Super Micro Computer, Inc. — Regulatory Filings 2019

Feb 27, 2019

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2019

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33383	77-0353939
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

980 Rock Avenue, San Jose, California 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code: (408) 503-8000

Not Applicable

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

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.

On February 5, 2019, Super Micro Computer, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “ Initial Form 8-K ”) disclosing, among other items, that Tally Liu had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Company effective January 30, 2019. The Initial Form 8-K also provided certain biographical information of Mr. Liu. This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Initial Form 8-K to provide the following updated biographical information of Mr. Liu:

Tally Liu was appointed to our Board of Directors and our Audit Committee on January 30, 2019. Mr. Liu has been retired since 2015. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Liu was Chief Executive Officer of Wintec Industries, a supply chain solutions company for high-tech manufacturers, from 2012 to 2015. Prior to Wintec, Mr. Liu served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Newegg, Inc., an internet consumer technology retailer, from 2008 to 2010, and as President of Newegg in 2008. Prior to Newegg, Mr. Liu held various positions with Knight Ridder Inc., including Vice President, Finance & Advance Technology and Vice President of Internal Audit. Mr. Liu served as President of the International Newspapers Financial Executives (INFE) for one year before it merged with other media associations. A Certified Public Accountant from 1982-2007, Mr. Liu is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) with retired status, and was previously a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). Mr. Liu is also a Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), with non-practice status, with the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and has also been certified in Control Self-assessment (CCSA) by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). After earning his BA of Commerce from National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, and MBA from Florida Atlantic University, Mr. Liu received executive leadership training at the Stanford Advanced Finance Program in 1986 and at Harvard Business School in the Advanced Management Program (AMP) in 1998. Mr. Liu is not related to any member of the Company’s Board of Directors or any officer of the Company.

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.

/s/ Charles Liang
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)