICHAEL J. GRAINGER                Attorney-in-Fact                     August 26, 1996
  -------------------------------------------
              Michael J. Grainger
</TABLE>
    
 
                                      II-5
<PAGE>   104
 
                               INGRAM MICRO INC.
 
               SCHEDULE II  -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
                                 (IN THOUSANDS)
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                     BALANCE AT     CHARGED TO                                  BALANCE
                                     BEGINNING      COSTS AND                                  AT END OF
            DESCRIPTION               OF YEAR        EXPENSES      OTHER(*)     DEDUCTIONS       YEAR
- -----------------------------------  ----------     ----------     --------     ----------     ---------
<S>                                  <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>            <C>
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  receivable and sales returns:
  1995.............................   $ 25,668       $ 24,168       $  673       $(19,718)      $ 30,791
  1994.............................     18,594         20,931           (4)       (13,853)        25,668
  1993.............................     12,928         17,492        2,343        (14,169)        18,594
Inventory obsolescence:
  1995.............................   $ 10,706       $ 13,199       $  207       $(11,867)      $ 12,246
  1994.............................      9,431          9,410          257         (8,392)        10,706
  1993.............................      6,076          6,587          121         (3,353)         9,431
</TABLE>
    
 
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* Other includes recoveries, acquisitions and the effect of fluctuations in
  foreign currency.
 
                                       S-1
<PAGE>   105
 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
   
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
EXHIBIT                                                                                 SEQUENTIAL
  NO.                                       DESCRIPTION                                  PAGE NO.
- -------      -------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------
<C>     <C>  <S>                                                                        <C>
   1.01  --  Form of Underwriting Agreement*
   3.01  --  Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant+
   3.02  --  Form of Bylaws of the Registrant+
   3.03  --  Form of Amended Bylaws of the Registrant*
   4.01  --  Specimen Certificate for the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
             share, of the Registrant*
   5.01  --  Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell*
  10.01  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
  10.02  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Management Incentive Bonus Plan
  10.03  --  Ingram Micro Inc. General Employee Incentive Bonus Plan
  10.04  --  Agreement dated as of December 21, 1994 between the Company and Jeffrey
             R. Rodek
  10.05  --  Agreement dated as of April 25, 1988 between the Company and Sanat K.
             Dutta
  10.06  --  Agreements dated as of April 14, 1992 and April 15, 1992 between the
             Company and John Wm. Winkelhaus, II
  10.07  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover Stock Option Plan
  10.08  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Key Employee Stock Purchase Plan+
  10.09  --  Ingram Micro Inc. 1996 Equity Incentive Plan+
  10.10  --  Ingram Micro Inc. Amended 1996 Equity Incentive Plan*
  10.11  --  Severance Agreement dated as of June 1, 1996 among the Company, Ingram
             Industries, Linwood A. Lacy, Jr., and NationsBank, N.A., as trustee of
             the Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. 1996 Irrevocable Trust dated February 1996
  10.12  --  Credit Facility*
  10.13  --  Form of Reorganization Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among
             the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
  10.14  --  Form of Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996
             among the Company and the persons listed on the signature pages thereof*
  10.15  --  Form of Board Representation Agreement*
  10.16  --  Form of Thrift Plan Liquidity Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996
             among the Company and the Ingram Thrift Plan*
  10.17  --  Form of Tax Sharing and Tax Services Agreement dated             , 1996
             among the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
  10.18  --  Form of Master Services Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996 among
             the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram Entertainment*
  10.19  --  Form of Employee Benefits Transfer and Assumption Agreement dated as of
             [            ], 1996 among the Company, Ingram Industries, and Ingram
             Entertainment*
  10.20  --  Form of Data Center Services Agreement dated as of [            ], 1996
             among the Company, Ingram Book Company, and Ingram Entertainment Inc.*
  21.01  --  Subsidiaries of the Registrant
  23.01  --  Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP
  23.02  --  Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell (included in their opinion filed as
             Exhibit 5.01)*
  24.01  --  Powers of Attorney of certain officers and directors of the Registrant+
  27.01  --  Financial Data Schedule (EDGAR version only)
</TABLE>
    
 
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* To be filed by amendment.
 
   
+ Previously filed.
    

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.01

July 17, 1996


Senior Staff Participants
Title, Department
Ingram Micro Inc.
1600 E. St. Andrew Place
Santa Ana, CA 92705


Dear      :

We are pleased to announce the 1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan ("Bonus
Plan") for all Officers and Directors, which is outlined in the attached
documents and summarized below.

                               SUMMARY OF THE PLAN

Bonuses awarded under this program will be determined by three (3) components
consisting of (1) Company's performance against Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus
profit targets, (2) individual performance goals and objectives and (3) Average
Daily Borrowing performance against target.

Under the Bonus Plan sixty percent (60%) of your eligible incentive bonus award
will be automatically calculated based on the pre-tax, pre-bonus (PTPB) profit
performance of the following operating unit(s):

                             PTPB PROFIT PERFORMANCE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       UNIT           WEIGHTING      MINIMUM        PLAN         MAXIMUM
       ----           ---------      -------        ----         -------
<S>                   <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>    
U.S. & Alliance           00%        $141.5M       $164.9M        $188.0M
Alliance                  00%           2.8M         27.4M          37.9M
Rest of World             00%          31.6M         39.6M          42.8M
Worldwide                 00%         181.5M        210.2M         237.5M
</TABLE>

The remaining forty percent (40%) will be based on your individual performance
against personal goals and objectives, subject to pre-tax, pre-bonus
achievement. The Bonus Target amount will be subject to modification based on
the performance of Company's borrowing against target and terms and conditions
outlined under the "General Provisions" section of the Bonus Plan.

                                  BONUS TARGET

Your Target Bonus is % of your "base earned salary" which results in a projected
Bonus Target amount of $ . Once the minimum pre-tax, pre-bonus threshold is
reached, you will be eligible for bonus participation. Upon achieving the
pre-tax, pre-bonus, profit performance target and individual performance goals
and objectives, you are eligible for 100% of your Target Bonus, subject to
borrowing and other considerations. You are eligible to earn up to 150% of the
Target Bonus if the Company performs exceptionally well. The earned bonus payout
will be paid in early March 1997, and you must be employed at the time of payout
to be eligible. Please refer to Attachments A1-A5 for graphic representation.
<PAGE>   2
1996 Bonus Plan Letter
Page 2

The Target Bonus will be prorated for participants who were hired, promoted, or
transferred during the Bonus Plan year or who were absent for more than 30 days
after the beginning of the Bonus Plan year.

Newly hired Associates must be employed prior to the beginning of the 4th
Quarter (October 1, 1996) to be eligible for bonus participation.

                        THE EFFECT OF COMPANY BORROWINGS

In addition to profit performance, Ingram Micro's borrowing is a factor for
determining bonus awards. If the average daily borrowings for the year are less
than Original Plan by 5.0%-14.9%, the Bonus Target will be increased by 5% for
each participant. If the average daily borrowings for the year are less than
Original Plan by 15% or more, the Bonus Target will be increased by 15% for each
participant. If Ingram Micro's average daily borrowings for the year are greater
than Original Plan by 5% or more, the Bonus Target for all participants will be
reduced by 15%.

The effect of borrowings will be calculated separately for US & Alliance, Rest
of World and Worldwide, and shall be allocated to each participant based on the
same percentage used under PTPB profit performance. As a result, the Available
Payout under each will be modified according to borrowings performance in the
various sections.

                 AVERAGE DAILY BORROWINGS TARGET PAYOUT TABLE *

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            U.S. & Alliance                Rest of World                 Worldwide
                            ---------------                -------------                 ---------
                       (Domestic Borrowing Target) (Dicom, Canada, Europe Targets) (Total Worldwide Target)
                               (000's)                        (000's)                     (000's)
<C>                    <C>                         <C>                              <C>     
1996 Plan            =         $591,569                      $225,708                    $813,003
5% More than Plan    =         $621,147                      $236,993                    $853,653
5% Less than Plan    =         $561,990                      $214,423                    $772,352
15% Less than Plan   =         $502,833                      $191,851                    $691,053
</TABLE>

*Note:   No borrowing modifier will be used to adjust Bonus Awards allocated
         under the Alliance (only) and Export portions of the Plan.

                   INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

On an annual basis, "Incentive Bonus Plan Objectives" must be completed for each
participant and shall be used as a basis to evaluate individual performance
against key objectives. Guidelines for developing objectives are summarized in
the attached document.
<PAGE>   3
1996 Bonus Plan Letter
Page 3

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

There are certain general provisions of the 1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
which are:

         1.    Bonus Award - At the sole discretion of the Acting Chief
               Executive Officer, individual bonus awards may be modified plus
               or minus, based on unusual performance or circumstance relating
               to the business.

         2.    Employment - If a participant's employment with the Company ends
               for any reason before bonuses are paid, the participant will not
               be eligible for any payment of the bonus.

         3.    Acquisitions - It is anticipated than Ingram Micro will continue
               to make acquisitions throughout the Bonus Plan year. To be fair
               to Bonus participants, any losses or profits resulting from
               Acquisitions (where financial impact can be separated) will be
               adjusted from the Original Plan. This includes both the operating
               results and the interest costs of Ingram Micro Holdings' equity
               investment in the acquisition. Any interest charges absorbed by
               an acquisition beyond the direct incremental costs, will be
               reversed from the adjustment.

               If an acquisition is made and cannot be reasonably separated
               financially, the Ingram Micro Board of Directors will use its
               best efforts to adjust for the acquisition.

         4.    Tax Changes - The Company may experience U.S. tax changes at the
               Federal level for both corporate income tax and employer payroll
               taxes. Since the Bonus Plan is based upon pre-tax, pre-bonus
               income, Federal tax changes will have little effect. If the
               financial cost of any change in employer payroll taxes is greater
               than $1M, then it will be adjusted from the Original Plan.

         5.    Developmental Projects - Ingram Micro is committed to making a
               significant investment in several key developmental MIS projects.
               However, any expense benefit that is gained from projects not
               completed as budgeted, will be subtracted from pre-tax, pre-bonus
               calculations. For projects completed as planned, or completed
               under budget, the corresponding expenses/benefits will be
               included in the pre-tax, pre-bonus calculations.

         6.    The Executive Incentive Bonus Plan - The Bonus Plan is maintained
               at the sole discretion of Ingram Micro Inc. The Board of
               Directors maintains the right to modify or terminate the Bonus
               Plan at any time, without prior notification to the Bonus Plan
               participants.

The Board of Directors appreciates your continued support and commitment to the
business and financial success of Ingram Micro.

Very truly yours,


    --------------------------------     -----------------------------
    Jeffrey R. Rodek                     David R. Dukes
    President & COO Worldwide            Co-Chairman of the Board
<PAGE>   4
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                         EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN
                                      1996
                                PLAN DESCRIPTION

1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan ("Bonus Plan") participants will be eligible
for an incentive bonus award based on the Company's pre-tax, pre-bonus, Original
Plan profit performance against its financial plans and participants'
performance against individual goals and objectives, subject to Company's
borrowing performance against target.

Three (3) components will be used to determine the bonus award consisting of:
(1) Sixty percent (60%) of the award will be automatically calculated based on
the pre-tax, pre-bonus profit performance of the Company; (2) Forty percent
(40%) of the award will be based on each participant's individual performance
against personal goals and objectives, subject to pre-tax, pre-bonus
achievement; and (3) Ingram Micro's borrowing is a factor for determining bonus
awards.

                               SUMMARY OF THE PLAN

Bonuses awarded under this program will be determined by three (3) components
consisting of (1) Company's performance against Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus
profit targets, (2) individual performance goals and objectives and (3) Average
Daily Borrowing performance against target.

Under the Bonus Plan sixty percent (60%) of the participants eligible incentive
bonus award will be automatically calculated based on the pre-tax, pre-bonus
(PTPB) profit performance of the following operating unit(s):

                             PTPB PROFIT PERFORMANCE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
       UNIT           WEIGHTING      MINIMUM        PLAN         MAXIMUM
       ----           ---------      -------        ----         -------
<S>                   <C>            <C>           <C>           <C>    
U.S. & Alliance           00%        $141.5M       $164.9M        $188.0M
Alliance                  00%           2.8M         27.4M          37.9M
Rest of World             00%          31.6M         39.6M          42.8M
Worldwide                 00%         181.5M        210.2M         237.5M
</TABLE>

The remaining forty percent (40%) will be based on individual performance
against personal goals and objectives, subject to pre-tax, pre-bonus
achievement. The Bonus Target amount will be subject to modification based on
the performance of Company's borrowing against target and terms and conditions
outlined under the General Provisions section of the Bonus Plan.

                                  BONUS TARGET

Each participant is assigned a Bonus Target based on a percentage of their base
earned salary. Once the minimum pre-tax, pre-bonus profit performance threshold
is reached, participants are eligible for bonus participation. Upon achieving
the pre-tax, pre-bonus profit performance target and individual performance
goals and objectives, participants are eligible for 100% of their Target Bonus
award, subject to borrowing and other considerations. Participants are eligible
to earn up to 150% of the Target Bonus if the Company performs exceptionally
well. Please refer to Attachment A1 - A5 for graphic representation.

The Target Bonus will be prorated for participants who were hired, promoted, or
transferred during the Bonus Plan year, or who were absent for more than 30 days
after the beginning of the Bonus Plan year.

Newly hired associates must be employed prior to the beginning of the 4th
quarter (October 1, 1996) to be eligible for bonus participation.
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1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
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                                   BONUS AWARD
                                     EXAMPLE

Under the Bonus Plan, if a participant earned $75,000 annually and his/her Bonus
Target percentage was established at 15%, the Bonus Target Amount would equal
$11,250. If 100% of the participant's weighting was based on U.S. & Alliance and
U.S. & Alliance achieved 100% of the pre-tax, pre-bonus profit performance, the
Bonus Award would be as follows based on achieving 100% of individual goals and
objectives:

<TABLE>
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>
                              Company's Performance

            - Pre-tax, Pre-bonus                    (60%) x $11,250   = $6,750

                             Individual Performance

            - Individual Goals & Objective          (40%) x $11,250   = $4,500

                                   Bonus Award

            - Company's performance                                   = $6,750
            - Individual's performance                                = $4,500
                                                                      --------
                                             TOTAL                     $11,250
</TABLE>

The Target Bonus amount will be subject to modifications based on the
performance of Company's borrowing against target and other considerations as
outlined under the "General Provisions" section.

                   INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
                                   GUIDELINES

Under the provisions of these bonus plans, annual goals and objectives are
required for all participants which are used as a basis for determining the
individual bonus award. Guidelines for developing objectives are as follows:

         1.    There should be between five (5) and six (6) objectives for each
               participant generally each objective would have two (2) to four
               (4) specific measurable goals.

         2.    Each objective should be assigned a percentage weight of not less
               than 10% and not more than 50%, reflecting its relative
               importance. The sum of the weightings for all objectives must be
               100%.

         3.    Objectives must be clear and specific and should include clear
               measurement criteria by which performance will be evaluated.
               Examples are shown in Attachment A.
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1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Page 3

         4.    Total weight of the objectives should be based on the following
               parameters:

               IV.  60% of the total weight must be for objectives which relate
                    to "Programs of Innovation." These must be new programs
                    which are above and beyond normal job performance
                    responsibilities.

                                       or

                    Depending on the nature of the business unit, 50% of the
                    total weight should be allocated based on the highest
                    leverage activities of that functional area to improve our
                    bottom line, or to gain competitive advantage in the
                    marketplace. For example:

                    - improve market share by X%
                    - develop $X of proprietary product profit
                    - exceed departmental financial objectives

               V.   25% of the total weight must be on objectives which are
                    "Re-engineering" in nature relating to reducing costs, or
                    enhancing productivity. Ideally, process and activities will
                    be targeted to identify dramatically improved, lower cost,
                    and faster processes.

               VI.  15% of total must be on "Leadership". Management is required
                    to establish programs to enhance the development of
                    effective leaders encompassing training, development and/or
                    implementation of programs to make the work environment of
                    the department better based on the Associate Survey. Up to
                    5% of the total weight can be related to "Self-development"
                    to improve management skills and abilities.

                    If a goal requires the involvement of another person or
                    department, the appropriate person must be contacted and an
                    agreement reached to support the goal.

         5.    Although the total weight of the objectives cannot exceed 100%,
               one (1) overachievement goal (125% maximum) will be permitted for
               a specific objective which is numerically measurable against
               exceptional performance above the Original Plan. Performance
               measurement parameters set too low will not be acceptable for
               overachievement goals.

