SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC
10-Q, 1996-11-13
ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
__X__Quarterly  report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of  the Securities
     Exchange  Act  of 1934 for the quarterly period ended September 29, 1996 or

_____Transition  report  pursuant  to  Section  13  or  15(d)  of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ______ to _______

                         Commission file number:0-15086

                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
             (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                  Delaware                               94-2805249
(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 incorporation or organization)

                2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043-1100
             (Address of principal executive offices with zip code)

Registrant's telephone number,                         (415) 960-1300
    including area code:

                                       N/A
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

  Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant  (1) has filed all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                            YES  X        NO______
                                ---

                     APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN
                          BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING
                            THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

  Indicate by check mark  whether the  registrant  has filed all  documents  and
reports  required  to be  filed by  Section  12,  13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a plan
confirmed by a court.

                            YES ____       NO______

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

  Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes of
common stock, as of the latest practical date.

            Class                              Outstanding at September 29, 1996
Common stock - $0.00067 par value                        183,648,532

                                                       
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                                      INDEX



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COVER PAGE                                                                   1

INDEX                                                                        2

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    Item 1 - Financial Statements
             Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets                           3
             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income                     4
             Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                 5
             Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements            6

    Item 2 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
             Results of Operations and Financial Condition                   8

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
    Item 5 - Other Information                                               13
    Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8 - K                              14

SIGNATURES                                                                   15

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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                      CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                 (in thousands)


                                                 September 29,         June 30,
                                                     1996                1996
                                                 -------------         --------
                                                  (unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
     Cash and cash equivalents                   $   460,745        $   528,854
     Short-term investments                          203,210            460,743
     Accounts receivable, net                      1,295,429          1,206,612
     Inventories                                     461,842            460,914
     Deferred tax asset                              186,531            177,554
     Other current assets                            245,078            199,059
                                                 ------------       -----------
          Total current assets                     2,852,835          3,033,736
Property, plant and equipment, at cost             1,356,148          1,282,384
Accumulated depreciation and amortization           (793,255)          (748,535)
                                                 ------------       -----------
                                                     562,893            533,849
Other assets, net                                    206,674            233,324
                                                 -----------        -----------
                                                 $ 3,622,402        $ 3,800,909
                                                 ===========        ===========



LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
     Short-term borrowings                      $     44,923        $     49,161
     Accounts payable                                345,139             325,067
     Accrued liabilities                             777,420             801,550
     Other current liabilities                       265,738             313,491
                                                ------------        ------------
          Total current liabilities                1,433,220           1,489,269
Long-term debt and other obligations                  68,944              60,154
Total stockholders' equity                         2,120,238           2,251,486
                                                ------------        ------------
                                                  $3,622,402          $3,800,909
                                                ============        ============


                             See accompanying notes

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                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                   CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (unaudited)
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                           Three Months Ended,
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       September 29,  October 1,
                                                           1996         1995
                                                       -------------  ----------
Net revenues                                            $1,859,019    $1,485,278
Cost and expenses:
       Cost of sales                                       972,101       816,833
       Research and development                            186,268       144,085
       Selling, general and administrative ..              524,666       411,416
                                                        ----------    ----------
           Total costs and expenses                      1,683,035     1,372,334
Operating income                                           175,984       112,944
Interest income, net                                         5,472        11,609
                                                        ----------    ----------
Income before income taxes                                 181,456       124,553
Provision for income taxes                                  58,066        39,857
                                                        ----------    ----------
Net income                                              $  123,390    $   84,696
                                                        ==========    ==========

Net income per common and
       and common - equivalent
       share                                            $     0.63    $     0.42
                                                        ==========    ==========

Common and common-equivalent
       shares used in the calculation
       of net income per share                             195,058       199,324
                                                        ==========    ==========



                             See accompanying notes.

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<TABLE>
                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)
                                 (in thousands)

<CAPTION>
                                                                             Three Months Ended
                                                                         --------------------------
                                                                         September 29,   October 1,
                                                                             1996           1995
                                                                         -----------    -----------

<S>                                                                      <C>            <C>
Cash flow from operating activities:
       Net income                                                        $   123,390    $    84,696
       Adjustments to reconcile net income
                to operating cash flows:
                Depreciation, amortization and
                         other non-cash items                                 86,887         72,202
                Tax benefit of options exercised                               7,655         10,737
                Net (increase) decrease in accounts receivable               (88,817)       114,218
                Net increase in inventories                                     (928)       (33,031)
                Net increase  in accounts payable                             20,072         25,345
                Net increase in other current
                         and non-current assets                              (35,988)       (39,544)
                Net decrease in other current
                         and non-current liabilities                         (44,119)      (135,106)
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Net cash provided from operating activities                                   68,152         99,517
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Cash flow from investing activities:
       Acquisition of property, plant and equipment                          (94,890)       (75,900)
       Acquisition of other assets                                            (8,119)       (25,754)
       Acquisition of short-term investments                                 (17,157)      (695,886)
       Maturities of short-term investments                                  270,196      1,146,591
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Net cash provided from investing activities                                  150,030        349,051
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Cash flow from financing activities:
       Issuance of common stock                                                8,595         25,982
       Acquisition of treasury stock                                        (271,344)      (455,032)
       Proceeds from employee stock purchase plans                            17,141         14,794
       Reduction of short - term borrowings, net                              (4,238)       (22,709)
       Reduction of long - term borrowings and other                         (36,445)       (39,857)
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Net cash used by financing activities                                       (286,291)      (476,822)
                                                                         -----------    -----------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                $   (68,109)   $   (28,254)
                                                                         ===========    ===========
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
       Cash paid during the period for:
       Interest                                                          $     4,189    $     5,388
       Income taxes                                                      $    46,524    $    64,454

<FN>
                                               See accompanying notes.
</FN>
</TABLE>

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                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
        NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)



BASIS OF PRESENTATION

         The  consolidated  financial  statements  include  the  accounts of Sun
         Microsystems,  Inc.  ("Sun" or the  "Company")  and its  wholly - owned
         subsidiaries.   Intercompany   accounts  and  transactions   have  been
         eliminated.  Certain amounts from prior years have been reclassified to
         conform to current year presentation.

         While the quarterly financial  information is unaudited,  the financial
         statements included in this report reflect all adjustments  (consisting
         of normal recurring  accruals) that the Company considers necessary for
         a fair  presentation  of the  results  of  operations  for the  interim
         periods  covered and of the  financial  condition of the Company at the
         date of the interim balance sheet.  The results for the interim periods
         are not necessarily  indicative of the results for the entire year. The
         information  included in this report should be read in conjunction with
         the  1996  Annual  Report  to  Stockholders  which is  incorporated  by
         reference in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K.

INVENTORIES (in thousands)

                               September 29, 1996                 June 30, 1996
                               ------------------                 -------------
         Raw materials              $276,801                         $267,811

         Work in process              59,722                           58,337

         Finished goods              125,319                          134,766
                                    --------                         --------

                                    $461,842                         $460,914
                                    ========                         ========


INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method of Statement of
Financial  Accounting  Standards  No. 109. The provision for income taxes during
the interim periods considers  anticipated annual income before taxes,  earnings
of foreign subsidiaries  permanently  invested in foreign operations,  and other
differences.

STOCK SPLIT

On August 8, 1996, the Company announced a two-for-one stock split (payable as a
stock dividend), subject to stockholder approval of an increase in the Company's
authorized  shares  of common  stock.  Subject  to  receiving  such  stockholder
approval, stockholders of record as of the close of the business on November 18,
1996,  will be issued on December 10, 1996 one additional  share of common stock
for each share of common stock held. The amounts  presented for October 1, 1995,
June 30, 1996, and September 29, 1996 do not reflect the stock split.


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COMMON STOCK REPURCHASE

In July 1995, the Board of Directors approved a plan to repurchase approximately
24 million  shares of the Company's  common stock.  Repurchases  under this plan
were completed in August 1996 at a total cost of  approximately  $696 million of
which  approximately  4.4 million  shares were  repurchased  for $236 million in
first quarter of 1997. In addition,  the Company's Board of Directors approved a
systematic  repurchase  program  in August  which  will  enable  the  Company to
systematically  repurchase a portion of the shares it expects to issue under its
1990 Long-Term  Equity  Incentive Plan.  Total  repurchases  under the Long-term
Equity  Incentive  Plan  repurchase   program  will  not  exceed   $450,000,000.
Approximately  440,000 shares and 180,000 shares were repurchased under the ESPP
systematic  stock buyback  program and Long-Term  Equity  Incentive Plan buyback
program, respectively.

