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): November 20, 2019
Viavi Solutions Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 000-22874 | 94-2579683 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
6001 America Center Drive, 6th Floor, San Jose, CA | 95002 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(408) 404-3600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of the exchange on which registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value of $0.001 per share | VIAV | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
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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.
Expansion of the Board of Directors to Nine Members and Appointment of Glenda Dorchak
Effective November 20, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Viavi Solutions Inc. (the “Company” or “VIAVI”), in accordance with Article III of the Company’s Bylaws, fixed by resolution the number of directors of the Board at nine (9) members and, in connection with the newly created vacancy, appointed Glenda Dorchak as an independent director of the Company. Following her appointment, Ms. Dorchak will serve until the 2020 annual meeting of VIAVI stockholders (the “2020 Meeting”) or until her earlier resignation or removal.
Ms. Dorchak is an independent technology business consultant. Currently, Ms. Dorchak serves as a member of the boards of directors of semiconductor company Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., ANSYS, Inc. and GlobalFoundries. Ms. Dorchak is also an Operating Advisor to OMERS Private Equity, a private equity investment fund for a Canadian pension plan. From April 2012 to June 2013, Ms. Dorchak served as EVP and General Manager, Global Business at Spansion Inc., a semiconductor company subsequently acquired by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Ms. Dorchak’s earlier professional experience includes executive roles at Intel Corporation, including Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Intel Communications Group, and management and executive roles with IBM Corporation.
Ms. Dorchak will be entitled to the Company's standard director compensation as described under the heading “Director Compensation” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2019, (the “2019 Proxy Statement”). Such description is incorporated by reference herein.
The Company and Ms. Dorchak have entered into the Company’s standard form of director indemnification agreement (the “Indemnification Agreement”), providing for the Company to indemnify Ms. Dorchak as a director of the Company for certain potential risks as specified in the Indemnification Agreement. A copy of the Company’s form of Indemnification Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2015 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Ms. Dorchak does not have any reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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.
| Viavi Solutions Inc. | ||
By: /s/ Kevin Siebert | ||
| Kevin Siebert | ||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||
| November 22, 2019 | ||