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We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Material weaknesses were identified and described in management’s assessment regarding the following: (1) information technology general controls for certain systems that support the Company's financial reporting process were not appropriately identified, designed or implemented; (2) controls to address segregation of duties conflicts were not properly designed and appropriately implemented; (3) controls over the completeness and accuracy of information produced by the entity impacting multiple financial statement areas were not properly implemented or documented; and (4) management did not design, implement and retain appropriate documentation of control procedures to achieve timely, complete and accurate recording and disclosures across multiple financial statement areas including the timely identification and disclosure of new related party transactions. These material weaknesses were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2025 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated August 28, 2025 on those consolidated financial statements.

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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ BDO USA, P.C.
San Jose, California
August 28, 2025

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Item 9B.    Other Information

Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans

During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the following executive officers and directors (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of ours adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

Name Action Adoption/Termination Date Trading Arrangement Total Shares of Common Stock to be Sold (3)
Expiration Date (4)

Rule 10b5-1 (1)
Non-Rule 10b5-1 (2)

David Weigand ( Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer )
Adoption
May 30, 2025
X
50,000 December 1, 2025

Sara Liu ( Co-Founder, Senior Vice President and Director )
Adoption
May 29, 2025
X
600,000 March 1, 2026

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(1) Contract, instruction or written plan intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
(2) “Non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
(3) This number represents the maximum number of shares of common stock that may be sold pursuant to the trading plan. The number of shares actually sold will depend on the satisfaction of certain conditions as set forth in the plan.
(4) In each case, the trading plan may expire on an earlier date if and when all transactions thereunder are completed.

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections

None.

PART III
 
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Item 10.          Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth information regarding our current directors and executive officers and their ages as of July 31, 2025 :

Name Age Position(s)
Charles Liang 67 President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
David Weigand 67 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Don Clegg 66 Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales
George Kao 64 Senior Vice President of Operations
Sara Liu 63 Co-Founder, Senior Vice President and Director
Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw 70 Co-Founder, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Director

Judy Lin (2)(4)
72 Director
Robert Blair (1)(2)(4)
77 Director
Scott Angel (1)(4)(6)
67 Director

Sherman Tuan (2)(3)(4)
71 Director
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) (3)(4)(5)
55 Director
Tally Liu (1)(3)(4)
75 Director

(1) Member of the Audit Committee
(2) Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Governance Committee”)
(3) Member of the Compensation Committee
(4) Determined by the Board of Directors to be “independent”
(5) Appointed to the Board of Directors on August 15, 2024
(6) Appointed to the Board of Directors effective March 31, 2025

Executive Officers and Management Directors

Charles Liang founded Super Micro and has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since our inception in September 1993. Mr. Liang has been developing server and storage system architectures and technologies for the past three decades. From July 1991 to August 1993, Mr. Liang was President and Chief Design Engineer of Micro Center Computer Inc., a high-end motherboard design and manufacturing company. From January 1988 to April 1991, Mr. Liang was Senior Design Engineer and Project Leader for Chips & Technologies, Inc., a chipset technology company, and Suntek Information International Group, a system and software development company. Mr. Liang has been granted 23 U.S. server technology patents. Mr. Liang holds an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from National Taiwan University of Science & Technology in Taiwan. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Liang should serve on the Board based on his skills, experience and qualifications in managing technology businesses, his technical expertise, and his long familiarity with our company’s business.

David Weigand has served as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since February 2021 and as Chief Compliance Officer since May 2018. Prior to his employment with our company, Mr. Weigand was a Vice President at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) from November 2016 until April 2018 and served as Vice President, Tax at Silicon Graphics International, Inc., from September 2013 until its acquisition by HPE in November 2016. Prior to that he was Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Renesas Electronics America, a semiconductor company formed by the merger of the semiconductor businesses of NEC Corporation, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric from October 2010 until April 2013, and Vice President, Controller of NEC Electronics America from October 2004 until September 2010. Mr. Weigand holds a M.S. degree in Taxation from the University of Hartford and a B.S. degree in Accounting from San Jose State University and is a Certified Public Accountant in California (Inactive).

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Don Clegg serves as our Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales. He previously served as our Vice President of Marketing and Worldwide Business Development. Mr. Clegg has been an employee since April 2006 and has held various senior sales and marketing roles with us during that time. Mr. Clegg started his career as a Design Engineer and evolved from Engineer to Vice President of Sales and Marketing working at several established and startup Silicon Valley system and semiconductor companies. Mr. Clegg graduated with high honors from Brigham Young University, where he earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering.