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ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF
                  OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

The following table sets forth items from the Condensed Consolidated  Statements
of Income as a percentage of net revenues:

                                              Three Months Ended,
                                              -------------------
                                          September 29,      October 1,
                                              1996              1995
                                              ----              ----
Net revenues                                 100.0%            100.0%

Cost of sales                                 52.3              55.0
                                             -----             -----
         Gross margin                         47.7              45.0
Research and development                      10.0               9.7
Selling, general and administrative           28.2              27.7
                                             -----             -----
Operating income                               9.5               7.6
Interest income, net                            .3               0.8
                                               ---             -----

Income before income taxes                     9.8               8.4
Provision for income taxes                     3.2               2.7
                                             -----             -----

         Net income                            6.6%              5.7%
                                             =====             =====

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net revenues

Net  revenues  were  $1.859  billion  for the  first  quarter  of  fiscal  1997,
representing an increase of 25.2 % over the corresponding period of fiscal 1996.
Over two-thirds of the growth in revenues resulted from strong demand for richly
configured  servers,  and high-end  desktop  systems,  and from memory,  storage
options, and accessories shipped as part of system sales and as separate orders.
The remaining  increase  reflects  growth in revenues from other Sun businesses,
including service, aftermarketing, microprocessors, and software.

Domestic  net  revenues  increased  by 25.8% while  international  net  revenues
(including United States exports) grew 24.5% in the first quarter of fiscal 1997
compared  with the  corresponding  period of fiscal 1996.  European net revenues
increased 26.6% while net revenues in rest of world increased 22.4% in the first
quarter of fiscal 1997 when  compared with the  corresponding  periods of fiscal
1996.  These  increases  are due  primarily  to continued  strengthening  of the
markets in Japan, and the United Kingdom and the expanding  markets in Korea and
Latin America.

Compared with the first quarter of fiscal 1996,  the dollar in the first quarter
of fiscal 1997 has remained  relatively  consistent  against most major European
currencies and strengthened  significantly  against the Japanese Yen.


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Management  has  estimated  that the net  impact  of  currency  fluctuations  on
operating  results,  while  slightly  unfavorable,  was not  significant  in the
quarter ended September 29, 1996.

Gross margin

Gross margin was 47.7% for the first  quarter of fiscal 1997,  compared with 45%
for the  corresponding  period of fiscal 1996.  The increase in the gross margin
reflects  the effects of increased  revenue  generated  from richly  configured,
higher margin servers and memory storage options.

While the factors described above resulted in a favorable impact on gross margin
for the first quarter of fiscal 1997,  systems and memory repricing  actions are
likely to be initiated in the future, which could result in downward pressure on
gross margins.  Sun's future  operating  results could be adversely  affected if
such  repricing  actions were to occur and the Company is unable to mitigate the
margin  pressure by maintaining a favorable mix of systems,  software,  service,
and other revenues and / or by achieving component cost reductions and operating
efficiencies.

Research and development

Research and development (R&D) expenses were $186.3 million in the first quarter
of fiscal 1997,  compared with $144.1  million for the  corresponding  period of
fiscal 1996. As a percentage of net revenues,  R&D expenses increased to 10% for
the first quarter of fiscal 1997 from 9.7% in the corresponding period of fiscal
1996.  Approximately  half of the dollar increase in the first quarter of fiscal
1997 over the corresponding period in fiscal 1996 reflects continued development
of UltraSPARC  systems and further  development of products acquired through the
acquisitions of Integrated  Micro  Products,  plc and Cray Business  Systems,  a
division of Cray Research,  Inc. The remaining  increase in dollar amount of R&D
expenses  is due  primarily  to  increased  compensation  as a result  increased
staffing.

Selling, general and administrative

Selling,  general and administrative  (SG&A) expenses were $524.7 million in the
first quarter of fiscal 1997 compared with $411.4 million for the same period of
fiscal 1996. As a percentage of net revenues,  SG&A expenses  increased to 28.2%
in the first  quarter of fiscal 1997 from 27.7% in the  corresponding  period of
fiscal 1996.  Approximately  half of the dollar increase in 1997 is attributable
to increased  marketing  costs  related to new product  introductions  and other
promotional  programs,  and an  increase in sales  headcount  as compared to the
first quarter of fiscal 1996.  The dollar  increase  also  reflects  investments
aimed at improving Sun's own business processes.

Interest income, net

Net  interest  income was $5.5  million  for the first  quarter of fiscal  1997,
compared with $11.6 million in net interest income for the corresponding  period
in fiscal 1996.  The decrease in 1997 is primarily the result of lower  interest
earnings on a smaller portfolio of cash and short-term investments.

Income taxes

The Company's  effective  income tax rate for the first  quarters of both fiscal
1997 and 1996 was 32%.


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FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS

This following section of the report contains forward-looking  statements within
the  meaning of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995.  Such
forward-looking  statements  involve  risks  and  uncertainties  so that  actual
results may vary materially.

The future  operating  results  discussed below  represent  specific risks which
could impact the  financial  condition  and results over the next few  quarters.
This  information  below should be read in  conjunction  with the Company's Form
10-K  Annual  Report to  Stockholders  for its fiscal  year ended June 30,  1996
("1996 Form 10-K), as well as with the 1996 Annual Report to Stockholders  which
is incorporated by reference into the Company's 1996 Form 10-K.

The market for Sun's products and services is intensely  competitive and subject
to  continuous,  rapid  technological  change,  short  product  life  cycles and
frequent  product  performance  improvements  and price  reductions.  Due to the
breadth of the Company's  product lines and the  scalability of its products and
network  computing model, Sun competes in many segments of the network computing
market across a broad spectrum of customers. The Company expects the markets for
its products and technologies,  as well as its competitors  within such markets,
will continue to change as the rightsizing trend shifts customer buying patterns
to network  based systems which often employ  solutions  from multiple  vendors.
Competition  in these  markets  will also  continue to  intensify as Sun and its
competitors,  principally  Hewlett-Packard  Corporation,  International Business
Machines  Corporation,  Digital  Equipment  Corporation,  and Silicon  Graphics,
aggressively  position  themselves  to benefit  from this  shifting  of customer
buying patterns and demand.  The Company is also facing  competition  from these
competitors,  as well as other systems  manufacturers,  such as Compaq  Computer
Corporation  and Dell  Computer  Corporation,  with respect to such  competitors
products based on microprocessors from Intel Corporation coupled with Windows NT
operating system software from Microsoft Corporation. These products demonstrate
the  viability  of  certain  networked  personal  computer  solutions  and  have
increased the competitive  pressure,  particularly in the Company's  workstation
and lower-end server product lines.  Finally, the timing of introductions of new
products  and services by Sun's  competitors  may  negatively  impact the future
operating results of the Company,  particularly when such introductions occur in
periods  leading  up to the  Company's  introduction  of its  own  new  enhanced
products.  The Company expects this pressure to continue and intensify in fiscal
1997.  While many other  technical,  service and support  capabilities  affect a
customer's buying decision,  the Company's future operating results will depend,
in part, on its ability to compete with these technologies.

The Company's future operating  results will depend to a considerable  extent on
its  ability to rapidly  and  continuously  develop,  introduce,  and deliver in
quantity  new  systems,   software,   and  service  products,  as  well  as  new
microprocessor  technologies,  that offer its customers enhanced  performance at
competitive prices. The development of new high - performance computer products,
such as the  Company's  recent  development  of  UltraSPARC,  is a  complex  and
uncertain  process  requiring  high  levels  of  innovation  from the  Company's
designers  and  suppliers,   as  well  as  accurate   anticipation  of  customer
requirements and technological trends. Once a hardware product is developed, the
Company must rapidly bring such products to volume manufacturing, a process that
requires accurate  forecasting of volumes,  mix of products and  configurations,
among other things in order to achieve acceptable yields and costs.

