Wolfspeed Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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): February 27, 2024
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| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant | ||||
As previously disclosed, on July 5, 2023, Wolfspeed, Inc. (the “Company”) and Renesas Electronics America Inc., a California corporation (“Renesas America”), entered into an Unsecured Customer Refundable Deposit Agreement (the “CRD Agreement”), pursuant to which Renesas America committed to provide the Company (a) five business days after entering into the CRD Agreement, an initial deposit in an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion (the “Initial Funding”) and (b) at the Company’s election during the calendar year of 2024, additional deposits in an aggregate principal amount of up to an additional $1 billion (“Additional Fundings” and, together with the Initial Funding, collectively the “Deposits”). The material terms of the CRD Agreement, including with respect to interest and repayment of the Deposits, are described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2023, which description is incorporated by reference herein. On February 27, 2024, Renesas America completed an Additional Funding in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million based on a request delivered by the Company.
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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.
| WOLFSPEED, INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Bradley D. Kohn | ||||||||||
| Bradley D. Kohn | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||||||
Date: March 4, 2024