George Kao serves as our Senior Vice President of Operations and previously served as our Vice President of Operations. Mr. Kao joined us in October 2016. Mr. Kao was Vice President of Operations of Pericom Semiconductor Corp. from October 2006 to September 2016. Mr. Kao served as a Chief Operating Officer of Orient Semiconductor Electronics Philippines, Inc., a subsidiary of Orient Semiconductor Electronics Ltd., from July 2003 to March 2006. Mr. Kao joined Orient Semiconductor Electronics Philippines, Inc. from Santa Clara-based Foveon after a 20-year career in technology in the United States that began at National Semiconductor. Mr. Kao holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo.

Sara Liu co-founded Super Micro in September 1993, has been a member of our Board since our inception in September 1993 and currently serves as our Co-Founder, Senior Vice President, and a director. She has held a variety of positions with us, including Treasurer from inception to May 2019, Senior Vice President of Operations from May 2014 to February 2018, and Chief Administrative Officer from October 1993 to May 2019. From 1985 to 1993, Ms. Liu held accounting and operational positions for several companies, including Micro Center Computer Inc. Ms. Liu holds a B.S. in Accounting from Providence University in Taiwan. Ms. Liu is married to Mr. Charles Liang, our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Our Governance Committee concluded that Ms. Liu should serve on the Board based on her skills, experience, her general expertise in business and operations and her long familiarity with our company’s business.

Shyan (Wally) Liaw co-founded Super Micro in September 1993. From our founding until January 2018, Mr. Liaw was an employee and held various executive positions at our company, including Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Corporate Secretary. He was also a member of the Board from 1993 until January 2018. In January 2018, Mr. Liaw resigned from all his positions with our company, including from the Board, during a period when we were not current in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and, following completion of an Audit Committee investigation, in connection with a restructuring of our sales organization as part of our remediation of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. From February 2018 until June 2020, Mr. Liaw was retired. From June 2020 until April 2021, Mr. Liaw was the president of 2CRSi Corporation, a company headquartered in Strasbourg, France that develops, produces and sells high-performance customized, environmentally friendly servers. Mr. Liaw returned to our company as a consultant in May 2021, advising us with respect to business development matters. In August 2022, Mr. Liaw returned to full-time employment with us as Senior Vice President, Business Development. He was re-appointed to the Board in December 2023. Mr. Liaw holds an M.S. in Computer Engineering from University of Arizona, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tatung Institute of Technology in Taiwan, and a B.S. degree from Taiwan Provincial College of Marine and Oceanic Technology. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Liaw should serve on the Board based on his technical expertise and his long familiarity with our company’s business.

Non-Management Directors

Robert Blair has been a member of our Board since December 2022. Mr. Blair was President and Chief Executive Officer of ESS Technology, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company for 19 years from September 1999 through July 2018 where he also served as a director from September 1999 through August 2019. During this time, ESS Technology, Inc. was a publicly listed company on Nasdaq for 9 years. Mr. Blair has been a director of Pictos, Inc., a technology licensing company that owns a portfolio of fundamental CMOS imaging patents, since July 2008 where he also previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer between 2008 and 2013. His professional background also includes more than 35 years of experience in marketing, sales, engineering, operations, and general management, principally in the computer hardware, software, and semiconductor industries. His experience includes roles at Global Semiconductor Alliance, Logistix Corporation, and XEGMAG (a division of Xidex Corporation). Mr. Blair holds twelve issued U.S. patents plus additional patents worldwide and studied electrical engineering at Arizona State University and applied economics at the University of San Francisco. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Blair should serve on the Board based on his familiarity with technology businesses, skills and experience with business operations at technology companies, and public company experience.

