WOLF 8-K
Wolfspeed, Inc. (WOLF)
8-K
2025-04-30
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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): April 26, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(919 ) 407-5300
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. | ||||
On April 30, 2025, Wolfspeed, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reaffirming its previously announced financial guidance for the third quarter of the Company’s fiscal 2025. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
Departure of Neill P. Reynolds
Following discussions that commenced April 26, 2025, the Company and its Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Neill P. Reynolds, have agreed that he will be departing the Company effective May 30, 2025. Upon execution of a separation agreement, Mr. Reynolds will receive a one-time cash payment equal to the approximate value of twelve (12) months of Mr. Reynolds’ regular salary and an annual bonus at target, as well as an additional twelve (12) months of vesting of his unvested restricted stock units. Mr. Reynolds also will be entitled to twelve (12) months of the employer portion of COBRA continuation payments.
The Company onboards its new Chief Executive Officer, Robert Feurle, on May 1, 2025. Mr. Reynolds is dedicated to continuing management’s efforts to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet until his departure.
Forward Looking Statements:
This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about the Company’s efforts to strengthen its balance sheet and its expectations regarding its targets for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, ongoing uncertainty in global economic and geopolitical conditions, such as the ongoing military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East; changes in progress on infrastructure development or changes in customer or industrial demand that could negatively affect product demand, including as a result of an economic slowdown or recession; collectability of receivables and other related matters if consumers and businesses defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks associated with expansion plans, including design and construction delays, cost overruns; the timing and amount of government incentives actually received, including, among other things, any direct grants and tax credits; issues in installing and qualifying new equipment and ramping production; poor production process yields and quality control, and potential increases to the Company’s restructuring costs; the Company’s ability to obtain additional funding, including, among other things, from government funding, public or private equity offerings, or debt financings, on favorable terms and on a timely basis, if at all; the Company’s ability to take certain actions with respect to its capital and debt
structure, including issuing the full amount of senior notes under its agreements with lenders and restructuring or refinancing its convertible notes; the risk that the Company does not meet its production commitments to those customers who provide it with capacity reservation deposits or similar payments; the risk that the Company may experience production difficulties that preclude it from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs, lower yields and lower margins; the Company’s ability to lower costs; the risk that its results will suffer if the Company is unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand or scaling back its manufacturing expenses or overhead costs quickly enough to correspond to lower than expected demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor’s products instead; product mix; risks associated with the ramp-up of production of new products, and entry into new business channels different from those in which the Company has historically operated; the Company’s ability to convert customer design-ins to design-wins and sales of significant volume, and, if customer design-in activity does result in such sales, when such sales will ultimately occur and what the amount of such sales will be; the risk that the markets for the Company’s products will not develop as it expects, including the adoption of its products by electric vehicle manufacturers and the overall adoption of electric vehicles; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the tariffs imposed or announced by the United States on imported goods, and corresponding tariffs and other retaliatory measures imposed by other countries (including China) in response, may continue to negatively impact demand for the Company’s products; the risk that Wolfspeed or its channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, including production and product mix, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as the Company experiences wide fluctuations in supply and demand; risks related to international sales and purchases; risks resulting from the concentration of business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that the Company’s investments may experience periods of significant market value and interest rate volatility causing it to recognize fair value losses on its investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain (including managing the impacts of supply constraints in the semiconductor industry and meeting purchase commitments under take-or-pay arrangements with certain suppliers) that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; risks relating to outbreaks of infectious diseases or similar public health events, including the risk of disruptions to the Company’s operations, supply chain, including its contract manufacturers, or customer demand; the risk the Company may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if its remaining goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber attacks or cyber intrusion; the Company’s ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render its products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for the Company’s products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of the Company’s brand and products, resulting in lower demand for its products; the risk that the Company’s products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs; risks associated with strategic transactions; the risk that the Company is not able to successfully execute or achieve the potential benefits of its efforts to enhance its value; and other factors discussed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including its report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this Current Report. Except as required under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this Current Report, whether as a result of new information, future events, developments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
Wolfspeed® is a registered trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits
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| 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.
| WOLFSPEED, INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Melissa Garrett | ||||||||||
| Melissa Garrett | |||||||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||||||||
Date: April 30, 2025
Exhibit 99.1
Wolfspeed Announces Executive Leadership Change
Neill Reynolds will Depart as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Reynolds will Remain in his Role Until May 30th to Coordinate Ongoing Negotiations with its Lenders
Wolfspeed Reaffirms Fiscal Third Quarter 2025 Guidance
DURHAM, N.C. April 30, 2025 – Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) (“Wolfspeed” or the “Company”) today announced that it has mutually agreed with Neill Reynolds to conclude his role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 30, 2025, to pursue another professional opportunity.
Reynolds will remain with the Company to ensure an orderly transition as it continues its active discussions with its lenders in an effort to strengthen the Company’s capital structure. Reynolds will also participate in the Company’s fiscal third quarter earnings call, scheduled for May 8.
“Neill has been an important partner as we navigate our liability-management initiatives and position Wolfspeed for its next phase,” said Thomas Werner, Executive Chairman. “We appreciate his commitment to staying on to support our efforts to strengthen the Company’s balance sheet. On behalf of the entire Board and management team, we’d like to thank him for his contributions to the Company and wish him success in his new endeavor.”
The Company has initiated a search with a leading executive-search firm to evaluate internal and external candidates for a permanent Chief Financial Officer.
Lastly, the Company reaffirms its previously announced financial guidance for the third quarter of fiscal 2025.
About Wolfspeed, Inc.
Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) leads the market in the worldwide adoption of silicon carbide technologies that power the world’s most disruptive innovations. As the pioneers of silicon carbide, and creators of the most advanced semiconductor technology on earth, we are committed to powering a better world for everyone. Through silicon carbide material, Power Modules, Discrete Power Devices and Power Die Products targeted for various applications, we will bring you The Power to Make It Real.TM Learn more at www.wolfspeed.com.
Forward Looking Statements:
This press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause Wolfspeed’s actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about its ability to strengthen its balance sheet and its expectations regarding its targets for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. Actual results could differ materially due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, ongoing uncertainty in global economic and geopolitical conditions, such as the ongoing military conflict between Russia and
Ukraine and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, changes in progress on infrastructure development or changes in customer or industrial demand that could negatively affect product demand, including as a result of an economic slowdown or recession, collectability of receivables and other related matters if consumers and businesses defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks associated with its expansion plans, including design and construction delays, cost overruns; the timing and amount of government incentives actually received, including, among other things, any direct grants and tax credits, issues in installing and qualifying new equipment and ramping production, poor production process yields and quality control, and potential increases to its restructuring costs; Wolfspeed’s ability to obtain additional funding, including, among other things, from government funding, public or private equity offerings, or debt financings, on favorable terms and on a timely basis, if at all; its ability to take certain actions with respect to its capital and debt structure, including issuing the full amount of senior notes under its agreements with its lenders and restructuring or refinancing its convertible notes; the risk that Wolfspeed does not meet its production commitments to those customers who provide it with capacity reservation deposits or similar payments; the risk that Wolfspeed may experience production difficulties that preclude it from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs, lower yields and lower margins; its ability to lower costs; the risk that Wolfspeed’s results will suffer if it is unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand or scaling back its manufacturing expenses or overhead costs quickly enough to correspond to lower than expected demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; product mix; risks associated with the ramp-up of production of Wolfspeed’s new products, and its entry into new business channels different from those in which Wolfspeed has historically operated; the ability to convert customer design-ins to design-wins and sales of significant volume, and, if customer design-in activity does result in such sales, when such sales will ultimately occur and what the amount of such sales will be; the risk that the markets for Wolfspeed’s products will not develop as it expects, including the adoption of its products by electric vehicle manufacturers and the overall adoption of electric vehicles; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the tariffs imposed or announced by the United States on imported goods, and corresponding tariffs and other retaliatory measures imposed by other countries (including China) in response, may continue to negatively impact demand for the Company’s products; the risk that Wolfspeed or its channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, including production and product mix, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as Wolfspeed experiences wide fluctuations in supply and demand; risks related to international sales and purchases; risks resulting from the concentration of its business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that Wolfspeed’s investments may experience periods of significant market value and interest rate volatility causing it to recognize fair value losses on its investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain (including managing the impacts of supply constraints in the semiconductor industry and meeting purchase commitments under take-or-pay arrangements with certain suppliers) that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; risks relating to outbreaks of infectious diseases or similar public health events, including the risk of disruptions to Wolfspeed’s operations, supply chain, including its contract manufacturers, or customer demand; the risk Wolfspeed may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if its remaining goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; Wolfspeed’s ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render its products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for its products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of Wolfspeed’s brand and products, resulting in lower
demand for its products; the risk that its products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs; risks associated with strategic transactions; the risk that Wolfspeed is not able to successfully execute or achieve the potential benefits of its efforts to enhance its value; and other factors discussed in Wolfspeed’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including its report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements represent Wolfspeed's judgment as of the date of this release. Except as required under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, Wolfspeed disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this release, whether as a result of new information, future events, developments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
Wolfspeed® is a registered trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc.
Contact:
Tyler Gronbach
Wolfspeed, Inc.
Vice President of External Affairs
Phone: 919-407-4820
Source: Wolfspeed, Inc.