Accordingly,  with the  introduction  of the Company's  enhanced  server systems
introduced  during  fiscal  1996,  future  operating  results  will  depend to a
considerable  extent of the  Company's  ability to closely  manage these product
introductions,  as well as future product  introductions  , in order to minimize
unfavorable patterns of customer orders, to reduce levels of older inventory and
to ensure  that  adequate  supplies of new  products  can be  delivered  to meet
customer  demand.  The  ability  of the  Company  to match  supply and demand is
further  complicated by the Company's need to adjust prices to reflect  changing
competitive  market conditions as well as the variability and timing of customer
orders with respect to the Company's older products.  As a result, the


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Company's  operating  results could be adversely  affected if the Company is not
able to  correctly  anticipate  the  level of  demand  for the mix of  products.
Because  the  Company  is  continuously  engaged  in this  product  development,
introduction,  and transition  process,  its operating results may be subject to
considerable fluctuation, particularly when measured on a quarterly basis.

The Company is increasingly dependent on the ability of its suppliers to design,
manufacture,   and  deliver   advanced   components   required  for  the  timely
introduction  of new products.  The failure of any of these suppliers to deliver
components  on time or in  sufficient  quantities,  or the failure of any of the
Company's  own  designers to develop  advanced  innovative  products on a timely
basis, could result in a significant  adverse impact on the Company's  operating
results. The inability to secure enough components to build products,  including
new products, in the quantities and configurations required, or to produce, test
and  deliver  sufficient  products  to meet  demand  in a timely  manner,  would
adversely  affect the Company's net revenues and  operating  results.  To secure
components for development,  production,  and introduction of new products,  the
Company frequently makes advanced payments to certain suppliers and often enters
into  noncancelable  purchase  commitments  with  vendors  early  in the  design
process.  Due to the variability of material requirement  specifications  during
the  design  process,   the  Company  must  closely  manage  material   purchase
commitments and respective delivery  schedules.  In the event of a delay or flaw
in the design  process,  the  Company's  operating  results  could be  adversely
affected due to the Company's obligations to fulfill such noncancelable purchase
commitments.

Generally,  the computer  systems sold by Sun, such as the UltraSPARC  products,
are the result of hardware  and  software  development,  such that delays in the
software  development  can delay the ability of the Company to ship new hardware
products.  In  addition,  adoption of a new release of an  operating  system may
require  effort on the part of the  customer  and  porting by  software  vendors
providing  applications.  As a result, the timing of conversion to a new release
is  inherently  unpredictable.  Moreover,  delays by customers in adopting a new
release of an operating system can limit the  acceptability of hardware products
tied to that release.  Such delays could adversely  affect the future  operating
results of the Company.

Seasonality also affects the Company's  operating  results,  particularly in the
first quarter of each fiscal year. In addition, the Company's operating expenses
are  increasing as the Company  continues to expand its  operations,  and future
operating  results  will be  adversely  affected  if  revenues  do not  increase
accordingly.  Additionally,  the Company plans to continue to evaluate and, when
appropriate,  make  acquisitions  of  complimentary  technologies,  products  or
businesses.  As part of this process,  the Company will continue to evaluate the
changing  value of its assets,  and when  necessary,  make  adjustments to them.
While the Company cannot  predict what effect these various  factors may have on
its financial  results,  the  aggregate  effect of these and other factors could
result in significant  volatility in the Company's future  performance and stock
price.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total assets at September 29, 1996 decreased by approximately  $179 million from
June 30,  1996,  due  principally  to decreases in cash,  cash  equivalents  and
short-term  investments  of $326  million  and  other  long-term  assets  of $27
million,  offset by  increases  in accounts  receivable  of $89  million,  other
current  assets of $46  million and  property,  plant and  equipment-net  of $29
million.  Cash was  principally  used for the  repurchase of 5 million shares of
common  stock  for  $271  million,  capital  expenditures  of $95  million,  and
scheduled  debt  repayments of $40 million.  Other  long-term  assets  decreased
primarily due to amortization of capitalized software and intangible assets. The
increase in accounts  receivable reflects a larger percentage of sales occurring
near the end of the  quarter  and the  timing of cash  receipts.  Other  current
assets  increased  due to the timing of payments for  insurance and other taxes.
The increase in property,  plant and  equipment  reflects  capital  additions to
support increased headcount, primarily in the Company's engineering, service and
marketing organizations.


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Total liabilities decreased $47 million from June 30, 1996, due principally to a
decrease in accrued  liabilities of $24 million and other current liabilities of
$48 million,  offset by an increase in accounts payable of $20 million.  The net
decrease  in  accrued   liabilities   reflects  payments  of  performance  based
compensation,  commissions, and income taxes, offset by an increase in marketing
and  Employee  Stock  Participation  Program  liabilities.   The  other  current
liabilities  decrease  primarily  reflects  the  final  payment  related  to the
Company's  10.55%  senior  notes due  September  1996.  The increase in accounts
payable reflects increased inventory receipts during the last three weeks of the
quarter as compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 1996. The Company  purchased
Phase II and Phase III of its  campus  located  in Menlo  Park,  California  for
approximately $116 million in October 1996.

At September 29, 1996, the Company's  primary sources of liquidity  consisted of
cash,  cash  equivalents  and  short-term  investments  of  $664  million  and a
revolving  credit  facility  with  banks  aggregating  $300  million,  which was
available  subject to compliance with certain  covenants.  The Company  believes
that the liquidity provided by existing cash and short-term  investment balances
and the borrowing  arrangements  described  above will be sufficient to meet the
Company's  capital  requirements  through  fiscal  1997.  However,  the  Company
believes the level of financial resources is a significant competitive factor in
its industry and may choose at any time to raise additional capital through debt
or equity financing to strengthen its financial position,  facilitate growth and
provide the Company with  additional  flexibility  to take advantage of business
opportunities  that may arise.  The statements  regarding the sufficiency of the
Company's capital  resources are forward looking  statements which involve risks
and  uncertainties and actual results may vary materially as a result of factors
described above under "Future  Operating  Results," as well as factors described
under the Caption "Item 1 - Business" in the Company's 1996 Form 10-K.



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ITEM 5 - OTHER INFORMATION

SCHEDULE OF SALES BY EXECUTIVE OFFICERS DURING THE QUARTER

      The following is a summary of all sales of the  Company's  Common Stock by
the Company's  executive officers and directors who are subject to Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the fiscal quarter ended
September 29,1996:

    OFFICER/               DATE                  PRICE           NUMBER OF
    DIRECTOR                                                     SHARES SOLD
    ============================================================================

Michael Lehman            8/8/96                $55.00           10,000
                          8/9/96                $56.00            5,000
                          8/9/96                $55.50            5,000
                          8/28/96               $56.5625          5,000
                          8/28/96               $57.00            1,000

Michael Morris            8/1/96                $55.315           8,000
                          8/5/96                $57.44            4,000
                          8/12/96               $54.94            3,200

Kenneth M. Oshman         8/22/96               $55.00           15,000
                          8/23/96               $55.00           10,000
                          8/23/96               $55.00            5,000

Frank Pinto               8/29/96               $56.34           11,000

William Raduchel          8/14/96               $55.5313         10,000
                          8/14/96               $55.325          10,000
                          8/14/96               $56.0728         39,500

George Reyes              8/28/96               $55.94            5,000
                          8/28/96               $56.125           4,000

Janpieter Scheerder       7/29/96               $52.94            4,000
                          8/2/96                $57.19            6,000
                          8/9/96                $55.815           6,600
                          8/12/96               $55.19           12,000
                          8/15/96               $55.503          12,000
                          8/29/96               $56.19            3,600

Eric Schmidt              8/29/96               $56.125           5,000
                          8/30/96               $54.375           5,000

Edward Zander             8/28/96               $56.0625          5,000


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ITEM 6 - EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

  a) EXHIBITS

           3.3        Registrant's   Amended   and   Restated   Certificate   of
                      Incorporation (as amended to date)

          10.87       Promissory Note between the Registrant  and Alan E. Baratz
                      dated October 4, 1996.

          10.88       Form of Idemnification Agreement

          11.0        Statement re: Computation of Earnings Per Share

          27.0        Financial data for the period ended September 29, 1996



  b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the quarter  ended  September  29,
1996.


                                       14

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES



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



                                   SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.