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Judy Lin has been a member of our Board since April 2022. Ms. Lin is a retired executive who has 30 years of experience in the disk drive industry. She served as an Independent Board Director of MORESCO Corporation, a leading manufacturer of specialty chemicals based in Japan, from June 2014 to May 2022. Ms. Lin served as Vice President of Western Digital Media Operations, a leader in data infrastructure, from September 2007 until her retirement in September 2012. Prior to Western Digital, Ms. Lin served as Vice President at Komag Inc., a leading supplier of thin-film disks to the hard disk drive industry and held various management positions from April 1994 until Western Digital acquired Komag in September 2007. Before joining Komag, Ms. Lin was with IBM Almaden Research Center Storage Systems Division for 11 years as a Senior Scientist from January 1983 to April 1994. Ms. Lin holds a MSc degree in Materials Science and Mineral Engineering from University of California, Berkeley where she was also a PhD candidate, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. Our Governance Committee concluded that Ms. Lin should serve on the Board based on her substantial leadership and management experience and, considering she is well versed in technology innovation, product development, engineering and global operations, she will add valuable perspective to the Board.

Scott Angel has been a member of our Board since March 2025. Mr. Angel spent over 37 years in the audit and assurance practice at Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) including 25 years as an audit partner in Silicon Valley. He focused on serving clients in the technology industry and led the semiconductor industry practice from 1993 until his retirement in December 2017. During his career at Deloitte, he served a wide range of public and private technology companies and has experience working on risk and compliance issues. Mr. Angel is a CPA (inactive status) and a member of the AICPA. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration degree from the University of Washington. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Angel should serve on the Board based on his financial literacy, his experience in auditing financial statements and internal controls, and his familiarity with technology businesses.

Sherman Tuan has been a member of our Board since February 2007. Mr. Tuan is founder of PurpleComm, Inc. (doing business as 9x9.tv), a platform for connected TV, where he has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 2005 and Chairman of the Board since June 2003. From September 1999 to May 2002, he was director of Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc., a fiber optical networking infrastructure provider. Mr. Tuan was co-founder of AboveNet Communications, Inc., an internet connectivity solutions provider, where he served as President from March 1996 to January 1998, Chief Executive Officer from March 1996 to May 2002 and director from March 1996 to September 1999. Mr. Tuan holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Feng-Chia University in Taiwan. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Tuan should serve on the Board based on his skills, experience and qualifications in managing technology businesses, his technical expertise, and his familiarity with our company’s business.

Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) has been a member of our Board since August 2024. Ms. Giordano is the Chief Legal Officer of Lime, which position she has held since August 2024. Ms. Giordano has over 25 years of experience advising executive management and board directors on a wide range of topics, including strategy, litigation, compliance, regulatory matters, corporate governance, ESG, executive compensation, financial reporting, crisis management, cybersecurity, human capital management, investor relations, M&A, securities, shareholder engagement, and treasury matters. Previously, she worked at Intel for approximately 11 years where she served most recently as general counsel (interim). At Intel, Ms. Giordano also held roles as corporate secretary and vice president and managing director of Intel Capital where she provided primary legal support to the president of Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization that makes equity investments and handles acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions. She had joined Intel Capital in 2011 as M&A counsel. Before joining Intel, Ms. Giordano spent three years as president and CEO at Deal Fusion, an M&A legal consulting firm, and five years at Sun Microsystems including as director of M&A and strategic investments. Earlier in her career she was an attorney with law firms Gunderson Dettmer and Brobeck Phleger & Harrison. Ms. Giordano also previously served as general counsel at Aeris IoT SaaS. She has a juris doctorate from the University of San Francisco, School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Our Governance Committee concluded that Ms. Mogensen (Giordano) should serve on the Board based on her executive management experience and her familiarity with technology businesses.

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Tally Liu was appointed to our Board in January 2019. He 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 & Advanced 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 to 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 our Board or any of our officers. Our Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Liu should serve on the Board based on his skills, experience, his financial literacy, and his familiarity with technology businesses.

Except for Mr. Charles Liang and Ms. Sara Liu who are married to each other, there are no other family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Composition of the Board

Our authorized number of directors is currently nine. There are currently nine directors. Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides for a classified Board of Directors divided into three classes. The members of each class are elected to serve a three-year term with the term of office for each class ending in consecutive years. Vacancies may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. Alternatively, the Board of Directors, at its option, may reduce the number of directors, provided that no decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors chosen to fill newly created directorships hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders to which the term of the office of the class to which they have been elected expires.

