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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
April 27, 2021
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-07882 |  | 94-1692300
(State of Incorporation) |  | (Commission File Number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification Number)

2485 Augustine Drive
Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 749-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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, $0.01 par value | AMD | 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 ☐
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 27, 2021, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the "Company") announced its financial position and results of operations as of and for its first quarter ended March 27, 2021 in a press release that is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 is a presentation regarding the Company's first quarter 2021.
The Company will hold a conference call on April 27, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET) to discuss its first quarter 2021 financial results and forward-looking financial guidance.
To supplement the Company’s financial results presented on a U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) basis, the Company’s earnings press release and presentation contains non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP operating expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share, Adjusted EBITDA and free cash flow. The Company uses a normalized tax rate in its computation of the non-GAAP income tax provision to provide better consistency across the reporting periods. For fiscal year 2021, the Company uses a projected non-GAAP tax rate of 15%, which excludes the tax impact of pre-tax non-GAAP adjustments, reflecting currently available information. The Company believes this non-GAAP presentation makes it easier for investors to compare its operating results for current and historical periods and also because the Company believes it assists investors in comparing the Company's performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that it does not believe are indicative of its core operating performance. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as a substitute for or superior to the Company's reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures referenced are reconciled to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the data tables at the end of the earnings press release and presentation.
The information in this report furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. It may only be incorporated by reference in another filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if such subsequent filing specifically references the information furnished pursuant to Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX |
Exhibit No. |  | Description |
99.1 |  | Press Release dated April 27, 20 21 |
99.2 |  | First Quarter 2021 Financial Results Presentation |
104 |  | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K |

SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 27, 2021 | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Devinder Kumar |
| Name: | Devinder Kumar |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |