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): March 2, 2012
NETLIST, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33170
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95-4812784
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51 Discovery, Suite 150
Irvine, California 92618
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(949) 435-0025
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 - Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
(d) On February 29, 2012, our board of directors, upon the recommendation of our nominating committee, appointed HK Desai to our board of directors effective March 1, 2012. Mr. Desai has not been appointed to any committees of the board of directors. The board of directors has determined that Mr. Desai qualifies as independent under the independence standards set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2). With the addition of Desai, the size of the Board increases to six members.
Desai served as Chief Executive Officer of QLogic from January 1996 to November 2010. Desai was first appointed to the QLogic Board in 1996 and became Chairman in 1999. Desai also serves on the board of publicly-traded Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
Mr. Desai’s compensation for his services as a director will be consistent with that of our other non-employee directors, as described in our annual report on Form 10-K filed on February 28, 2012. Other than the standard compensation arrangements, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Desai and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Desai was selected as a director. Mr. Desai is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On March 2, 2012, we issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Desai to our board of directors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01- FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits . The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
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Press Release, dated March 2, 2012 |
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.
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Date: March 2, 2012 |
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/s/ Gail M. Sasaki |
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Gail M. Sasaki |
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Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Netlist Appoints HK Desai to Board of Directors
IRVINE, CA — (Marketwire) — 03/01/12 — Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST), a leading provider of cloud computing memory subsystems, today announced the appointment of HK Desai, Chairman of the Board of QLogic, to its Board of Directors.
Desai brings more than 20 years of industry experience to Netlist’s Board of Directors. Prior to his current position, he served as Chief Executive Officer of QLogic for 15 years until November 2011. Desai was first appointed to the QLogic Board in 1996 and became Chairman in 1999. Desai also serves on the board of publicly-traded Applied Micro Circuits Corp.
C.K. Hong, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Netlist, said, “We are very pleased to have a new board member of HK’s stature. His leadership and proven track record in the development of innovative technologies and the successful expansion of QLogic’s business make him an invaluable member of our board, as we continue to execute on our growth and investment strategies. We welcome HK to our board.”
Desai was awarded the American Electronics Association (now TechAmerica) Executive of the Year Award in 1999. He was also awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2000. In 2002, he was honored with the Director of the Year Award from the Forum for Corporate Directors and made the Byte and Switch “Top Ten Storage Networking All Stars” list.
Desai holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao University in India.
About Netlist:
Netlist, Inc. designs and manufactures high-performance, logic-based memory subsystems for server and storage applications for cloud computing. Netlist’s flagship products include HyperCloud?, a patented memory technology that breaks traditional memory barriers, NVvault? family of products that enables data retention during power interruption, EXPRESSvault?, a PCI Express backup/recovery solution for cache data protection and a robust portfolio of high performance and specialty memory subsystems including VLP (very low profile) DIMMs and Planar-X RDIMMs.
Netlist develops technology solutions for customer applications in which high-speed, high-capacity, small form factor and heat dissipation are key requirements for system memory. These customers include OEMs that design and build tower servers, rack-mounted servers, blade servers, high-performance computing clusters, engineering workstations and telecommunications equipment. Founded in 2000, Netlist is headquartered in Irvine, California with manufacturing facilities in Suzhou, People’s Republic of China and a research, development and design facility in Silicon Valley. Netlist is listed on NASDAQ and trades under the symbol NLST. For more information, please visit www.netlist.com.
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