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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): September 25, 2017



CREE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


North Carolina
0-21154
56-1572719
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File
Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

4600 Silicon Drive
 
Durham, North Carolina
27703
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


(919) 407-5300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
    
On September 25, 2017, Cree, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the appointment of Gregg A. Lowe as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective September 27, 2017. Mr. Lowe succeeds Charles M. Swoboda per the previously announced transition plan, and Mr. Swoboda will remain on the Board until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on October 24, 2017. The Company also announced the election of Robert Ingram as Chairman of the Board, effective September 27, 2017. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this report by reference.
 
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “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 report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
    
(d)    Exhibits

 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
 
 
99.1
 






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.


 
CREE, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Michael E. McDevitt
 
 
 
Michael E. McDevitt
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


Date: September 25, 2017
 





EXHIBIT INDEX


 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
 
 
 
 
 
99.1