The current composition of the Board of Directors is:

Class I Directors (1)
Charles Liang
Sherman Tuan
Tally Liu

Class II Directors (2)
Judy Lin Sara Liu
Scott Angel Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw

Class III Directors (3)
Robert Blair
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano)

(1) The term of Class I directors expires at the annual meeting of stockholders following fiscal year 2025.
(2) The term of the Class II director expires at the annual meeting of stockholders following fiscal year 2026.
(3) The term of Class III directors expires at the annual meeting of stockholders following fiscal year 2027.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Guidelines

We have adopted a “Board of Directors Charter” as our corporate governance guidelines, which aims to ensure the Board’s independence from management, its effective oversight of management, and alignment between the interests of the Board, management, and our stockholders. The “Board of Directors Charter” is available at https:// ir.supermicro.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx.

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Code of Ethics

We have adopted a “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” that is applicable to all directors, executive officers and employees and embodies our principles and practices relating to the ethical conduct of our business and our long-standing commitment to honesty, fair dealing, accurate disclosures, and full compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations affecting our business. Our “Code of Business Conduct and Ethics” is available at https://ir.supermicro.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx . Any substantive amendment or waiver of the Code relating to executive officers or directors will be made only after approval by our Board of Directors and will be promptly disclosed on our website and filed with the SEC on Form 8-K within four business days.

Director Independence

The listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market generally require that a majority of the members of a listed company’s board of directors be independent. In addition, the listing rules generally require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit committee, compensation committee, and nominating and corporate governance committee be independent. Audit committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market. In addition, compensation committee members must satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10C-1 under the Exchange Act and the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Each year, the Board affirmatively assesses the independence of each director and nominee for election as a director in accordance with the listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Based on these standards, our Board has determined that six of its current nine members, Judy Lin, Robert Blair, Scott Angel, Sherman Tuan, Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) and Tally Liu, are “independent directors” under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

Executive Sessions

Non-management directors generally meet in executive session without management present when the Board holds its regularly scheduled meetings.

Communications with the Board of Directors

The Board welcomes the submission of any comments or concerns from stockholders or other interested parties. If you wish to send any communications to the Board, you may use one of the following methods:

• Write to the Board at the following address:

Board of Directors
Super Micro Computer, Inc.
c/o General Counsel
980 Rock Avenue
San Jose, California 95131

• E-mail the Board of Directors at BODInquiries@supermicro.com

Communications that are intended specifically for the independent directors or non-management directors should be sent to the e-mail address or street address noted above, to the attention of the “Independent Directors”.

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MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

Board Meetings

Each director is expected to devote sufficient time, energy and attention to ensure diligent performance of his or her duties and to attend all Board and committee meetings. We encourage, but do not require, each Board member to attend our annual meeting of stockholders. We held an annual meeting of stockholders on June 4, 2025, for our fiscal year 2024. The Board held 26 meetings during fiscal year 2025, 4 of which were regularly scheduled meetings and 22 of which were special meetings. All directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the committees on which they served during the time they were members of the Board or such committees during fiscal year 2025.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Chairman, Charles Liang, is also our Chief Executive Officer. The Board and our Governance Committee believe that it is appropriate for Mr. Liang to serve as both the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman due to the relatively small size of our Board, and the fact that Mr. Liang is the founder of our company with extensive experience in our industry.

In December 2023, Mr. Tally Liu was appointed as lead independent director for a one-year term, which has since expired. Mr. Liu was re-appointed in January 2025 for another one-year term, expiring in January 2026.

Board Role in the Oversight of Risk

The Board oversees our risk management activities, requesting and receiving reports from management. The Board conducts this oversight directly and through its committees. The Board has delegated primary responsibility for oversight of risks relating to financial controls and reporting to our Audit Committee. The Audit Committee also assists the Board in oversight of certain other risks, including internal controls and review of related party transactions. The Audit Committee reports to the full Board on such matters as appropriate.

Our management, with oversight from our Compensation Committee, has reviewed our compensation policies and practices with respect to risk-taking incentives and risk management and does not believe that potential risks arising from our compensation polices or practices are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our company.

Committees of the Board of Directors

The Board has three standing committees to facilitate and assist the Board in discharging its responsibilities: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Governance Committee. In accordance with applicable listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market, each of these committees is comprised solely of non-employee, independent directors. The charter for each committee is available at https://ir.supermicro.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx . In April 2025, each of the three standing committees conducted their periodic review of their charters. A description of the charters is set forth below. The charter of each committee also is available in print to any stockholder who requests it. The following table sets forth the current members of each of the standing Board committees.

Audit Committee Compensation Committee Governance Committee

Tally Liu (1)
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) (1)
Judy Lin (1)

Robert Blair Sherman Tuan Robert Blair
Scott Angel Tally Liu Sherman Tuan

(1) Committee Chairperson

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee has three members currently. The Audit Committee met 70 times in fiscal year 2025, 4 of which were regularly scheduled meetings and 66 of which were special meetings. The Board has determined that each member of our Audit Committee meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market (including Rule 5605(c)(2)(A)) and the rules of the SEC (including Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act). The Board has also determined that Messrs. Liu, Blair, and Angel are “audit committee financial experts” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC.

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As outlined more specifically in the Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee has, among other duties, the following responsibilities:

• Appoints, retains, and approves the compensation of our independent auditors, and reviews and evaluates the auditors’ qualifications, independence and performance;
• Review and discuss with our independent auditors their responsibilities, audit strategy, scope and timing, identified risks, and audit results;
• Oversees the independent auditors’ audit work and reviews and pre-approves all audit and non-audit services that may be performed by them;
• Reviews our financial statements and discusses with management and the independent auditors the results of the annual audit and the review of our quarterly financial statements;
• Review and discuss with management press releases on financial results and financial information or earnings guidance shared with analysts and rating agencies;
• Review with management and our independent auditor significant judgments in preparing the financial statements and each party’s views on their appropriateness;
• Review, discuss, and approve the internal audit department’s plan, major changes to the plan, scope, progress and results of executing the plan, and annual performance;
• Periodically review and discuss with management and our independent auditors our disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting;
• Reviews, approves and oversees all related party transactions in accordance with our related party transaction policies and procedures;
• Establishes and oversees procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters and oversees enforcement, compliance and remedial measures under our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics;
• Initiates investigations and hires legal, accounting and other outside advisors or experts to assist the Audit Committee, as it deems necessary to fulfill its duties;
• Periodically reviews and discusses with management our major financial risk exposures, including cybersecurity events and steps management has taken to monitor and control the exposures, including our risk assessment and risk management guidelines and policies; and
• Prepares the audit committee report for inclusion in our annual report on Form 10-K or proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.

The Audit Committee may delegate its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to subcommittees comprised of one or more Audit Committee members, subject to requirements of our bylaws, applicable laws and regulations.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee has three members currently. The Compensation Committee charter provides that the Compensation Committee shall be comprised of no fewer than two members. The Compensation Committee met 14 times in fiscal year 2025, 4 of which were regularly scheduled meetings and 10 of which were special meetings. The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of non-employee directors. The Board has determined that each member of our Compensation Committee meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

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As outlined more specifically in the Compensation Committee charter, the Compensation Committee has, among other duties, the following responsibilities:

• Periodically reviews and advises the Board concerning our overall compensation philosophy, policies and plans, including a review and approval of a group of companies for general executive compensation competitive comparisons, approval of target pay and performance objectives against this group (and broader industry reference), and monitoring of our executive compensation levels and their performance relative to this group;
• Reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers;
• Evaluates the performance of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers in light of those goals and objectives, including generally against the overall performance of executive officers at comparable companies, all while taking into account our risk management policies and practices, and any other factors the Compensation Committee deems appropriate, including the performance of the Company;
• Reviews and approves the compensation of the Chief Executive Officer and other executive officers and other key employees;
• Reviews and approves our incentive compensation plans and equity compensation plans;
• Monitors and assesses risks associated with our compensation policies, including whether such policies could lead to unnecessary risk-taking behavior, and consults with management regarding such risks;
• Administers the issuance of restricted stock grants, stock options and other equity awards to executive officers, directors and other eligible individuals under our equity compensation plans, provided that the Compensation Committee may delegate the approval of grants of options and other equity awards to participants other than certain individuals subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act as provided in the applicable plan;
• Prepares an annual report on executive compensation, including a Compensation Discussion and Analysis, for inclusion in our annual report on Form 10-K or proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the SEC;
• Reviews and evaluates, at least annually, the adequacy of the Compensation Committee charter and recommends any proposed changes to the Board for approval; and
• Periodically performs an evaluation of the Compensation Committee’s performance of its duties.

