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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):

August 19, 2021

NETGEAR, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

000-50350

 

77-0419172

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose     CA     95134

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

 

(408) 907-8000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

 

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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, $0.001 par value

 

NTGR

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On August 19, 2021, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of NETGEAR, Inc. ("NETGEAR") elected Shravan Goli to serve as a member of the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Goli was not named to any Board committees, but is expected to be named to Board committees at a future date.  

Upon joining the Board, Mr. Goli received a grant of four thousand four hundred and forty seven (4,447) restricted stock units, which will vest on the date of NETGEAR’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, subject to Mr. Goli continuing to serve as a member of the Board until such date. NETGEAR and Mr. Goli also entered into NETGEAR's standard Indemnification Agreement for directors.

On August 23, 2021, NETGEAR issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Goli to the Board. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press Release, Dated August 23, 2021

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

Dated: August 23, 2021

 

 

 

NETGEAR, INC.

 

 

 

By: /s/ Andrew W. Kim

 

      Andrew W. Kim

 

      Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Secretary