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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 31, 2022 |
DIODES INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware | 002-25577 | 95-2039518 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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4949 Hedgcoxe Road, Suite 200 | |
Plano, Texas | | 75024 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 972 987-3900 |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class
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Symbol(s) | |
Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, Par Value $0.66 2/3 | | DIOD | | 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. ☐
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Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On May 31, 2022, Diodes Incorporated (the “Company”) and Dr. Keh-Shew Lu, the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (the "Employee"), entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Employment Agreement between the Company and Dr. Lu dated as of July 21, 2015 ("Employment Agreement").
The Employment Agreement is amended as follows:
a.Section 2.1(i) is entirely amended and restated to read as follows:
“an annual base salary of $760,000, subject to such periodic changes, if any, as the Board of Directors may determine, less any applicable deduction therefrom for income tax or other applicable withholdings, payable in accordance with the Company’s standard practices and procedures;”
b.Section 3.1 is entirely amended and restated to read as follows:
“Term. Unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 3.2 or due to Employee’s death, the term of the Employee’s employment by the Company under Section 1.1 shall commence on the date hereof and shall end on May 31, 2027 (the “Term”).”
c.In Section 3.3(a), reference to the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan shall be replaced with reference to the Company’s 2022 Equity Incentive Plan.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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.
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Dated: June 1, 2022 | | DIODES INCORPORATED |
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| | By | | /s/ Brett R. Whitmire |
| | | | Brett R. Whitmire |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
