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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)

X Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
- - - ----- Act of 1934 [Fee Required] for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1995, or

- - - ----- Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 [No Fee Required] for the transition period from
to
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Commission file number: 0-15086

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

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

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

(415) 960-1300
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock

Common Share Purchase Rights
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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
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K [ ].

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
Registrant, as of September 5, 1995, was approximately $5,555,000,000 based upon
the last sale price reported for such date on the NASDAQ National Market System.
For purposes of this disclosure, shares of Common Stock held by persons who hold
more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock and shares held by
officers and directors of the Registrant have been excluded because such persons
may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination is not necessarily
conclusive.

The number of shares of the Registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of
September 5, 1995 was 94,976,613.

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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Parts of the Annual Report to Stockholders for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1995 are incorporated by reference into Items 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 14 hereof.

Parts of the Proxy Statement for the 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are
incorporated by reference into Items 10, 11, 12 and 13 hereof.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS

General
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Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Sun" or the "Company") is a leading supplier of network
computing products including workstations, servers, software, microprocessors,
and a full range of services and support. Sun's products command a significant
share of a rapidly growing segment of the computer industry: networked
workstations and servers. The Company's products are used for many demanding
commercial and technical applications in various industries. Sun has
differentiated itself from its competitors by its commitment to the network
computing model and the UNIX operating system, its rapid innovation and its open
systems architecture. The Company's objective is to be the leading provider of
network computing products and technologies to enterprises worldwide.

Sun operates in a single industry segment and conducts its business through
principal operating entities and divisions organized around the Company's
principal areas of added value. The individual businesses generally operate
independently within their charters, but with the common corporate strategic
vision of being a leading force in network computing. Sun believes this
organizational structure allows it to more efficiently focus on its customers
and the products, channels and markets necessary to serve them. Sun's primary
operating businesses are as follows:

Sun Microsystems Computer Company ("SMCC") - SMCC, a principal operating
business of the Company, is responsible for designing, manufacturing, selling
and supporting workstations and servers incorporating the Scalable Processor
Architecture ("SPARC") for open network computing environments. These
workstations and servers are offered with the Solaris software environment,
licensed by SMCC from SunSoft, Inc.

SunService Division ("SunService")- A leading UNIX service organization,
SunService provides a wide range of global services for heterogeneous network
computing environments, including system support, education, information
technology (IT) consulting, systems integration, and system/network management.

SunSoft, Inc. ("SunSoft") - SunSoft develops, markets, supplies and supports
Solaris, a leading 32-bit UNIX operating system software environment for
enterprise-wide distributed computing environments on SPARC and other volume
platforms. SunSoft also offers software products for enterprise networking,
professional software development, network management and PC desktop
integration.

SPARC Technology Business - SPARC Technology Business designs and develops high
performance SPARC microprocessors, as well as enabling technologies, for SMCC
and third party customers.

SunExpress, Inc. ("SunExpress") - SunExpress, Sun's aftermarketing company,
offers easy ordering and quick delivery of accessories, spare parts, options,
software and third party products to Sun's installed base and other customers.
SunExpress offers competitive prices and high quality services to customers in
the aftermarket using innovative direct marketing techniques.

Sun's network computing model and its hardware and software implementations have
attracted a large number of software vendors to port their applications to Sun
platforms, including an increasing number of vendors of commercial applications.
The availability of such third-party software provides Sun and its customers
with competitive advantage and strengthens the Company's presence in network
computing.

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Sun, the Sun Logo, Sun Microsystems, SunExpress, SunSoft, SunService, NFS, ONC+,
Solaris, Solstice, Netra, PC-NFS, SolarNet, SunNet Manager, SunSoft Workshop,
Sun FORTRAN, Sun Ada, SunPC, Wabi, Sunergy, and SunSpectrum are trademarks,
registered trademarks or servicemarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks, including the SCD Compliant
logo, are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of
SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products
bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun
Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other
countries, exclusively licensed through X/Open Company Ltd.
Products
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Sun believes that customers increasingly demand computer systems that do not
limit them to any one vendor's proprietary technology. To respond to customer
needs, Sun has been a proponent of the open systems strategy, based on industry
standards such as POSIX, X/OPEN and the SPARC Compliance Definition ("SCD").
This open systems strategy offers users and software developers the benefits of
compatibility, interoperability, portability, upgradeability and scalability in
products. Sun's open systems architecture protects existing customer investments
while providing customers with new, innovative technology to allow them to be
competitive in their own markets.

Systems

Sun's workstations span the range from low-cost X-terminals to high-performance
color graphics systems. Its multiprocessing servers can provide various
resources, including filesharing, system administration, and database and
network management. As a filesharing resource, a server enables users to access
data distributed across multiple storage devices and networks.

The current desktop workstation line includes the low-end SPARCXterminal 1, the
low-end color SPARCstation 4, the SPARCstation 5 and the high performance
SPARCstation 20 series of uniprocessor and multiprocessor systems.

The SPARCXterminal 1 computer is the only X-terminal to feature a low-cost,
plug-and-play upgrade to a SPARC workstation, so that users can continue to
maximize their current investment as their computing needs evolve.

The SPARCstation 4 is a low priced, fully configured color workstation. Based on
the 85 MHz microSPARC II processor, this compact desktop system is designed to
satisfy users who demand a low-cost color system that still offers high
performance, networking and flexibility.

The SPARCstation 5 is an accelerated graphics workstation and is one of the
industry's lowest priced 24-bit color systems. Based on the 110 MHz microSPARC
II processor, this workstation is designed for customers seeking expandability
and fast application performance.

The SPARCstation 20 series represents Sun's line of its highest performance
workstations and offers a combination of high-end workstation performance and
functionality at a competitive price. Available in both uniprocessor and
multiprocessor versions, the SPARCstation 20 line achieves higher performance
from the use of 50 MHz (in entry level systems) and 75MHz SuperSPARC processors
and 125 MHz HyperSPARC processors, as well as high performance motherboards and
ASICs. Designed for users needing more specialized graphics power, the
SPARCstation 20 features a broad complement of graphics computing capabilities,
such as 24-bit color and built-in imaging acceleration.