                                   BY

                                      /s/    Michael E. Lehman
                                      ------------------------
                                      Michael E. Lehman
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



                                      /s/     George Reyes
                                      --------------------
                                      George Reyes
                                      Vice President and Corporate Controller,
                                      Chief Accounting Officer



Dated:   November 13, 1996


                                       15

<PAGE>







                               EXHIBITS TO REPORT
                                  ON FORM 10-Q
                FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1996






                                       16

<PAGE>


                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                   (unaudited)
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

FULLY DILUTED


                                                        Three Months Ended,
                                                    ---------------------------
                                                    September 29,    October 1,
                                                        1996            1995
                                                      --------        --------
  Net income                                          $123,390        $ 84,696
                                                      ========        ========

  Weighted average common
  shares outstanding                                  183,557          189,896

  Common - equivalent shares
  attributable to stock options and warrants           12,106          9,780
                                                      ---------       ---------

  Total common and common -
  equivalent shares outstanding                       195,663         199,676
                                                      =======        ========

  Net income per common and
  common - equivalent share                           $0.63          $  0.42
                                                      =====          =======


                                      




                                                                         9/17/86
                              EXHIBIT 3.3

                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


     1.  The  name  of  the   corporation   is  Sun   Microsystems,   Inc.  (the
"Corporation").

     2. The  address  of the  Corporation's  registered  office  in the State of
Delaware  is  Corporation  Trust  Center,  1209  Orange  Street,  in the City of
Wilmington,  County of New Castle,  zip code 19801.  The name of its  registered
agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

     3. The nature of the  business or purposes to be  conducted  or promoted by
the  Corporation  is  to  engage  in  any  lawful  act  or  activity  for  which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

     4. (a) This  corporation  is  authorized  to issue  two  classes  of shares
designated  "Common  Stock" and  "Preferred  Stock".  The total number of shares
which this  corporation  shall have  authority to issue is  Eighty-Five  Million
(85,000,000),  of which Seventy-Five Million (75,000,000) shall  be Common Stock
and Ten Million  (10,000,000)  shall be Preferred Stock. The aggregate par value
of all shares of Common Stock is $50,250 and the par value of each such share is
$.00067.  The aggregate par value of all shares Preferred Stock is $10,000,  and
the par value of each share is $.001.

         (b) The shares of  Preferred  Stock may be issued  from time to time in
one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized, subject to limitations
prescribed  by law and the  provisions  of the  Article  2, to  provide  for the
issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate
pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware,  to establish from time
to time the number of shares to be included in each such series,  and to fix the
designation,  powers,  preferences  and rights of the shares of each such series
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

     The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall  include,  but
not be limited to, determination of the following:

     (i) The  number of shares  constituting  that  series  and the  distinctive
designation of that series;


<PAGE>

     (ii) The  dividend  rate on the shares of that  series,  whether  dividends
shall be  cumulative,  and,  if so, from which date or dates,  and the  relative
rights of priority, if any, of payment of dividends on shares of that series;

     (iii)  Whether  that series  shall have voting  rights,  in addition to the
voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

     (iv) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges,  and, if so, the
terms and conditions of such conversion,  including  provision for adjustment of
the conversion rate in such events as the Board of Directors shall determine;

     (v) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be  redeemable,  and, if
so, the terms and conditions of such redemption, including the date or date upon
or after which they shall be  reedeemable,  and the amount per share  payable in
case of  redemption,  which amount may vary under  different  conditions  and at
different redemption dates;

     (vi) Whether that series  shall have a sinking fund for the  redemption  or
purchase  of shares of that  series,  and,  if so,  the terms and amount of such
sinking fund;

     (vii) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of  voluntary or
involuntary liquidation,  dissolution or winding up of the corporation,  and the
relative rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series.

     5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:


                                Judith M. O'Brien
                       Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
                         Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900
                               Palo Alto, CA 94306

                                       -2-

<PAGE>

     6. The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

     7. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute,
the Board of Directors is expressly  authorized to make, alter,  amend or repeal
the By-Laws of the Corporation.

     8. The  number of  directors  which  will  constitute  the  whole  Board of
Directors  of the  Corporation  shall  be as  specified  in the  By-Laws  of the
Corporation.

     9. The  election  of  directors  need not be by written  ballot  unless the
By-Laws of the Corporation shall so provide.

     10. At all elections of directors of the corporation,  each holder of stock
or of any class or classes or of a series or series thereof shall be entitled to
as many  votes  as shall  equal  the  number  of votes  which  (except  for this
provision as to cumulative voting) he would be entitled to cast for the election
of  directors  with respect to his shares of stock  multiplied  by the number of
directors  to be elected by him,  and he may cast all of such votes for a single
director or may distribute them among the number to be voted for, or for any two
or more of them as he may see fit.

     11.  Meetings  of  stockholders  may be held within or without the State of
Delaware,  as the By-Laws may provide.  The books of the Corporation may be kept
(subject  to any  provision  contained  in the  statutes)  outside  the State of
Delaware at such place or places as may be  designated  from time to time by the
Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

     12. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation
shall  not be  personally  liable to the  Corporation  or its  stockholders  for
monetary  damages  for  breach of  fiduciary  duty as a  director.  Neither  any
amendment  nor repeal of this Article 12, nor the  adoption of any  provision of
this Certification of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article 12 in respect
of any matter occuring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this
Article 12, would accrue or arise,  prior to such amendment,  repeal or adoption
of an inconsistent provision.

     13.  Advance  notice of new business and  stockholder  nominations  for the
election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in
the By-Laws of the Corporation.

                                       -3-
<PAGE>


     14. The Corporation  reserves the right to amend,  alter,  change or repeal
any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation,  in the manner now
or hereafter  prescribed by statute,  and all rights conferred upon stockholders
herein are granted subject to this reservation.

     I, THE  UNDERSIGNED,  being the  incorporator  hereinbefore  named, for the
purpose of forming a corporation  pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware,  do make this  certificate,  hereby declaring and certifying,
under  penalties  of perjury,  that this is my act and deed and the facts herein
stated are true,  and  accordingly  have  hereunto  set my hand this 16th day of
September, 1986.


                                       /s/ Judith M. O'Brien
                                       -----------------------------
                                       Judith M. O'Brien




164JOB-1275
09/15/86                         
                                       -4-
<PAGE>


                                                                         6-30-87

                     RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                (Originally incorporated on September 17, 1986)


     1.  The  name  of  the   corporation   is  Sun   Microsystems,   Inc.  (the
"Corporation").

     2. The  address  of the  Corporation's registered  office  in the  State of
Delaware  is  Corporation  Trust  Center,  1209  Orange  Steet,  in the  City of
Willmington,  County of New Castle,  zip code 19801.  The name of its registered
agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

     3. The nature of the  business or purposes to be  conducted  or promoted by
the  Corporation  is  to  engage  in  any  lawful  act  or  activity  for  which
corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

     4. (a) This  Corporation  is  authorized  to issue  two  classes  of shares
designated  "Common  Stock" and  "Preferred  Stock".  The total number of shares
which this corporation shall have authority to issue is One Hundred  Thirty-Five
Million  (135,000,000),  of which One Hundred Twenty-Five Million  (125,000,000)
shall be Common Stock with a par  value of  $.00067  per  share and Ten  Million
(10,000,000) shall be Preferred Stock with a par value of $.001 per share.

     (b) The shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or
more  series.  The Board of  Directors  is  authorized,  subject to  limitations
prescribed  by law and the  provisions  of this  Article 4, to  provide  for the
issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock in series, and by filing a certificate
pursuant to the applicable law of the State of Delaware,  to establish from time
to time the number of shares to be included in each such series,  and to fix the
designation,  powers,  preferences  and rights of the shares of each such series
and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

     The authority of the Board with respect to each series shall  include,  but
not be limited to, determination of the following:

         (i) The number of shares  constituting  that series and the distinctive
     designation of that series;

         (ii) The dividend rate on the shares of that series,  whether dividends
     shall be cumulative, and, if so, from which date or dates, and the relative
     rights of  priority,  if any,  of  payment of  dividends  on shares of that
     series;

         (iii) Whether that series shall have voting rights,  in addition to the
     voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

         (iv) Whether that series shall have conversion privileges,  and, if so,
     the  terms  and  conditions of such  conversion,  including  provision  for
     adjustment of the conversion  rate in such events as the Board of Directors
     shall determine;

         (v) Whether or not the shares of that series shall be redeemable,  and,
     if so, the terms and conditions of such  redemption,  including the date or
     date upon or after  which  they  shall be  reedeemable,  and the amount per
     share payable in case of redemption,  which amount may vary under different
     conditions and at different redemption dates;

         (vi) Whether  that series shall have a sinking fund for the  redemption
     or purchase of shares of that  series,  and, if so, the terms and amount of
     such sinking fund;

         (vii) The rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary
     or involuntary  liquidation,  dissolution or winding up of the corporation,
     and the relative  rights of priority,  if any, of payment of shares of that
     series.

         (vii) Any other  relative  or  participating  rights,  preferences  and
     limitations of that series.

     5. The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:


                                Judith M. O'Brien
                       Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
                         Two Palo Alto Square, Suite 900
                               Palo Alto, CA 94306

<PAGE>

     6. The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

     7. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute,
the Board of Directors is expressly  authorized to make, alter,  amend or repeal
the By-Laws of the Corporation.

     8. The  number of  directors  which  will  constitute  the  whole  Board of
Directors  of the  Corporation  shall  be as  specified  in the  By-laws  of the
Corporation.

     9. At all elections of directors of the  Corporation,  each holder of stock
or of any class or classes or of a series  thereof  shall be entitled to as many
votes as shall equal the number of votes which (except for this  provision as to
cumulative  voting) he would be entitled to cast for the  election of  directors
with respect to his shares of stock  multiplied by the number of directors to be
elected,  and he may  cast  all of such  votes  for a  single  candidate  or may
distribute  them among the number to be elected,  or for any two or more of them
as he may see fit.

     10.  Meetings  of  stockholders  may be held within or without the State of
Delaware,  as the By-Laws may provide.  The books of the Corporation may be kept
(subject  to any  provision  contained  in the  statutes)  outside  the State of
Delaware at such place or places as may be  designated  from time to time by the
Board of Directors or in the By-Laws of the Corporation.

     11. To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law
as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation
shall  not be  personally  liable to the  Corporation  or its  stockholders  for
monetary  damages  for  breach of  fiduciary  duty as a  director.  Neither  any
amendment  nor repeal of this Article 11, nor the  adoption of any  provision of
this  Certification  of Incorporation  inconsistent  with this Article 11, shall
eliminate  or reduce  the  effect of this  Article  11 in  respect of any matter
occurring, or any cause of action,  suit or claim that, but for this Article 11,
would  accrue  or arise,  prior to such  amendment,  repeal  or  adoption  of an
inconsistent provision.

     12. The Corporation  reserves the right to amend,  alter,  change or repeal
any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation,  in the manner now
or hereafter  prescribed by statute,  and all rights conferred upon stockholders
herein  are  granted   subject  to  this   reservation.   This   Certificate  of
Incorporation  may not be amended to eliminate Section 9 hereof or to divide the
directors of the  Corporation who are elected by the holders of Common Stock and
any Preferred  Stock entitled to vote generally with the holders of Common Stock
in elections of  directors,  into two or three  classes  without the approval of
holders  of  seventy-five  percent  (75%)  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  the
Corporation entitled to vote thereon.

     13.  Elections  for  directors  need not be by ballot  unless a stockholder
demands election by ballot at the meeting and before the voting begins or unless
the By-laws so require.

     I,  THE  UNDERSIGNED,   this  23rd  day  of  June,  1987,  being  the  sole
incorporator of Sun  Microsystems,  Inc., do hereby certify that the Corporation
has not  received  any  payment  for any of its  stock  and that  this  Restated
Certificate of Incorporation  has been adopted in accordance with the provisions
of Sections 241 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.


                                   /s/ Judith M. O'Brien
                                   -----------------------------------
                                   Judith M. O'Brien

                                      B-2
<PAGE>

                             CERTIFICATE OF MERGER

                                       OF

                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                            A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION

                                      INTO

                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


     The undersigned corporation does hereby certify:

     FIRST:  That the name and state of incorporation of each of the constituent
corporations of the merger are as follows:

         NAME                         STATE OF INCORPORATION
         ----                         ----------------------
Sun Microsystems, Inc.                       California

Sun Microsystems, Inc.                       Delaware

     SECOND:  That an  Agreement  and Plan of Merger  (the  "Merger  Agreement")
between  the  parties  to the  merger  has been  approved,  adopted,  certified,
executed and acknowledged by each of the constituent  corporations in accordance
with  the  requirements  of  subsection  (c)  of  Section  252  of  the  General
Corporation  Law of the State of  Delaware  and that the  effective  time of the
merger shall be noon eastern  standard time on the day on which this Certificate
is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

     THIRD:  That the name of the  surviving  corporation  of the  merger is Sun
Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.


<PAGE>

     FOURTH: That the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sun Microsystems,
Inc., a Delaware  corporation,  shall be the certificate of incorporation of the
surviving corporation.

     FIFTH: That the executed Merger Agreement is on file at the principal place
of business of the surviving corporation. The address of said principal place of
business is 2550 Garcia Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043.

     SIXTH:  That a copy  of the  Merger  Agreement  will  be  furnished  by the
surviving  corporation,  on request and without cost, to any  stockholder of any
constituent corporation.

     SEVENTH:  That the authorized  capital stock of Sun  Microsystems,  Inc., a
California  corporation,  is  125,000,000  shares of Common  Stock,  $.00067 par
value, and 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value.


                                       SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
                                       a Delaware corporation


                                       By: /s/ Scott G. McNealy
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Scott G. McNealy, President


ATTEST:


/s/ Robert G. Smith
- ---------------------------------------
Robert G. Smith, Assistant Secretary


2SUN:004

                                      -2-


<PAGE>
       
                                                                         12/7/89


                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                         OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
                                INCORPORATION OF
                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


         William J. Raduchel and Michael H. Morris certify that:

1.       They  are  the  Vice  President,   Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Vice
         President,  General Counsel and Corporate Secretary,  respectively,  of
         Sun Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.       So much of Section  (a) of  Article 4 of the  Restated  Certificate  of
         Incorporation of this Corporation as now reads:

               "This  Corporation  is  authorized to issue two classes of shares
               designated "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock". The total number
               of shares which this corporation shall have authority to issue is
               One  Hundred  Thirty  Five  Million  (135,000,000),  of which One
               Hundred Twenty Five Million  (125,000,000)  shall be Common Stock
               with  a  par  value  of  $.00067   per  share  and  Ten   Million
               (10,000,000)  shall be Preferred  Stock with a par value of $.001
               per share."


         is amended to read as follows:

               "This  Corporation  is  authorized to issue two classes of shares
               designated "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock". The total number
               of shares which this corporation shall have authority to issue is
               Three Hundred Ten Million  (310,000,000),  of which Three Hundred
               Million  (300,000,000) shall be Common Stock  with a par value of
               .00067 per share and Ten Million  (10,000,000) shall be Preferred
               Stock with a par value of $.001 per share.

3.       The foregoing  Certificate of Amendment of the Restated  Certificate of
         Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors.

4.       The  foregoing  Certificate  of  Amendment  of the Restated and Amended
         Certificate  of  Incorporation  has been duly  approved by the required
         vote of  stockholders  in  accordance  with Section 242 of the Delaware
         Corporations  Code.  The total number of  outstanding  shares of Common
         Stock of the  corporation is  85,177,733.  No shares voting in favor of
         the amendment  equaled or exceeded the vote  required.  The  percentage
         vote required was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock.

<PAGE>


         We further declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State
         of Delaware that the matters set forth in the foregoing certificate are
         true and correct of our own knowledge.

         Executed at Mountain View, California, this 6th day of December, 1989.




                                      /s/ William J. Raduchel
                                      ------------------------------
                                      William J. Raduchel


                        ATTEST:

                                      /s/ Michael H. Morris
                                      ------------------------------
                                      Michael H. Morris


<PAGE>


                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
                         OF THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF
                                INCORPORATION OF
                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


         Michael E. Lehman and Michael H. Morris, certify that:


1.       They  are  the   Vice-President,   Chief  Financial  Officer  and  Vice
President,  General  Counsel  and  Corporate  Secretary,  respectively,  of  Sun
Microsystems, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2.       So much of Section  (a) of  Article 4 of the  Restated  Certificate  of
Incorportion of this Corporation as now reads.

         "This  Corporation  is  authorized  to  issue  two  classes  of  shares
         designated  "Common Stock" and "Preferred  Stock".  The total number of
         shares  which this corporation  shall have  authority to issue is Three
         Hundred  Ten Million  (310,000,000),  of which  Three  Hundred  Million
         (300,000,000)  shall be Common  Stock with a par value of  $.00067  per
         share and Ten Million  (10,000,000) shall be Preferred Stock with a par
         value of $.001 per share."

         is amended to read as follows:

         "The   Corporation  is  authorized  to  issue  two  classes  of  shares
         designated  "Common Stock" and "Preferred  Stock".  The total number of
         shares  which this  corporation  shall have  authority to issue is Nine
         Hundred  Fifty  Million  (950,000,000),  of which  Nine  Hundred  Forty
         Million (940,000,000) shall be Common Stock with a par value of $.00067
         per share and Ten Million  (10,000,000) shall be Preferred Stock with a
         par value of $.001 per share."

3.       The foregoing  Certificate of Amendment of the Restated  Certificate of
Incorporation has been duly approved by the Board of Directors.

4.       The foregoing  Certificate of Amendment of the Restated  Certificate of
Incorporation  has been duly  approved by the required vote of  stockholders  in
accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware  Corporations Code. The total number
of  outstanding  shares of Common Stock of the  corporation is  183,648,532.  No
shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding.  The number of shares voting in favor
of the amendment  equaled or exceeded the vote  required.  The  percentage  vote
required was more than 50% of the outstanding Common Stock.

We further  declare  under  penalty  of  perjury  under the laws of the State of
Delaware  that the matters set forth in the  foregoing  certificate are true and
correct of our own knowledge.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused its corporate seal to be hereunto
affixed and the Certificate of Amendment to be signed by Michael E. Lehman,  its
Vice President,  Chief Financial Officer and attested by Michael H. Morris,  its
Vice  President,  General  Counsel and  Corporate  Secreatary,  this 13th day of
November, 1996.



                                   SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.


       [Corporate Seal]            /s/ Michael E. Lehman
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Michael E. Lehman


                ATTEST:            /s/ Michael H. Morris
                                   ------------------------------
                                   Michael H. Morris



                    PROMISSORY NOTE SECURED BY DEED OF TRUST

$500,000.00                                   Mountain View, California
                                                    October 4, 1996

     In installments as stated in this Note, for value received,  Alan E. Baratz
and Raquel S. Baratz  (collectively,  "Borrower")  hereby  promise to pay to Sun
Microsystems,  Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Lender"), or order, at its offices
at 2550 Garcia  Avenue,  Mountain  View,  California,  or at such other place as
Lender may from time to time  designate in writing,  the  principal  sum of Five
Hundred  Thousand Dollars  ($500,000.00)  with interest on the unpaid balance of
principal  from the date of this Note  until  paid in full at the rate of 6.72%,
compounded annually, on the following terms:

1.   Payment of Principal: The principal due pursuant to this Note shall be paid
     in full on or before October 4, 2001.

2.   Payment of Interest:  Accrued  interest on the then  outstanding  principal
     balance  shall be due and  payable on October 4, 1997 and on the 4th day of
     October each year  thereafter  until  payment in full of the  principal and
     interest.

3.   General:  Principal  and  interest  shall be payable in lawful money of the
     United States.  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year
     consisting of 12 thirty day months.  Each payment shall be applied first to
     interest then due and the balance of said  installment  shall be applied to
     the principal sum. This Note may be prepaid at anytime.

4.   Security:  This Note is  secured  by a deed of trust of even date  herewith
     made by Borrower,  as trustor, to North American Title Company, as trustee,
     for Lender, as beneficiary (the "Deed of Trust"),  encumbering certain real
     property commonly known as 11801 Francemont  Drive, Los Altos Hills,  Santa
     Clara County, California (the "Property Security").

     Default and Acceleration:

     A.   Full  Acceleration:  Unless  otherwise  prohibited  by law,  upon  the
          occurrence  of any of the  following  events,  the Holder of this Note
          shall have the option, without demand or notice, to declare the entire
          balance of principal of this Note to be immediately due and payable:

          (i)      Borrower  defaults  in the  payment  of  principal  when  due
                   pursuant to the terms  hereof or defaults in the  performance
                   of any obligation of Borrower or other  agreement  (including
                   any amendment,  modification or extension  thereof) which may
                   hereafter be executed by Borrower for the purpose of securing
                   this Note;

          (ii)     Borrower,   without   prior   written   consent   of  Lender,
                   voluntarily or by operation of law sells,  conveys,  assigns,
                   or  otherwise  transfers,  all or  substantially  all, or any
                   portion of, or interest in the Property Security.

          (iii)    Sixty days  after (a) Lender is  notified  that  Borrower  is
                   terminating  his  employment  with  Lender,   or  (b)  Lender
                   terminates Borrower's employment for cause, as defined below.
 
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     B.   Partial Acceleration:

          (i)      In the event that  Borrower's  employment  is  terminated  by
                   Lender  other  than  for  cause  or if  Borrower  dies  or is
                   disabled for a period of more than six months,  principal due
                   hereunder  shall  be  accelerated  and  shall  be paid  fifty
                   percent (50%) of the principal in twelve (12) equal quarterly
                   installments,  with the first such  quarterly  payment due on
                   the  effective  date  of   termination   and  the  successive
                   quarterly  payments being due each three months thereafter on
                   the same day of each such months (i.e.,  if termination is on
                   February 3, payments are due on each succeeding May 3, August
                   3,  November 3 and February 3). The  remaining  fifty percent
                   (50%) of the principal  shall be due in a balloon  payment at
                   the end of the thirteenth  quarter following the date hereof.
                   Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  in no  event  shall  such a
                   termination or the foregoing  payment schedule extend the due
                   date of this Note beyond October 4, 2001.

          (ii)     For  purposes  of this  Note,  the term  "cause"  shall  mean
                   Borrower's misfeasance, malfeasance or misconduct, dishonesty
                   or gross negligence in connection with his employment.

4.   Attorneys'  Fees:  In the  event any  default  hereunder,  Borrower  hereby
     promises to pay all costs of collection,  including  reasonable  attorneys'
     fees  incurred by Lender hereof on account of such  collection,  whether or
     not suit is filed hereon.

5.   Waiver:  The waiver by Lender  hereof of any breach of or default under any
     terms,  covenant or condition  contained herein or in any of the agreements
     referred to above shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such term, covenant
     or condition or any  subsequent  breach of or default under the same or any
     other such term, covenant or condition.

6.   General  Provisions:  This  Note  shall be  governed  by and  construed  in
     accordance with the laws of the State of California. The makers, guarantors
     and endorsers of this Note hereby severally waive  presentment for payment,
     protest and demand,  notice of protest,  demand and dishonor and nonpayment
     of this Note,  and  consent  that Lender may extend the time for payment or
     otherwise  modify the terms of payment or any part or the whole of the debt
     evidenced by this Note,  at the request of any person  liable  hereon,  and
     such  consent  shall not alter nor  diminish  the  liability of any person.
     Borrower  hereby  waives the defense of the statute of  limitations  in any
     action on this Note to the extent  permitted by law. The terms of this Note
     constitute the entire agreement and  understanding  between the parties and
     supersede  all  previous  communications,  representations  or  agreements,
     whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.


                                  AS BORROWER:

                                       /s/ ALAN A. BARATZ

                                  ___________________________
                                        Alan E. Baratz


                                       /s/ RAQUEL S. BARATZ
 
                                  __________________________
                                  Raquel S. Baratz

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                                     FORM OF
                            INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT


         This  Indemnification  Agreement  ("Agreement") is made as of this ____
day of  _____________  1987, by and between SUN  MICROSYSTEMS,  INC., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), and____________________ ("Indemnitee").

         WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty
in obtaining  directors'  and officers'  liability  insurance,  the  significant
increases  in the  cost of such  insurance  and the  general  reductions  in the
coverage of such insurance;

         WHEREAS,  the Company and Indemnitee  further recognize the substantial
increase in corporate  litigation in general,  subjecting officers and directors
to expensive  litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage
of liability insurance has been severely limited;

         WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as
adequate under the present circumstances,  and Indemnitee and other officers and
directors of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve as officers and
directors without additional protection; and

         WHEREAS,  the  Company  desires to attract  and retain the  services of
highly  qualified  individuals.  such as  Indemnitee,  to serve as officers  and
directors  of the Company and to indemnify  its officers and  directors so as to
provide them with the maximum protection permitted by law.