               The purpose of the 125% is to reward associates for exceptional
               achievement. Overall performance (the sum of all objectives)
               cannot exceed 100%.

         6.    If during the course of the year an objective becomes invalid,
               the weight percentage must be spread to the remaining objectives.
               If new objectives must be added, a weighted percentage must be
               assigned and subtracted from the other objective. Total
               percentage cannot exceed 100%.
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1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
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                              TERMS AND CONDITIONS

THE EFFECT OF COMPANY BORROWINGS

To protect Ingram Micro against reaching its profit objectives through
unwarranted use of additional invested capital, the Bonus Plan contains a
"capital used" restriction or minimum performance threshold. If Ingram Micro's
average daily borrowings, the Bonus Targets for all participants will be reduced
by 15%.

However, if Ingram Micro achieves its profit goal by saving significant capital,
the Bonus Plan will be adjusted to reflect this performance overachievement. If
the average daily borrowings for the year are less than Original Plan by
5.0%-14.9%, the Bonus will be increased by 5% for each participant. If the
average daily borrowings for the year are less than Original Plan by 15.0% or
more, the Bonus will be increased by 15% for each participant.

The effect of borrowings will be calculated separately US Alliance, Rest of the
World and Worldwide and shall be allocated to each participant based on the same
percentage used under PTPB profit performance. As a result, the Available Payout
under each will be modified according to borrowings performance in the various
sections.

* Note:  No borrowing modifier will be used to adjust Bonus Awards allocated 
         under the Alliance (only) and Export portions of the Plan.

The following rules apply to the borrowing restrictions and incentives:

         1.    If Ingram Micro exceeds budgeted sales levels in any category by
               more than 5% and maintains a pre-tax, pre-bonus operating profit
               percentage to net sales at the Original Plan level, the budgeted
               borrowings will be adjusted by the percentage that net sales are
               in excess of 105% of Original Plan.

         2.    Ingram Micro may neither unreasonably disrupt the vendor
               community nor tarnish the payment history of the Company in
               reaching the borrowings level goal.

                               GENERAL PROVISIONS

There are certain general provisions of the 1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
which are:

         1.    Bonus Award. - At the sole discretion of the Acting Chief
               Executive Officer, individual bonus awards may be modified plus
               or minus, based on unusual performance or circumstance relating
               to the business.

         2.    Employment. - If a participant's employment with the Company ends
               for any reason before bonuses are paid, the participant will not
               be eligible for any payment of the bonus.

         3.    Acquisitions. - It is anticipated that Ingram Micro will continue
               to make acquisitions throughout the Bonus Plan year. To be fair
               to Bonus Plan participants, any losses or profits resulting from
               acquisitions (where financial impact can be separated) will be
               adjusted from the Original Plan. This includes both the operating
               results and the interest costs of Ingram Micro Holdings' equity
               investment in the acquisition. Any interest charges absorbed by
               an acquisition beyond the direct incremental costs, will be
               reversed from the adjustment.

               If an acquisition is made and cannot be reasonably separated
               financially, the Ingram Micro Board of Directors will use its
               best efforts to adjust for the acquisition.
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1996 Executive Incentive Bonus Plan
Page 5

         4.    Tax Changes. - The Company may experience U.S. tax changes at the
               Federal level for both corporate income tax and employer payroll
               taxes. Since the Bonus Plan is based upon pre-tax, pre-bonus
               income, Federal tax changes will have little effect. If the
               financial cost of any change in employer payroll taxes is greater
               than $1M, then it will be adjusted from the Original Plan.

         5.    Developmental Projects. - Ingram Micro is committed to making a
               significant investment in several key developmental MIS projects.
               However, any expense benefit that is gained from projects not
               completed as budgeted, will be subtracted from pre-tax, pre-bonus
               calculations. For projects completed as planned, or completed
               under budget, the corresponding expenses/benefits will be
               included in the pre-tax, pre-bonus calculations.

         6.    The Executive Incentive Bonus Plan - The Bonus Plan is maintained
               at the sole discretion of Ingram Micro Inc. The Board of
               Directors maintains the right to modify or terminate the Bonus
               Plan at any time, without prior notification to the Bonus Plan
               participants.
<PAGE>   9
                                  ATTACHMENT B
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                         EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN
                                      1996
                            BONUS OBJECTIVE EXAMPLES

1.       (Example incorporating overachievement goals)

         OBJECTIVE: Active budgeted purchase discounts of n.nn% of sales by
         negotiating rebate programs with new vendors and maintaining or
         increasing current key rebates.

         MEASUREMENT CRITERIA:

            Purchase discounts x.xx%         =      125% achievement of sales
            Purchase discounts n.nn%         =      100% achievement
            Purchase discounts y.yy%         =       75% achievement
            Purchase discounts z.zz%         =       50% achievement
            Purchase discounts <z.zz%        =        0

2.       (Example without overachievement goal)

         OBJECTIVE: Complete development of (specified) operating policies and
         procedures manual. Distribute manual to all department staff members
         and conduct training meetings to explain and answer questions.

         MEASUREMENT CRITERIA:

         Eighty percent (80%) of the rating of this objective will be based on
         the subjective assessment by (specified executive) of the quality of
         the manual and the thoroughness of the training provided.

         Twenty percent (20%) of the rating will be based on timeliness of
         completion.

            Complete by July 31, 1996      =      100% achievement
            Complete by Sept. 30, 1996     =       50% achievement
            After Nov. 20, 1996            =        0

3.       (Example of goal for participant who does not have cost controlling or
         productivity enhancing responsibilities.)

         OBJECTIVE. To exceed departmental goal.

             - Achieved 100% of X Departmental goal                0%
             - Achieved 110% of X Departmental goal               50.0%
             - Achieved 115% of X Departmental goal               80.0%
             - Achieved 120% of X Departmental goal              100.0%
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                              ATTACHMENT A1 -- A-5


                   U.S. & ALLIANCE PERFORMANCE COMPONENT (A-1)

Pre-Tax, Pre-Bonus Target is established at $164.9M which is defined as follows:

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                    
       $131,848k    Original Plan pre-tax income -- U.S.
         27,248k    Amended Original Plan pre-tax income -- Alliance
          5,789k    U.S. and Alliance Bonus Budget
       --------
       $154,885k    Amended Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income -- U.S. and
                    Alliance combined
</TABLE>

                              INGRAM ALLIANCE (A-2)

Pre-Tax, Pre-Bonus Target is established at $27.4M consisting of the following:

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                    
        $27,248k    Amended Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income -- Alliance
             189    Bonus Budget
        -------
        $27,437k    Amended Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income -- Alliance
</TABLE>

                    REST OF WORLD PERFORMANCE COMPONENT (A-3)

Pre-Tax, Pre-Bonus Target is established at $39.6M consisting of the following
components:

<TABLE>
<S>                 <C>                                    
        $14,118     Canada -- Original Plan pre-tax income
         20,331     Europe -- Original Plan pre-tax income
          1,420     Mexico -- Original Plan pre-tax income
            803     Adjustment
          2,948     Bonus
        -------  
        $39,620     Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income
</TABLE>
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                                   ATTACHMENT
                      WORLDWIDE PERFORMANCE COMPONENT (A-4)

Pre-Tax, Pre-Bonus Profit Target is established at $210.2M consisting of the
following components:

<TABLE>
<S>                <C>                                    
     $201,424k     Amended Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income
        8,796k     Bonus Budget*
     --------
     $210,220k     Amended Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income - Worldwide
</TABLE>

                       INGRAM INTERNATIONAL DIVISION (A-5)

Pre-Tax, Pre-Bonus Profit Target is established as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
        Export       Asia/Pacific
        ------       ------------
<S>                  <C>              <C>                                     
        4,489k         $1,167k        Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income
            0k(1)          59k        Bonus Budget*
       ------          ------
       $4,489k         $1,226k        Original Plan pre-tax, pre-bonus income
</TABLE>

- ----------------
(1)      Bonus Target of $118,000 for Export was not included in original
         budget, but is included in the Revised Plan. (Not part of U.S./Alliance
         budget.)
<PAGE>   12
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                    EXECUTIVE INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN OBJECTIVES
                             SUMMARY OF EVALUATIONS
                                      1996

PARTICIPANT:

DEPARTMENT:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Bonus Objectives           %               %                Total 
                                   Weight          Achvd           Achievement
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                <C>             <C>             <C>
1.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      Total
                                                                  (NOT TO EXCEED
                                                                       100%)
                                                                  ==============
</TABLE>

Evaluations Prepared by:
                         ---------------------------------------

Vice President/Sr. Vice President Approval:
                                            --------------------

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.02

                                   MEMORANDUM

TO:          All Ingram Micro U.S. Managers
FROM:        Jeffrey R. Rodek, David R. Dukes
DATE:        July 17, 1996
SUBJ:        Management Incentive Bonus Plan - 1996

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Board of Directors of Ingram Micro has approved a Management Incentive Bonus
Plan to provide financial incentive to Company managers, based upon the overall
financial performance of Ingram Micro in the United States and the individual
performance of each manager. This document describes the Incentive Bonus Plan
for all managers and comparable positions except sales managers.

As a manager, you have an important impact on the profitability of our Company.
We want you to profit when Ingram Micro (U.S.) profits.

You are eligible to receive a bonus of up to 9% of your 1996 earned income if
the Company exceeds its budgeted pre-tax, pre-bonus profit target by more than
10% in the U.S. Below this top level of profit, the Target Bonus will vary as
shown in the table below. Your "earned income" shall mean the actual dollars
earned in 1996 (as reported on your W-2 form), excluding relocation
reimbursements, and any bonus payment, including that for the 1995 Management
Incentive Bonus Plan.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         INGRAM MICRO PROFIT BEFORE TAX AND BONUS                      BONUS %
         ----------------------------------------                      -------
<S>                                                                      <C>
         Overachieve budget by 10.1 percent or more                      9.0
         Meet budget to overachieve up to 10.0 percent                   7.0
         95.0 to 99.9 percent of budget                                  6.0
         90.0 to 94.9 percent of budget                                  5.0
         75.0 to 89.9 percent of budget                                  3.0
         Below 75 percent of budget                                      0.0
</TABLE>

Half of the bonus amount calculated for you by the above program will be paid to
you automatically. The other half of the bonus amount will be based upon your
achievement of the personal objectives for 1996 which you and your supervisor
should formulate. (A sample form is attached for format guidance). Once approved
by your Vice President, these objectives should be forwarded to Charles Spears
in Human Resources who will coordinate this program.

In order to receive your 1996 Management Incentive Bonus, you must be employed
with Ingram Micro on the date that bonus checks are distributed (early March,
1997). You must be employed as a manager on or before September 30, 1996 to be
eligible to participate in this Plan.
<PAGE>   2
                                 ATTACHMENT "A"

Under the provisions of the Management Incentive Bonus Plan, annual goals and
objectives are required for all participants which are used as a basis for
determining the individual bonus award. Guidelines for developing objectives are
as follows:

         1.    There should be between five (5) and six (6) objectives for each
               participant. Generally each objective would have two (2) to four
               (4) specific measurable goals.

         2.    Each objective should be assigned a percentage weight of not less
               than 10% and not more than 50%, reflecting its relative
               importance. The sum of the weightings for all objectives must be
               100%.

         3.    Objectives must be clear and specific and should include clear
               measurement criteria by which performance will be evaluated.
               Examples are shown in Attachment A.

         4.    Total weight of the objectives should be based on the following
               parameters:

               I.   60% of the total weight must be for objectives which relate
                    to "Programs of Innovation." These must be new programs
                    which are above and beyond normal job performance
                    responsibilities.

                                       or

               II.  25% of the total weight must be on objectives which are
                    "Re-engineering" in nature relating to reducing costs, or
                    enhancing productivity. Ideally, process and activities will
                    be targeted to identify dramatically improved, lower cost,
                    and faster processes.

               III. 15% of total must be on "Leadership". Management is required
                    to establish programs to enhance the development of
                    effective leaders encompassing training, development and/or
                    implementation of programs to make the work environment of
                    the department better based on the Associate Survey. Up to
                    5% of the total weight can be related to "Self-development"
                    to improve management skills and abilities.

                    If a goal requires the involvement of another person or
                    department, the appropriate person must be contacted and an
                    agreement reached to support the goal.

         5.    Although the total weight of the objectives cannot exceed 100%,
               two (2) overachievement goals (125% maximum) will be permitted
               for specific objectives which are numerically measurable against
               exceptional performance above the Original Plan. Performance
               measurement parameters set too low will not be acceptable for
               overachievement goals.

               The purpose of the 125% is to reward associates for exceptional
               achievement and to help maximize overall performance. Overall
               performance of the sum of all objectives cannot exceed 100%.

         6.    If during the course of the year an objective becomes invalid,
               the weight percentage must be spread to remaining objectives. If
               new objectives must be added, a weighted percentage must be
               assigned and subtracted from the other objective. Total
               percentage cannot exceed 100%.
<PAGE>   3
                                 ATTACHMENT "B"

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                         MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN
                                      1996

                            BONUS OBJECTIVE EXAMPLES

1.       (Example incorporating overachievement goals)

         OBJECTIVE: Achieve budgeted purchase discounts of n.nn% of sales by
         negotiating rebate programs with new vendors and maintaining or
         increasing current key rebates.

         MEASUREMENT CRITERIA:

               Purchase discounts x.xx% of       =      125% achievement sales
               Purchase discounts n.nn%          =      100% achievement
               Purchase discounts y.yy%          =       75% achievement
               Purchase discounts z.zz%          =       50% achievement
               Purchase discounts <z.zz%         =        0

2.       (example without overachievement goal)

         OBJECTIVE: Complete development of (specified) operating policies and
         procedures manual. Distribute manual to all department staff members
         and conduct training meetings to explain and answer questions.

         MEASUREMENT CRITERIA:

         Eighty percent of the rating of this objective will be based on the
         subjective assessment by (specified executive) of the quality of the
         manual and the thoroughness of the training provided.

         Twenty percent of the rating will be based on timeliness of completion.

               Complete by July 31, 1996         =            100% achievement
               Complete by Sept. 30, 1996        =             50% achievement
               After Nov. 20, 1996               =              0

3.       (Example of goal for participant who does not have cost controlling or
         productivity enhancing responsibilities.)

         OBJECTIVE: To exceed departmental goal.

         - Achieved 100% of X Departmental goal                      0%
         - Achieved 110% of X Departmental goal                     50.0%
         - Achieved 115% of X Departmental goal                     80.0%
         - Achieved 120% of X departmental goal                    100.0%
<PAGE>   4
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                   MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN OBJECTIVES
                             SUMMARY OF EVALUATIONS
                                      1996

PARTICIPANT:

DEPARTMENT:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Bonus Objectives      Eligible         %               Points Achieved
                                 Points        Achvd
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>       <C>                   <C>            <C>              <C>
1.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5.    .
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                    Total


                                                               (Not to exceed
                                                               eligible points
                                                               under "A" above).
                                                               =================
</TABLE>


Evaluations Prepared by:
                         ---------------------------------------

Vice President/Sr. Vice President Approval:
                                            -------------------
<PAGE>   5
                                INGRAM MICRO INC.
                   MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE BONUS PLAN OBJECTIVES
                                      1996

Name:

Department:       Human Resources           Title:

Objective         #1

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        INNOVATION               RE-ENGINEERING                LEADERSHIP
                            (CHECK ONE OF THE ABOVE)

Points Assigned:        (   %)
                  ----

1.    Objective:


2.    Measurement/Evaluation Criteria:

                                             ---------------------       -------
                                             Employee's Signature        Date

                                             ---------------------       -------
                                             Supervisor's Signature      Date


                   TO BE COMPLETED AFTER END OF CALENDAR YEAR

1.    Performance Against Objective:

2.    Supervisor's Comment:

- ----------       ---------
  ___%
- ----------       ---------
 Rating     x     Points    =     ___(__%)

<PAGE>   1
                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.03


                                   MEMORANDUM


TO:          All Ingram Micro U.S. Associates
FROM:        Jeffrey R. Rodek, David R. Dukes
DATE:        July 17, 1996
SUBJ:        Annual Employee Bonus Program - 1996

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Board of Directors of Ingram Micro has approved a General Employee Incentive
Bonus Plan to provide financial reward based upon the overall financial
performance of Ingram Micro in the United States. We believe that you should
profit when you contribute to the profitability of the Company.

You are eligible to receive a bonus of up to 3% of your 1996 earned income if
the Company exceeds its budgeted pre-tax, pre-bonus profit target by more than
10% in the U.S. Below this top level of profit, the Target Bonus will vary as
shown in the table below. Your "earned income" shall mean the actual dollars
earned in 1996 (as reported on your W-2 form), excluding relocation
reimbursements, and any bonus payments, including that for the 1995 General
Employees Incentive Bonus Program. For Sales Associates eligible for monthly or
quarterly bonuses or commissions, the bonus will be calculated by including
one-half of the earned commission and bonuses, plus the earned base salary for
1996.