The Company offers a wide range of servers from the low-end SPARCserver 4 and
SPARCserver 5, two low-cost entry servers for small workgroups, to the
SPARCcenter 2000, a high-end, enterprise-wide multiprocessor server. Midrange
servers include the SPARCserver 20 and SPARCserver 1000. These servers are
balanced, high-performance multipurpose platforms that are designed for fast
input-output and distributed computing. They can also function as computational
servers for technical applications such as simulation and analysis for
electrical and mechanical CAD. These systems offer a range of main memory and
hard disk storage configurations, as well as ease of expandability. The
SPARCserver 20 is a competitively priced RISC-based multiprocessing UNIX server
with a modular design that provides workgroup users with an easy upgrade path to
future processor technologies. The SPARCserver 1000 is a powerful, scalable,
versatile, upgradeable and affordable departmental UNIX server in an extremely
compact package. The SPARCcenter 2000 is Sun's high-end server for the data
center and the enterprise. Based on up to twenty 60MHz SPARC microprocessors,
the SPARCcenter 2000 delivers competitive results in NFS file server
performance, system computational performance, and multi-user throughput. The
Company's Netra servers, a line of "turnkey" packaged servers which include
integrated hardware and software, offer specialized capabilities such as
providing system management or Internet functionality. Sun also offers the
SPARCstorage Array Model 100 Series, a storage subsystem utilizing RAID
technology, Sun's affordable, high availability disk storage subsystem.
System Software

The system software environment is a key component of network computing. The
Company continues to focus on developing Solaris (an open client-server UNIX
system software environment now offered on SPARC and Intel platforms; Solaris
for the PowerPC platform is currently under development) as the Company believes
it derives competitive advantage from the stability resulting from its many
years of experience with operating system software. The Company's principal
software products are as follows:

Solaris - Solaris products include all desktop, workgroup and enterprise system
software products for SPARC and Intel platforms. The Solaris advanced operating
system offers connectivity and interoperability among hardware platforms from
other vendors, ease of application development and availability of over 10,000
products from third party software and hardware developers.

Enterprise Management Products - The Company's principal enterprise management
environment, Solstice, utilizes distributed computing technologies to scale and
manage global heterogeneous networks, such as those in telecommunications and
financial services companies. Solstice products decrease the complexity of
managing enterprise-wide networks while significantly lowering the total cost of
operation, giving companies the flexibility of distributed computing with the
control of centralized management. Solstice is one of the industry's leading
network management platforms and includes a next-generation enterprise
management platform, SunNet Manager and a complete line of system administration
and management tools.

Networking Products - Networking products are central to Sun's open systems
architecture. These products provide networking capabilities that make
distributed resources easily accessible by PC's, workstations, servers and other
computing devices on a single network. These products also integrate
heterogeneous global, department, local and remote network resources into
company-wide information systems. The Company is committed to developing
networking products that adhere to and promote open industry networking
standards and technologies in emerging areas such as the Internet. The Company's
networking products include the SolarNet family of PC-to-enterprise networking
solutions such as PC-NFSpro, PC-X and Netware compatability, ONC+/NFS networking
technologies which run on most major computing platforms, and DCE for Solaris.
The Company's fast growing line of software products for the Internet includes a
broad set of solutions spanning Internet access, security, and publishing for
the World Wide Web.

Developer Products - Developer products include programming tools for
professional software developers for UNIX, including Solaris, HP-UX and
UnixWare. These products provide a powerful, comprehensive software development
environment to enable the development of next-generation, network-based,
client/server applications. Specific products include SunSoft WorkShop for C,
Sun FORTRAN and Sun Ada, integrated suites of tools for individuals and teams of
software developers that support the rapid development of single and
mutithreaded applications, and software developer kits for developers of Solaris
applications.

PC Desktop Integration Products - Included in this line are the Solaris Desktop
integration products, which give UNIX users the power to run productivity
applications written for non-UNIX environments, including MS-DOS, DOS-Windows
and Macintosh. Products include SunPC, Merge, Wabi, and the Macintosh
Application Environment.

Sales, Distribution and Marketing
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Sun maintains a presence in most major markets and sells hardware, software and
services to its customers worldwide through a combination of direct and,
increasingly, indirect channels. The Company also offers off-the-shelf software
products on an OEM basis to other hardware manufacturers, as well as supplies
aftermarket and peripheral products to its end user installed base, both
directly and through independent distributors and resellers.

In general, the Company's systems sales force is compensated on a
channel-neutral basis to reduce potential channel conflict. Distribution
channels include:

- a direct sales force selling to selected end-user named accounts and
numerous indirect channels, including commercial systems integrators
who serve the market for large commercial projects requiring
substantial analysis, design, development, implementation and
support of custom solutions;
-   master  resellers who supply product and provide  product  marketing
and technical support services to the Company's smaller Value Added
Resellers ("VARs");

- OEMs who integrate the Company's products with other hardware and
software;

- VARs who provide added value in the form of software packages,
proprietary software development, high-end networking integration,
vertical industry expertise, training, installation and support; and

- independent distributors who primarily cover markets in which Sun
does not have a direct presence.

Over time, the Company expects that systems revenues from the indirect
channels will continue to increase in proportion to direct channel revenues. The
growth and management of the reseller channels is important to the future
revenues and profitability of the Company.

The Company's direct systems sales force serves educational institutions,
software vendors, governments, businesses and other strategic accounts. The
Company has approximately 80 sales and service offices in the United States and
approximately 85 sales and service offices in 38 other countries. In addition,
it uses independent distributors in approximately 100 countries, sometimes in
concert with other resellers and direct sales operations.

Revenues from outside the United States, including those from end users,
resellers and distributors, constituted approximately 51% of net revenues in
both fiscal 1995 and 1994, respectively, and 49% of net revenues in fiscal 1993.
Direct sales made in countries outside of the United States are generally priced
in local currencies and are, therefore, subject to currency exchange
fluctuations. The net impact of currency fluctuations on net revenues and
operating results cannot be precisely measured as the Company's product mix and
pricing change over time in various markets, partially in response to currency
movements. To minimize currency exposure gains and losses, the Company borrows
funds in local currencies, enters into forward exchange contracts, purchases
foreign currency options and promotes natural hedges by purchasing components
and incurring expenses in local currencies whenever feasible. Sun's sales to
overseas customers are made under export licenses that must be obtained from the
United States Department of Commerce. Protectionist trade legislation in either
the United States or other countries, such as a change in the current tariff
structures, export compliance laws or other trade policies, could adversely
affect Sun's ability to sell or to manufacture in international markets. Sales
to or through C. Itoh Technoscience Co. Ltd., Fujitsu, Ltd. and Toshiba
Corporation together represent a significant portion of Sun's revenues in Japan.
See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements incorporated by
reference for additional information concerning sales to foreign customers and
industry segments.

