0000895419-19-000106.txt : 20191126 0000895419-19-000106.hdr.sgml : 20191126 20191126162434 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895419-19-000106 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20191126 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Hodge John C CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001353709 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21154 FILM NUMBER: 191251269 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SILICON IMAGE, INC. STREET 2: 1060 E. ARQUES AVE. CITY: SUNNYVALE STATE: CA ZIP: 94085 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CREE, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000895419 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] IRS NUMBER: 561572719 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NC FISCAL YEAR END: 0628 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 SILICON DR CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27703 BUSINESS PHONE: 9194075300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 SILICON DR CITY: DURHAM STATE: NC ZIP: 27703-8475 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CREE INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000103 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CREE RESEARCH INC /NC/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940224 4 1 wf-form4_157480345532684.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2019-10-31 0 0000895419 CREE, INC. CREE 0001353709 Hodge John C C/O CREE INC. 4600 SILICON DRIVE DURHAM NC 27703 1 0 0 0 COMMON STOCK 2019-10-31 4 A 0 471 47.73 A 9236 D Represents shares of Common Stock credited to the Reporting Person's 2019 deferral account under the Cree, Inc. Stock Compensation and Deferral Program, issuable following the Reporting Person's Separation of Service from Cree. Bradley D. Kohn as agent for John C. Hodge 2019-11-26 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY - JOHN C. HODGE

I, the person whose signature appears below, hereby appoint Bradley D. Kohn, Vice President-Legal and Secretary of Cree, Inc. (the "Company") and John DeMeo, Stock Plan Manager of the Company, and each of them individually, as my attorneys-in-fact with the power and authority:

- to execute and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on my behalf, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder: (1) Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3, (2) Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 4; and (3) Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership on Form 5; and any amendments thereto, with respect to my service as a director and/or officer of the Company and my holdings of and transactions in Company securities of which I may be deemed the beneficial owner;
- to do and perform on my behalf any and all other acts necessary or desirable to complete, execute and timely file such Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any amendments thereto with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and, if necessary, any stock exchange or similar authority, including but not limited to the power to designate any person then serving as a director or officer of the Company to be an additional or substitute attorney-in-fact under this Power of Attorney with the same power and authority as if such person were named herein, and to take any other action in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of or legally required by me, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the attorney-in-fact may approve in his or her discretion.

The authority granted under this Power of Attorney shall continue in effect for each attorney-in-fact named above until I am no longer required to file reports with respect to my holdings of and transactions in Company securities or unless earlier revoked in a writing signed by me and delivered to such attorney-in-fact. I acknowledge that neither the attorneys-in-fact nor the Company is assuming any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on the date shown below.

/s/ John C. Hodge
Signature
John C. Hodge
Typed or Printed Name
October 22, 2018
Date Signed