wolfspeed-20240227

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 27, 2024

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


North Carolina	001-40863	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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

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

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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.00125 par value	WOLF	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 2.03			Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

As previously disclosed, on July 5, 2023, Wolfspeed, Inc. (the “Company”) and Renesas Electronics America Inc., a California corporation (“Renesas America”), entered into an Unsecured Customer Refundable Deposit Agreement (the “CRD Agreement”), pursuant to which Renesas America committed to provide the Company (a) five business days after entering into the CRD Agreement, an initial deposit in an aggregate principal amount of $1 billion (the “Initial Funding”) and (b) at the Company’s election during the calendar year of 2024, additional deposits in an aggregate principal amount of up to an additional $1 billion (“Additional Fundings” and, together with the Initial Funding, collectively the “Deposits”). The material terms of the CRD Agreement, including with respect to interest and repayment of the Deposits, are described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2023, which description is incorporated by reference herein. On February 27, 2024, Renesas America completed an Additional Funding in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million based on a request delivered by the Company.


Item 9.01			Financial Statements and Exhibits


			Exhibit No.						Description of Exhibit

			104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.


			WOLFSPEED, INC.


			By:						/s/ Bradley D. Kohn
									Bradley D. Kohn
									Senior Vice President and General Counsel