Seasonality affects the Company's revenues and 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, an
future operating results will be adversely affected if revenues do not in-
crease accordingly.

The Company's marketing activities include advertising in computer publications
and the business press, direct mailings to customers and prospects and
attendance at trade shows. Sun maintains a customer resource program, Sunergy,
which includes live interactive satellite broadcasts and provides electronic
access to newsletters and technical information. Sun also sponsors a series of
seminars to specific resellers, university customers, end users and government
customers and prospects designed to familiarize attendees with the capabilities
of the Sun product line.

Sun's order backlog at June 30, 1995 was approximately $323 million, relatively
unchanged as compared with approximately $338 million at June 30, 1994. Backlog
includes only orders for which a delivery schedule within six months has been
specified by the customer. Backlog levels vary with demand, product availability
and the Company's delivery lead times and are subject to significant decreases
as a result of customer order delays, changes or cancellations. As such, backlog
levels are not necessarily a reliable indicator of future operating results.
Customer Service and Support
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The Company provides expertise in heterogeneous network computing through a full
range of global services, including system and software support, education, IT
consulting, systems integration and system/network management. Sun assists both
technical and commercial customers, supporting more than a half million systems
in 170 countries, training more than 50,000 people annually, and providing
consulting, integration and operations assistance to IT organizations worldwide.

In the system support arena, the field support team of 1,700 includes mostly
software support engineers in the solution centers and in field offices. This
field force is complemented by third-party service providers, delivering a full
range of system support. Investments in field personnel and spare parts to meet
the service requirements of the growing installed base are being supplemented by
partnerships with third-party service providers. These partners invest in
complementary support infrastructure thereby facilitating an expansion of
geographical coverage while reducing the Company's investment in fixed
resources.

The Company offers a warranty for parts and labor on its systems, generally for
one year from date of sale. The Company maintains and services the products
during the warranty period and on a contractual basis after the initial product
warranty has expired. Post-warranty support services are primarily offered
through a tiered support offering called SunSpectrum. SunSpectrum offers four
levels of differentiated support that are packaged as a single price for the
system: all hardware, peripherals and software. Warranty and post-warranty
services are provided from its over 170 field offices and 22 solutions centers
in the United States and overseas handling over 500,000 calls a year.

Sun also offers comprehensive skills migration consulting and courseware.
Consultants can perform needs analysis, skills assessment and migration,
curriculum design and course customization. Instructor-led courseware addresses
the educational needs of many customers including managers, operators,
developers, system administrators, and end-users. As an alternative to the
classroom, customers may select self-study training, including more than 50
interactive training products geared for all levels of knowledge. In the
professional services arena the Company provides services that help a customer
design their IT architecture, plan their migration, program manage several
turnkey solutions and manage and operate the network.

The Company is investing in providing mission critical support, multivendor
support and global contract support while expanding its direct support presence
in new emerging markets as well as completing its professional services
portfolio by further developing education and skills migration, IT consulting,
system integration and system and network management services.

Certain computer systems sold by Sun require a high level of service and support
to be provided to the customer, and consequently, the customer's acceptance of
such systems may be delayed in the event Sun does not provide a sufficient level
of service. Such delays in customer acceptance could adversely affect the future
operating results of the Company.

Product Development
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The Company's research and product development programs are intended to sustain
and enhance its competitive position by incorporating the latest worldwide
advances in hardware, software, graphics, networking and data communications
technologies. Sun's product development efforts, conducted within each of its
businesses, are currently focused on increasing the price/performance of its
systems, improving its system software platforms and developing advanced
workstation and server architectures, application-specific integrated circuits
and software for networking and distributed computing, including the
high-performance implementation of existing standards and the development of new
technology standards where none exist.

Sun conducts research and development worldwide principally through facilities
in the United States, France, and Japan. Research and development expenses were
approximately $520 million, $455 million and $445 million in fiscal 1995, 1994
and 1993, respectively. In recent years, Sun's research and development efforts
have focused increasingly on Solaris software and SPARC microprocessors,
including the current development of the next generation, UltraSPARC
microprocessor based on a 64-bit architecture (referred to hereafter as
UltraSPARC). Sun also believes that in the future, software will provide
significant competitive differentiation. Therefore, Sun currently devotes
substantial resources to the development of workgroup software, networking and
data communications, video, graphics, disk array, object technology and the
software development environment.
The  development  of high  performance  computer  products,  in  particular  the
Company's current 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. Sun'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.

Manufacturing and Supply
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The Company's manufacturing operations consist primarily of printed circuit
board assembly and final assembly, test and quality control of systems materials
and components. Sun has manufacturing facilities in California and Scotland, and
distribution facilities in California, the Netherlands and Japan. The Company
has continued its efforts to simplify its manufacturing process by reducing the
diversity of system configurations offered to customers, increasing the
standardization of components across product types and establishing local
sources of supply in major geographies.

Sun uses many standard parts and components in its products and believes there
are a number of competent vendors for most parts and components. However, a
number of important components are developed by and purchased from single
sources due to price, quality, technology or other considerations. In some
cases, those components are available only from single sources. In particular,
Sun is dependent on Sony Corporation for various monitors and on Fujitsu Limited
(Fujitsu) and Texas Instruments Incorporated for different implementations of
SPARC microprocessors. Certain custom silicon parts are designed by and produced
on a contractual basis for Sun. The process of substituting a new producer of
such parts could adversely affect Sun's operating results. Some suppliers of
certain components, including color monitors and custom silicon parts, require
long lead times such that it can be difficult for the Company to plan inventory
levels of components to consistently meet demand for Sun's products. Certain
other components, especially memory integrated circuits such as DRAMs and VRAMs,
have from time to time been subject to industrywide shortages. Future shortages
of components could negatively affect the Company's ability to match supply and
demand, and therefore could adversely impact the Company's future operating
results.

