As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2011__
Registration No. 333-


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
61-1430858
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
26462 Corporate Avenue
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 576-4400
 
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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Clarence L. Granger
26462 Corporate Avenue
Hayward, CA 94545
(510) 576-4400
 
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
  ____________________
 
Copy to:
 
Alan F. Denenberg
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
1600 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 752-2000
 
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
 
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.  o
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.  x
 
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  o
 
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o
 
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  o   Accelerated filer  x
     
Non-accelerated filer  o  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company  o
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each
Class of Securities
to be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock
$100,000,000
$11,610.00
 
The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 



 
 

 
 
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed.  We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.  This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 14, 2011
 
 
PROSPECTUS
 
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
 
Common Stock
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We may offer shares of common stock from time to time, up to an aggregate offering amount of $100,000,000, on terms to be determined at the time of offering. Specific terms of the transaction will be provided in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before you invest.
 
Our shares of common stock are quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “UCTT.”  On February 11, 2011, the closing sale price of our common stock, as reported on the Nasdaq Global Market, was $13.08 per share.
 
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Investing in these securities involves certain risks.  See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2010 which is incorporated by reference herein.
 
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Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete.  Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
 

 
 
The date of this prospectus is      , 2011
 

 
 

 
 
 
We have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you.  We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.  You should not assume that the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or in any such free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates.
 
The terms “Ultra Clean,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
   
About This Prospectus
1
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.
2
Where You Can Find More Information
3
Special Note on Forward-Looking Statements
3
Risk Factors
4
Use of Proceeds
4
Description of Capital Stock
5
Plan of Distribution
7
Validity of Securities
10
Experts
10
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may from time to time sell common stock, in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $100,000,000. We have provided to you in this prospectus a general description of the common stock we may offer. Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will, to the extent required by law, provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. The prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus that we may authorize to be provided to you may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in any documents that we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent there is a conflict between the information contained in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus, you should rely on the information in the prospectus supplement or the related free writing prospectus; provided that if any statement in one of these documents is inconsistent with a statement in another document having a later date — for example, a document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or any related free writing prospectus — the statement in the document having the later date modifies or supersedes the earlier statement.
 
As permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, includes additional information not contained in this prospectus. You may read the registration statement and the other reports we file with the SEC at the SEC’s web site or at the SEC’s offices described below under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC.
 
We are a leading developer and supplier of critical subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat plan, medical, energy and research industries. We offer our customers an integrated outsourced solution for gas delivery systems and other subassemblies, improved design-to-delivery cycle times, component neutral design and manufacturing and component testing capabilities. Our revenue is derived from the sale of gas delivery systems and other critical subsystems including chemical mechanical planarization subsystems, chemical delivery modules, top-plate assemblies, frame assemblies, process modules and other high level assemblies.  Our customers are primarily original equipment manufacturers for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel, medical, energy and research industries.
 
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Our principal executive offices are located at 26462 Corporate Avenue, Hayward, California 94545, and our telephone number is (510) 576-4400.  We maintain a website at www.uct.com.  The information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website is not part of this prospectus or any prospectus supplement we may use in connection herewith.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We file annual, quarterly and current  reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.  You may read and copy any document that we file at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.  In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site at http://www.sec.gov, from which interested persons can electronically access our SEC filings, including the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto.
 
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and all documents we file pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on or after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement (other than, in each case, documents or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rules):
 
 
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2010;
 
 
(b)
Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 23, 2010 (to the extent incorporated into our Annual Report on Form 10-K);
 
 
(c)
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 2, 2010, July 2, 2010 and October 1, 2010; and
 
 
(d)
Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 8, 2010, June 16, 2010, October 5, 2010 and October 25, 2010 (except to the extent furnished and not filed).
 
You may request a copy of these filings at no cost, by writing or telephoning the office of the Secretary at Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., 26462 Corporate Avenue, Hayward, California 94545 or (510) 576-4400.
 
 
SPECIAL NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference herein, contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts, and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “targets,” “goals,” “projects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business.  These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events.  There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under the caption entitled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2010 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 2, 2010, July 2, 2010 and October 1, 2010.
 
Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements.  Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements.  We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.
 
 
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
 Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider any risk factors set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference into this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement.  In particular, you should consider the risk factors under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and our most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, which are on file with the SEC and are incorporated herein by reference, and which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future.
 
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, the net proceeds from the sale of the securities will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital, potential acquisitions, retirement of debt and other business opportunities.
 

 
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
 
The following description of our capital stock is based upon our certificate of incorporation (“Certificate of Incorporation”), our bylaws (“Bylaws”) and applicable provisions of law. We have summarized certain portions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws below.  The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.  You should read the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for the provisions that are important to you.
 
Certain provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”), the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws summarized in the following paragraphs may have an anti-takeover effect.  This may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider in its best interests, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for its shares.
 
Authorized Capital Stock
 
Our Certificate of Incorporation authorizes us to issue 90,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.
 
Common Stock
 
As of December 31, 2010, there were 22,861,417 shares of common stock outstanding which were held of record by 7 stockholders. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock, the holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Ultra Clean, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any, then outstanding.  The common stock has no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights.  There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.  All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable, and the shares of common stock to be issued upon completion of this offering will be fully paid and non-assessable.
 
Certain Provision of Ultra Clean’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
 
Our Bylaws vest the power to call special meetings of stockholders in our chairman of the board and our board of directors. Stockholders are permitted under our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to act by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
 
To be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders, any stockholder proposal or nomination for the board of directors must be delivered to our secretary not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the prior year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to such anniversary date or delayed more than 70 days after such anniversary date, then to be timely such notice must be received by us no earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and no later than the later of 70 days prior to the day of the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made by us. Such notice must contain information specified in the Bylaws as to the director nominee or proposal of other business, information about the stockholder making the nomination or proposal and the beneficial owner, if any, on behalf of whom the nomination or proposal is made, including name and address, class and number of shares owned, and representations regarding the intention to make such a proposal or nomination and to solicit proxies in support of it.
 
Certain Anti-Takeover Effects of Delaware Law
 
We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL (“Section 203”). In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in various “business combination” transactions with any interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date of the transactions in which the person became an interested stockholder, unless:
 
 
 
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the transaction is approved by the board of directors prior to the date the interested stockholder obtained such status;
 
 
·  
upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced; or
 
 
·  
on or subsequent to such date the business combination is approved by the board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder.
 
A “business combination” is defined to include mergers, asset sales, and other transactions resulting in financial benefit to a stockholder.  In general, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years, did own) 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock.
 
The statute could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts with respect to Ultra Clean and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire Ultra Clean even though such a transaction may offer Ultra Clean’s stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price.
 
Listing
 
The common stock is admitted for trading on the NASDAQ Global Market.
 
Transfer Agent and Registrar
 
The transfer agent and registrar for the common stock is Broadridge.
 
 
 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We may sell the securities under this prospectus in one or more of the following ways from time to time:
 
 
·  
through agents;
 
 
·  
to or through underwriters;
 
 
·  
through dealers;
 
 
·  
directly to purchasers; or
 
 
·  
through a combination of these methods of sale.
 
The securities that we distribute by any of these methods may be sold, in one or more transactions, at:
 
 
·  
a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
 
 
·  
market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
 
 
·  
prices related to prevailing market prices;
 
 
·  
negotiated prices; or
 
 
·  
a combination of these pricing methods.
 
Offers to purchase offered securities may be solicited by agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a reasonable best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term is defined in the Securities Act, of the offered securities so offered and sold.
 
We will set forth in a prospectus supplement the terms of the offering of our securities, including:
 
 
·  
the name or names of any agents, underwriters or dealers;
 
 
·  
the purchase price of our securities being offered and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;
 
 
·  
any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
 
 
·  
any agency fees or underwriting discounts and commissions and other items constituting agents' or underwriters' compensation;
 
 
·  
the public offering price;
 
 
·  
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
 
 
·  
any securities exchanges on which such securities may be listed.
 
If offered securities are sold to the public by means of an underwritten offering, either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by the managing underwriters, we will execute an underwriting agreement with an underwriter or underwriters, and the names of the specific managing underwriter or underwriters, as well as any other underwriters, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. In addition, the terms of the transaction, including commissions, discounts and any other compensation of the underwriters and dealers, if any, will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, which prospectus supplement will be used by the underwriters to make resales of the offered securities. If underwriters are utilized in
 
 
 
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the sale of the offered securities, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including:
 
 
·  
negotiated transactions;
 
 
·  
at fixed public offering prices; or
 
 
·  
at varying prices determined by the underwriters at the time of sale.
 
In addition, unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the underwriting agreement will provide that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to specified conditions precedent and that the underwriters with respect to a sale of offered securities will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities of a series if any are purchased.
 
We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional offered securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price with additional underwriting discounts or commissions, as may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we grant any over-allotment option, the terms of the over-allotment option will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
If a dealer is utilized in the sales of offered securities, we will sell the offered securities to the dealer as principal. The dealer may then resell the offered securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. Any dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter of the offered securities so offered and sold. The name of the dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
We may directly solicit offers to purchase offered securities and sell offered securities directly to institutional investors or others with respect to any resale of the offered securities. The terms of any of these sales will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
 
Offered securities may also be offered and sold in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment pursuant to their terms, or otherwise by one or more remarketing firms acting as principals for their own accounts or as agents for us. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its agreements, if any, with us and its compensation will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the offered securities remarketed by them.
 
Agents, underwriters, dealers and remarketing firms may be entitled, under agreements entered into with us, to indemnification by us against specified civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act that may arise from any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or any omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in this prospectus, any supplement or amendment hereto, or in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, or to contribution with respect to payments which the agents, underwriters or dealers may be required to make.
 