The bonus percentages are shown below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         INGRAM MICRO PROFIT BEFORE TAX AND BONUS                      BONUS %
         ----------------------------------------                      -------
<S>                                                                     <C>
         Overachieve budget by 10.1 percent or more                     3.0
         Meet budget to overachieve up to 10.0 percent                  2.5
         95.0 to 99.9 percent of budget                                 2.25
         90.0 to 94.9 percent of budget                                 2.0
         75.0 to 89.9 percent of budget                                 1.0
         Below 75 percent                                               0.0
</TABLE>

To be eligible to participate in this Plan, you must be employed by Ingram Micro
on or before September 30, 1996. In order to receive your 1996 bonus, you must
be employed by Ingram Micro on the date that the bonus checks are distributed
(early March 1997.)

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.04

INGRAM MICRO [LETTERHEAD]

December 21, 1994

Mr. Jeffrey R. Rodek
595 Riverview Road
Memphis, TN 38120

Dear Jeff:

This letter will confirm Ingram Micro's offer of employment to you as President
and Chief Operating Officer. You will be responsible for direction and
management of the U.S. organization. You will also be named a member of the
Ingram Micro Board of Directors.

In this position, you will report directly to me. Your direct reports will
include Sanat Dutta, Executive Vice President; Ron Hardaway, Senior Vice
President and U.S. Chief Financial Officer; Harold Pierce, Vice President of
Human Resources; Robert Grambo, Vice President of Telesales and Greg Hawkins,
Vice President of Sales, (who co-manage the sales function); Amy Hoffman, Vice
President of Product Marketing; Susan Salay, Vice President of Strategic
Marketing; and a to-be-named Vice President of Marketing Services, (acting head
is Pat Dunne, Senior Director of Marketing). Ron Hardaway is acting in a dual
capacity as Worldwide Chief Financial Officer for Ingram Micro and U.S. Chief
Financial Officer. As a result, we will co-manage him until the Worldwide Chief
Financial Officer is hired.

After a two month orientation and training period, you will assume full profit
and loss and asset management for Ingram Micro U.S. Doug Antone, Senior Vice
President of Ingram Micro and President of Ingram Alliance Reseller Company,
reports to David Dukes. After a further transition period, Doug and Ingram
Alliance will be moved to your reporting and profit and loss responsibilities.

Continuing to report to me will be David Dukes, Co-Chairman; David Rutledge,
Senior Vice President of Administration; Mike Kelly, Senior Vice President of
MIS; John Winkelhaus, Senior Vice President of Europe; Larry Elchesen, President
of Ingram Micro Canada; and Eric Sigman, Vice President of Corporate
Development.

Your base salary will be $400,000 per year, ($33,333.33 monthly), to be paid on
the Company's normal month-end payroll cycle. Your performance will be reviewed
annually, commencing January 1, 1996. You will be eligible to


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Mr. Jeff Rodek
December 21, 1994
Page 2

participate in the standard health and employee benefit programs of Ingram Micro
effective upon your date of employment. Information describing these programs is
enclosed with this letter. Please note the supplemental thrift plan available to
you.

Ingram Micro agrees to pay you one year's severance, (one times your annual base
salary), if the Company terminates your employment without cause within the
first three years of employment.

You will also be eligible to participate in the Executive Management Incentive
Bonus Plan, targeted at 50% of your annual base salary, with a maximum potential
payout of 150% of the targeted amount. Since your employment in 1995 will be
slightly less than a full year, payment will be based upon actual earnings. Your
target achievement will be based 70% on U.S. pre-tax, pre-bonus profit of Ingram
Micro, and 30% on worldwide pre-tax, pre-bonus profit. Sixty percent of your
actual award will be determined automatically, with the remaining payout
determined by your individual performance against mutually agreed upon goals.
Should worldwide and U.S. pre-tax and pre-bonus profits of Ingram Micro not
reach the minimum plan target, no payouts will be made against either the
Company or the individual performance components. Bonuses are expected to be
paid in March, 1996.

To maximize the benefit available to you for qualified stock options, if you
accept our offer of employment, you will be placed on the Ingram Micro payroll
on December 31, l994. You will be paid a token amount until you actually begin
working for the company, but this will allow us to grant you Incentive Stock
Options in 1994.

At its next meeting the Ingram Industries Compensation Committee will be asked
to award these Ingram Industries Inc. stock options:

1.    5,000 Ingram Industries Inc. qualified stock options with a date of
      December 31, 1994, with one-quarter vesting after the second, third,
      fourth and fifth year of employment;


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Mr. Jeff Rodek
December 21, 1994
Page 3

2.    5,000 Ingram Industries Inc. qualified stock options with a date of
      January 1, l995, with one-quarter vesting after the second, third, fourth
      and fifth year of employment;

3.    15,000 Ingram Industries Inc. non-qualified options with a date of January
      1, 1995, with a vesting of one- quarter after each of the second, third,
      fourth and fifth year of employment;

4.    15,000 Ingram Industries Inc. non-qualified options with a vesting of
      one-quarter after each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth year of
      employment. These are awarded January 1, 1995.

This letter supercedes your previous letter which stated one-third vesting
instead of one-quarter.

Enclosed is a summary of the qualified and non-qualified stock option plans.

Ingram Micro agrees to assist you with relocation of you and your family to
Southern California. We agree:

(a)   to pay for house hunting trips for you and your family, twice monthly
      trips to visit your family until they move, the actual moving charges
      (including packing), 90-day temporary housing for you until your family
      arrives, and other direct moving costs;

(b)   your house purchasing expense, including customary closing costs and up to
      two points on your loan. The maximum loan amount covered under this
      agreement is $600,000.00;

(c)   your house sales expense, including reasonable and customary real estate
      commissions on the sale of the house which is your primary residence,
      legal fees at closing, non-recurring closing costs, etc.

Ingram Micro agrees to further "gross up" the taxable portions of payments (a),
(b) and (c) at your marginal combined Federal and California tax rate. If
necessary, Ingram Micro will engage an employee relocation firm to


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Mr. Jeff Rodek
December 21, 1994
Page 4

acquire your home should you be unsuccessful in selling your home yourself
within ninety days of your start date.

Ingram Micro is an "at will" employer with continued employment based upon job
performance, (i.e., successfully meeting expectations and requirements
established for your job), and the continued success of Ingram Micro's business
activity. Provisions of all employee benefits, compensation and perquisite
programs may be amended, revised, suspended or deleted at any time with or
without notice.

If the above confirms your understanding of the terms and conditions of your
employment, please sign both copies of this letter and return the original to
me.

This offer and its terms and conditions will expire on December 29, 1994, at the
close of Ingram Micro's business day.

Jeff, the Ingram Industries Board of Directors, the Ingram Micro management team
and I look forward to you becoming an integral member of Ingram Micro and Ingram
Industries.

Very truly yours,

Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
Co-Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

LAL:cmm
Enc.

c:   Bronson Ingram
     Phil Pfeffer
     Michael Head
     Harold Pierce

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

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Jeffrey R. Rodek                                 Date


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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.05

MICRO D [LETTERHEAD]

2801 South Yale Street
Santa Ana, California 92704-5850
(714) 540-4781

April 25, 1988

Mr. Sanat Dutta
16 Francis Terrace
Glen Cove, NY 11542

Dear Sanat:

This letter will confirm Micro D's offer of employment to you as Senior Vice
President-Operations. In this capacity you will be responsible for Operations,
Purchasing, Value-Added Services, and Administration (to include the Human
Resources function). Your direct reports will include the Vice President of
Purchasing, the Director of Operations, and the Director of Administration. You
will report to Chip Lacy, Chairman and CEO, until a President of the company is
named.

Your base salary will be $135,000 per year to be paid on the company's normal
payroll cycle. You will have a performance and pro-rated salary review on
November 1st, and be on an annual review cycle from that date. You will receive
a $500 per month car allowance. You are eligible for the standard health and
employee benefit programs. Micro D will waive any delayed effectiveness
provision of this coverage and allow you coverage from your first day of
employment. In addition, you are eligible for the executive health reimbursement
plan.

You will be eligible for the Senior Management Bonus Plan which is based upon
company profitability/return on investment. At 1988 budgeted profit, your Target
Bonus is 50% of your earned 1988 salary. Sixty percent (60%) of that Target
Bonus is paid automatically, with forty percent (40%) payment based upon
accomplishment of your individual performance goals.

On your first date of employment the Board will approve 30,000 shares of stock
options with an exercise price equal to the closing stock price that day. Your
options will vest one-fourth after one year, one-fourth each after the second,
third, and fourth years of service.

Micro D agrees to a two part severance program.  (1) If you are terminated
without cause within your first two years of
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employment, Micro D agrees to pay you six months (times your base pay)
severance. After two years of service, your severance for termination without
cause will be nine months. (2) If you are either involuntarily terminated or
have a substantial change in title or reduction in salary, within twelve months
of a change of control, you will receive severance equal to one-half (1/2)
month's compensation for each month of full time service to Micro D, not to
exceed twelve (12) months severance compensation. Change of control means
issuance or transfer of more than 25% of the stock of Micro D. You are eligible
for the greater calculated severance of the two provisions, not both. If you
leave on your own accord at any time, there will be no severance due you.

Micro D agrees to assist you with relocation of you and your family to Southern
California. We agree:

      *     to pay for house hunting trips, twice monthly trips to visit your
            family until they move, the actual moving charges (including
            packing), 30 day temporary housing for you until your family
            arrives, and other direct moving costs;

      *     your house purchasing expense including customary closing and up to
            two points on your loan. The maximum loan amount covered under this
            agreement is $300K;

      *     your house sales expense, including real estate commission on the
            sale of your house (estimated at $21K), legal fees at closing, etc.;

      *     to provide up to five additional months temporary family housing by
            paying the lower of your New York home mortgage or temporary
            housing, (Oakwood two bedroom rental or the equivalent);

      *     a $3K relocation expense defrayment direct payment.

You and I anticipate that all the costs above could reach a maximum of $60K,
with as much as $48K being taxable income to you. Micro D agrees to further
"gross-up" the taxable portions of these payments at your marginal combined
Federal and California tax rate, resulting in a potential maximum additional
payment of $16K.

At your suggestion, Micro D will approach an employee relocation firm to see if
we can save Micro D cost and you taxable income by employing such a firm for
your move.


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Micro D employs on an at-will basis. Continued employment is based upon job
performance, that is, successfully meeting expectations and requirements
established for the job responsibilities and continued success of Micro D's
business activity.

If the above confirms your understanding of the terms and conditions of your
employment, please sign both copies of this letter and return one copy to me
before May 4, 1988.

We have tentatively agreed that your first day of work will be Tuesday, May 31,
1988.

The Board and I look forward to having you join Micro D.

Very truly yours,



Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

ACCEPTED:

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Sanat Dutta                                               Date

LAL:cmm
cc:John Donnelly
   William Lomicka
   David Rutledge

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.06



April 14, 1992

Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
Ingram Micro
2801 South Yale St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704

Dear John:

This letter will amend Ingram Micro's offer to you dated June 21, 1991, of
employment as Senior Vice President of Europe. In this capacity you will be
responsible for all facets of Ingram Micro's European operation, including
Ingram SoftEurope, Ingram Micro (UK), the Ingram Coordination Center, and our
planned acquisitions and/or joint ventures in the Nordic and Germanic countries.
You will report to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Linwood A. Lacy,
Jr. You will serve on the Boards of Ingram SoftEurope, Ingram Micro (UK), Ingram
Micro Europe, and the Ingram Coordination Center. You will be expected to live
in Belgium. For practical reasons you will be on the payroll of the Ingram
Coordination Center SA/NV, but you will remain an employee of Ingram Micro Inc.

Your direct reports will be Jean Walravens, Managing Director of Ingram
SoftEurope; Martin Blaney, Managing Director of Ingram Micro (UK) and Thierry
Denaisse in his role as Managing Director of the Ingram Coordination Center. As
additional joint ventures or acquisitions are made, the respective heads of
those organizations will report to you as well. As you know, Jean Walravens will
be leaving Ingram's employment within the next six months, and one of your first
key responsibilities will be to locate and train his replacement.

Your base salary will be $200,000 per year to be paid on the Company's normal
monthly payroll cycle. This annual salary includes the 13th month bonus and any
vacation bonus normally paid to employees in Belgium. You will have a
performance and salary review on December 31, 1992, and annually thereafter. The
Company will provide the full cost of tuition and fees for your children when
they are ready to attend school. The Company will pay for language training for
you, your wife, and your children, as appropriate. This training can begin when
you wish.

In addition, the Company will pay you an annual housing cost differential of BEF
927,741 and an annual goods and services cost differential of BEF 816,711. Since
the Company completed a rental agreement between the ICC and landlord on


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Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
April 14, 1992
Page 2

November, 1991, the Company will continue to pay the lease on your behalf. You
agree to reimburse the ICC for any payments in excess of your combined housing
and goods and services allowance as determined by Runzheimer on an annual basis.
The Company will provide you with a car, including operating expenses,
insurance, etc.

You will be eligible for an Executive Bonus Plan which will be based upon the
European profitability/return on investment and your individual performance
goals in 1992. The target bonus will be 50% of your earned salary in 1992, 40
percent of which will be paid for attainment of personal performance goals and
60 percent of which will be paid upon attainment of the European profit goals.
This bonus will be paid the first week in March, 1993. Since we anticipate that
our European operations will be in a turnaround and building mode, the profit
goals for 1992 will be drawn with this in mind. We may work with you to
construct a series of performance objectives which are more independent of
profit performance than what you are used to in the U.S. program.

In light of your receipt of free use of a car in Europe, your supplemental
benefits allowance of $8,000 per year will be suspended as long as you are in
Europe.

Your total compensation will be split into the appropriate portions to be paid
partially in the host country currency and partially in U.S. dollars deposited
to your domestic checking account. The split proportions will be determined by
you. You will have available to you both Ingram Industries tax counsel and the
advice of Price Waterhouse in Belgium.

This assignment to Belgium is temporary, but for at least two years. We hope you
will be able and willing to stay longer. We will expect you to make a good faith
effort to remain in the position for the two year minimum.

If you choose to leave Ingram Micro employment at any time during your European
assignment, it will be Ingram Micro's financial responsibility to move you and
your family to the U.S., if your new employer will not bear your moving costs.
The only exception to this commitment is if you go to work


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Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
April 14, 1992
Page 3

for a direct competitor of Ingram Micro in the microcomputer distribution
business.

Ingram Micro will pay the full cost of relocation for you and your family,
including temporary housing, any furniture storage, etc. Any costs which are not
deductible for tax purposes will be grossed up. There will be a $5,000
"miscellaneous relocation allowance" to cover incidental costs to you in the
move. We will pay for furniture and car storage in the U.S. for the duration of
your international assignment.

Your health benefits will be the same as for other Ingram Coordination Center
senior employees. Your group life insurance will continue in effect while you
work out of the country. Your participation in the Ingram Industries Employee
Thrift Plan (401k Plan) must be discontinued, but you are eligible to
participate in the supplemental executive deferred compensation plan.

Ingram Micro will pay for two home leave return trips per year for you and your
family to the U.S. We assume these will be likely around family vacations. We
would expect you to make every effort to coordinate such return trips with your
business travel to minimize the cost to the Company. You should observe a
vacation schedule of three weeks per year for yourself, in accordance with U.S.
practice for a five year employee.

It is important that we make clear what are your reassignment options, if you
wish to return to the States after two years. The Company will make every effort
to provide you with an appropriate position within Ingram Micro or Ingram
Industries. However, there can be no commitment of a U.S. position under every
business circumstance.

We look forward to your excellent leadership of Ingram Micro's European
operations. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Please acknowledge and accept this assignment by signing below.


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Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
April 14, 1992
Page 4


Very truly yours,


Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

cc:  Bronson Ingram
     Phil Pfeffer
     David Dukes
     Ken Woolf


Accepted:


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John Winkelhaus                                                   Date


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April 15, 1992

Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
Ingram Micro
2801 South Yale St.
Santa Ana, CA 92704

Dear John:

As a supplement to your revised "Assignment Letter" dated April 14, 1992, this
is to confirm the following:

      1.    On page two, first paragraph, you agreed to reimburse the Company
            for any housing payments in excess of your combined housing and
            goods and services allowance. The Company hereby agrees to
            "waive/forgive" this reimbursement subject to legal requirements in
            consideration and exchange for your waiver of favorable housing,
            goods and services monies in excess of actual housing costs.

      2.    The following language was included in your letter dated June 21,
            1991, but removed from your April 14, 1992 assignment letter. This
            language is hereby incorporated as part of this "side letter":

            You requested of us additional cost of living adjustment beyond that
            specified above. Our analysis is that your effective tax cost will
            be lowered by the Federal allowance provided to Americans working
            out of the country, the absence of California state tax, and the low
            tax rate in Belgium (resultant from the Coordination Center
            employment and your frequent out of country travels). We believe the
            allowances being provided and tax benefits more than outweigh any
            additional living costs.

            If you and we determine, based on a joint review of tax return
            information, that this is not the case, now, or in the future, then
            we will adjust your compensation to "keep you whole."


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Mr. John Winkelhaus
Senior Vice President Sales
April 15, 1992
Page 2


Very truly yours,


Linwood A. Lacy, Jr
Chairman of the Board
Chief Executive Officer

cc:  Bronson Ingram
     Phil Pfeffer
     David Dukes
     Ken Woolf

Accepted:


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John Winkelhaus                                                   Date


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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.07

                                INGRAM MICRO INC.

                           ROLLOVER STOCK OPTION PLAN

            SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Ingram Micro Inc. Rollover
Stock Option Plan is to provide for the granting of options to purchase shares
of Micro's common stock upon the conversion and cancellation of certain options
to purchase shares of, and ISUs and SARs relating to, common stock of Industries
as provided in the Conversion Agreement in connection with the split-off
pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

            SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in the Plan, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth below:

            "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of Micro.

            "CAUSE" means commission of acts of dishonesty, disloyalty or acts
substantially detrimental to the welfare of Micro, Industries or Entertainment
or any of their respective Subsidiaries, as determined by the respective Boards
of Directors, or designated committees thereof.

            "CLOSING" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Exchange
Agreement.

            "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.

            "COMMITTEE" means a committee of the Board designated by the Board
to administer the Plan and composed of not less than the minimum number of
persons from time to time required by Rule 16b-3, each of whom, to the extent
necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 only, is a "non-employee director" within
the meaning of Rule 16b-3. Until otherwise determined by the Board, the
Compensation Committee designated by the Board shall be the Committee under the
Plan.

            "CONVERSION AGREEMENT" means the Stock Option, SAR and ISU
Conversion and Exchange Agreement, dated as of the date of the Closing among the
Ingram Companies and the other Persons set forth on the signature pages thereof.

            "EMPLOYEE" means an employee of Micro, Industries or Entertainment
or any of their respective Subsidiaries or IEI Holdings Inc.
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            "EMPLOYER" means a Participant's employer on the date that an Option
is granted hereunder to such Participant or any of such Employer's respective
parent or subsidiary corporations.

            "ENTERTAINMENT" means Ingram Entertainment Inc.

            "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.

            "EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" means the Exchange Agreement dated as of [   ],
1996 among the Ingram Companies and the other Persons set forth on the signature
pages thereof.

            "EXECUTIVE OFFICER" means, at any time, an individual who is an
executive officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 3b-7 or who
is an officer of Micro within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 16a-1(f).

            "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means with respect to the Shares, as of any
given date or dates, the reported closing price of a share of such class of
common stock on such exchange or market as is the principal trading market for
such class of common stock. If such class of common stock is not traded on an
exchange or principal trading market on such date, the fair market value of a
Share shall be determined by the Committee in good faith taking into account as
appropriate recent sales of the Shares, recent valuations of the Shares, the
lack of liquidity of the Shares, the fact that the Shares may represent a
minority interest and such other factors as the Committee shall in its
discretion deem relevant or appropriate.

            "INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from Micro
that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is intended to meet the
requirements of Section 422 of the Code or any successor provision thereto.

            "INDUSTRIES" means Ingram Industries Inc.

            "INGRAM COMPANY" means each of Micro, Industries and Entertainment
and their respective Subsidiaries or IEI Holdings Inc.

            "INGRAM FAMILY" means Martha Ingram, her descendants (including any
adopted Persons and their descendants) and their respective spouses.

            "ISU" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion
Agreement.

            "MICRO" means Ingram Micro Inc.

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            "NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Shares from
Micro that is granted under Section 6 of the Plan and that is not intended to be
an Incentive Stock Option.

            "OPTION" means an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock
Option.

            "OPTION AGREEMENT" means the written agreement evidencing an Option
in substantially the form attached hereto as Annex 1.

            "PARTICIPANT" means any Employee set forth in Schedule 1 to the
Conversion Agreement holding Options, ISUs or SARs outstanding as of the Closing
under any Industries Equity-Based Plan (as defined in the Conversion Agreement)
and to the extent applicable, any heirs or legal representatives thereof.

            "PERSON" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or political subdivision thereof or other entity.

            "PLAN" means this Rollover Stock Option Plan.

            "PUBLIC OFFERING" means an underwritten registered public offering
of Shares of any class of common stock of Micro.

            "PURCHASE AGREEMENT" means an agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Annex 2 or Annex 3, as the case may be, to be executed by
Micro and a Participant as a condition to the exercise, prior to a Public
Offering, by such Participant of any Option granted hereunder.

            "RULE 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 as promulgated and interpreted by the
SEC under the Exchange Act, or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in
effect from time to time.

            "SAR" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Conversion
Agreement.

            "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereto.

            "SHARES" means shares of the Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value
per share, of Micro, or such other securities of Micro as may be designated by
the Committee from time to time pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

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            "SUBSIDIARY" means, with respect to Industries, Entertainment or
Micro, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other
persons performing similar functions are directly or indirectly owned by such
Person at any time after the Closing.

            SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

            (a) Authority of Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in addition
to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the
Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: (i) determine
whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Options may be settled or
exercised in cash, Shares, other securities or other property, or suspended and
the method or methods by which Options may be settled, exercised or suspended;
(ii) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances cash,
Shares, other securities, other property and other amounts payable with respect
to an Option shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the
holder thereof or of the Committee; (iii) interpret and administer the Plan and
any instrument or agreement relating to, or Option made under, the Plan; (iv)
establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such
agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan;
and (v) make any other determination and take any other action that the
Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The
Committee shall treat each Participant equally under this Section 3(a) and
without regard to whether any such Participant is employed by Micro,
Entertainment or Industries or any of their respective parent or subsidiary
corporations, as the case may be.

            (b) Committee Discretion Binding. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and
other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Option shall be within
the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including any Ingram Company,
any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Option, any shareholder and
any Employee.

            SECTION 4. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR OPTIONS.

            (a) Shares Available. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 
4(b), the number of Shares with respect to which Options may be granted under
the Plan shall be 12,000,000.

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            (b) Adjustments. In the event that the Committee determines that any
dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other
securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock
split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off,
combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of Micro or
other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares such that an
adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate in order to preserve
the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan,
then the Committee shall, in such manner as it may deem equitable, adjust any or
all of (i) the number of Shares of Micro (or number and kind of other securities
or property) with respect to which Options may thereafter be granted, (ii) the
number of Shares or other securities of Micro (or number and kind of other
securities or property) subject to outstanding Options, and (iii) the exercise
price with respect to any Option, or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for
a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Option; provided, in each case,
that except to the extent deemed desirable by the Committee (A) with respect to
Options that are intended to qualify as Incentive Stock Options, no such
adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause
the Plan to violate Section 422(b)(1) of the Code and (B) with respect to any
Option, no such adjustment shall be authorized to the extent that such authority
would be inconsistent with the Plan's meeting the requirements of Section 162(m)
of the Code.

            (c) Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Options. Any Shares
delivered pursuant to an Option may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized
and unissued Shares or of treasury Shares.

            SECTION 5. ELIGIBILITY. Participation in the Plan is limited to
those Employees who qualify as Participants as of the Closing.

            SECTION 6. STOCK OPTIONS.

            (a) Grant. The Employees to whom Options shall be granted, the
number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the option price therefor, the
type of Option and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of
the Option shall be determined in accordance with the Conversion Agreement,
including Schedule 1 thereto. Options will be Incentive Stock Options,
Non-Qualified Stock Options or both, as provided in the Conversion Agreement. In
the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such grants
shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 
422 of the Code.

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            (b) Exercise Price. The Committee shall establish the exercise price
as provided in Schedule 1 to the Conversion Agreement.

            (c) Exercise. Each Option shall be exercisable at such times and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may, subject to the
Conversion Agreement, specify in the applicable Option Agreement or thereafter.
The Committee may impose such conditions with respect to the exercise of
Options, including without limitation, any relating to the application of
federal or state securities laws, as it may deem necessary or advisable.

            (d) Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise
of an Option until payment in full of the option price therefor is received by
Micro. Such payment may be made in cash, or its equivalent, or, if and to the
extent permitted by the Committee, by exchanging Shares owned by the optionee
(which are not the subject of any pledge or other security interest), or by a
combination of the foregoing, provided that the combined value of all cash and
cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Shares so tendered to
Micro as of the date of such tender is at least equal to such option price.

            SECTION 7. TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF EMPLOYMENT. The following
provisions shall apply in the event of the Participant's termination of
employment unless the Committee shall have provided otherwise, either at the
time of the grant of the Option or thereafter.

            (a) Nonqualified Stock Options.

            (i) Termination of Employment. Except as the Committee may at any
time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its
Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, permanent and total
disability, retirement or Cause, the Participant's right to exercise any
Nonqualified Stock Option shall terminate, and such Option shall expire, on the
earlier of (A) the 60th day following such termination of employment or (B) the
date such Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of
employment. The Participant shall have the right to exercise such Option prior
to such expiration to the extent it was exercisable at the date of such
termination of employment and has not subsequently been exercised.

            (ii) Death, Disability or Retirement. Except as the Committee may at
any time otherwise provide or as required to comply with applicable law, if the
Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer or any of its

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Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death, permanent and total disability,
or retirement, the Participant or his successor (if employment is terminated by
death) shall have the right to exercise any Nonqualified Stock Option during the
one-year period following such termination of employment, to the extent it was
exercisable and outstanding at the date of such termination of employment, but
in no event shall such option be exercisable later than the date the Option
would have expired had it not been for the termination of such employment. The
meaning of the terms "permanent and total disability" and "retirement" shall be
determined by the Committee.

            (iii) Cause. On the date the Participant's employment with the
Participant's Employer or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the
Participant's right to exercise any Nonqualified Stock Option shall terminate
and such Option shall expire.

            (iv) Acceleration and Extension of Exercisability. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Committee may, in its discretion, provide at any time (A)
that an Option granted to a Participant may terminate at a date later than that
set forth above, provided such date shall not be beyond the date the Option
would have expired had it not been for the termination of the Participant's
employment and (B) that an Option may become immediately exercisable when it
finds that such acceleration would be in the best interests of Micro.

            (b) Incentive Stock Options. Except as otherwise determined by the
Committee at the time of grant or otherwise or as required to comply with
applicable law, if the Participant's employment with the Participant's Employer
or any of its Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than for Cause,
the Participant shall have the right to exercise any Incentive Stock Option
during the 60 days after such termination of employment to the extent it was
exercisable at the date of such termination, but in no event later than the date
the Option would have expired had it not been for the termination of such
employment. If the Participant does not exercise such Option to the full extent
permitted by the preceding sentence, the remaining exercisable portion of such
Option automatically will be deemed a Nonqualified Stock Option, and such Option
will be exercisable during the period set forth in Section 7(a) of the Plan,
provided that in the event that employment is terminated because of death or the
Participant dies in such 60-day period the Option will continue to be an
Incentive Stock Option to the extent provided by Section 421 or Section 422 of
the Code, or any successor provision, and any regulations promulgated
thereunder. On the date the Participant's employment with his Employer or any of
its Subsidiaries is terminated for Cause, the Participant's

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right to exercise any Incentive Stock Option shall terminate and such Option
shall expire.

            (c) Any time spent by a participant in the status of "leave without
pay" shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the extent to which any
Option or portion thereof has vested or otherwise become exercisable or
nonforfeitable.

            SECTION 8. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

            (a) Amendments to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the
Conversion Agreement, the Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or
terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided that no such
amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made
without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any
tax or regulatory requirement, including for these purposes any approval
requirement which is a prerequisite for exemptive relief from Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act, for which or with which the Board deems it necessary or
desirable to qualify or comply. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein,
the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as may be necessary so as to
have the Plan conform with local rules and regulations in any jurisdiction
outside the United States.

            (b) Amendments to Options. Subject to the provisions of the
Conversion Agreement, the Committee may waive any conditions or rights under,
amend any terms of, or alter or suspend any Option theretofore granted,
prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment,
alteration or suspension that would adversely affect the rights of any
Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Option theretofore granted shall
not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant,
holder or beneficiary.

            (c) Cancellation. Any provision of this Plan or any Option Agreement
to the contrary notwithstanding, the Committee may cause any Option granted
hereunder to be cancelled in consideration of a cash payment or alternative
Option made to the holder of such cancelled Option equal in value to the Fair
Market Value of such cancelled Option on the date of cancellation.

            SECTION 9. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

            (a) Nontransferability. No Option shall be assigned, alienated,
pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant,
except by will or the laws of descent and distribution provided, however,

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that an Option other than an Incentive Stock Option may be transferable, to the
extent set forth in the applicable Option Agreement, (i) if such Option
Agreement provisions do not disqualify such Option for exemption under Rule
16b-3 or (ii) if such Option is not intended to qualify for exemption under such
rule.

            (b) No Rights to Options. Except as provided in the Conversion
Agreement or herein, no Employee, Participant or other Person shall have any
claim to be granted any Option, and there is no obligation for uniformity of
treatment of Employees, Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Options.
The terms and conditions of Options need not be the same with respect to each
recipient.

            (c) Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other
securities of Micro or any Subsidiary delivered under the Plan pursuant to any
Option or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and
other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the
rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any stock exchange upon which such Shares or other securities are
then listed and any applicable laws or rules or regulations, and the Committee
may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make
appropriate reference to such restrictions.

            (d) Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to the
Participant's Employer and such Employer shall have the right and is hereby
authorized to withhold from any payment due or transfer made under any Option or
under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant
the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities or other property) of any
applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Option, its exercise, or any
payment or transfer under an Option or under the Plan and to take such other
action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Employer to satisfy all
obligations for the payment of such taxes.

            (e) Option Agreements. Each Option hereunder shall be evidenced by
an Option Agreement which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall
specify the terms and conditions of the Option and any rules applicable thereto.

            (f) No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained
in the Plan shall prevent Micro or any of its Subsidiaries from adopting or
continuing in effect other compensation arrangements, which may, but need not,
provide for the grant of options, restricted stock and Shares (subject to
shareholder approval if such approval is

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required), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or
applicable only in specific cases.

            (g) No Right to Employment. The grant of an Option shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the
Participant's Employer or any other Ingram Company. Further, the Participant's
Employer may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment, free from any
liability or any claim under the Plan or otherwise, unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan or in any Option Agreement.

            (h) Rights as a Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the
applicable Option, no Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Option shall
have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed
under the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares.

            (i) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of the
Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Option Agreement
shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

            (j) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Option is or
becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Option, or would disqualify the Plan or any
Option under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be
construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot
be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee,
materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Option, such provision shall
be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Option and the remainder of the
Plan and any such Option shall remain in full force and effect.

            (k) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any
Shares or other consideration under an Option if, acting in its sole discretion,
it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other
consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or entitle Micro to
recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment
tendered to Micro by a Participant in connection therewith shall be promptly
refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, no Option granted hereunder shall be construed
as an offer to sell securities of Micro, and no such offer shall be outstanding,
unless and until the Committee in its sole discretion has determined that any
such offer, if made, would be in compliance with all applicable requirements of
the U.S.

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federal securities laws and any other laws to which such offer, if made, would
be subject.

            (l) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Option shall
create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a
fiduciary relationship between Micro or any of its Subsidiaries and a
Participant or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right
to receive payments from Micro or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to an Option,
such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor
of Micro or any of its Subsidiaries.

            (m) No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or
delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Option, and the Committee shall determine
whether cash or other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred
in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights
thereto shall be cancelled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated.

            (n) Execution of Purchase Agreement; Disposition of Shares. Prior to
a Public Offering, no Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of an
Option unless and until a Purchase Agreement shall be executed by Micro and the
Participant. Each certificate representing Shares so acquired shall bear an
appropriate legend setting forth the restrictions on transfer of such Shares as
provided by such Purchase Agreement.

            (o) Headings. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of
the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall
not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or
interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof.