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. Once a hardware product is developed, the
Company must rapidly bring it to volume manufacturing, a process that requires
accurate forecasting of both volumes and configurations, among other things, in
order to achieve acceptable yields and costs. Upon introduction of new products,
the Company must also manage the transition from older, displaced products to
minimize disruptions in customer ordering patterns, reduce levels of older
product inventory, and 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 need to take pricing actions and the
variability of timing of customer orders. As a result, the 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 computer systems offered by Sun generally are the result of both hardware
and software development, so that delays in software development can delay the
Company's ability to ship new hardware products. Adoption
of a new release of an  operating  system may require  effort on the part of the
customer as well as software porting by software vendors providing applications.
As a result, the timing of conversion to a new release is inherently
unpredictable. Moreover, delays in adoption of a new release of an operating
system by customers can limit the acceptability of hardware products tied to
that release. In either situation, the future operating results of the Company
could be adversely affected. Sun's systems based on UltraSPARC processors will
require completion of the next version of the Company's operating system,
Solaris 2.5, which is currently in the beta testing phase of development. To
minimize the aforementioned risks, the Company has expended significant effort
toward making Solaris 2.5 binary compatible with the applications currently
running on Solaris 2.x, so customers should not need to port these applications
to run on UltraSPARC-based systems.

Competition
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The market for the Company'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 Sun's product line and the scalability of its products and network
computing model, the Company competes in many segments of the computer market
across a broad spectrum of customers. The requirements of those customers and
the basis of competition varies widely depending on the market segment and types
of users.

Sun's traditional customer base is in the technical and scientific markets.
Competition in this segment is based primarily on system performance,
price/performance, availability and performance of application software,
robustness of the software development environment, system expandability and
upgradability, adherence to standards, graphics features and performance and
product quality and reliability. Increasingly, Sun is finding that its strengths
in technical markets, particularly software development, design automation and
decision support, along with its network computing focus are enabling expansion
into mission critical enterprise applications. Sun's competitors in the
technical and scientific markets are primarily Hewlett-Packard Company (HP),
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI). Personal
computer manufacturers, offering products based on microprocessors from Intel
Corporation (Intel) and software from Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), have
recently increased the competition in these markets, as their system performance
and functionality begin to scale at lower price points.

Sun has been making inroads into commercial markets both with Global 1000
companies which are downsizing and distributing their computer resources, as
well as with smaller companies which are upsizing and increasing the
capabilities of their network computing systems. Traditionally, competition in
these markets has been based on price/performance, capabilities and stability of
the systems software, product quality and reliability, ease of system operation
and administration, service and support, availability and performance of
applications and middleware, database performance, global marketing and
distribution capabilities, and corporate reputation and name recognition.
Increasingly, companies which are downsizing their operations are focusing on
distributing their computing capabilities and adopting a model of network
computing. Companies which are upsizing typically are increasing their
experience in managing larger heterogeneous environments. As a result, in both
the upsizing and downsizing competitive scenarios, networking capabilities and
the ability to obtain all of the traditional security, stability and
administrative features of a central computing model in a networked environment
are significant factors that influence the buying decision and the relative
strength of the competition. In downsizing opportunities, Sun's competition
tends to come from International Business Machines (IBM), HP and DEC, as well as
other mini and mainframe computer suppliers. In upsizing opportunities,
competition tends to come from personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq
Computer Corporation and Apple Computer, Inc, in addition to the other
competitors previously mentioned.

Sun has also encouraged the proliferation of its SPARC technology as a standard
in the computer marketplace by licensing much of the technology and promoting
open interfaces to the Solaris operating environment, as well as by offering
microprocessors and enabling technologies to third party customers. As a result,
several licensees also offer SPARC/Solaris based products that compete directly
with Sun's products primarily in the desktop markets.

The Company expects that the markets for its products, technology and services
as well as its competitors within such markets, will continue to change as the
rightsizing trend shifts customer buying patterns to distributed systems
employing multiple platform networks. Competition in these markets will also
continue to intensify as Sun and its competitors aggressively position
themselves to benefit from this shifting of customer buying
patterns  and  demand.  The timing of  introductions  of new  desktop and server
products by Sun's competitors may negatvely impact the future operating results
of the Company, particularly when occurring in periods leading up to the
Company's introductions of its own new or enhanced products. As raw
microprocessor performance is a highly visible element of the industry's
competitive landscape, Sun's future operating results will depend on the
Company's ability to rapidly and successfully complete the development and
integration of UltraSPARC into the Company's desktop and server lines. In
addition, Sun expects to see continued performance improvements in
microprocessor technology and products introduced by Intel and Motorola, Inc.
Such products, coupled with enhanced operating systems software from Microsoft
and other competitors, are expected to continue to provide competitive pressure
throughout the Company's product range. The Company expects this pressure to
intensify in fiscal 1996. While many other technical, service and support
capabilities affect a customer's buying decision, Sun's future operating results
will depend, in part, on its ability to compete in these technologies.

Patents and Licenses
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Sun currently holds a number of U.S. and foreign patents relating to various
aspects of its products and technology. While the Company believes that patent
protection is important, it also believes that patents are of less competitive
significance than such factors as innovative skills and technological expertise.

As is common in the computer industry, the Company has from time to time been
notified that it may be infringing certain patents and other intellectual
property rights of others, although no material litigation has arisen out of any
of these claims. Several pending claims are in various stages of evaluation. The
Company is evaluating the desirability of entering into licensing agreements in
certain of these cases. Based on industry practice, the Company believes that in
most cases any necessary licenses or other rights could be obtained on
commercially reasonable terms. However, no assurance can be given that licenses
can be obtained on acceptable terms or that litigation will not occur. The
failure to obtain necessary licenses or other rights, or litigation arising out
of such claims, could have a material adverse effect on the Company's
operations.

Sun has entered into separate patent exchange agreements with IBM, Cray
Research, Inc. (Cray) and Fujitsu. Under each agreement, the parties grant to
each other non-exclusive, worldwide rights to patents in their respective patent
portfolios. These agreements cover patents issued or applied for during certain
limited periods as specified in the agreements. The agreements with Cray and
Fujitsu are royalty free. The agreement with IBM required Sun to make payments
through fiscal 1995. These payments have not been material to Sun's financial
position.

In March 1990, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) alleged that a substantial
number of the Company's products infringe certain of TI's patents. Based on its
discussions with TI, the Company believes that it will be able to negotiate a
license agreement with TI, if necessary, and that the outcome of this matter
will not have a material adverse effect on Sun's financial position or its
results of operations or cash flows in any given fiscal year. Such a negotiatied
license may or may not have a material adverse impact on Sun's results of
operations or cash flows in a given fiscal quarter depending upon various
factors including but not limited to the structure and amount of royalty
payments, offsetting consideration from TI, if any, and the allocation of
royalties between past and future product shipments, none of which can be
forecast with reasonable certainty at this time.

