0000895419-20-000053.txt : 20200804 0000895419-20-000053.hdr.sgml : 20200804 20200804163316 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000895419-20-000053 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20200801 FILED AS OF DATE: 20200804 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20200804 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOWE GREGG A CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001194838 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-21154 FILM NUMBER: 201073782 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 400 W CESAR CHAVEZ STREET CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78701 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_159657307256719.xml FORM 4 X0306 4 2020-08-01 0 0000895419 CREE, INC. CREE 0001194838 LOWE GREGG A C/O CREE, INC. 4600 SILICON DRIVE DURRHAM NC 27703 1 1 0 0 PRESIDENT & CEO COMMON STOCK 2020-08-01 4 F 0 3558 68.92 D 256924 D COMMON STOCK 2020-08-01 4 A 0 47460 0 A 304384 D Disposition of shares back to the company to satisfy withholding obligations related to stock awards vesting August 1, 2020. Award of restricted stock units vesting in four equal annual installments commencing August 1, 2020. Includes 544 shares purchased by Mr. Lowe on April 30, 2020 under the Cree, Inc. 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Bradley D. Kohn as agent for Gregg Lowe 2020-08-04 EX-24 2 ex-24.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY - GREGG LOWE

I, the person whose signature appears below, hereby appoint Bradley D. Kohn, Senior 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/ Gregg Lowe
Signature
Gregg Lowe
Typed or Printed Name
September 27, 2017
Date Signed