            SECTION 10. TERM OF THE PLAN.

            (a) Effective Date. The Plan shall be effective as of [DATE OF BOARD
ADOPTION, 199_], subject to approval by the shareholders of Micro.

            (b) Expiration Date. Subject to earlier termination by Micro, the
Plan shall expire 90 days after the Closing. Unless otherwise expressly provided
in the Plan or in an applicable Option Agreement, any Option granted hereunder
may, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust or
suspend any such Option or to waive any conditions or rights under any such
Option shall, continue after the authority for grant of new Options hereunder
has been exhausted or terminated.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.11

                                    AGREEMENT

         This Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into as of June 1,
1996 by and among LINWOOD A. LACY, JR., a resident of Nashville, Tennessee
("Lacy"), INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC., a Tennessee corporation ("Ingram"), INGRAM
MICRO INC., a Delaware corporation ("Micro"), and NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Trustee
of the Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. 1996 Irrevocable Trust dated February 1996 (the
"Trust").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Lacy has performed certain services for Ingram and Micro,
including serving until April 23, 1996 as the chief executive officer of Ingram
and serving as chief executive officer of Micro;

         WHEREAS, Lacy desires to resign as an officer and employee of Ingram
and as an officer, director and employee of all subsidiaries and affiliates of
Ingram (collectively, the "Ingram Companies" and individually, an "Ingram
Company"); and

         WHEREAS, the Ingram Companies desire to accept such resignation.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises herein
contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and
mutuality of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

         1. Resignation as Officer; Termination of Employment; Service as
Director. Lacy acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, he hereby resigns as
(a) an officer and employee of Ingram and an officer, director and employee of
each of the other Ingram Companies, and (b) a member of any committees on which
he may have served for any Ingram Company. Any employment agreements between any
Ingram Company and Lacy are hereby terminated, and of no further force or
effect. Lacy agrees to continue to serve as a member of the Board of Directors
of Ingram until December 31, 1997, unless earlier removed in accordance with the
Bylaws of Ingram. Unless mutually agreed or unless requested by an appropriate
officer of an Ingram Company, Lacy agrees not to take or attempt to take any
further action on behalf of or purportedly on behalf of any of the Ingram
Companies, except in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors of
Ingram or actions taken in accordance with the cooperation provisions of Section
5 hereof.

         2. Severance Benefits. In consideration of his covenants herein
contained, Lacy will receive the following payments, all of which will be
subject to applicable federal and state withholding taxes and such other
deductions as Lacy may authorize:

                  (a) Payments by Micro. Micro, for itself and on behalf of the
         Ingram Companies, agrees to pay to Lacy monthly severance payments of
         $48,333 per month for 12 months from the date hereof, with the first
         payment due on July 1, 1996, and thereafter on the first day of each
         month until a total of $580,000 shall have been paid.
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                  (b) Payments by Ingram. Ingram agrees to pay to Lacy monthly
         severance payments of $40,000 for 12 months from the date hereof, with
         the first payment due on July 1, 1996 and thereafter on the first day
         of each month until a total of $480,000 shall have been paid.

                  (c) Bonus. Micro agrees to pay to Lacy $272,000 representing
         5/12 of his 1996 bonus based upon actual achieved profit objectives
         through May 1996. Such payment will be made by Micro to Lacy within 10
         days of the date hereof.

                  (d) Accrued Vacation. Micro agrees to pay Lacy $48,333
         representing compensation for his earned unused vacation time through
         the date hereof, which the parties agree consists of 21 days, based on
         Lacy's base salary in effect as of the date hereof. Such payment will
         be made by Micro to Lacy within 10 days of the date hereof.

                  (e) Other Benefits. Lacy will be permitted to participate in
         the Ingram medical and dental plans in which Lacy currently
         participates to the extent they remain in effect and any plan which
         replaces a discontinued plan in which he currently participates at
         regular associate rates for up to 12 months, so long as he remains a
         member of the Board of Directors of either Ingram or Micro. The period
         in which he so participates will reduce the period for which he will be
         eligible to exercise COBRA benefits. Ingram agrees to maintain, at its
         expense, a $850,000 term life insurance policy insuring Lacy's life for
         a 12 month period from the date hereof. Micro agrees to pay for Lacy's
         1996 annual physical exam, not to exceed $2,000. Ingram or Micro, as
         the case may be, shall pay Lacy directors fees for his service on the
         Ingram or Micro Board of Directors, if he should serve on either such
         Board after June 1, 1997. All other employment benefits for Lacy shall
         cease on the date hereof.

         3. Equity Ownership. Lacy represents and warrants that he and members
of his immediate family, and trusts established for members of his immediate
family (the "Lacy Family") own an aggregate of 1,175,000 shares of the common
stock of Ingram ("Common Stock"). Such 1,175,000 shares of Common Stock, along
with all securities issued in respect thereof in any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, reclassification, merger or the like, including all
shares of the Common Stock of Micro issued in the Split-off, as hereinafter
defined, shall be referred to as the "Shares". Of such Shares, 1,012,500 are
owned beneficially and of record by Lacy individually and 162,500 are owned
beneficially and of record by the Trust. All 1,012,500 shares owned by Lacy were
purchased from the E. Bronson Ingram 1995 Charitable Remainder 8% Unitrust (the
"Unitrust"). Of the 162,500 shares owned by the Trust, 112,500 were purchased
from the Unitrust (the 1,125,000 shares purchased from the Unitrust and all
securities issued in respect of such shares being herein referred to as the
"Unitrust Shares"). Lacy holds an option to purchase 31,985 shares of the Common
Stock which vests on December 31, 1998 (the "1998 Option") and an option to
purchase 31,985 shares of Common Stock which vests on January l, 1999 (the "1999
Option"). Lacy also holds an option to acquire 120,000 shares of Common Stock,
which option is unvested (such option being referred to as the "$1.27 Option").
Lacy also holds an option to acquire 144,000 shares of Common Stock; such option
is vested to the extent of Lacy's right to purchase 48,000 shares of Common
Stock at $1.932 per share (such option being referred to as the "$1.932
Option"). Lacy

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holds Stock Appreciation Rights covering 62,500 units at an award price of
$1.542 per unit (the "$1.542 SARs"), of which 46,875 are vested; Stock
Appreciation Rights covering 14,360 units at an award price of $3.160 per unit
(the "$3.160-A SARs"); and Stock Appreciation Rights covering 14,360 units at an
award price of $3.160 (the "$3.160-B SARs"). Lacy represents that neither he nor
members of the Lacy Family own any other equity securities or rights to acquire
equity securities of Ingram or any other Ingram Company other than those
described above. Lacy represents, and Ingram and Micro acknowledge, that
1,012,500 of the Shares are pledged (the "Pledge") to NationsBank, N.A. (the
"Bank") to secure indebtedness of Lacy (the "Bank Loan").

                  (a) Disposition of the Common Stock. Under the terms of that
         certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 27, 1995, by and among the
         Unitrust, Lacy and Ingram (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), Ingram has
         the right to repurchase the Unitrust Shares at Lacy's cost (which the
         parties agree is an aggregate of $2,451,600) if Lacy's employment by
         the Ingram Companies is terminated prior to April 15, 1997. Ingram has
         the option to purchase the remaining 50,000 Shares at a per-share price
         equal to the book value of Ingram as of the end of the most recent
         quarter (which per-share book value the parties agree is $5.28). For
         and in consideration of Lacy's covenants and agreements herein
         contained, Ingram agrees that it shall not purchase such 1,175,000
         shares of the Common Stock at cost or at book value, as the case may
         be, other than as set forth in this Agreement.

                  Lacy and the Trust agree that the Shares will be subjected to
         an escrow (the "Escrow") with a mutually agreeable national bank
         pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as
         Exhibit A (the "Escrow Agreement"), subject as to 1,012,500 Shares to
         the terms of the Pledge. The Escrow Agreement, or one containing
         materially the same terms, will be entered into on or before June 30,
         1996. From the date hereof until the Shares are released from Escrow,
         neither Lacy nor the Trust will transfer or attempt to transfer any of
         the Shares or any interest therein, whether by sale, gift, pledge or
         other form of disposition, or encumber or restrict the Shares in any
         way, provided, however, that either Lacy or the Trust shall be entitled
         to direct the escrow agent under the Escrow Agreement (the "Escrow
         Agent") to sell the Shares as hereinafter provided and to distribute to
         Lacy or the Trust from the proceeds of sale an amount equal to the
         anticipated federal, state and local income tax arising from the sale
         (a "Tax Distribution") upon the condition that the net after-tax
         proceeds from the sale thereof and all interest thereon (the "Cash
         Proceeds") shall be retained in Escrow in accordance with the terms of
         the Escrow Agreement. Within 10 days after notification to the Escrow
         Agent of Lacy's death or a Change of Control, as hereinafter defined,
         occurs, all Shares and Cash Proceeds shall be released from Escrow,
         provided that there shall be no release of Shares or Cash Proceeds to
         the extent there is pending a claim with respect thereto under the
         Escrow Agreement. As used herein, the phrase "Change of Control" shall
         mean a merger, sale or other acquisition which results in the Ingram
         Affiliates, as hereinafter defined, owning less than 50% of the voting
         control of Micro. As used herein, the phrase "Ingram Affiliates" shall
         mean Ingram, its subsidiaries, Martha R. Ingram, her children and their
         children, the QTIP and any trusts established for the benefit of any of
         the foregoing. On the date which is 24 months from the date hereof (the
         "24-Month Anniversary Date"), there shall be released from Escrow
         one-half the Shares

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         originally placed in Escrow and one-half the Cash Proceeds generated
         from sales of the Shares less the full amount of all releases (other
         than Tax Distributions) from Escrow, whether in Shares or in Cash
         Proceeds, during such 24-month period, provided that there shall be no
         release of Shares or Cash Proceeds to the extent there is pending a
         claim with respect thereto under the Escrow Agreement. On the date
         which is 30 months from the date hereof (the "30-Month Anniversary
         Date"), there shall be released from Escrow the balance of the Shares
         and the balance of the Cash Proceeds, provided that there shall be no
         release of Shares or Cash Proceeds to the extent there is pending a
         claim with respect thereto under the Escrow Agreement. To the extent
         possible, the Shares owned by the Trust shall be included in the Shares
         first released from the Escrow.

                  During the term hereof and thereafter, if Micro is a
         corporation with securities registered under the Securities Exchange
         Act of 1934 (the "1934 Act"), Lacy and the Trust shall be entitled to
         sell the Shares (or instruct the Escrow Agent to sell the Shares if
         they remain subject to the Escrow) in the open market, subject to the
         obligation that if the Shares are at the time of sale subject to the
         Escrow, the Cash Proceeds therefrom shall be placed in Escrow. The
         foregoing is not meant to imply that there are not, or will not be,
         other restrictions on the ability of Lacy or the Trust to sell the
         Shares at such time, including those arising under federal or state
         securities laws or as a result of representations (which shall be no
         more restrictive on Lacy than on executives of Micro who are not
         members of the Ingram Family) made in connection with the ruling from
         the Internal Revenue Service (the "Ruling") in connection with the
         Split-off. As used herein, the term "Split-off" shall mean the
         contemplated distribution by Ingram of all the stock of Micro and
         Ingram Entertainment Inc. to certain shareholders of Ingram on a
         tax-free basis in accordance with the Ruling.

                  During any period of time when Micro has no securities
         registered under the 1934 Act but the Split-off has been effected, Lacy
         and the Trust shall have the right to cause Micro to purchase at any
         time and from time to time, and Micro shall have the right to cause
         Lacy and the Trust to sell to Ingram at any time after June 30, 1998,
         any or all of the Shares at a price equal to their Fair Market Value,
         all in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement (if the Shares
         remain subject to the Escrow). The "Fair Market Value" of the Shares
         shall be defined to mean the fair market value thereof as determined by
         the Board of Directors of Micro in good faith taking into account as
         appropriate recent sales of the Micro Shares, recent valuations of the
         Micro Shares, the lack of liquidity of the Micro Shares and the fact
         that the Micro Shares represent a minority interest and such other
         factors as the Board of Directors of Micro shall in its discretion deem
         relevant or appropriate; provided, however, that if pursuant to the
         final paragraph of this Section 3(a) there is required to be determined
         the Fair Market Value of the Shares when Micro is a corporation with
         securities registered under the 1934 Act, the Fair Market Value shall
         mean the average closing price of the Shares on the New York Stock
         Exchange or such other exchange on which the Shares are then traded,
         for the 10 trading days ending on the third business day immediately
         preceding the date on which the determination is made. If such puts or
         calls occur when the Shares are subject to the Escrow, the Cash
         Proceeds therefrom shall be placed in Escrow.


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                  During any period of time when Ingram has no securities
         registered under the 1934 Act and the Split-off has not been effected,
         Lacy and the Trust shall have the right to cause Ingram to purchase at
         any time and from time to time, and Ingram shall have the right to
         cause Lacy and the Trust to sell to Micro after June 30, 1998, any or
         all of the Shares at a price equal to the Book Value of the Shares as
         of the end of the most recent quarter, all in accordance with the terms
         of the Escrow Agreement (if the Shares remain subject to the Escrow).
         As used herein, the term "Book Value" shall mean book value as
         determined by the then-independent certified public accountants of
         Ingram on the basis of Ingram's most recent certified consolidated
         balance sheet if the relevant date of determination of Book Value is
         December 31, or if the relevant date of the determination of Book Value
         is March 31, June 30 or September 30, as determined by Ingram's
         accountants in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
         and practices applied on a consistent basis. If such puts or calls
         occur when the Shares are subject to the Escrow, the Cash Proceeds
         therefrom shall be placed in Escrow.

                  If at any time prior to the 30-Month Anniversary Date when
         neither Ingram nor Micro has securities registered under the 1934 Act,
         Lacy shall materially violate the terms and conditions of this
         Agreement and the provisions of the Escrow Agreement with respect to
         Default Notice and Counter Notices have been complied with (if the
         Shares remain subject to the Escrow), Lacy and the Trust agree that
         Ingram, if prior to the Split-off, or Micro, if after the Split-off,
         shall have the right at its option to purchase the Unitrust Shares at a
         price of $2.1792 per share (or such equivalent amount as is equitable
         if the Shares have been converted to shares of the common stock of
         Micro in the Exchange, as hereinafter defined, or have been split or
         are otherwise changed or adjusted in a recapitalization,
         reclassification, merger or the like), and Ingram shall have the right
         to purchase the balance of the Shares which are not Unitrust Shares at
         a price equal to their Book Value, if prior to the Split-off, and Micro
         shall have the right to purchase the balance of the Shares which are
         not Unitrust Shares at their Fair Market Value, if after the Split-off,
         all in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. If any of the
         Shares have been sold, Ingram or Micro, as the case may be, shall be
         entitled to the Cash Proceeds therefrom, except as to Cash Proceeds
         withdrawn from Escrow after the 24-Month Anniversary Date or Cash
         Proceeds from Shares withdrawn from Escrow after the 24-Month
         Anniversary Date and subsequently sold. Ingram or Micro, as the case
         may be, shall be entitled to the benefit of the foregoing provisions of
         this paragraph without the necessity of proving the amount of damages
         incurred as a result of such violation of this Agreement.

                  If at any time prior to the 30-Month Anniversary Date when
         either Ingram or Micro has securities registered under the 1934 Act,
         Lacy shall materially violate the terms and conditions of this
         Agreement and the provisions of the Escrow Agreement with respect to
         Default Notices and Counter Notices have been complied with (if the
         Shares remain subject to the Escrow) and the amount of damages, whether
         direct or consequential, to Ingram and Micro from such material
         violation has been determined, Lacy and the Trust agree that Ingram and
         Micro shall be entitled to be reimbursed from the Escrow (or from Lacy
         and the Trust if the Shares are not in Escrow) for such damages by
         release to Micro of the number of Unitrust Shares equal to the amount
         of damages so determined, divided by the Fair Market Value of a
         Unitrust Share as of the date of such release. Further, upon such
         violation, Ingram

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         shall have the right to purchase the balance of the Shares other than
         the Unitrust Shares at a price equal to their Book Value, if prior to
         the Split-off, and Micro shall have the right to purchase the balance
         of the Shares other than the Unitrust Shares at their Fair Market
         Value, if after the Split-off, all in accordance with the terms of the
         Escrow Agreement (if the Shares remain subject to the Escrow). If any
         of the Shares have been sold, Ingram or Micro, as the case may be,
         shall be entitled to the Cash Proceeds therefrom.

                  b. Options and SARs. The 1998 Option, the 1999 Option, the
         $1.27 Option, the $1.932 Option, the $1.542 SARs, the $3.160-A SARs and
         the $3.160-B SARs (collectively, the "Lacy Options and SARs") shall
         remain outstanding, and continue to vest, to the extent not already
         fully vested, up to December 31, 1997 regardless of whether Lacy
         remains as a director of Ingram or Micro, except that if Lacy should
         resign as a director of Ingram or Micro, such vesting shall cease as
         the date of such resignation. Subject to the preceding sentence, the
         Lacy Options and SARs shall continue to be governed by the agreements
         under which they were granted with respect to certain puts and calls of
         Lacy and Ingram.