Employees
- - - ---------

As of June 30, 1995, Sun employed approximately 14,500 people. The Company's
future operating results will depend on its ability to continue to broaden and
develop senior management and to attract and retain skilled employees, and on
the ability of its management and key employees to manage growth successfully
through the enhancement of management information systems and financial
controls. The Company expects to continue to increase its number of employees to
support demand creation programs, service and support operations, and overall
projected growth. None of Sun's employees are represented by a labor union in
the United States.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Sun conducts its worldwide operations using a combination of leased and owned
facilities. The Company believes that, while it currently has sufficient
facilities to conduct its operations during fiscal 1996, it will continue to
lease and acquire owned facilities throughout the world as its business
requires. Properties owned by the Company consist of an approximately 260,000
square foot facility on approximately 10 acres in Palo Alto, California; an
approximately 227,000 square foot facility on approximately 30 acres in
Linlithgow, Scotland; an
approximately 30,000 square foot facility on approximately 2.5 acres in Bagshot,
England; and approximately 90 acres in Newark, California. In addition, in
fiscal 1995, Sun puchased a facility totaling approximately 439,000 square feet
on approximately 27 acres in Menlo Park, California. Sun also leases
approximately 28 acres in Menlo Park with approximately 596,000 square feet
under construction with an estimated completion date of the first quarter of
fiscal 1997. Sun leases approximately 170 sales and service offices throughout
the world aggregating about 2 million square feet. Sun also leases approximately
3 million square feet for its research and development and manufacturing
facilities, primarily in Milpitas, Sunnyvale and Mountain View, California and
Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Sun's California manufacturing plant, the majority of
its research and development facilities, its Corporate headquarters and other
critical business operations are located near major earthquake faults. Operating
results could be materially adversely impacted in the event of a major
earthquake.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Not applicable.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not applicable.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following sets forth certain information regarding the executive officers of
the Company as of September 5, 1995:

NAME AGE POSITION
- - - ------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------

Scott G. McNealy 40 Chairman of the Board of Directors, President
and Chief Executive Officer, Sun
Microsystems, Inc.

Kenneth M. Alvares 51 Vice President, Human Resources, Sun
Microsystems, Inc.

Patrick J. Deagman 47 Vice President, Finance, Information Resources
and Operations, SunSoft, Inc.

Lawrence W. Hambly 49 President, SunService Division

Masood A. Jabbar 45 Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Sun Microsystems Computer Company

William N. Joy 40 Vice President, Research and Development;
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Michael E. Lehman 45 Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Michael H. Morris 47 Vice President, General Counsel and
Secretary, Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Rajesh H. Parekh 42 Vice President, Engineering, Sun Microsystems
Computer Company

Frank Pinto 50 Vice President, North American Field Operations,
Sun Microsystems Computer Company

William J. Raduchel 49 Vice President, Corporate Planning and
Development and Chief Information Officer,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

George Reyes 41 Vice President, Corporate Controller,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Joseph P. Roebuck 59 Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations,
Sun Microsystems Computer Company

Janpieter T. Scheerder 46 President, SunSoft, Inc.

Eric E. Schmidt 40 Vice President, Chief Technology Officer,
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

John C. Shoemaker 52 Vice President, Worldwide Operations,
Sun Microsystems Computer Company

Chester J. Silvestri 46 President, SPARC Technology Business
NAME            AGE                          POSITION
- - - ------------------- --- ------------------------------------------------
Dorothy A. Terrell 50 President, SunExpress, Inc.

Kevin J.F. Walsh 53 Vice President, Finance and Planning,
Worldwide Operations, Sun Microsystems
Computer Company

Edward J. Zander 48 President, Sun Microsystems Computer Company

Mr. McNealy is a founder of the Company and has served as Chairman of
the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer since December
1984, as President and Chief Operating Officer from February 1984 to December
1984 and as Vice President of Operations from February 1982 to February 1984.
Mr. McNealy has served as a director of the Company since the incorporation of
Sun in February 1982.

Mr. Alvares has served as Vice President, Human Resources of the Company
since June 1992. From 1990 to June 1992, he served as Vice President, Human
Resources, Nichols Institute. He held various positions at Frito-Lay, Inc. from
1984 to 1990, including Vice President of Personnel from 1987 to 1990.

Mr. Deagman has served as Vice President, Finance, Information Resources
and Operations of SunSoft, Inc. since July 1993. From July 1991 to June 1993, he
served as Director, Finance, Information Resources and Operations of SunSoft,
Inc. From October 1990 to June 1991, he served as Director, Worldwide
Operations, Finance and Business Planning. Prior to joining Sun, from November
1988 to September 1990, Mr. Deagman served as Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Xerox Imaging Systems, a subsidiary of Xerox Corporation.

Mr. Hambly has served as President, SunService, a division of the
Company, since July 1993. From July 1991 to July 1993, he served as Vice
President, Marketing of Sun Microsystems Computer Company (formerly Sun
Microsystems Computer Corporation). From July 1988 to July 1991, he served as
President of Sun Microsystems Federal, Inc. From April 1983 to July 1988, he
served in various sales management capacities at the Company, most recently as
Vice President, Western Area Sales.

Mr. Jabbar has served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer of Sun Microsystems Computer Company since June 1994. From July 1992
until June 1994, Mr. Jabbar served as Vice President, Finance and Planning,
Worldwide Field Operations of Sun Microsystems Computer Company. From June 1991
to June 1992, he served as Vice President, Finance and Administration, United
States Field Operations for Sun Microsystems Computer Company and from October
1990 to June 1991, he served as Director, Finance and Administration, United
States Field Operations for the Company. From October 1989 to October 1990, he
served as Director of United States Field Marketing for the Company. From April
1988 to October 1989, he served as United States Sales and Service Controller
for the Company. From December 1986 to April 1988 he served as United States and
Intercontinental Sales Controller for the Company.

Mr. Joy has served as Vice President, Research and Development of the
Company since August 1983.

Mr. Lehman has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
since February 1994. From June 1990 until February 1994, Mr. Lehman served as
Vice President and Corporate Controller of the Company. From September 1989 to
June 1990, he served as Director of Finance and Administration of Sun
Microsystems of California, Ltd., one of the Company's Hong Kong subsidiaries.
He served as Assistant Corporate Controller of the Company from September 1988
to August 1989 and as External Reporting Manager from August 1987 to August
1988.

Mr. Morris has served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
of the Company since October 1987.

