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): March 27, 2017

 

NETLIST, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

175 Technology, 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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On March 27, 2017, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) and Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”) entered into an amendment (“SVB Amendment”) to their Loan and Security Agreement dated October 31, 2009 (as amended, the “SVB Credit Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of the SVB Credit Agreement, the Company is eligible to borrow, in a revolving line of credit, up to the lesser of (i) 80% of its eligible accounts receivable, or (ii) $5.0 million, subject to certain adjustments as set forth in the SVB Credit Agreement. The SVB Amendment modifies certain terms of the SVB Credit Agreement, effective as of January 29, 2017, in order to (i) extend the maturity date of advances under the SVB Credit Agreement to April 1, 2018, (ii) modify the Company’s financial covenants under the SVB Credit Agreement to remove all prior financial standards and replace them with a liquidity ratio standard, (iii) remove or amend certain termination, anniversary and unused facility fees payable by the Company under the SVB Credit Agreement, and (iv) revise certain administrative procedures for obtaining advances under the SVB Credit Agreement.

 

The foregoing is only a brief description of the SVB Credit Agreement and the SVB Amendment, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the documents. The SVB Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On March 29, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information included in this Item 2.02 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
10.1		Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 27, 2017 and effective as of January 29, 2017, by and between Netlist, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank.
99.1		Press Release, dated March 29, 2017

 

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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: March 29, 2017	By:	/s/ Gail M. Sasaki
		Gail M. Sasaki
		Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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