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): January 29, 2021

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33383

77-0353939

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

980 Rock Avenue, San Jose, California 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (408) 503-8000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered or to be 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

SMCI

The NASDAQ Global Select Market

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. ¨


Item 2.02			Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 2, 2021, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing preliminary financial information for the quarter ended December 31 ,2020. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in, and the exhibit furnished pursuant to, Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing, unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing.


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

On January 29, 2021, Mr. Kevin Bauer, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the Company, who serves as the Company’s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, resigned from his positions with the Company to pursue other interests. Mr. David Weigand, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, has been appointed as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Corporate Secretary. Additional information about the background of Mr. Weigand can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Bauer will remain at the Company for a transition period through February 2021.


Item 8.01			Other Events

On January 29, 2021, a duly authorized subcommittee of the Company's Board approved a share repurchase program to repurchase shares of common stock for up to $200 million at prevailing prices in the open market. The share repurchase program is effective until July 31, 2022 or until the maximum amount of common stock is repurchased, whichever occurs first.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits


(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release dated F e br uary 2, 2021

104						The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

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.