Mr. Parekh has served as Vice President, Engineering for Sun
Microsystems Computer Company since July 1993. From September 1992 to July 1993,
he served as Vice President, Advanced Workstations and Graphics for Sun
Microsystems Computer Company. Prior to joining the Company, from September 1982
to May 1992, he served in various positions, including Vice President and
General Manager, Personal Systems and Corporate Vice President Advanced
Technology for Silicon Graphics, Inc. ("SGI"). From May 1992 to September 1992,
he was employed by SGI as an independent consultant.

Mr. Pinto has served as Vice President, North American Field Operations
of Sun Microsystems Computer Company since July 1995. From January 1993 to June
1995, Mr. Pinto served as Vice President, Northeast Area for Sun Microsystems
Computer Company. From June 1989 to December 1992, he served as
Metro  Regional  Director of the Company and from November 1988 to June 1989, he
served as the Company's District Manager, Northeast Major OEM District.

Mr. Raduchel has served as Vice President, Corporate Planning and
Development and as Chief Information Officer of the Company since July 1991. In
addition, from July 1991 to June 1992, he served as Vice President, Human
Resources (acting). From June 1989 to July 1991, he served as Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company; he was also acting Chief Information
Officer of the Company from November 1990 to July 1991. From October 1988 to
June 1989, he served as Vice President, Corporate Planning and Development. From
1985 to 1988, he served as Vice President of Document Systems in the Strategic
Business Office of Xerox Corporation.

Mr. Reyes has served as Corporate Controller of the Company since April
1994. From April 1992 to March 1994, Mr. Reyes served as Audit Director for the
Company. From April 1991 to April 1992, he was Director of Finance for the
Company's ICON operations. From June 1989 to April 1991, he served as Assistant
Controller. From July 1988 to June 1989, Mr. Reyes was the Controller of the
Company's General Systems Group. From March 1988 to June 1988, Mr. Reyes served
as the Company's Marketing Controller.

Mr. Roebuck has served as Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations of
Sun Microsystems Computer Company since April 1992. From November 1988 to April
1992, he served as Vice President, United States Field Operations, Sun
Microsystems Computer Company and from January 1986 to November 1988, he served
as Vice President of Sales for the Company.

Mr. Scheerder has served as President of SunSoft, Inc., since August
1995. From April 1995 to August 1995, he served as Vice President, Server
Products of Sun Microsystems Computer Company. From March 1992 to April 1995,
Mr. Scheerder served as Vice President, Solaris Products of SunSoft, Inc. From
August 1991 to March 1992, he was Director of Marketing and Programming of
SunSoft, Inc. and from February 1990 to August 1991, he was Vice President,
Industry Standard System Development at Data General.

Mr. Schmidt has served as Chief Technology Officer of the Company since
February 1994. From July 1991 to February 1994, Mr. Schmidt served as President
of Sun Technology Enterprises, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of the Company. From
July 1988 to July 1991, he served as Vice President of the Company's General
Systems Group. From May 1985 to July 1988, he served as Vice President and
General Manager, Software Products Division for the Company.

Mr. Shoemaker has served as Vice President, Worldwide Operations of Sun
Microsystems Computer Company since July 1993. From June 1992 to July 1993 he
served as Vice President, U.S. Operations of Sun Microsystems Computer Company.
From May 1990 to July 1993, he also served as Vice President, Finance and
Planning, Worldwide Operations (on an acting basis since July 1992). He served
as Vice President (Acting), Materials, Worldwide Operations from October 1991 to
June 1992. From March 1989 to March 1990, he served as Senior Vice President,
Electronic Printing Worldwide Marketing, Xerox Corporation. From December 1986
to March 1989, he served as Vice President and General Manager, Document Systems
Business, Xerox Corporation.

Mr. Silvestri has served as President, SPARC Technology Business since
February 1994. From August 1992 to February 1994, Mr. Silvestri served as Vice
President, SPARC Sales. Prior to joining Sun, from December 1986 to August 1992,
he served as Vice President and General Manager, Technology Products for MIPS
Computer Systems, Inc., later acquired by SGI.

Ms. Terrell has served as President of SunExpress, Inc. since August
1991. She held various positions at Digital Equipment Corporation from 1976 to
1991, including Group Manager, Application Specific Interconnect and Packaging
in 1991, Manufacturing Manager from 1988 to 1991 and Resource Development
Manager, Corporate Manufacturing from 1987 to 1988.

Mr. Walsh has served as Vice President, Finance and Planning, Worldwide
Operations for Sun Microsystems Computer Company since February 1993. From
February 1993 to February 1994, Mr. Walsh also served as Corporate Controller
for Sun Microsystems Computer Company. Prior to joining the Company, from June
1990 to January 1993, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Spatial Technology
Inc. From 1985 to May 1990, he served as Vice President, Finance for
Schlumberger Technologies, Inc.

Mr. Zander has served as President of Sun Microsystems Computer Company
since February 1995. From July 1991 to February 1995, Mr. Zander served as
President of SunSoft, Inc. From October 1987 to July 1991, he served as Vice
President of Corporate Marketing of the Company.
PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to
the inside back cover of Sun's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders. At September
5, 1995 there were 3,828 stockholders of record.

The following is a summary of all sales of the Company's Common Stock by
the Company's directors and executive officers who are subject to Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, during the fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 1995*:

Number of
Officer Date Price Shares Sold
------- ---- ----- -----------

Alvares, Kenneth 4/27/95 $38.939 24,600
4/27/95 $39.625 593
5/22/95 $46.0625 2,000
5/23/95 $47.125 500
5/23/95 $47.375 500
5/23/95 $48.00 500
5/23/95 $48.625 500
5/23/95 $48.875 500
5/24/95 $49.75 500
5/24/95 $50.00 500

Deagman, Patrick 5/9/95 $41.69 3,000
5/10/95 $43.25 323

Hambly, Larry 4/24/95 $38.00 2,500
4/26/95 $39.00 2,500
4/27/95 $40.0625 2,500
5/12/95 $44.00 5,000

Jabbar, Masood 5/11/95 $43.00 10,000

Joy, William 4/25/95 $38.00 30,000

Kannegaard, Jon** 5/26/95 $47.1875 6,700
5/31/95 $44.6758 9,600

Lehman, Michael 4/24/95 $38.0625 6,500
5/8/95 $40.9375 2,000

Marr, William** 5/3/95 $41.875 10,000
5/3/95 $41.50 17,000
5/17/95 $44.75 25,857
5/25/95 $48.875 8,821 (sold by spouse)