In general, the Compensation Committee discharges the Board’s responsibilities regarding the determination of executive compensation, and reviews and makes recommendations to the full Board in the determination of non-employee director compensation. The Compensation Committee also makes recommendations to the full Board regarding non-ordinary course executive compensation matters, including with respect to new or amended employment contracts, severance or change-in-control plans or arrangements, and may adopt, amend and terminate such agreements, arrangements or plans. The Compensation Committee may delegate its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to subcommittees comprised of one or more Compensation Committee members, subject to requirements of our bylaws and applicable laws, regulations and the terms of our executive compensation plans. Additional information about the Compensation Committee’s processes for determining executive and non-employee director compensation, including the role of the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant and our executive officers, can be found in the “Executive Compensation” and “2024 Director Compensation” sections of this Annual Report.

Governance Committee

The Governance Committee has three members currently. The Governance Committee charter provides that the Governance Committee shall be comprised of no fewer than two members. The Governance Committee met 9 times in fiscal year 2025, 4 of which were regularly scheduled meetings and 5 of which were special meetings. The Governance Committee is comprised solely of non-employee directors. The Board has determined that each member of our Governance Committee meets the requirements for independence under the applicable listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.

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As outlined more specifically in the Governance Committee charter, the Governance Committee has, among other duties, the following responsibilities:

• Review and make recommendations to the Board regarding the size of the Board and member criteria based on current Board needs, focusing on skills, experience, ethics, diversity, and time availability; actively seek qualified candidates:
• Evaluates and selects, or recommends to the Board, director nominees for each election of directors;
• Considers any nominations of director candidates validly made by our stockholders;
• Reviews committee structures and compositions and recommends to the Board concerning qualifications, appointment and removal of committee members;
• Develops, recommends for approval by the Board and reviews on an ongoing basis the adequacy of the corporate governance principles applicable to us;
• Conducts an annual evaluation of director independence that considers applicable Nasdaq rules, applicable law and our Corporate Governance Guidelines to enable the Board to make a determination of each director’s independence;
• Periodically reviews succession planning for executive officers;
• Oversees compliance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines and reports on such compliance to the Board;
• Assists the Board in the development of criteria for the evaluation of the Board and each committee and assists the Board in its evaluation of the performance of the Board and each committee of the Board;
• Periodically assesses, reports, and provides guidance to management and the full Board on our practices with respect to environmental, social and corporate governance issues, including monitoring climate-related issues, and reviews environmental sustainability performance reports;
• Provides guidance and recommendations to the Board regarding legal compliance matters as appropriate relating to current environmental public policy trends;
• Reviews and evaluates, at least annually, the adequacy of the Governance Committee charter and recommends any proposed changes to the Board for approval; and
• Periodically performs an evaluation of the Compensation Committee’s performance of its duties.

The Governance Committee may delegate its responsibilities, along with the authority to take action in relation to such responsibilities, to subcommittees comprised of one or more Governance Committee members, subject to requirements of our bylaws, applicable laws and regulations.

In accordance with our bylaws, our Board establishes additional committees for specific delegated purposes, roles and responsibilities that are temporary in nature.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors, executive officers, and holders of more than 10% of our common stock to file reports regarding their ownership and changes in ownership of our securities with the SEC, and to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) reports that they file.

Based solely upon a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments thereto furnished to us and certain written representations provided to us, we believe that during fiscal year 2025, our directors, executive officers, and greater than 10% stockholders complied with all applicable Section 16(a) filing requirements, except for one Form 3 was filed late on behalf of Kenneth Cheung due to an inadvertent administrative error.
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Item 11.          Executive Compensation

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation Discussion and Analysis (“CD&A”)

In this section we provide an explanation and analysis of the material elements of the compensation provided to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and both of our other two executive officers who were serving on June 30, 2025, which was the end of our fiscal year 2025 (collectively referred to as our “named executive officers” or “NEOs”).

Our named executive officers and their positions at the end of fiscal year 2025 were:

Charles Liang President, Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chairman of the Board

David Weigand Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

Don Clegg Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales
George Kao Senior Vice President, Operations

Overview of Compensation

FY2025 Other NEO Compensation Mix
(Aggregate Compensation) (1)

(1) The chart presents the percentage compensation by compensation component received by the three non-CEO named executive officers together (aggregate compensation) as a group, as well as the split between cash and equity compensation for all such persons received in the aggregate as a group. No equivalent chart is presented for CEO compensation because, for all of fiscal year 2025, and continuing for up to about the next four years, almost all of Mr. Liang’s compensation has been, and is expected to be, based only upon his ability to earn the 2021 CEO Performance Award (which vested in its entirety during fiscal year 2024) and the 2023 CEO Performance Award (which was issued during fiscal year 2024 and partially vested during fiscal year 2025), all as further described below.

