PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights information contained in other parts of this prospectus supplement and in the documents we incorporate by reference. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock and it is qualified in its entirety by, and should be read in conjunction with, the more detailed information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, any applicable free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein. You should read all such documents carefully, especially the risk factors and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included or incorporated by reference herein or therein, before deciding to buy shares of our common stock and warrants. Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus supplement to “Netlist,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Netlist, Inc. and our subsidiaries.
The Company
Overview
Netlist provides high-performance memory solutions to enterprise customers in diverse industries. Our products in various capacities and form factors and our line of custom and specialty memory products bring leading performance to customers in a variety of industries globally and cloud service providers. Netlist also licenses its intellectual property.
Recent Developments
Final Judgment Against Samsung
On August 11, 2023, a final judgment was entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which upheld the jury trial verdict on April 21, 2023 that awarded Netlist $303 million in damages against Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Samsung Semiconductor, Inc., and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., or together Samsung, for their willful infringement of five Netlist patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 10,949,339, 11,016,918, 11,232,054, 8,787,060, and 9,318,160. The products found to infringe these patents were Samsung DDR4 LRDIMMs, DDR5 UDIMMs, DDR5 SODIMMs, and DDR5 RDIMMs, and HBM2, HBM2E, and HBM3 components. An appeal may be filed before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Should any party file an appeal, that could cause a lengthy delay in our ability to collect a damages award from Samsung, lead to a reduction of the damages award, or lead to a remand or reversal of the jury’s verdict.
September 2021 Lincoln Park Purchase Agreement
On September 28, 2021, we entered into a purchase agreement, or the September 2021 Purchase Agreement, with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, or Lincoln Park, pursuant to which we have the right to sell to Lincoln Park up to an aggregate of $75 million in shares of our common stock over the 36-month term of the September 2021 Purchase Agreement subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in the September 2021 Purchase Agreement.
During the six months ended July 1, 2023, Lincoln Park purchased an aggregate of 7,300,000 shares of our common stock for a net purchase price of $21.6 million under the September 2021 Purchase Agreement. In connection with the purchases, we issued to Lincoln Park an aggregate of 41,500 shares of our common stock as additional commitment shares in noncash transactions.
Subsequently, from July 2, 2023 through August 11, 2023, Lincoln Park purchased an aggregate of 395,000 shares of our common stock for a net purchase price of $1.2 million under the September 2021 Purchase Agreement. In connection with the purchase, we issued to Lincoln Park an aggregate of 2,341 shares of our common stock as additional commitment shares in noncash transactions.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in Delaware in June 2000 and commenced operations in September 2000. Our principal executive offices are located at 111 Academy, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92617 and our telephone number at that address is (949) 435-0025. Our corporate website address is www.netlist.com. The information on our website is not part of this prospectus.