McNealy, Scott 5/2/95 $39.90 50,000

Morris, Michael 5/4/95 $41.94 3,470

Parekh, Rajesh 5/15/95 $44.00 2,279

Raduchel, William 4/21/95 $37.4375 2,500
5/15/95 $44.00 37,828

Reyes, George 4/21/95 $37.5625 6,375
4/21/95 $37.875 1,570
5/16/95 $44.6875 2,957
Number of
Officer Date Price Shares Sold
------- ---- ----- -----------

Roebuck, Joseph 5/5/95 $41.50 25,000
5/5/95 $41.375 25,000
5/17/95 $45.125 4,000
5/18/95 $45.00 12,352

Silvestri, Chester 5/24/95 $49.9375 10,000

Schmidt, Eric 4/21/95 $37.50 5,000
4/28/95 $39.50 5,000
5/3/95 $41.375 5,000
5/15/95 $44.00 5,000
5/22/95 $46.75 10,000
5/26/95 $47.125 5,000
5/31/95 $44.75 5,000
5/31/95 $44.50 10,000

Shoemaker, John 4/21/95 $37.339 22,031
4/21/95 $37.589 15,000
4/21/95 $37.714 5,000

Terrell, Dorothy 4/21/95 $37.6875 14,000
4/26/95 $38.375 4,400
4/27/95 $39.0625 4,000

Zander, Edward 4/21/95 $37.6875 10,000
5/9/95 $43.125 10,000
5/25/95 $50.00 7,000

* Share sales, if any, by Janpieter Scheerder are not included herein as Mr.
Scheerder was appointed on August 15, 1995.

**former officer

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to
the information included under the caption "Historical Financial Review" on
pages 15 and 16 of Sun's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to
pages 18 through 22 of Sun's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference to
pages 23 through 36 of Sun's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Not applicable.
PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Information regarding directors of the Company is incorporated by
reference from "Election of Directors" in Sun's 1995 Proxy Statement for the
Company's 1995 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Current executive officers of the
Registrant found under the caption "Executive Officers of the Registrant" in
Part I hereof is also incorporated by reference into this Item 10.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference
from the section entitled "Executive Compensation" in Sun's 1995 Proxy
Statement.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference
from the section entitled "Information Concerning Solicitation and Voting -
Record Date and Outstanding Shares" and "Security Ownership of Management" in
Sun's 1995 Proxy Statement.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The information required by this item is incorporated by reference
from the sections entitled "Executive Compensation - Summary Compensation
Table", "Certain Transactions With Management" and "Employment Contracts and
Change-In-Control Arrangements" in Sun's 1995 Proxy Statement.
PART IV

ITEM 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1. Financial statements that are incorporated herein by reference to
the following in Sun's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders:

Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years in
the period ended June 30, 1995 (page 23).

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 1995 and 1994 (page 24).

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years
in the period ended June 30, 1995 (page 25).

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for each of the
three years in the period ended June 30, 1995 (page 26).

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (pages 27 through 35).

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors (page 36).

The Company's 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders is not deemed filed
as part of this report except for those parts specifically
incorporated herein by reference.

2. Financial statement schedule:

Page Schedule Title
---- -------- ---------------------------------
S-1 II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

All other schedules have been omitted since the required information
is not present or is not present in amounts sufficient to require
submission of the schedule, or because the information required is
included in the consolidated financial statements, including the notes
thereto.
3.      Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number Description
------- -----------

3.1(2) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant.

3.2(9) Bylaws of Registrant, as amended.

3.3(8) Certificate of Amendment of the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of Registrant.

4.1(5) Indenture between Registrant and Harris Trust and Savings
Bank, Trustee, covering $135,000,000 of 6 3/8% Debentures
(including form of Debenture) due October 15, 1999.

4.3(9) First Amended and Restated Common Shares Rights Agreement
dated December 14, 1990, between Registrant and The First
National Bank of Boston.

4.4(11) Amendment dated as of October 28, 1991 to the First
Amended and Restated Common Shares Rights Agreement dated
December 14, 1990.

4.5(12) Second Amendment dated as of August 5, 1992 to the First
Amended and Restated Common Shares Rights Agreement dated
December 14, 1990.

10.1(1) Technology Transfer Agreement dated February 27, 1982,
for the purchase by the Registrant of certain technology
for cash, and related Assumption Agreement dated February
27, 1982.

10.3(1) Form of Founders' Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.

10.8(1) Registration Rights Agreement dated as of November 26,
1984.

10.8A(1) Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement.

10.9(3) Registrant's 1982 Stock Option Plan, as amended, and
representative forms of Stock Option Agreement.

10.10(3) Registrant's Restricted Stock Plan, as amended, and
representative form of Stock Purchase Agreement.

10.11(10) Registrant's 1984 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended.

10.21(1) License Agreement dated July 26, 1983, by and between
Registrant and The Regents of the University of
California.

10.22(1) Software Agreement effective as of April 1, 1982 by and
between Registrant and American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, and Supplemental Agreement dated effective as of
May 28, 1983.

10.48(3) Registrant's 1987 Stock Option Plan and representative
form of Stock Option Agreement.

10.50(4) Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement dated June 7,
1989 between the Registrant, The First National Bank of
Boston, Security Pacific National Bank and The First
National Bank of Boston, as agent for the banks.
Exhibit
Number Description
------- -----------

10.51(4) First Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan
Agreement dated September 22, 1989.

10.56(4) Building Loan Agreement dated May 11, 1989, between Sun
Microsystems Properties, Inc. and the Toyo Trust and
Banking Company, Limited, New York Branch and the related
Promissory Note; First Deed of Trust, Assignment of
Leases, Rents and Other Income and Security Agreement;
Guaranty of Payment; Guaranty of Completion (Sun
Microsystems Properties, Inc.); Guaranty of Completion
(Sun Microsystems, Inc.); Shortfall Agreement and
Indemnity.

10.57(4) Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated September 26,
1989, between the Registrant, The Ohio National Life
Insurance Company, Principal Mutual Life Insurance
Company, Pruco Life Insurance Company, The Prudential
Life Insurance Company of America, Prudential Property
and Casualty Insurance Company and Teachers Insurance and
Annuity Association of America and related Common Stock
Purchase Warrant.

10.59(5) Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan
Agreement dated as of October 26, 1989.

10.60(6) Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated December 15,
1989, between the Registrant and Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company and related Common Stock Purchase
Warrant.

10.61(6) Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated December 15,
1989, between the Registrant and Allstate Life Insurance
Company, Modern Woodmen of America, The Ohio National
Life Insurance Company, The Western and Southern Life
Insurance Company, Western-Southern Life Insurance
Company and Keystone Provident Life Insurance Company and
related Common Stock Purchase Warrant.