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Compensation Philosophy and Objectives—Continuing Improvement of Performance-Based Compensation Arrangements

Our executive compensation philosophy is to link a significant portion of NEO compensation to corporate performance using components such as PRSUs and stock options and reduce our reliance on fixed compensation such as Base Salary, fixed bonus (“Fixed Bonus”), and stock grants with only time-based vesting. During fiscal year 2025, such efforts (which began in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021 (“fiscal year 2021”) continued. For our CEO, his salary remained at $1.00 per year, and he was not granted any additional equity awards. His compensation consisted primarily of the opportunity to earn additional tranches of the performance-based option granted to him during fiscal 2024. With respect to our NEOs besides our CEO (the “Other NEOs”), we again implemented performance-based plan with defined performance metrics (“key performance indicators” or “KPIs”) similar to the plans which we utilized for prior fiscal years. As a result, for fiscal year 2025, our Other NEOs each had a performance program (the “FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs”) as described further below. The KPI measures for the performance programs for our Other NEOs for fiscal year 2024 were originally approved by the Compensation Committee in January 2024, and these same measures were retained for fiscal year 2025. See “FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs” below for more specific information about the design and operation of the FY2025 Performance Program for Ohers NEOs.

With respect to our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Liang, fiscal year 2025 was the second year of evaluating and monitoring the results of performance-based compensation arrangements made with Mr. Liang in November 2023, during fiscal year 2024 (the “2023 CEO Performance Award”). Since March 2021, when he was granted a performance-based option (the “2021 CEO Performance Award”), Mr. Liang’s compensation has been almost completely performance-based. In connection with the 2021 CEO Performance Award, Mr. Liang’s Base Salary was reduced to $1 per year and Mr. Liang agreed that he would not be eligible for any increase in Base Salary, or any other cash compensation, until June 30, 2026. As described further below, the 2021 CEO Performance Award permits Mr. Liang to purchase 10,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $4.50 per share (which price was 32% higher than the market price of our common stock on the date of the award ($3.41)), and is comprised of five tranches that vested only if the market price of our common stock reached various prices (ranging from $4.50 to $12.00 per share) and we achieved certain specified revenue goals. At the beginning of fiscal year 2025, all five tranches under 2021 CEO Performance Award had already vested. As of June 30, 2025, Mr. Liang had not exercised any portion of the 2021 CEO Performance Award.

The 2023 CEO Performance Award permits Mr. Liang to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $45.00 per share (which price represented a premium of approximately 53% to the closing stock price on the date of grant), and is comprised of five tranches that vest only if the market price of our common stock reaches various prices (ranging from $45.00 to $110.00 per share) and we achieve certain specified revenue goals (ranging from $13.0 billion to $21.0 billion in revenue over four consecutive fiscal quarters). See “Discussion and Analysis of 2023 CEO Performance Award” for additional discussion with respect to the 2023 CEO Performance Award and the achievement of the various goals thereunder. In connection with the 2023 CEO Performance Award, Mr. Liang agreed that he would continue to receive only a de minimis salary of $1 per annum (or such other non-waivable minimum wage requirement) and no cash bonuses through the earlier of (1) the date all of the tranches under the 2023 CEO Performance Award shall have vested and (2) March 31, 2029. Under the 2021 CEO Performance Award, such restriction period ran through just June 30, 2026. Similar to the 2021 CEO Performance Award, Mr. Liang must also remain as our CEO (or such other position with us as Mr. Liang and the Board may agree) at the time each goal is met in order for the corresponding tranche to vest. This helps ensure Mr. Liang’s active leadership of us over the long term.

In summary, since fiscal year 2021 and for each of fiscal years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 almost all of Mr. Liang’s compensation has been based only upon achieving the revenue goals and common stock price targets under his 2021 CEO Performance Award and his 2023 CEO Performance Award. To fully achieve the performance goals of the 2023 CEO Performance Award, our revenue had to increase to $21.0 billion over a rolling four-quarter period (from $7.1 billion for fiscal year 2023, which was the last full fiscal year before the award). The $21.0 billion revenue goal was achieved in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, and was certified by the Compensation Committee as achieved on August 26, 2025.

