8-K 1 form8k030618_2.htm FORM 8-K MARCH 6 2018
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): March 6, 2018
CREE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

North Carolina | 0-21154 | 56-1572719
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

4600 Silicon Drive |
Durham, North Carolina | 27703
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code)

(919) 407-5300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

As previously announced, Cree, Inc. (the “Company”) will host a conference call on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. ET. Presentation materials are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Furthermore, the information in this report shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

| Exhibit No. |  | Description of Exhibit
| 99.1 |  | Conference Call Presentation Materials for March 6, 2018

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.

| CREE, INC.
| By: |  | /s/ Michael E. McDevitt
|  |  | Michael E. McDevitt
|  |  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 6, 2018