8-K

 UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 15, 2024

INFINERA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33486	77-0560433
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

6373 San Ignacio Ave
San Jose,	California	95119
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(408) 572-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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, par value $0.001 per share	INFN	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

As previously disclosed in a Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing (the “12b-25”) filed by Infinera Corporation (the “Company”) on February 29, 2024, the Company is delayed in filing its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

On March 15, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “Notice”) from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) notifying the Company that, because the Company is delinquent in filing its Form 10-K, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”), which requires companies with securities listed on Nasdaq to timely file all required periodic reports with the SEC.

In accordance with the Nasdaq Listing Rules, the Company has 60 calendar days after Nasdaq’s notice, or May 14, 2024, to submit a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) addressing how it intends to regain compliance with the Rule, and Nasdaq has the discretion to grant the Company up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Form 10-K to regain compliance. The Notice will have no immediate effect on the listing or trading of the Company’s common stock. The Company was delayed in its year-end closing process due to the matters described in the Company’s 12b-25. The Company will continue to work diligently to complete and file the Form 10-K as soon as practicable and will work diligently to submit the Plan promptly and take the necessary steps to regain compliance as soon as practicable.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release disclosing the receipt of the Notice. A copy of the press release is being furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the Company’s future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," "will," and "would" or the negative of these words or similar terms or expressions that concern the Company’s expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Such forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K include, without limitation, the Company’s expectations about the timing of the completion and filing of the Form 10-K and statements regarding the Company’s submission of the Plan to regain compliance with the Rule. These forward-looking statements are based on estimates and information available to the Company as of the date hereof and are not guarantees of future performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by forward-looking statements, including the risks detailed in the Company’s SEC filings from time to time, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2022, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending April 1, 2023, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending July 1, 2023, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2023, as well as subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC from time to time. These reports are available on the Company’s website at www.infinera.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Company assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release of Infinera Corporation dated March 15, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURES

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.

		INFINERA CORPORATION
Date: March 15, 2024	By:	/s/ NANCY ERBA
		Nancy Erba Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Infinera Corporation Announces Notification of Delinquency with Nasdaq

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 15, 2024 - Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that it received an expected delinquency notification letter from the Listing Qualifications Staff of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on March 15, 2024 (the "Notice"). The Notice indicated that Infinera was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Listing Rule”) as a result of its failure to timely file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2023 (the “Form 10-K”), as described more fully in Infinera's Form 12b-25 Notification of Late Filing (the “12b-25”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 29, 2024. The Listing Rule requires listed companies to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the SEC.

Nasdaq has informed Infinera that it must submit a plan of compliance (the “Plan”) by May 14, 2024 addressing how it intends to regain compliance with Nasdaq’s listing rules. As previously disclosed, Infinera was delayed in its year-end closing process due to the matters described in the Company’s 12b-25. Infinera will continue to work diligently to complete and file the Form 10-K as soon as practicable and will work diligently to submit the Plan promptly and take the necessary steps to regain compliance as soon as practicable.

Contacts:
Media: Anna Vue Tel. +1 (916) 595-8157 avue@infinera.com	Investors: Amitabh Passi, Head of Investor Relations Tel. +1 (669) 295-1489 apassi@infinera.com

About Infinera

Infinera is a global supplier of innovative open optical networking solutions and advanced optical semiconductors that enable carriers, cloud operators, governments, and enterprises to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation, and automate network operations. Infinera solutions deliver industry-leading economics and performance in long-haul, submarine, data center interconnect, and metro transport applications. To learn more about Infinera, visit www.infinera.com, follow us on X and LinkedIn, and subscribe for updates.

Infinera and the Infinera logo are registered trademarks of Infinera Corporation.

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies and can be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “should,” “will,” and “would” or similar words. Such forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, Infinera’s expectations about the timing of completion and filing of the Form 10-K, statements related to Infinera’s plan of compliance to regain compliance with respect to the Listing Rule, and timing and actions taken to regain compliance with Nasdaq. Actual results may vary materially from these expectations as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Information about these risks and uncertainties, and other risks and uncertainties that affect Infinera’s business, is contained in the risk factors section and other sections of Infinera’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, as well as any subsequent reports filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are available on Infinera’s website at www.infinera.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Infinera assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any forward-looking statements contained herein.

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