10.62(7) Credit Agreement dated as of April 4, 1990, between the
Registrant; Citibank N.A.; Bank of America National Trust
and Savings Association; The First National Bank of
Boston; Barclays Bank PLC; Security Pacific National
Bank; Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York; Morgan
Bank (Delaware); Algemene Bank Nederland N.V.; The Fuji
Bank, Limited; Mitsui Taiyo Kobe Bank, Limited; and the
Bank of California, N.A.

10.63(7) Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan
Agreement dated as of April 3, 1990.

10.64(8) Registrant's 1988 Directors' Stock Option Plan and
representative form of Stock Option Agreement.

10.65 Registrant's 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
amended on August 9, 1995.

10.66 Registrant's 1990 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as
amended on August 9, 1995.
Exhibit
Number Description
------- -----------

10.66A(10) Representative form of agreement to Registrant's 1990
Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan.

10.68(10) First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 25,
1991.

10.69(10) Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Term Loan
Agreement dated June 27, 1991.

10.73(10) Representative form of letter dated June 25, 1991 between
the Registrant and the insurance companies who are
parties to the Note and Warrant Purchase Agreements dated
September 26, 1986 and December 15, 1989.

10.74(10) Software Distribution Agreement dated January 28, 1991 by
and between the Registrant and UNIX System Laboratories,
Inc.

10.75(13) Promissory Notes from Kenneth Alvares to the Registrant
dated June 10, 1992 and July 13, 1992.

10.77(14) Lease Agreement between BNP Leasing Corporation and
Registrant, effective as of September 25, 1992.

10.79(14) Amendments to Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated
May 26, 1993.

10.80(15) Promissory note from Chester Silvestri to the Registrant
dated December 30, 1992.

10.81(15) Notice of Exercise and Irrevocable Subscription Agreement
dated July 26, 1994 between Lawrence W. Hambly and the
Registrant.

10.82(15) Revolving Credit Agreement dated June 1, 1994, between
the Registrant; Citicorp USA, Inc.; Bank of America
National Trust and Savings Association; ABN AMRO Bank
N.V.; The First National Bank of Boston; Barclays Bank
PLC; Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York; The Fuji
Bank Limited, San Francisco Agency; The Bank of
California, N.A.; The Sakura Bank Limited, San Francisco
Agency; Banque Nationale de Paris; Bayerische Vereinsbank
AG, Los Angeles Agency; The Industrial Bank of Japan,
Limited, San Francisco Agency; Swiss Bank Corporation.

10.83(15) Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of August 5, 1994
among the Registrant, SunExpress, Inc., Sun Microsystems
Federal, Inc., SunSoft Inc., J.P. Morgan Delaware and
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York.

10.84 Registrant's Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan
dated July 1, 1995

10.85 Registrant's Section 162(m) Executive Officer
Performance-Based Bonus Plan dated August 9, 1995

11.0 Statement of computation of earnings per share.

13.0 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders (to be deemed filed
only to the extent required by the instructions to
exhibits for reports on Form 10-K).

22.0 Subsidiaries of Registrant.
Exhibit
Number Description
------- -----------

23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors.

24.0 Power of Attorney (See page 22).

27.0 Financial Data Schedule.


(1) Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (No. 33-2897), which became effective March 4, 1986.

(2) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1987.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 19.1, 19.3 or 19.4, filed as
Exhibits to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended December 25, 1987.

(4) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to the Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1989.

(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 19.0 and 19.3 filed as exhibits to
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 29, 1989.

(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 19.0 and 19.1 filed as exhibits to
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
December 29, 1989.

(7) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 19.0 and 19.1 filed as exhibits to
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 30, 1990.

(8) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1990.

(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 4.1 filed as exhibits to
the Registrant's Report on Form 8-K filed on December 28, 1990.

(10) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1991.

(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.0 filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 27, 1991.

(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 filed as an exhibit to the
Registrant's Form 8 Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form
8-A filed on September 16, 1992.

(13) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1992.

(14) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1993.

(15) Incorporated by reference to identically numbered exhibits filed as
exhibits to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1994.
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
Registrant

September 26, 1995

BY:




/s/ Michael E. Lehman
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Michael E. Lehman
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Scott G. McNealy and Michael E. Lehman jointly and
severally, his attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him
in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Report on Form 10-K,
and file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or his substitute or
substitutes, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report
has been signed below by the following persons, which include the Chief
Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller and a
majority of the Board of Directors, on behalf of the registrant and in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date

/s/ Scott G. McNealy Chairman of the Board of September 26, 1995
- - - ------------------------- Directors, President and
(Scott G. McNealy) Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive
Officer)

/s/ Michael E. Lehman Vice President and September 26, 1995
- - - ------------------------- Chief Financial Officer
(Michael E. Lehman) (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ George Reyes Vice President and Corporate September 26, 1995
- - - ------------------------- Controller (Principal
(George Reyes) Accounting Officer)

/s/ L. John Doerr Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(L. John Doerr)

/s/ Judith L. Estrin Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(Judith L. Estrin)

/s/ Robert J. Fisher Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(Robert J. Fisher)

/s/ Robert L. Long Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(Robert L. Long)

/s/ M. Kenneth Oshman Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(M. Kenneth Oshman)

/s/ A. Michael Spence Director September 26, 1995
- - - -------------------------
(A. Michael Spence)
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SCHEDULE II

SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands)
<CAPTION>

Balance at Charged to Balance at
Beginning Costs and Deduction/ End of
Description of Period Expenses Writeoff Period
- - - ---------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Year ended June 30, 1993:
Accounts receivable allowances $48,697 $ 89,027 $ 86,262 $51,462
======= ======== ======== =======
Year ended June 30, 1994:
Accounts receivable allowances $51,462 $167,281 $138,898 $79,845
======= ======== ======== =======
Year ended June 30, 1995:
Accounts receivable allowances $79,845 $186,993 $167,231 $99,607
======= ======== ======== =======
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EXHIBITS TO REPORT
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ON FORM 10-K
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FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit
Number Description
- - - ------- ---------------------------------------------

10.65 1990 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended

10.66 1990 Long-Term Equity Incentive Plan, as amended

10.84 Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan

10.85 Section 162(m) Executive Officer Performance-Based
Bonus Plan

11.0 Statement of computation of earnings per share

13.0 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders

22.0 Subsidiaries of Registrant

23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

27.0 Financial Data Schedule