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):

October 21, 2020

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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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 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. ☐

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 21, 2020, NETGEAR, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 27, 2020, the text of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and the exhibit to this Current Report are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 and the exhibit to this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, Dated October 21, 2020

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: October 21, 2020

NETGEAR, INC.