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

 

August 3, 2021 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

 

 

 

 

 

NETLIST, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
001-33170
(Commission
File Number)
95-4812784
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

175 Technology Drive, Suite 150 

Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(949) 435-0025 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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   NLST   None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 August 3, 2021, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)            Exhibits.

 

Exhibit    
Number   Description
99.1   Press Release of Netlist, Inc., dated August 3, 2021.

 

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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.

 

  NETLIST, INC.
   
   
Date:  August 3, 2021 By: /s/ Gail M. Sasaki
    Gail M. Sasaki
    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Netlist Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

 

IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, August 3, 2021 - Netlist, Inc. (OTCQB: NLST) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021.

 

Revenue for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021 was $64.4 million with $40 million in licensing fees and $24.4 million in product revenue which was up 123% quarter over quarter and up 64% consecutively.

 

Net income for the second quarter ended July 3, 2021 was $27.8 million, or earnings per basic share of $0.13, compared to a net loss in the prior year period of ($1.8) million, or a loss per basic share of ($0.01). These results include stock-based compensation expense of $0.4 million for the quarter ended July 3, 2021 and $0.2 million for the quarter ended June 27, 2020.

 

As of July 3, 2021, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash was $54.4 million, total assets were $72.9 million, working capital was $35.2 million, total debt and accrued interest, net of debt discount, was $17.4 million, and stockholders’ equity was $35.9 million.

 

“During the quarter, we delivered record financial results from strong product sales and the execution of a comprehensive licensing agreement with SK hynix. With this renewed momentum, we're excited to ramp investments in strategic areas of the business while remaining focused on the intellectual property enforcement actions against infringing parties,” said Netlist's Chief Executive Officer, C.K. Hong.

 

Conference Call Information

 

C.K. Hong, Chief Executive Officer, and Gail Sasaki, Chief Financial Officer, will host an investor conference call today, August 3, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to review Netlist’s results for the second quarter 2021. The live webcast and archived replay of the call can be accessed for 90 days in the Investors section of Netlist’s website at www.netlist.com.

 

About Netlist

 

Netlist provides high-performance SSDs and modular memory subsystems to enterprise customers in diverse industries. The Company's NVMe™ SSD portfolio provides industry-leading performance offered in multiple capacities and form factors. HybriDIMM™, Netlist's next-generation storage class memory product, addresses the growing need for real-time analytics in Big Data applications, in-memory databases, high-performance computing, and advanced data storage solutions. Netlist also manufactures a line of specialty and legacy memory products to storage customers, appliance customers, system builders and cloud and datacenter customers. Netlist holds a portfolio of patents in the areas of server memory, hybrid memory, storage class memory, rank multiplication and load reduction. To learn more, visit www.netlist.com.

 

 

 

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements other than historical facts and often address future events or Netlist's future performance. Forward-looking statements contained in this news release include statements about Netlist's ability to execute on its strategic initiatives. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present expectations regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others: risks related to Netlist's plans for its intellectual property, including its strategies for monetizing, licensing, expanding, and defending its patent portfolio; risks associated with patent infringement litigation initiated by Netlist, or by others against Netlist, as well as the costs and unpredictability of any such litigation; risks associated with Netlist's product sales, including the market and demand for products sold by Netlist and its ability to successfully develop and launch new products that are attractive to the market; the success of product, joint development and licensing partnerships; the competitive landscape of Netlist's industry; and general economic, political and market conditions, including quarantines, factory slowdowns or shutdowns, and travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. All forward-looking statements reflect management's present assumptions, expectations and beliefs regarding future events and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by any forward-looking statements. These and other risks and uncertainties are described in Netlist's annual report on Form 10-K for its most recently completed fiscal year filed on March 26, 2021, and the other filings it makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including any subsequently filed quarterly and current reports. In light of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, these forward-looking statements should not be relied on as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements represent Netlist's assumptions, expectations and beliefs only as of the date they are made, and except as required by law, Netlist undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

 

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For more information, please contact:

 

The Plunkett Group Netlist, Inc.
Mike Smargiassi Gail M. Sasaki
NLST@theplunkettgroup.com Chief Financial Officer
(212) 739-6729 (949) 435-0025

 

 

 

 

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands) 

 

    (unaudited)        
    July 3,     January 2,  
    2021     2021  
ASSETS                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 44,544     $ 13,326  
Restricted cash     9,900       3,200  
Accounts receivable, net     4,807       4,680  
Inventories     12,271       3,198  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     632       514  
Total current assets     72,154       24,918  
Property and equipment, net     261       182  
Operating lease right-of-use assets     247       114  
Other assets     271       58  
Total assets   $ 72,933     $ 25,272  
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 17,341     $ 5,327  
Revolving line of credit     752       3,678  
Accrued payroll and related liabilities     1,186       806  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     1,008       777  
Long-term debt due within one year     16,649       17,056  
Total current liabilities     36,936       27,644  
Long-term debt           146  
Other liabilities     113       102  
Total liabilities     37,049       27,892  
Commitments and contingencies                
Stockholders' equity (deficit):                
Preferred stock            
Common stock     216       195  
Additional paid-in capital     206,795       192,071  
Accumulated deficit     (171,127 )     (194,886 )
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)     35,884       (2,620 )
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)   $ 72,933     $ 25,272  

 

 

 

 

Netlist, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts) 

 

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    July 3,     June 27,     July 3,     June 27,  
    2021     2020     2021     2020  
Net product sales   $ 24,363     $ 10,906     $ 39,260     $ 25,537  
License fee     40,000             40,000        
Net sales     64,363       10,906       79,260       25,537  
Cost of sales(1)     21,498       9,080       34,894       21,602  
Gross profit     42,865       1,826       44,366       3,935  
Operating expenses:                                
Research and development(1)     2,060       698       3,184       1,352  
Intellectual property legal fees     3,837       848       6,124       1,473  
Selling, general and administrative(1)     3,092       1,957       5,049       4,178  
Total operating expenses     8,989       3,503       14,357       7,003  
Operating income (loss)     33,876       (1,677 )     30,009       (3,068 )
Other (income) expense, net:                                
Interest expense, net     (145 )     (150 )     (292 )     (298 )
Other income (expense), net     645       (2 )     643       (5 )
Total other income (expense), net     500       (152 )     351       (303 )
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes     34,376       (1,829 )     30,360       (3,371 )
Provision for income taxes     6,600       1       6,601       1  
Net income (loss)   $ 27,776     $ (1,830 )   $ 23,759     $ (3,372 )
Earnings (loss) per share:                                
Basic   $ 0.13     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.11     $ (0.02 )
Diluted   $ 0.12     $ (0.01 )   $ 0.10     $ (0.02 )
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:                                
Basic     215,706       175,485       210,693       172,602  
Diluted     235,176       175,485       229,305       172,602  

 

(1) Amounts include stock-based compensation expense as follows:

 

Cost of sales   $ 4     $ 4     $ 7     $ 7  
Research and development     168       44       278       91  
Selling, general and administrative     207       116       432       272  
Total stock-based compensation   $ 379     $ 164     $ 717     $ 370