We may authorize underwriters or other persons acting as agents to solicit offers by specified institutions to purchase offered securities pursuant to contracts providing for payments and delivery on a future date, which will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Institutions with which these contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others. However, in all cases, these institutions must be approved by us. The obligations of any purchaser under any contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of the offered securities shall not, at the time of delivery, be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which the purchaser is subject. The underwriters and other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of these contracts.
 
Underwriters, dealers, agents and remarketing firms may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business for which they have received or will continue to receive customary compensation.
 
 
 
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Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market. We may elect to list our common stock on any additional exchange. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the offered securities.
 
In connection with an offering, an underwriter may purchase and sell securities in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of securities than they are required to purchase in the offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional securities from us, if any, in the offering. If the underwriters have an over-allotment option to purchase additional securities from us, the underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their over-allotment option or purchasing securities in the open market. In determining the source of securities to close out the covered short position, the underwriters may consider, among other things, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase securities through the over-allotment option. "Naked" short sales are any sales in excess of such option or where the underwriters do not have an over-allotment option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
 
Accordingly, to cover these short sales positions or to otherwise stabilize or maintain the price of the securities, the underwriters may bid for or purchase securities in the open market and may impose penalty bids. If penalty bids are imposed, selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers participating in the offering are reclaimed if securities previously distributed in the offering are repurchased, whether in connection with stabilization transactions or otherwise. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. The impositions of a penalty bid may also affect the price of the securities to the extent that it discourages resale of the securities. The magnitude or effect of any stabilization or other transactions is uncertain. These transactions may be effected on The NASDAQ Global Market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
 
To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
 
 
 
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VALIDITY OF SECURITIES
 
The validity of the securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered will be passed on for us by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
 
 
EXPERTS
 
The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus of Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K as of January 2, 2009, and January 1, 2010, and for the three years ended January 1, 2010, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated by reference herein, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
 

 
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PART II
 
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
 
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by the Registrant in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby.
 
   
Amount to be
Paid
 
Registration fee
  $ 16,100    
Printing
    *    
Legal fees and expenses (including Blue Sky fees)
    *    
Accounting fees and expenses
    *    
Miscellaneous
    *    
TOTAL
  $ *    
 
*  These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.
 
Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent to the Registrant.  The Delaware General Corporation Law provides that Section 145 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.  Article Eight of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for indemnification by the Registrant of its directors, officers and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.
 
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that 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, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases, redemptions or other distributions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.  The Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation provides for such limitation of liability.
 
The Registrant maintains standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to the Registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the Registrant to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.
 
The proposed forms of Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Registration Statement provide for indemnification of directors and officers of the Registrant by the underwriters against certain liabilities.
 
 
 
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Item 16.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
 
 
(a)
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
 
Exhibit No.
Document
     
1.1
 
Form of Underwriting Agreement**
     
4.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(a)
     
4.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws(b)
     
5.1
 
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
     
23.1
 
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
     
23.2
 
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
24.1  
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement)

**  To be filed by Current Report on Form 8-K.
(a)  Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-11904), filed March 2, 2004.
(b)  Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 3, 2009.

Item 17.  Undertakings
 
 
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1)      To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made of securities registered hereby, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
(i)         To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
(ii)        To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
 
(iii)       To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
 
provided, however, that paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
 
(2)       That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
 
 
 
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herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3)       To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(4)       That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
 
(A)        Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
 
(B)        Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.  Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
 
(5)       That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:
 
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
 
(i)         Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
 
(ii)        Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
 
(iii)       The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
 
(iv)       Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
 
 
(b)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
 
 
 
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securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
 
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrants will, unless in the opinion of their counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hayward, State of California, on February 14, 2011.
 
 
 
ULTRA CLEAN HOLDINGS, INC
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Clarence L. Granger
 
   
Clarence L. Granger
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 

 
 
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Clarence L. Granger and Kevin C. Eichler, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act separately and full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or either of them or his or her or their substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities, in the locations and on the dates indicated.
 
 
Signature
Title
Date
     
/s/ Clarence L. Granger
Chairman & Chief Executive
February 14, 2011
Clarence L. Granger
Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director
 
     
/s/ Kevin C. Eichler
Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and
February 14, 2011
Kevin C. Eichler
Principal Accounting Officer)
 
     
/s/ Leonid Mezhvinsky
Director
February 14, 2011
Leonid Mezhvinsky
   
/s/ John Chenault
Director
February 14, 2011
John Chenault
   
/s/ Susan H. Billat
Director
February 14, 2011
Susan H. Billat
   
/s/ David T. ibnAle
Director
February 14, 2011
David T. ibnAle
   
 
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit No.
Document
     
1.1
 
Form of Underwriting Agreement**
     
4.1
 
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(a)
     
4.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws(b)
     
5.1
 
Opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
     
23.1
 
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
     
23.2
 
Consent of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
     
24.1  
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the Registration Statement)
 
 
**  To be filed by Current Report on Form 8-K.
(a)  Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (File No. 333-11904), filed March 2, 2004.
(b)  Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 3, 2009.
 
 
 
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