UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): June 13, 2003
CREE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
North Carolina 000-21154 56-1572719
(State or other (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction Identification No.)
of incorporation)
4600 Silicon Drive, Durham, North Carolina 27703
(Address of principal executive offices)
(919) 313-5100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On June 13, 2003, Cree, Inc. (the "Company"), issued two press releases
concerning a lawsuit that has been filed in federal district court in
Greensboro, North Carolina by former Company CEO and current part-time employee,
Eric Hunter, and his wife, Jocelyn Hunter, naming Neal Hunter, Eric Hunter's
brother and current Company chairman, and the Company as defendants. Copies of
the press releases issued by the Company are attached as Exhibit 99.01 and
Exhibit 99.02 hereto and a copy of the complaint filed with the federal district
court on June 12, 2003 is attached as Exhibit 99.03 hereto and are incorporated
herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished pursuant to
Item 9 and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report
on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings
of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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.
CREE, INC.
By: /s/ Charles M. Swoboda
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Dated: June 13, 2003 Charles M. Swoboda
President and Chief Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
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99.01 Press release, dated June 13, 2003
99.02 Press release, dated June 13, 2003
99.03 Complaint filed with the United States District Court
for the Middle District of North Carolina on June 12,
2003