<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000912093-18-000014.txt : 20180215
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000912093-18-000014
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180213
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180215
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180215

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VIAVI SOLUTIONS INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000912093
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				942579683
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0702

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22874
		FILM NUMBER:		18618563

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		6TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4084043600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6001 AMERICA CENTER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		6TH FLOOR
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	JDS UNIPHASE CORP /CA/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990713
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<div><a name="sdfbea85b4d6b4c9c9ced96212bfa3dba"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT 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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Appointment of Laura Black</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective February 13, 2018, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) of Viavi Solutions Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; or &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">VIAVI</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) appointed Laura Black as a director of the Company. Following her appointment, Ms.&#160;Black will serve until the 2018 annual meeting of VIAVI stockholders (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2018 Meeting</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) or until her earlier resignation or removal. The Board has also appointed Ms.&#160;Black to the Corporate Development Committee of the Board. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms.&#160;Black is currently a Managing Director at Needham &amp; Company, a position she has held since March 1999. Ms. Black also currently serves on the board of directors of Super Micro Computer, Inc. and is chair of its audit committee. Ms.&#160;Black holds an M.S. degree in Management from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business and is a Sloan Fellow. Ms. Black also holds an M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University and a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Black will be entitled to the Company's standard director compensation as described under the heading &#8220;Director Compensation&#8221; in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2017, (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2017 Proxy Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). Such description is incorporated by reference herein. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company and Ms.&#160;Black have entered into the Company&#8217;s standard form of director indemnification agreement (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Indemnification Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), providing for the Company to indemnify Ms.&#160;Black as a director of the Company for certain potential risks as specified in the Indemnification Agreement. A copy of the Company&#8217;s form of Indemnification Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K which the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&#160;20, 2015, and is incorporated by reference herein. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Ms. Black does not have any reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Resignation of Pamela Strayer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:18px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Separately, on February 12, 2018, Pamela Strayer notified the Company that she was resigning from the Board effective February 13, 2018. Ms. Strayer&#8217;s resignation is not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter related to VIAVI&#8217;s operations, policies or practices. The Company and the Board extend their appreciation to Ms. Strayer for her contributions and service on the Board.</font></div><div style="line-height:144%;text-align:justify;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;-sec-extract:summary;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:10%;"></td><td style="width:90%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item&#160;7.01</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Regulation FD Disclosure.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On February 15, 2018, Viavi Solutions Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release announcing the authorization to increase its repurchase program from up to $150 million to up to $200 million of the Company&#8217;s common stock through open market or private transactions until September 30, 2019.&#160;A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference in its entirety. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. </font></div><div 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(&#8220;VIAVI&#8221;) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the Company to increase its common stock repurchase program from up to $150 million to up to $200 million through open market or private transactions.  The $50 million increase in authorized repurchases is in addition to the $150 million repurchase program announced by the Company in September 2016, under which approximately $12.6 million is the remaining balance.  The Board also extended the period during which repurchases can be made until September 30, 2019.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">VIAVI had $1.21 billion in total cash and investments as of December 30, 2017 and generated $34.9 million in operating cash flow during the first six months of fiscal year 2018.  The timing of repurchases and the number of shares repurchased will depend upon business and financial market conditions.    </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#8220;VIAVI has achieved eight consecutive quarters of positive operating cash flow since I&#8217;ve joined the company in February 2016 as we continuously improve net income profitability,&#8221; stated Oleg Khaykin, VIAVI&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer.  &#8220;We are committed to increasing shareholder value through share repurchases as well as continuing investments in both organic growth and strategic corporate development opportunities given our strong balance sheet and anticipated future cash flow generation.&#8221;   </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">About Viavi Solutions</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions to communications service providers, enterprises and their ecosystems, supported by a worldwide channel community including VIAVI Velocity Solution Partners. We deliver end-to-end visibility across physical, virtual and hybrid networks, enabling customers to optimize connectivity, quality of experience and profitability. VIAVI is also a leader in high performance thin film optical coatings, providing light management solutions to anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, automotive, defense and instrumentation markets. Learn more about VIAVI at www.viavisolutions.com. Follow us on </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">V</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">IAVI Perspectives</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:#474747;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:#474747;">This press release contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section&#160;27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section&#160;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include, but are not limited to statements related to expectations for future cash flow generation, continued investment strategies and stock repurchase transactions, including any intention to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time under the stock repurchase program, as well as the timing, nature and financial impact of any such transactions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things:&#160;(a)&#160;the economic performance of markets in which we participate and financial markets as a whole; (b) the impact of global economic trends and industry-specific conditions on demand for our products (c)&#160;the market price of our common stock; (d)&#160;difficulty in predicting our future cash needs; (e)&#160;the Company's discretion to purchase less than or none of the shares of common stock as approved by the Board of Directors; (f)&#160;the nature of other investment opportunities and other potential uses of cash available to us from time to time; (g)&#160;our current and future operating performance and free cash flows; and (h)&#160;other factors discussed from time to time in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. &#160;For more information on these and other risks affecting the </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Viavi News Release <br> </font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:#474747;">Company's business, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section included in the Company's Annual Report on Form&#160;10-K for the fiscal year ended July 1, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 2017.&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:#474747;">The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update such statements.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Investors Contact:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Bill Ong, 408-404-4512; bill.ong@viavisolutions.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Press Contact:</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Amit Malhotra, 202-341-8624; amit.malhotra@viavisolutions.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Source: VIAVI Financials</font></div><div><br></div><div></div>	</body>
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