         NOW, THEREFORE,  in consideration of Indemnitee's service as an officer
or director of the Company, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:

         1.       Indemnification.

                  (a) Third  Party  Proceedings.  The  Company  shall  indemnify
Indemnitee  if  Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any  threatened,  pending or completed  action,  suit or proceeding,  whether
civil, criminal,  administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the  Company)  by reason  of the fact that  Indemnitee  is or was a
director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company,  or any subsidiary of the
Company,  by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an
officer or director or by reason of the fact that  Indemnitee  is or was serving
at the  request of the  Company as a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent of
another  corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust or other  enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,  fines and amounts paid
in settlement (if such  settlement is approved in advance by the Company,  which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee  in  connection  with such action,  suit or  proceeding if Indemnitee
acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee  reasonably  believed to be in or
not opposed to the best  interests  of the  Company,  and,  with  respect to any
criminal action or proceeding,  had no reasonable cause to believe  Indemnitee's
conduct was  unlawful.  The  termination  of any action,  suit or  proceeding by
judgment,  order, settlement,  conviction,  or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent,  shall not, of itself,  create a presumption that Indemnitee did
not act in

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good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee  reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the Company,  and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding,  had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee's conduct
was unlawful.

                  (b) Proceedings By or in the Right of the Company. The Company
shall  indemnify  Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened,  pending or completed action or suit by or in
the right of the Company or any  subsidiary of the Company to procure a judgment
in its  favor  by  reason  of the fact  that  Indemnitee  is or was a  director,
officer,  employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company, by
reason of any action or inaction on the part of  Indemnitee  while an officer or
director  or by reason  of the fact that  Indemnitee  is or was  serving  at the
request of the  Company as a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent of another
corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust or other  enterprise,  against
expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees) and, to the fullest extent  permitted by
law,  amounts  paid in  settlement,  in each  case to the  extent  actually  and
reasonably  incurred by Indemnitee in connection  with the defense or settlement
of such  action  or suit if  Indemnitee  acted  in good  faith  and in a  manner
Indemnitee  reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of
the  Company,  except  that no  indemnification  shall be made in respect of any
claim,  issue or matter as to which  Indemnitee  shall have been  adjudged to be
liable to the  Company  unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
of the State of  Delaware  or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in  view  of all  the  circumstances  of the  case,  Indemnitee  is  fairly  and
reasonably  entitled to indemnity for such expenses  which the Court of Chancery
of the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper.

                  (c)  Mandatory  Payment  of  Expenses.   To  the  extent  that
Indemnitee  has been  successful  on the merits or  otherwise  in defense of any
action,  suit  or  proceeding  referred  to in  Subsections  (a) and (b) of this
Section 1 or the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, Indemnitee shall
be  indemnified  against  expenses  (including  attorneys'  fees)  actually  and
reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith.

         2.       Expenses; Indemnification Procedure.

                  (a)  Advancement  of Expenses.  The Company  shall advance all
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the  investigation,  defense,
settlement  or  appeal  of any  civil or  criminal  action,  suit or  proceeding
referenced  in Section  1(a) or (b) hereof  (but not  amounts  actually  paid in
settlement of any such action, suit or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby undertakes
to repay  such  amounts  advanced  only if,  and to the  extent  that,  it shall
ultimately be determined  that  Indemnitee is not entitled to be  indemnified by
the Company as authorized  hereby.  The advances to be made  hereunder  shall be
paid by the Company to Indemnitee within twenty (20) days following  delivery of
a written request therefor by Indemnitee to the Company.

                  (b)  Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee shall, as a
condition  precedent to his right to be indemnified  under this Agreement,  give
the Company  notice in writing as soon as  practicable of any claim made against
Indemnitee  for  which  indemnification  will or  could  be  sought  under  this
Agreement.  Notice to the Company  shall be directed to President of the Company
at the

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address shown on the signature  page of this Agreement (or such other address as
the Company shall  designate in writing to  Indemnitee).  Notice shall be deemed
received  three  business  days after the date  post-marked  if sent by domestic
certified or registered  mail,  properly  addressed;  otherwise  notice shall be
deemed  received when such notice shall actually be received by the Company.  In
addition,  Indemnitee shall give the Company such information and cooperation as
it may reasonably require and as shall be within Indemnitee's power.

                  (c) Procedure.  Any  indemnification and advances provided for
in Section 1 and this Section 2 shall be made no later than forty-five (45) days
after  receipt of the  written  request  of  Indemnitee.  If a claim  under this
Agreement,   under  any  statute,  or  under  any  provision  of  the  Company's
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws  providing for  indemnification,  is not
paid in full by the Company within  forty-five (45) days after a written request
for payment thereof has first been received by the Company,  Indemnitee may, but
need not, at any time thereafter  bring an action against the Company to recover
the  unpaid  amount of the claim and,  subject to Section 12 of this  Agreement,
Indemnitee  shall  also be  entitled  to be paid  for  the  expenses  (including
attorneys'  fees) of  bringing  such  action.  It shall be a defense to any such
action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in
connection  with  any  action,  suit  or  proceeding  in  advance  of its  final
disposition)  that Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct which make it
permissible under applicable law for the Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the
amount  claimed,  but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company
and  Indemnitee  shall be  entitled  to receive  interim  payments  of  expenses
pursuant  to  Subsection  2(a)  unless  and until  such  defense  may be finally
adjudicated  by court  order or judgment  from which no further  right of appeal
exists. It is the parties'  intention that if the Company contests  Indemnitee's
right to indemnification,  the question of Indemnitee's right to indemnification
shall be for the  court to  decide,  and  neither  the  failure  of the  Company
(including  its Board of  Directors,  any  committee or subgroup of the Board of
Directors,  independent  legal  counsel,  or its  stockholders)  to have  made a
determination that  indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances
because  Indemnitee  has met the  applicable  standard  of conduct  required  by
applicable law, nor an actual  determination by the Company (including its Board
of Directors,  any committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors,  independent
legal counsel,  or its stockholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable
standard of conduct,  shall create a presumption  that Indemnitee has or has not
met the applicable standard of conduct.

                  (d) Notice to  Insurers.  If, at the time of the  receipt of a
notice of a claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof,  the Company has director and
officer liability  insurance in effect,  the Company shall give prompt notice of
the  commencement  of such  proceeding  to the insurers in  accordance  with the
procedures set forth in the respective  policies.  The Company shall  thereafter
take all necessary or desirable  action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of the  Indemnitee,  all  amounts  payable  as a result  of such  proceeding  in
accordance with the terms of such policies.

                  (e)  Selection of Counsel.  In the event the Company  shall be
obligated  under  Section  2(a)  hereof to pay the  expenses  of any  proceeding
against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the
defense of such  proceeding,  with  counsel  approved  by  Indemnitee,  upon the
delivery  to  Indemnitee  of  written  notice of its  election  so to do.  After
delivery  of  such  notice,  approval  of such  counsel  by  Indemnitee  and the
retention of such counsel by the

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Company,  the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee  under this Agreement for
any fees of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same
proceeding,  provided  that (i)  Indemnitee  shall  have the right to employ his
counsel in any such  proceeding  at  Indemnitee's  expense;  and (ii) if (A) the
employment  of counsel  by  Indemnitee  has been  previously  authorized  by the
Company,  (B)  Indemnitee  shall have  reasonably  concluded that there may be a
conflict of interest  between the Company and  Indemnitee  in the conduct of any
such defense,  or (C) the Company shall not, in fact,  have employed  counsel to
assume  the  defense  of  such  proceeding,   then  the  fees  and  expenses  of
Indemnitee's counsel shall be at the expense of the Company.

         3. Additional Indemnification Rights; Nonexclusivity.

                  (a)  Scope.   Notwithstanding  any  other  provision  of  this
Agreement,  the Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest
extent  permitted  by law,  notwithstanding  that  such  indemnification  is not
specifically authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation,  the Company's By-laws or by statute. In the event
of any change, after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute,
or rule which expands the right of a Delaware  corporation to indemnify a member
of its board of  directors  or an officer,  such  changes  shall be, ipso facto,
within the purview of Indemnitee's rights and Company's obligations,  under this
Agreement.  In the event of any change in any  applicable  law,  statute or rule
which narrows the right of a Delaware  corporation  to indemnify a member of its
board of  directors or an officer,  such  changes,  to the extent not  otherwise
required by such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have
no effect on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.

                  (b)  Nonexclusivity.  The  indemnification  provided  by  this
Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be
entitled under the Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation,  its By-laws,  any
agreement,  any vote of stockholders  or  disinterested  Directors,  the General
Corporation  Law of the State of Delaware,  or  otherwise,  both as to action in
Indemnitee's  official  capacity  and as to action  in  another  capacity  while
holding such office.  The  indemnification  provided under this Agreement  shall
continue as to Indemnitee  for any action taken or not taken while serving in an
indemnified capacity even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at
the time of any action, suit or other covered proceeding.

         4.  Partial  Indemnification.  If  Indemnitee  is  entitled  under  any
provision  of this  Agreement  to  indemnification  by the Company for some or a
portion of the expenses,  judgments,  fines or penalties  actually or reasonably
incurred by him in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil
or criminal action, suit or proceeding,  but not, however,  for the total amount
thereof, the Company shall nevertheless  indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of
such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled.

         5.  Mutual  Acknowledgment. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge
that in certain instances,  Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit
the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or
otherwise.   Indemnitee  understands  and  acknowledges  that  the  Company  has
undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in

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certain  circumstances  for a determination  of the Company's right under public
policy to indemnify Indemnitee.

         6. Officer and Director  Liability  Insurance.  The Company shall, from
time to time, make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable
for the Company to obtain and  maintain a policy or policies of  insurance  with
reputable  insurance  companies  providing  the  officers  and  directors of the
Company with coverage for losses from wrongful  acts, or to ensure the Company's
performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other
considerations,  the Company  will weigh the costs of obtaining  such  insurance
coverage  against the protection  afforded by such coverage.  In all policies of
director  and  officer  liability  insurance,  Indemnitee  shall  be named as an
insured in such a manner as to provide  Indemnitee  the same rights and benefits
as are accorded to the most  favorably  insured of the Company's  directors,  if
Indemnitee is a director;  or of the Company's officers,  if Indemnitee is not a
director of the Company but is an officer; or of the Company's key employees, if
Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a key employee.  Notwithstanding
the  foregoing,  the Company shall have no obligation to obtain or maintain such
insurance  if the Company  determines  in good faith that such  insurance is not
reasonably   available,   if  the   premium   costs  for  such   insurance   are
disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, if the coverage provided by
such  insurance  is limited  by  exclusions  so as to  provide  an  insufficient
benefit,  or if  Indemnitee  is  covered by similar  insurance  maintained  by a
subsidiary or parent of the Company.

         7.  Severability.  Nothing in this  Agreement is intended to require or
shall be  construed  as  requiring  the  Company  to do or fill to do any act in
violation of applicable law. The Company's  inability,  pursuant to court order,
to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as provided
in this Section 7. If this  Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated
on any ground by any court of  competent  jurisdiction,  then the Company  shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated,  and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.

         8.   Exceptions.   Any  other   provision   herein   to  the   contrary
notwithstanding,  the Company  shall not be  obligated  pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement:

                  (a) Claims  Initiated by  Indemnitee.  To indemnify or advance
expenses to  Indemnitee  with  respect to  proceedings  or claims  initiated  or
brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect
to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification  under
this  Agreement  or any other  statute or law or  otherwise  as  required  under
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, but such indemnification or
advancement  of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if the
Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit; or

                  (b)  Lack of  Good  Faith.  To  indemnify  Indemnitee  for any
expenses incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by
Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this

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Agreement,  if a court of  competent  jurisdiction  determines  that each of the
material  assertions  made by the Indemnitee in such  proceeding was not made in
good faith or was frivolous; or

                  (c) Insured  Claims.  To indemnify  Indemnitee for expenses or
liabilities of any type whatsoever  (including,  but not limited to,  judgments,
fines,  ERISA excise taxes or penalties,  and amounts paid in settlement)  which
have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance  carrier under a policy of
officers' and directors' liability insurance maintained by the Company.

                  (d) Claims Under Section  16(b).  To indemnify  Indemnitee for
expenses  and the  payment  of profits  arising  from the  purchase  and sale by
Indemnitee  of  securities  in  violation  of  Section  16(b) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.

         9. Construction of Certain Phrases.

                  (a)  For  purposes  of  this  Agreement,   references  to  the
"Company"  shall  include,  in  addition  to  the  resulting  corporation,   any
constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in
a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued,  would
have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees
or agents,  so that if  Indemnitee  is or was a director,  officer,  employee or
agent of such  constituent  corporation,  or is or was serving at the request of
such  constituent  corporation  as a  director,  officer,  employee  or agent of
another  corporation,  partnership,  joint venture,  trust or other  enterprise,
Indemnitee  shall  stand in the  same  position  under  the  provisions  of this
Agreement  with respect to the resulting or surviving  corporation as Indemnitee
would  have  with  respect  to  such  constituent  corporation  if its  separate
existence had continued.

                  (b) For  purposes  of this  Agreement,  references  to  "other
enterprises"  shall include employee benefit plans:  references to "fines" shall
include any excise  taxes  assessed on  Indemnitee  with  respect to an employee
benefit plan;  and  references to "serving at the request of the Company"  shall
include  any service as a  director,  officer,  employee or agent of the Company
which  imposes  duties on, or  involves  services  by, such  director,  officer,
employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or
beneficiaries;  and if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee
reasonably  believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an  employee  benefit  plan,  Indemnitee  shall be deemed to have  acted in a
manner "not opposed to the best interests of the Company" as referred to in this
Agreement.

         10.  Counterparts.  This  Agreement  may be  executed  in  one or  more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.

         11.  Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement  shall be binding upon the
Company  and its  successors  and  assigns,  and shall  inure to the  benefit of
Indemnitee and Indemnitee's estate, heirs, legal representatives and assigns.

         12.  Attorneys'  Fees.  In the event that any action is  instituted  by
Indemnitee under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all

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court costs and expenses,  including  reasonable  attorneys'  fees,  incurred by
Indemnitee  with  respect to such action,  unless as a part of such action,  the
court of competent jurisdiction  determines that each of the material assertions
made by  Indemnitee  as a basis for such  action  were not made in good faith or
were  frivolous.  In the event of an action  instituted by or in the name of the
Company under this Agreement or to enforce or interpret any of the terms of this
Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses,
including  attorneys'  fees,  incurred by  Indemnitee  in defense of such action
(including with respect to Indemnitee's  counterclaims  and cross-claims made in
such action),  unless as a part of such action the court determines that each of
Indemnitee's  material  defenses  to such  action were made in bad faith or were
frivolous.

         13. Notice.  All notices,  requests,  demands and other  communications
under this  Agreement  shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee,  on the date of such
receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid,  on the third  business day after the date  postmarked.  Addresses  for
notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement,  or
as subsequently modified by written notice.

         14. Consent to  Jurisdiction.  The Company and  Indemnitee  each hereby
irrevocably  consent to the  jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this  Agreement  and agree that any action  instituted  under this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Delaware.

         15.  Choice  of  Law.  This  Agreement  shall  be  governed  by and its
provisions  construed in accordance  with the laws of the State of Delaware,  as
applied to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed
entirely within Delaware.


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


                                       SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.



                                       By:_____________________________________

                                       Its:____________________________________

                                       Address:       2550 Garcia Avenue
                                                      Mountain View, CA 94043



AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

INDEMNITEE:

__________________________________
(type name)

__________________________________
(signature)

__________________________________


__________________________________
(address)

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                             SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
             CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                   (unaudited)
                    (in thousands, except per share amounts)

PRIMARY


                                                        Three Months Ended,
                                                        -------------------
                                                   September 29,      October 1,
                                                       1996             1995
                                                       ----             ----
Net income                                           $123,390         $ 84,696
                                                     ========         ========

Weighted average common
shares outstanding                                    183,557          189,896

Common - equivalent shares
attributable to stock options and warrants             11,501            9,428
                                                     --------         --------

Total common and common -
equivalent shares outstanding                         195,058          199,324
                                                     ========         ========

Net income per common and
common - equivalent share                            $0.63            $  0.42
                                                     =====            =======

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<SECURITIES>                        203,210
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                     0
                               0
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