nptn-20210406

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): April 6, 2021

NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-35061

94-3253730

(State of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

NeoPhotonics Corporation

3081 Zanker Road

San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 232-9200

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


Title of each class:	Trading symbol(s):	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.0025 par value	NPTN	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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter)


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 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

2020 Annual Cash Bonus Awards

On April 6, 2021, the Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) of the Board of Directors of NeoPhotonics Corporation (the “Company”) approved final discretionary cash bonus awards payable to certain of the Company’s “named executive officers” (as defined in Item 402(a)(3) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) for performance related to the fiscal year 2020 in the amounts set forth below. The awards were made under the Company’s 2020 incentive bonus program (the “2020 Bonus Program”) for the Company’s executive officers and other employees approved by the Compensation Committee in July 2020 and described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 22, 2020.


Named Executive Officer						Total Earned 2020 Bonus (1)
Timothy S. Jenks, President and Chief Executive Officer						$693,396
Elizabeth Eby, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer						290,000
Yang Chiah Yee, our Senior Vice President of Global Sales						290,000
Dr. Raymond Cheung, our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2)						290,000
Dr. Wupen Yuen, our Senior Vice President, Chief Product Officer and General Manager						290,000

(1)Includes amounts approved and paid at the end of 2020 that were consistent with the previously disclosed terms of the 2020 Bonus Program.

(2)Dr. Cheung’s 2020 cash bonus is disclosed in the chart above in U.S. dollars. Dr. Cheung’s actual 2020 cash bonus is paid in RMB, the legal currency of the People’s Republic of China.

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.


Date: April 9, 2021	NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

	By:	/S/ ELIZABETH EBY
		Elizabeth Eby
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)