         4. Participation in Exchange. Lacy and the Trust agree to exchange the
Shares for Micro Shares in the Split-off in the same manner as if Lacy were a
Micro employee after the Split-off (the "Exchange"). Lacy agrees that he will
use his best efforts to cooperate with the Ingram Companies to effect the
Split-off and the Exchange, and to that end will take all such actions as Ingram
or Micro may reasonably request to cause the satisfaction of the conditions to
the consummation of the Split-off and the Exchange. In the Exchange, all the
Shares will be converted to Micro Shares. The Lacy Options and SARs will be
converted in the Exchange in the same manner as if Lacy were an Ingram employee
after the Split-off, with 72.84% of the Lacy Options and SARs converted into
options to acquire common stock of Micro and the remainder left as Ingram
options and SARs.

         5. Cooperation. From and after the date hereof and for a period of two
years, Lacy shall cooperate reasonably on a non-full-time basis with the Ingram
Companies, their employees, agents and representatives to assist the businesses
and operations of the Ingram Companies, including cooperation with the
transition of management and cooperation with Micro's initial public offering.
Such cooperation shall include, without limitation, Lacy's provision of any
information relating to his activities while an employee of the Ingram
Companies. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lacy agrees to
serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Micro, if so requested by Ingram,
provided that such service shall not extend beyond December 31, 1997. Lacy shall
not be required to devote more than 30 hours per month performing duties
pursuant to this Section 5 during the first year following the date hereof, and
not more than 20 hours per month thereafter. Ingram will reimburse Lacy for all
his out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation.

         6. Loss on Sale of House. Ingram agrees to absorb the loss, if any
(subject to the limitation below), on the sale of Lacy's house in Nashville,
Tennessee. That loss will be calculated as the net receipt upon sale less net
original purchase price plus cost of improvements (excluding furniture). Any
loss will be reimbursed to Lacy and grossed up for federal and state tax
purposes. Ingram's liability under this Section 6 shall be limited to $30,000 of
loss on the sale of the house,

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plus real estate commissions paid on the sale of the house and plus the gross-up
provided for in the prior sentence.

         7. Representations and Warranties of Lacy and the Trust. Lacy and the
Trust have the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Lacy and the
Trust and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each of them,
enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms. Lacy and the
Trust represent and warrant that they own good and marketable title to the
Shares and, as to Lacy, the Lacy Options and SARs, free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, pledges, security interests and restrictions whatsoever, and that
such securities can be validly transferred without the consent or approval of
any other person or entity, provided only, however, that the Shares are subject
to the Pledge. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will
not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, (a)
violate any judgment, injunction or order of any court, arbitrator or
governmental agency applicable to Lacy or the Trust, or (b) conflict with,
result in the breach of any provision of or constitute a default under any
agreement or instrument to which Lacy or the Trust is a party or by which either
of them may be bound. Lacy further represents that the outstanding principal
amount of the Bank Loan is currently $1,980,000. Lacy further represents and
warrants that the Bank Loan (a) matures on _____________, (b) bears interest at
the rate of ____% per annum, and (c) is secured only by the Shares. Lacy further
represents and warrants that he has not received any notice of any default with
respect to the Bank Loan, that the Bank Loan is not in default, and that no
event has occurred that with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both
would constitute a default under the Bank Loan.

         8. Representations and Warranties of Ingram. Ingram hereby represents
and warrants that it is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in
good standing under the laws of the State of Tennessee and has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations
under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by Ingram and all of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Ingram and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation on its part, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not, with or without
the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, (a) violate any judgment,
injunction or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency applicable
to Ingram, or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any provision of or
constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which Ingram is a
party or by which it may be bound.

         9. Representations and Warranties of Micro. Micro hereby represents and
warrants that it is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to enter into and perform all of its obligations under this
Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Micro
and all of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Micro and constitutes a valid and binding obligation on its
part, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement will not, with or without the

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giving of notice or the passage of time or both, (a) violate any judgment,
injunction or order of any court, arbitrator or governmental agency applicable
to Micro, or (b) conflict with, result in the breach of any provision of or
constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which Micro is a party
or by which it may be bound.

         10. Confidential Information. Lacy acknowledges that as a part of his
employment by the Ingram Companies, he has been afforded access to confidential
information (as hereinafter defined and referred to as "Confidential
Information"), and that public disclosure of such Confidential Information would
have a material adverse effect on the Ingram Companies. Except in connection
with his role as a member of the Board of Directors of Ingram or in connection
with performing duties pursuant to Section 5 hereof, and except as required by
law or legal process, Lacy agrees not to, directly or indirectly, without the
prior, express written consent of each of Ingram and Micro, use, take advantage
of, disclose, or divulge to any person or entity any Confidential Information.

         Confidential Information means any confidential, proprietary, business
or technical information of any Ingram Company or any confidential information
relating to a current or former officer or director of an Ingram Company. Such
Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, any of the following
relating to any Ingram Company:

                  a. trade secrets concerning the business and affairs of any
         Ingram Company, any Employee Invention (as hereinafter defined),
         product specifications, data, know-how, formulae, compositions,
         processes, designs, sketches, photographs, graphs, drawings, samples,
         inventions and ideas, past, current, and planned research and
         development, past, current and planned manufacturing or distribution
         methods and processes, customer lists, prospective customers, current
         and anticipated customer requirements, price lists, pricing policies
         and processes, any course of dealing with any person or entity, market
         studies, business plans, computer software and programs (including
         object codes and source codes, program logic algorithms, subroutines,
         modules, or subparts of computer programs and related documentation,
         including program notation), computer processing systems and
         techniques, computer hardware, software and database technologies,
         configurations, interfaces, systems, structures, and architectures (and
         related formulae, compositions, processes, improvements, devices,
         know-how, inventions, discoveries, concepts, ideas, designs, methods,
         and information), manuals, and any other information, however
         documented or evidenced, that is a trade secret within the meaning of
         any federal or state trade secret law; and

                  b. information concerning the business and affairs of any
         Ingram Company, including contractual arrangements or terms, historical
         financial statements, financial projections and budgets, historical and
         projected sales, capital spending budgets and plans, the names,
         personnel information regarding employees, including, but not limited
         to, names and backgrounds of personnel, and personnel training
         techniques and materials, however, documented or evidenced. Failure by
         any Ingram Company to designate or mark any

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         Confidential Information as confidential or proprietary shall not
         affect or impair its status as Confidential Information under this
         Agreement.

         Lacy agrees to comply with the Ingram Industries Business Ethics Code
insofar as it relates, directly or indirectly, to the termination of his
employment. Lacy agrees to return immediately to Ingram or Micro all property of
any Ingram Company and all Confidential Information and summaries thereof in his
possession, and Lacy agrees not to copy or otherwise record or retain such
Confidential Information or summaries thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Lacy shall be permitted to retain the Compaq personal computer, printer and fax
machine at his home office in Nashville, the NEC notebook, the Motorola portable
telephone and the parts and accessories for all the above items. While serving
as a member of the Board of Directors of either Ingram or Micro, Lacy shall be
entitled to continue to charge his telephone calls through Micro's MCI account,
with billings to continue to be sent to his home and paid by Lacy. Lacy
recognizes that the Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of
the Ingram Companies. Without the prior express written consent of Ingram or
except as required by law or legal process, Lacy agrees not to grant interviews,
write articles or books, issue news releases or engage in other communications
that relate to (i) his tenure at any of the Ingram Companies, (ii) this
Agreement or the events or transactions relating hereto, or (iii) that contain
Confidential Information. Without the prior express written consent of Lacy or
except as required by law or legal process, Ingram and Micro agree that they
will cause the officers and directors of the Ingram Companies not to grant
interviews, write articles or books, issue news releases or engage in other
communications that relate to (i) Lacy's tenure at any of the Ingram Companies,
(ii) this Agreement or the events or transactions relating hereto, or (iii) that
contain Confidential Information relating to Lacy.

         Each of the parties hereto agrees that no party shall release, publish,
announce or otherwise make available to the public in any manner whatsoever any
information or announcement regarding this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby without the prior written consent of each of the parties
hereto, except as required by law or legal process, including, in the case of
Micro, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lacy agrees not to
communicate with, including responding to questions or inquiries presented by,
the media, employees or investors of any Ingram Company or any third party
relating to his resignation or the terms of this Agreement, without first
obtaining the prior written consent of Ingram. Ingram and Micro agree not to
take any action to disparage, dissipate or negatively affect the reputation of
Lacy or his goodwill with employees, customers, suppliers, competitors, vendors,
stockholders or lenders of Ingram, Micro, or any other third party.

         11. Employee Inventions. Lacy acknowledges that all of Lacy's works of
authorship relating to any Ingram Company, specially commissioned works, and
other employee inventions (as hereinafter defined and referred to as "Employee
Inventions"), were works made for hire and are the property of the Ingram
Companies, including any copyrights, patents or other intellectual property
rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works were not
works made for hire, Lacy hereby assigns to Ingram all of Lacy's right, title,
and interest, including all rights of copyright, patent and other intellectual
property rights, to or in such Employee Inventions. Lacy covenants that he will
promptly: (a) disclose to Ingram in writing any Employee Invention; (b) assign
to Ingram

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or to a party designated by it, at its request and without additional
compensation, all of Lacy's right to the Employee Invention for the United
States and all foreign jurisdictions; (c) execute and deliver to Ingram such
applications, assignments and other documents as they may reasonably request in
order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with respect to any
Employee Invention in the United States and any foreign jurisdictions; (d) sign
all other papers necessary to carry out the above obligations; and (e) give
testimony and render any other reasonable assistance in support of the rights of
Ingram to any Employee Invention.

         For purposes of this Section 11, "Employee Invention" is defined as any
idea, invention, technique, modification, process, or improvement (whether
patentable or not), any industrial design (whether registrable or not), and any
work of authorship (whether or not copyright protection may be obtained for it),
created, conceived, or developed by Lacy, either solely or in conjunction with
others, during the period of employment, or a period that includes a portion of
the employment period, that relates in any way to, or is useful in any manner
in, the business (existing or proposed) of any Ingram Company, and any such item
created, conceived or developed by Lacy, either solely or in conjunction with
others, following termination of Lacy's employment with Ingram and Micro that is
wholly or partially based upon, dependent upon or uses any Confidential
Information.

         12. Restrictive Covenant. Lacy acknowledges that he has specialized
knowledge and experience in the businesses of the Ingram Companies, that his
reputation and contacts within the industries in which the Ingram Companies
operate are of great value to the Ingram Companies, that if his knowledge,
experience, reputation or contacts were used to compete in any way with any of
the Ingram Companies, serious, irreparable harm to the Ingram Companies would
result, that the businesses of the Ingram Companies are international in scope
and their products are marketed throughout the world, and that the provisions of
this Section 12 are reasonable and necessary to protect the businesses of the
Ingram Companies. Thus, Lacy agrees that for a period of 30 months after the
date hereof, Lacy shall not, without prior express written consent of each of
Ingram and Micro, directly or indirectly:

                  a. in competition with any other Ingram Company, solicit
         business from, perform services for, or otherwise interfere with any
         persons, company or other entity which are customers, clients, vendors,
         or suppliers of any Ingram Company, or any potential customers,
         clients, vendors or suppliers of any Ingram Company with whom such
         Ingram Company has had substantial contact during the six month period
         prior to the date of this Agreement;

                  b. solicit for employment, or in any other fashion hire,
         engage as an independent contractor or consultant, or interfere with,
         any person who is or was an employee of any Ingram Company during the
         six month period prior to the date hereof or during the two year period
         after execution of this Agreement, or in any manner induce or attempt
         to induce any employee of any Ingram Company to terminate his or her
         employment with such Ingram Company;


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                  c. take any non-privileged action, disparage, dissipate or
         negatively affect the goodwill, business, prospects, or reputation of
         any Ingram Company or its relationships with its employees, customers,
         suppliers, competitors, vendors, stockholders, lenders, prospective
         investors, prospective purchasers of any businesses or assets of any
         Ingram Company, or others; or

                  d. own, manage, operate, finance, join, control or participate
         in the ownership, management, operation, financing or control, or be
         connected with, as a proprietor, officer, director, employee, partner,
         principal, agent, representative, consultant, investor (other than as a
         stockholder of a corporation listed on a national securities exchange
         or whose stock is regularly traded in the over-the-counter market),
         provided that Lacy at no time owns, directly or indirectly, in excess
         of 2% of the outstanding stock of any class of any such corporation,
         any business or enterprise engaged in the computer hardware or software
         distribution, video distribution or book distribution business or
         associated businesses in any location in the world. Notwithstanding the
         foregoing, Lacy shall be entitled to become associated with a customer
         or vendor of Micro so long as such customer or vendor does not compete
         directly or indirectly with an Ingram Company in the computer hardware
         or software distribution, video distribution or book distribution
         business or associated businesses. The parties hereto acknowledge that
         Lacy owns less than 10% of Earthlink, a privately held company which
         does not compete with any Ingram Company and in which Lacy has no
         involvement in management other than service as a director.

         13. Violations of Covenants. Lacy further agrees and acknowledges that
the violation by Lacy of the covenants set forth in Sections 10, 11 and 12
hereof would cause irreparable injury to the Ingram Companies and that the
remedy at law for any violation or threatened violation thereof by him would be
inadequate and that Ingram and Micro shall be entitled, in addition to any other
rights they might have, to temporary and permanent injunctive relief or other
equitable relief without the necessity of posting bond or proving actual
damages. Ingram and Micro agree and acknowledge that their violation of the
covenants set forth in Section 10 hereof would cause irreparable injury to Lacy
and that the remedy at law for any violation or threatened violation thereof by
them would be inadequate and that Lacy shall be entitled, in addition to any
other rights he may have, to temporary and permanent injunctive relief or other
equitable relief without the necessity of posting bond or providing actual
damages. The provisions of Sections 10, 11 and 12 shall not be affected by
whether or not the Shares are subject to the Escrow.

         14. Arrangements and Covenants Regarding Bank Loan. Lacy and the Trust
hereby covenant and agree that (a) except for the Bank Loan, neither will allow
the Shares to serve as collateral for any indebtedness(es) or obligation(s) that
either may now or hereafter have to or with the Bank, (b) neither will increase
the principal amount of the Bank Loan, (c) neither will allow a default to exist
under the Bank Loan beyond the expiration of any applicable grace or cure
period, (d) each will cause the Bank Loan to be fully repaid at its stated
maturity, without extension, (e) a default under the Bank Loan shall constitute
a default and breach by Lacy and the Trust under this Agreement, (f) upon
release of the Bank's security interest in the Shares for any reason whatsoever,
Lacy and the Trust shall cause the Shares to be delivered immediately to the
Escrow Agent under

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the Escrow Agreement, (g) Lacy and the Trust shall, jointly and severally, be
obligated to reimburse Ingram and Micro for any costs, expenses or amounts paid
by them with respect to the Bank Loan (including any payments made to the Bank
under the next succeeding paragraph) (collectively "Ingram Bank Payments"), and
(h) Ingram and Micro shall have the right to set-off the Ingram Bank Payments
against any amounts that either of them may now or hereafter owe to Lacy or the
Trust hereunder.

         The Bank, Lacy and the Trust shall, on or before June 30, 1996, enter
into an agreement reasonably satisfactory to Ingram and Micro, which shall
provide, among other things, as follows: (a) subject to the Bank's first
priority security interest, the Bank shall hold the Shares for the benefit of
Lacy, the Trust, Ingram and Micro, (b) upon repayment of the Bank Loan or
release of the Shares from the Bank's security interest for any reason
whatsoever, the Bank shall immediately deliver the Shares to the Escrow Agent,
(c) the Bank shall provide Ingram and Micro with notice of any default or
potential default under the Bank Loan and a reasonable opportunity to cure the
same, (d) prior to foreclosing upon the Shares or in the event that a default
occurs under the Bank Loan, the Bank shall allow Ingram or Micro to purchase the
Bank Loan for an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance thereof plus
all accrued interest with respect thereto, and (e) following the occurrence of a
default under the Bank Loan, Ingram or Micro shall have the right to repay the
Bank Loan in full and obtain a release of the Bank's security interest in the
Shares. The Bank shall also represent, warrant and covenant that (a) the Bank
Loan is currently not in default and is in good standing, (b) the Bank Loan is
secured only by the Shares, (c) the Shares do not, and will not, secure any
other obligation or indebtedness of Lacy or the Trust to the Bank, (d) the Bank
Loan is not, and shall not be, cross-defaulted with any other indebtedness or
obligation, (e) the Bank shall not allow the principal amount of the Bank Loan
to be increased or its maturity date extended, (f) the representations and
warranties of Lacy and the Trust hereunder with respect to the Bank Loan are
correct, and (g) the Bank shall not transfer, assign or otherwise convey the
Bank Loan or any interest therein in any way.

