Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

December 9, 2019

NETGEAR, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	000-50350	77-0419172
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose	CA	95134
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)



(408)	907-8000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading symbol(s):	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	NTGR	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On December 9, 2019, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of NETGEAR, Inc. ("NETGEAR") elected Maureen (Mickey) Mericle to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately.

Upon joining the Board, Ms. Mericle received a grant of three thousand eight hundred forty six (3,846) restricted stock units, which will vest on the date of NETGEAR’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to Ms. Mericle continuing to serve as a member of the Board until such date. NETGEAR and Ms. Mericle also entered into NETGEAR's standard Indemnification Agreement for directors.

On December 10, 2019, NETGEAR issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Mericle to the Board. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, Dated December 10, 2019
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

Dated: December 10, 2019

NETGEAR, INC.

By: /s/ Andrew W. Kim

Andrew W. Kim

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary