8-K

INFINERA CORPORATION

Date: September 25, 2024

/s/ NANCY ERBA

Nancy Erba

Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): September 25, 2024

INFINERA CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-33486

77-0560433

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6373 San Ignacio Avenue

San Jose, California 95119

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 572-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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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, par value $0.001 per share

INFN

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

☐ 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 8.01

Other Events

On September 25, 2024, Infinera Corporation (“Infinera”) issued a press release reminding Infinera stockholders of the election deadline for electing the form of merger consideration that they wish to receive in the pending acquisition of Infinera by Nokia Corporation. As previously announced, this deadline is 5:00 p.m., New York time, on September 30, 2024. Infinera stockholders who hold shares through a bank, broker or other nominee may be subject to an earlier election deadline.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Infinera Corporation on September 25, 2024

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Infinera Corporation