         15. Release by Lacy. Effective immediately, Lacy hereby fully, finally
and irrevocably discharges Ingram, Micro and each Ingram Company, and each
present, former and future director, officer and employee of Ingram, Micro or
any Ingram Company or any parent, subsidiary, affiliate and shareholder thereof
(the "Ingram Released Parties") from all manner of claims, actions, causes of
action or suits, in law or in equity, which Lacy has or may have, known or
unknown, against the Ingram Released Parties, or any of them, by reason of any
matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including any action arising from or during
his employment with Ingram and Micro, resulting from or relating to his
resignation from such employment, relating to his status as a shareholder,
optionholder, SAR holder, officer, director, employee or participant in any
employee benefit plan of any Ingram Company, provided, however, that the
foregoing (a) is not intended to be, and shall not constitute, a release of any
right of Lacy to seek indemnification from Ingram, Micro or any Ingram Company
with respect to claims based upon or arising from alleged or actual acts or
omissions of Lacy as an officer, director or employee of Ingram, Micro or any
Ingram Company, and (b) shall not release Ingram or Micro from liability for
violations of this Agreement after the date hereof. From and after the date
hereof, Lacy agrees and covenants not to sue, or threaten suit against, or make
any claim against, any Ingram Company for or alleging any of the claims,
actions, causes of action or suits as discussed above. Lacy acknowledges that
this release includes, but is not

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limited to, all claims arising under federal, state or local laws prohibiting
employment discrimination and all claims growing out of any legal restrictions
on the right of any Ingram Company to terminate its employees. Lacy also
specifically waives and releases all claims of employment discrimination and all
rights available to him under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), the Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA),
as well as all claims or rights under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 4-21-101,
et seq. or Section 50-1-304, et seq. or any similar law of any jurisdiction.
Lacy specifically agrees that he will not institute litigation in any forum,
including any filing with any regulatory commission or agency, against any
Ingram Released Party based on any allegations or circumstances that are in any
way connected with his employment or the termination of his employment.

         16. Release by Ingram. Effective immediately, each of Ingram and Micro
releases and discharges Lacy, his heirs, personal representatives, successors
and assigns from all manner of claims, actions, causes of action or suit, in law
or in equity, which any Ingram Company has or hereafter can, shall or may have
against Lacy by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, including any
action arising from or during his employment with any Ingram Company, resulting
from his resignation from such employment, related to his status as a
shareholder, optionholder, officer, director, employee or participant in any
Ingram Company employee benefit plan, provided, however, that the foregoing
shall not include a release of Lacy for his violations of law, for violations of
this Agreement, or violations of the Ingram Industries Business Ethics Code
after the date hereof. From and after the date hereof, each of Ingram and Micro
agrees and covenants not to sue, or threaten suit against, or make any claim
against, Lacy for or alleging any of the claims, actions, causes of action or
suits as discussed above.

         17.      Miscellaneous.

                  a. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding
         upon and shall inure to the benefit of Ingram and Micro, their
         successors and assigns, and Lacy and his heirs, personal
         representatives, successors and assigns.

                  b. Survival. All representations and warranties contained in
         this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery hereof.

                  c. Specific Performance; Legal Fees. The parties hereto agree
         that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the
         provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with
         their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly
         agreed that the parties shall be entitled to injunctive relief to
         prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the
         terms and provisions hereof in any court of the United States or any
         state thereof, or any international court having jurisdiction, this
         being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled under
         this Agreement or at law or in equity. In addition, any party that is
         required to enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement and is
         successful therein and any party that prevails in connection with any
         litigation or legal proceeding relating hereto shall be reimbursed by
         the other party for

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         all costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees incurred in
         connection with such legal proceeding.

                  d. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the
         Ingram Industries Business Ethics Code and the agreements relating to
         the Lacy Options and SARs constitute the entire agreement among Ingram,
         Micro and Lacy relating to the subject matter hereof; there are no
         terms other than those contained herein or therein; this Agreement
         terminates, cancels, supersedes any and all prior agreements and
         understandings among the parties (including without limitation all
         employment agreements and the Stock Purchase Agreement). In the case of
         any inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of
         the Escrow Agreement, on the one hand, and the agreements relating to
         the Lacy Options and SARs, on the other hand, the terms of this
         Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall govern and control. This
         Agreement may not be modified or amended except in a writing signed by
         the parties hereto.

                  e. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
         construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee without
         giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

                  f. Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. Each party hereto
         irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Untied States
         Federal Court sitting in the Middle District of Tennessee, or if no
         federal jurisdiction lies, in any Tennessee State Court, over any suit,
         action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The
         venue of any dispute, controversy, litigation or proceeding arising out
         of this Agreement shall be exclusively in the County of Davidson, State
         of Tennessee. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to
         venue in state or federal courts sitting in Davidson County, Tennessee,
         and waives irrevocably any claim of inconvenient forum. Lacy
         specifically agrees and acknowledges that this provision has been
         expressly bargained for by Ingram and Micro, and that its inclusion has
         been a material inducement for Ingram and Micro to enter into this
         Agreement.

                  g. Underwriters' Lockup. Lacy agrees to sign a lockup
         agreement if requested by the underwriters of Micro's initial public
         offering and subsequent offerings restricting the sale of his shares in
         Micro to the same extent as required of other significant shareholders
         of Micro. Micro will strive to minimize these restrictions consistent
         with its best interest.

                  h. No Election of Remedies. Notwithstanding anything herein to
         the contrary, the parties hereto agree that to the extent that Lacy
         fails to perform his covenants and obligations hereunder or materially
         violates any term or condition hereof, (i) Ingram and Micro shall be
         entitled to suspend any payments or obligations under Section 2 hereof
         and (ii) Ingram and Micro shall be entitled to the rights set forth in
         Section 3 hereof and in the Escrow Agreement. The remedies of Ingram
         and Micro for the violation of this Agreement shall not be limited to
         those described in (i) or (ii) above, and nothing herein shall preclude
         Ingram or Micro from pursuing other remedies for the violation of the
         terms hereof.


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                  i. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
         counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same
         agreement. Ingram, Micro and Lacy agree that this Agreement shall be
         binding and enforceable among them to the fullest extent possible
         regardless of whether the Trust executes this Agreement, the Escrow
         Agreement is signed or the Agreement contemplated by Section 14 hereof
         is signed. Each party hereto shall use its or his best efforts to cause
         the full execution of this Agreement and such other agreements.

                  j. Enforceability. The provisions of this Agreement shall not
         be construed strictly for or against any party hereto. If any provision
         of this Agreement shall be held or deemed to be or shall, in fact, be
         invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied in any particular case
         in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or in all jurisdictions, because
         it conflicts with any provisions of any constitution, statute, rule or
         public policy, or for any reason, such circumstances shall not have the
         effect of rendering the provision in question invalid, inoperative or
         unenforceable in any other case or circumstance, or of rendering any
         other provision or provisions of this Agreement invalid, inoperative or
         unenforceable to any extent whatever. If any provision of this
         Agreement shall be held or deemed to impose restrictions which are too
         broad, too lengthy or otherwise unreasonable, the parties hereto agree
         to be bound by a court's decision as to what restrictions would be
         reasonable and acknowledge that such court has the authority and
         discretion to make such a determination. The parties hereby waive any
         inference that this Agreement should be construed against the drafter.

                  k. Confidentiality of this Agreement. Lacy agrees to maintain
         absolute confidentiality and secrecy concerning the terms of this
         Agreement and will not reveal, or disseminate by publication in any
         manner whatsoever, this Agreement or any matters pertaining to it, to
         any other person, including but not limited to any past or present
         employee of any Ingram Company or any media representative except as
         required by law or legal process. This confidentiality provision does
         not apply to communications necessary between immediate family members
         or legal and financial planners or tax preparers who are also bound by
         this confidentiality agreement. Ingram and Micro shall treat the terms
         of this Agreement as strictly confidential and will disseminate them
         only to those Ingram and Micro personnel or members of their Board of
         Directors whose approval of this Agreement is required or who are
         responsible for taking some action required by said Agreement, or as
         required by law or legal process. Micro agrees that, to the extent
         practicable, it will allow Lacy to review and comment upon disclosures
         regarding Lacy in documents to be filed with the Securities and
         Exchange Commission in the anticipated initial public offering, and
         will consider and incorporate to the extent reasonable comments made by
         Lacy thereon, all to the extent that such comments can be incorporated
         consistently with applicable law and regulations.

                  l. Acknowledgment by Lacy. Lacy hereby acknowledges that he
         has carefully read and fully understands all the provisions of this
         Agreement. He further acknowledges that this Agreement sets forth the
         entire agreement among himself, Ingram and Micro. Lacy hereby
         acknowledges that, in considering whether to sign this Agreement, he
         has not relied

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         upon any representation or statement, written or oral, not set forth in
         this Agreement and that he has not been threatened or coerced into
         signing this Agreement by any official of any Ingram Company and that
         he has read, understood, and fully and voluntarily accepts the terms of
         this Agreement. Lacy at all times has been represented by legal
         counsel, and acknowledges that he has been advised to and has had full
         opportunity and sufficient time to discuss the terms of this Agreement
         with his counsel and understands that this is a full release of any and
         all claims against the Ingram Companies, and that he intends to be
         legally bound by same.

                  m. Captions. The captions herein are for purposes of
         identification only and shall not be considered in construing this
         Agreement.

         18. Legal Fees. Each of the parties hereto agrees to pay its own legal
fees in connection with the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement,
provided that Micro will reimburse to Lacy as a reimbursable business expense
the legal fees and costs of Solomon, Ward, Seidenwurm & Smith in connection with
corporate governance and related issues and this Agreement and related
documents, up to a maximum of $25,000.

         19. Waiver of Trial by Jury. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS
HAD THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY
JURY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TENNESSEE.
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY
CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (a) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (b)
IN ANY MANNER CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT EXECUTED OR DELIVERED IN CONNECTION
HEREWITH, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO OR THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER
NOW EXISTING OR HEREINAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR
OTHERWISE; EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM,
DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A
JURY, AND THAT EACH PARTY MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS
CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT
TO TRIAL BY JURY.


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<PAGE>   17
         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.

                                            INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.

                                            By:   ROY E. CLAVERIE
                                                  -----------------------------
                                            Title: Senior Vice President
                                                  -----------------------------

                                            INGRAM MICRO INC.

                                            By:   MARTHA R. INGRAM
                                                  -----------------------------
                                            Title: Chairman
                                                  -----------------------------

                                            /s/ LINWOOD A. LACY, JR.
                                            -----------------------------
                                            LINWOOD A. LACY, JR.

                                            NATIONSBANK, N.A., as Trustee of the
                                            Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. 1996
                                            Irrevocable Trust dated February
                                            1996

                                            By:
                                                  -----------------------------
                                            Title:
                                                  -----------------------------


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                                                                       EXHIBIT A


                                     FORM OF
                                ESCROW AGREEMENT

         This Escrow Agreement, dated _______________, among INGRAM INDUSTRIES
INC., a Tennessee corporation ("Ingram"); INGRAM MICRO INC., a Delaware
corporation ("Micro"); LINWOOD A. LACY, JR., a resident of Nashville, Tennessee;
NATIONSBANK, N.A. as Trustee of the Linwood A. Lacy, Jr., 1996 Irrevocable Trust
dated February 1996 (the "Trust"); and ___________, a [national banking
association], as escrow agent ("Escrow Agent").

         This is the Escrow Agreement referred to in the Agreement of even date
herewith among Ingram, Micro, the Trust and Lacy (the "Lacy Agreement").
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement without definition shall have the
respective meanings given to them in the Lacy Agreement.

         The parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:


                                       1.
                             ESTABLISHMENT OF ESCROW

         a. Lacy is depositing with Escrow Agent the following stock
certificates: __________________________ issued by Ingram owned beneficially and
of record by Lacy and the following stock certificates:
_____________________________ issued by Ingram and owned beneficially and of
record by the Trust (collectively, along with any shares of common stock of
Ingram or Micro issued in respect of the Escrow Shares, including shares of the
common stock of Micro issued in the Split-off, referred to as the "Escrow
Shares"). Escrow Agent acknowledges receipt thereof.

         b. Escrow Agent hereby agrees to act as escrow agent and to hold,
safeguard and disburse the Escrow Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions
hereof.


                                       2.
                          DISPOSITION OF ESCROW SHARES

         a. Generally. Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Shares in escrow (the
"Escrow") pending their disposition in accordance with the Lacy Agreement.

         b. No Transfers. Lacy and the Trust are not permitted prior to the
30-Month Anniversary Date to transfer or attempt to transfer any of the Escrow
Shares or any interest therein, whether by sale, gift, pledge or other form of
disposition, or encumber or restrict the Escrow Shares
<PAGE>   19
in any way, provided, however, that (i) either Lacy or the Trust shall be
entitled to direct the Escrow Agent to sell the Escrow Shares and to distribute
to Lacy or the Trust an amount equal to the anticipated federal, state and local
income tax arising from the sale upon the condition that the net after-tax
proceeds from the sale thereof and all interest thereon (the "Cash Proceeds")
shall be retained in Escrow in accordance with the terms hereof and (ii) Lacy
and the Trust shall exchange the Escrow Shares for shares issued by Micro in the
contemplated Split-Off. Escrow Agent shall not honor and shall disregard any
notice of such a transfer, conveyance or disposition prior to the 30-Month
Anniversary Date, except as provided for herein.

         c. Period Subject to Escrow. On or after the 24-Month Anniversary Date,
if no Default Notice shall have previously been delivered, Lacy may deliver to
the other parties hereto a written notice (the "First Release Notice") stating
that (i) the 24-Month Anniversary Date has passed; (ii) Lacy has not materially
violated the provisions of the Lacy Agreement; and (iii) Lacy and the Trust are
requesting that one-half the Escrow Shares originally placed in Escrow and
one-half the Cash Proceeds generated from sales of the Escrow Shares less the
full amount of all releases from Escrow, whether in Shares or in Cash Proceeds
(other than Tax Distributions) during such 24-month period be delivered to them,
as applicable. On or after the 30-Month Anniversary Date, if no Default Notice
shall have previously been delivered, Lacy may deliver to the other parties
hereto a written notice (the "Second Release Notice") stating that (i) the
30-Month Anniversary Date has passed; (ii) Lacy has not materially violated the
provisions of the Lacy Agreement and (iii) Lacy and the Trust are requesting
that the balance of the Escrow Shares and the balance of the Cash Proceeds
generated from sales of the Escrow Shares be delivered to them, as applicable.
At any time during the term of the Escrow, Lacy or his estate may deliver to the
other parties hereto a written notice (the "Further Release Notice") stating
that (i) Lacy has died or a change of control of Micro has occurred; (ii) Lacy
has not materially violated the provisions of the Lacy Agreement and (iii) Lacy
and the Trust are requesting that the balance of the Escrow Shares and the
balance of the Cash Proceeds generated from sales of the Escrow Shares be
delivered to them, as applicable. If Ingram or Micro gives a Counter Notice
within 30 days following Escrow Agent's receipt of the First Release Notice, the
Second Release Notice or the Further Release Notice, as the case may be, such
dispute shall be resolved as provided in Section 2(g) below. If no Counter
Notice is received within the applicable 30-day period, then Escrow Agent shall
deliver such Escrow Shares and such Cash Proceeds to Lacy and the Trust, as
applicable.

         d. Default. On or before the 30-Month Anniversary Date, when neither
Ingram nor Micro have securities registered under the 1934 Act, either Ingram,
if prior to the Split-Off, or Micro, if after the Split-Off, may give notice to
the other parties to this Agreement of a material violation by Lacy or the Trust
of any provision of the Lacy Agreement, which notice shall specify in reasonable
detail the nature of such violation (a "Default Notice"). If Lacy gives a
Counter Notice (as hereinafter defined) within 30 days following receipt by
Escrow Agent of the Default Notice, such dispute shall be resolved as provided
in Section 2(g) below. If no Counter Notice is received by Escrow Agent within
such 30-day period, then the Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Shares
remaining in Escrow to Ingram or Micro, as the case may be, upon its payment of
$2.1792 per share for the Unitrust Shares (or such equivalent amount as is
equitable if the Escrow

