SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SLS Spansion Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 05/10/2010	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Spansion Inc. [ CODE ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	4,846,793(1)(2)(3)	D(1)(2)(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SLS Spansion Holdings, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Silver Lake Sumeru Fund LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Silver Lake Technology Investors Sumeru, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Silver Lake Technology Associates Sumeru, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SLTA Sumeru (GP), L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 2775 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 100 (Street) MENLO PARK CA 94025 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The 4,846,793 shares reported herein (the "Securities") are directly owned by SLS Spansion Holdings, LLC ("SLS Spansion"). These Securities constitute approximately 37.4% of the Class A Common Stock of Spansion, Inc. based on the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding as of May 10, 2010. Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P. (the "Sumeru Fund") is the managing member of SLS Spansion, and Silver Lake Technology Investors Sumeru, L.P. (the "Side Fund") is a member of SLS Spansion. Silver Lake Technology Associates Sumeru, L.P. (the "Lower GP") is the sole general partner of each of the Sumeru Fund and the Side Fund. SLTA Sumeru (GP), L.L.C. (the "Upper GP") is the sole general partner of the Lower GP.

2. As such, under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), the Securities may also be deemed to be beneficially owned by: (i) the Sumeru Fund and the Side Fund as members of SLS Spansion; (ii) the Lower GP, as the sole general partner of the Sumeru Fund and the Side Fund; and (iii) the Upper GP, as the sole general partner of the Lower GP. However, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Exchange Act, each of the reporting persons (other than SLS Spansion) disclaims beneficial ownership of such Securities, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest.

3. In addition to the Securities reported herein, Silver Lake Credit Fund, L.P. (the "Credit Fund") and SL Capital Appreciation Fund, L.L.C. (the "Cap Appreciation Fund") also own 870,738 and 54,160 shares, respectively, of Spansion, Inc.'s Class A Common Stock. Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. ("SLG"), which is a managing member of the Upper GP described above, is also the managing member of (i) the Cap Appreciation Fund; and (ii) SLFA (GP), L.L.C., the general partner of Silver Lake Financial Associates, L.P., which is in turn the general partner of the Credit Fund. SLG disclaims any and all beneficial ownership of the shares disclosed herein, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein

	/s/ Paul Mercadante, managing director of Silver Lake Technology Associates Sumeru, L.P., general partner of Silver Lake Sumeru Fund, L.P., the managing member of SLS Spansion Holdings, LLC.	05/20/2010
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