nptn-20210727

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): July 27, 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 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.

On July 27, 2021, NeoPhotonics Dongguan Co., Ltd. (the “Neo-Dongguan”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NeoPhotonics Corporation (the “Company”), with an effective date of July 27, 2021, entered into a lease term extension with Dongguan Conrad Hi-Tech Park, Ltd. (the “Landlord”), to lease approximately 7,824 square meters of office space and production factory located at Section B, B9 Conrad Hi-Tech Park, South Section of Chang Nan Road, Shang-sha Village, Zhen’an, Chang’An Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China (the "Lease").

Upon commencement of the Lease, the Lease has a term from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2026, with a monthly rental rate of approximately RMB 141,000 ($21,700), escalating to a maximum monthly rental rate of approximately RMB 180,000 ($27,800). Neo-Dongguan must also pay a fixed monthly service fee of approximately RMB 47,000 ($7,200) throughout the term of the Lease. The total amount of payments to be made under the Lease is approximately RMB 12 million ($1.9 million).

The foregoing summary of the Lease is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lease, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021.

ITEM 2.03 CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT.

The information in Item 1.01 above relating to the Lease is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

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

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: July 29, 2021	NEOPHOTONICS CORPORATION

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