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Shares have been converted to shares of the common stock of Micro in the
Exchange, or have been split or are otherwise changed or adjusted in a
recapitalization, reclassification, merger or the like), and the Escrow Agent
shall deliver to Ingram the balance of the Escrow Shares upon its payment of
their Book Value, if prior to the Split-off, or the Escrow Agent shall deliver
to Micro the balance of the Escrow Shares upon its payment of their Fair Market
Value, if after the Split-off. If any of the Escrow Shares have been sold, the
Escrow Agent shall deliver to Ingram or Micro, as the case may be, the Cash
Proceeds therefrom. On or before the 30-Month Anniversary Date when either
Ingram or Micro has securities registered under the 1934 Act, either Ingram or
Micro may give a Default Notice, which shall contain a statement of the amount
of damages, whether direct or consequential, suffered by the Ingram Companies
(the "Damages Amount"). If Lacy gives a Counter Notice within 30 days following
receipt by Escrow Agent of the Default Notice, such dispute shall be resolved as
provided in Section 2(g) below. If no Counter Notice is received by Escrow Agent
within such 30-day period, Escrow Agent shall release such number of the
Unitrust Shares as equals the Damages Amount divided by the Fair Market Value of
a Unitrust Share. In any event, the Escrow Shares owned by the Trust shall, to
the extent practicable, be transferred from Escrow first, followed by the
Unitrust Shares owned by Lacy.

         e. Pre-IPO Post-Split-Off. If no Default Notice shall previously have
been delivered, either Lacy and the Trust, at any time after the date hereof and
prior to the 30-Month Anniversary Date, or Micro, after June 30, 1998 and prior
to the 30-Month Anniversary Date, may deliver to the other parties to this
Agreement a written notice (a "Pre-IPO Post-Split-Off Notice"), which shall
specify (i) that Micro is not a corporation with securities registered under the
1934 Act, (ii) that a Split-Off has been effected and (iii) the Fair Market
Value of the Escrow Shares and the details of, and the supporting materials for,
the calculation thereof. If any party gives a Counter Notice within 30 days
after Escrow Agent's receipt of a Pre-IPO Post-Split-Off Notice, such dispute
shall be resolved as provided in Section 2(g) below. If no Counter Notice is
received within such 30 day period, then Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow
Shares to Micro, and Micro shall deliver to Escrow Agent payment in immediately
available funds of an amount equal to Fair Market Value of the Escrow Shares as
set forth in the Pre-IPO Post-Split-Off Notice.

         f. Pre-IPO Pre-Split Off. If no Default Notice shall previously have
been delivered, either Lacy and the Trust, at any time after the date hereof and
prior to the 30-Month Anniversary Date, or Ingram, after June 30, 1998 and prior
to the 30-Month Anniversary Date, may deliver to the other parties to this
Agreement a written notice (a "Pre-IPO Pre-Split-Off Notice"), which shall
specify (i) that Micro is not a corporation with securities registered under the
1934 Act, (ii) that a Split-Off has not been effected and (iii) the Book Value
of the Escrow Shares and the details of, and the supporting materials for, the
calculation thereof. If any party gives a Counter Notice within 30 days after
its receipt of a Pre-IPO Pre-Split-Off Notice, such dispute shall be resolved as
provided in Section 2(g) below. If no Counter Notice is received within such
30-day period, then Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow Shares to Ingram, and
Ingram shall deliver to Escrow Agent payment in immediately available funds of
an amount equal to the Book Value of the Escrow Shares as set forth in the
Pre-IPO Pre-Split-Off Notice.


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         g. Counter Notices; Disputes. A Counter Notice shall mean any written
notice disputing any matter set forth in a Default Notice; a Pre-IPO
Post-Split-Off Notice; or a Pre-IPO Pre-Split-Off Notice (including without
limitation, the facts underlying such notice or the calculation of the Fair
Market Value of the Shares or Book Value of the Escrow Shares). If a Counter
Notice is given in response to any notice, Escrow Agent shall dispose of the
Escrow Shares only in accordance with (i) joint written instructions of the
parties hereto or (ii) a final non-appealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction. Any court order shall be accompanied by a legal opinion of counsel
for the presenting party satisfactory to Escrow Agent to the effect that the
order is final and non-appealable. Escrow Agent shall act on such court order
and legal opinion without further question.


                                       3.
                              TERMINATION OF ESCROW

         On the 30-Month Anniversary Date, Escrow Agent shall deliver the Escrow
Shares and the Cash Proceeds to Lacy and the Trust, provided that no Default
Notice shall previously have been issued and no dispute under Section 2(g) shall
be existing. If there is a Default Notice under Section 2(g), Escrow Agent shall
continue to hold the Escrow Shares and the Cash Proceeds until it receives joint
written instructions of the parties or a final non-appealable order of a court
of competent jurisdiction as contemplated by Section 2(g).


                                       4.
                             DUTIES OF ESCROW AGENT

         a. Escrow Agent shall not be under any duty to give the Escrow Shares
held by it hereunder any greater degree of care than it gives its own similar
property.

         b. Escrow Agent shall not be liable, except for its own gross
negligence or willful misconduct and, except with respect to claims based upon
such gross negligence or willful misconduct that are successfully asserted
against Escrow Agent, the other parties hereto shall jointly and severally
indemnify and hold harmless Escrow Agent (and any successor Escrow Agent) from
and against any and all losses, liabilities, claims, actions, damages and
expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and disbursements, arising out of
and in connection with this Agreement.

         c. Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any order, judgment,
certification, demand, notice, instrument or other writing delivered to it
hereunder without being required to determine the authenticity or the
correctness of any fact or matter stated therein or the propriety or validity of
the service thereof. Escrow Agent may act in reliance upon any instrument or
signature believed by it to be genuine and may assume that the person purporting
to give receipt or advice, or make any statement or execute any document in
connection with the provisions hereof has been duly authorized to do so. Escrow
Agent may conclusively presume that the representative of any party

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hereto which is an entity other than a natural person has full power and
authority to instruct Escrow Agent on behalf of that party unless written notice
to the contrary is delivered to Escrow Agent.

         d. Escrow Agent may act pursuant to the advice of counsel with respect
to any matter relating to this Agreement and shall not be liable for any action
taken or omitted by it in good faith in accordance with such advice.

         e. Escrow Agent does not have any interest in the Escrow Shares
deposited hereunder but is serving as escrow holder only and having only
possession thereof. Any payments of income from the Escrow Shares shall be
subject to withholding regulations then in force with respect to United States
taxes. The parties hereto will provide Escrow Agent with appropriate tax
identification number certification, if requested.

         f. Escrow Agent makes no representation as to the validity, value,
genuineness or the collectability of any security or other document or
instrument held by or delivered to it.

         g. Escrow Agent shall not be called upon to advise any party as to the
wisdom in selling or retaining or taking or refraining from any action with
respect to any securities or other property deposited hereunder.

         h. Escrow Agent (and any successor Escrow Agent) may at any time resign
as such by delivering the Escrow Shares to any successor Escrow Agent jointly
designated by the other parties hereto in writing, or to any court of competent
jurisdiction, whereupon Escrow Agent shall be discharged of and from any and all
further obligations arising in connection with this Agreement. The resignation
of Escrow Agent will take effect on the earlier of (i) the appointment of a
successor (including a court of competent jurisdiction) or (ii) the day which is
30 days after the date of delivery of its written notice of resignation to the
other parties hereto. If at that time Escrow Agent has not received a
designation of a successor Escrow Agent, Escrow Agent's sole responsibility
after that time shall be to retain and safeguard the Escrow Shares until receipt
of a designation of successor Escrow Agent or a joint written disposition
instruction by the other parties hereto or a final non-appealable order of a
court of competent jurisdiction.

         i. In the event of any disagreement between the other parties hereto
resulting in adverse claims or demands being made in connection with the Escrow
Shares, or in the event that Escrow Agent is in doubt as to what action it
should take hereunder, Escrow Agent shall be entitled to retain the Escrow
Shares until Escrow Agent shall have received (i) a final non-appealable order
of a court of competent jurisdiction directing delivery of the Escrow Shares or
(ii) a written agreement executed by the other parties hereto directing delivery
of the Escrow Shares, in which event Escrow Agent shall disburse the Escrow
Shares in accordance with such order or agreement. Any court order shall be
accompanied by a legal opinion of counsel for the presenting party satisfactory
to Escrow Agent to the effect that the order is final and non-appealable. Escrow
Agent shall act on such court order and legal opinion without further question.


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         j. The parties hereto shall pay Escrow Agent compensation (as payment
in full) for the services to be rendered by Escrow Agent hereunder in the amount
of $_________ at the time of execution of this Agreement and $_____________
annually thereafter, and agree to reimburse Escrow Agent for all reasonable
expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by Escrow Agent in the
performance of its duties hereunder (including reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of its counsel). Any such compensation and reimbursement to which
Escrow Agent is entitled shall be borne by Micro. Any fees or expenses of Escrow
Agent or its counsel that are not paid as provided for herein must be paid as a
condition to the release of the Escrowed Shares.

         k. No printed or other matter in any language (including, without
limitation, prospectuses, notices, reports and promotional material) that
mentions Escrow Agent's name or the rights, powers, or duties of Escrow Agent
shall be issued by the other parties hereto or on such parties' behalf unless
Escrow Agent shall first have given its specific written consent thereto.

         l. The other parties hereto authorize Escrow Agent, for any securities
held hereunder, to use the services of any United States central securities
depository it reasonably deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the
Depository Trust Company.


                                       5.
                             LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY

         This Agreement expressly sets forth all the duties of Escrow Agent with
respect to any and all matters pertinent hereto. No implied duties or
obligations shall be read into this Agreement against Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent
shall not be bound by the provisions of any agreement among the other parties
hereto except this Agreement.


                                       6.
                           OWNERSHIP OF ESCROW SHARES

         Lacy and the Trust agree that, for purposes of this Agreement
(including federal and other taxes based on income), Lacy and the Trust will be
treated as the owner of 86.2% and 13.8% of the Escrow Shares, respectively, and
that Lacy and the Trust will report all income, if any, that is earned on, or
derived from, the Escrow Shares as their income, in such proportions, in the
taxable year or years in which such income is properly includable and pay any
taxes attributable thereto.


                                       7.
                                     NOTICES

         All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this
Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a)
delivered by hand (with written

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confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by telecopier (with written confirmation of
receipt) provided that a copy is mailed by registered mail, return receipt
requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the
appropriate addresses and telecopier numbers set forth below (or to such other
addresses and telecopier numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other
parties):


To Ingram:                   Ingram Industries Inc.
                             4400 Harding Road
                             Nashville, Tennessee 37205
                             Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to:              Bass, Berry & Sims
                             2700 First American Center
                             Nashville, Tennessee 37238
                             Attention: Leigh Walton

To Micro:                    Ingram Micro Inc.
                             1600 East Saint Andrew Place
                             Santa Ana, California 92705
                             Attention: General Counsel

To Lacy:                     Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
                             /s/ Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
                             ---------------------
                             Nashville, Tennessee ______
with a copy to:              Linwood A. Lacy, Jr.
                             2304 Cranborne Road
                             Midlothian, Virginia 23113
and a copy to:               Mr. Richard L. Seidenwurm
                             Solomon Ward Seidenwurm & Smith
                             401 B Street, Suite 1200
                             San Diego, California 92101

To Trust:                    NationsBank, N.A.
                             ---------------------
                             Richmond, Virginia
                             Attention: Mr. Phil Rudder



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To Escrow Agent:
                            ------------------------

                            ------------------------

                            ------------------------
                             Attention:_____________



                                       8.
                        JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS

         Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of
any United States Federal Court sitting in the Middle District of Tennessee, or
if no federal jurisdiction lies, in any Tennessee State Court, over any suit,
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The venue of
any dispute, controversy, litigation or proceeding arising out of this Agreement
shall be exclusively in the County of Davidson, State of Tennessee. Each party
hereto irrevocably waives any objection to venue in state or federal courts
sitting in Davidson County, Tennessee, and waives irrevocably any claim of
inconvenient forum. Lacy specifically agrees and acknowledges that this
provision has been expressly bargained for by Ingram and Micro, and that its
inclusion has been a material inducement for Ingram and Micro to enter into this
Agreement.


                                       9.
                                  COUNTERPARTS

         This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which will be deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together,
will be deemed to constitute one and the same document.


                                       10.
                                SECTION HEADINGS

         The headings of sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience
only and will not affect its construction or interpretation.

                                       11.
                                     WAIVER

         The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative
and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in
exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or the documents
referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or
privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or
privilege will 

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preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or the
documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole
or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing
signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be
applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no
notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation
of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take
further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or the
documents referred to in this Agreement.


                                       12.
                      EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION

         This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements among the parties with
respect to its subject matter and constitutes (along with the documents referred
to in this Agreement) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the
agreement between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement
may not be amended except by a written agreement executed by all of the parties
hereto.


                                       13.
                                  GOVERNING LAW

         This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Tennessee, without giving effect to principles of
conflicts of law.


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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first written above.

                                     INGRAM INDUSTRIES INC.

                                     By: 
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Name: 
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           ---------------------------------

                                     INGRAM MICRO INC.

                                     By:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           ---------------------------------

                                     LINWOOD A. LACY, JR. 1996 IRREVOCABLE TRUST

                                     By: NATIONSBANK, N.A., TRUSTEE

                                     By:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           ---------------------------------

                                     LINWOOD A. LACY, JR., Individually


                                     ---------------------------------------

                                     ESCROW AGENT

                                     By:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Name:
                                           ---------------------------------
                                     Title:
                                           ---------------------------------



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<PAGE>   1
                                                                  EXHIBIT 21.01

                       SUBSIDIARIES OF INGRAM MICRO INC.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                      STATE/COUNTRY
SUBSIDIARY                                           OF INCORPORATION
- ----------                                           ----------------
<S>                                                  <C>
Ingram Micro Holdings Inc.                              California
Ingram Micro Inc.                                       California
Ingram Export Company Ltd.                              Barbados
Ingram Micro Inc.                                       Canada
CD Access Inc.                                          Iowa
Ingram Micro Delaware Inc.                              Delaware
Ingram Micro Management Company                         Delaware
Ingram Dicom S.A. de C.V.                               Mexico
Export Services Inc.                                    California
Ingram European Coordination Center S.A./N.V.           Belgium
Lifetree France S.A.R.L.                                France
Ingram Micro S.A.R.L.                                   France
Ingram Micro N.V.                                       Belgium
Ingram Micro B.V.                                       The Netherlands
Micro Communication Services B.V.                       The Netherlands
Ingram Micro S.p.A.                                     Italy
Ingram Micro GmbH                                       Germany
Ingram Micro Holdings Limited                           United Kingdom
Ingram Micro (UK) Limited                               United Kingdom
Mirai Networks Limited                                  United Kingdom
Metrocom Computer Systems Limited                       United Kingdom
Document Technology Limited                             United Kingdom
Software Limited                                        United Kingdom
Ingram Micro Singapore Inc.                             California
Ingram Micro Japan Inc.                                 Delaware
Ingram Micro S.A.                                       Spain
Ingram Micro AB                                         Sweden
Ingram Micro A/S                                        Denmark
Ingram Micro A.S.                                       Norway
Datateam Norm AB                                        Sweden
Oy Datateam AB                                          Finland
Ingram Micro SA/AG                                      Switzerland
Ingram Micro Malaysia Sdn Bhd                           Malaysia
Ingram Micro GmbH Zweigniederlassung Osterreich         Austria
IMI Washington Inc.                                     Delaware
Ingram Micro Singapore Pte Ltd                          Singapore
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.01
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
   
     We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (333-08453) of our report dated February 29,
1996, except as to Note 12 which is dated as of June 25, 1996, relating to the
financial statements of Ingram Micro Inc., which appears in such Prospectus. We
also consent to the application of such report to the Financial Statement
Schedules for the three years ended December 30, 1995 listed under Item 16(b) of
this Registration Statement when such schedules are read in conjunction with the
financial statements referred to in our report. The audits referred to in such
report also included these schedules. We also consent to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
    
 
Price Waterhouse LLP
 
Nashville, Tennessee
   
August 22, 1996
    

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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
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1995 AND JUNE 29, 1996 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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