Based upon the sixty-trading-day average stock price of our common stock since the issuance of the 2023 CEO Performance Award, four of the five stock price goals under the 2023 CEO Performance Award (specifically, goals of $45, $60, $75, and $90 per share) were achieved during fiscal year 2024, and only the stock price goal of $110 per share remains to be achieved. As of the end of fiscal year 2025, all five revenue goals under the 2023 CEO Performance Award had been achieved. The fifth stock price goal has not been achieved, so even though the fifth revenue goal of $21.0 billion has been achieved, the fifth tranche of the 2023 CEO Performance Award has vested, with the result that 4,000,000 of the 5,000,000 shares subject to the 2023 CEO Performance Award have vested.

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Process Overview

The Compensation Committee discharges the Board’s responsibilities relating to compensation of all of our executive officers. At the end of fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee was comprised of three non-employee directors. All of the directors who served on the Compensation Committee during fiscal year 2025 were independent pursuant to the applicable listing rules of Nasdaq.

The agenda for meetings is determined by the Chair of the Compensation Committee with the assistance of our Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel. Committee meetings are regularly attended by our Chief Financial Officer and our General Counsel. However, during the meetings, our Chief Financial Officer does not participate in the consideration of his own performance or compensation, although he may provide an introduction of the topic to be considered to the Compensation Committee. Because he is not a named executive officer, the Compensation Committee does not consider the performance or compensation of our General Counsel. Our Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel support the Compensation Committee by providing information relating to our financial plans and certain personnel-related data. In addition, the Compensation Committee has the authority under its charter to hire, terminate and approve fees for advisors, consultants and agents as it deems necessary to assist in the fulfillment of its responsibilities. As part of making an overall assessment of each named executive officer’s role and performance, and structuring our compensation programs for fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee (among other things) (1) reviewed recommendations of our Chief Executive Officer, (2) considered publicly available peer group compensation data, and (3) considered compensation data assembled for the Compensation Committee by Aon from a sample of public companies selected by us, with input on the selection of this sample from Aon Consulting Group, Inc. (“Aon”). For fiscal year 2025, the peer group selected consisted of the following 22 companies (the “FY2025 Peer Group”):

CDW Corporation
Microchip Technology

Corning Inc.
Micron Technology

Electronic Arts Inc.
NetApp, Inc

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
ON Semiconductor Corporation

HP Inc.
Sanmina Corporation

Jabil Inc.
Seagate Technology Holdings plc

Juniper Networks
TE Connectivity

Keysight Technologies
Teledyne Technologies

KLA Corporation
Toast, Inc.

Lam Research
Western Digital Corporation

Marvell Technology, Inc.
Workday, Inc.

The prior peer group, which was developed for fiscal year 2024 (the “FY2024 Peer Group”), consisted of 18 companies. Companies selected for both of FY2025 Peer Group and the FY2024 Peer Group include 9 companies: ON Semiconductor Corporation, Juniper Networks, Keysight Technologies, Marvell Technology, Microchip Technology, NetApp, Inc, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, Toast, Inc, and Teledyne Technologies. Companies added to the FY2025 Peer Group which were not in the FY2024 Peer Group include 13 companies: CDW Corporation, Corning Inc., Electronic Arts Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, HP Inc., Jabil Inc., KLA Corporation, Lam Research, Micron Technology, Sanmina Corporation, TE Connectivity, Workday, Inc., and Western Digital Corporation. Companies which are not included in the FY2025 Peer Group but which were in the FY2024 include 9 companies: Akamai Technologies, Ciena, F5, Gen Digital, Pure Storage, Splunk, Trimble, Twillio, and Zebra Technologies. Factors utilized by the Compensation Committee in evaluating peer companies for the FY2025 Peer Group generally included consideration of their prior fiscal year number of employees (the “Employee Data”); trailing 12 month revenue, year-over-year revenue growth, operating income, and net income (the “Financial Data”); market data such as 30 day average stock price, 20 day average market capitalization, and market capitalization as a multiple of revenue (the “Market Data”); and recent total shareholder return metrics on both a 1 year basis and 3 year compounded annual growth rate basis (the “TSR Data”). The Compensation Committee believed that due to significant changes and our growth between fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 in each of the relevant factors of Employee Data, Financial Data, Market Data, and TSR Data, a significant change in peer group composition between fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025 (as well as an increase in the size of the peer group utilized) was necessary, appropriate, and warranted.

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The Compensation Committee utilized for fiscal year 2025 a report prepared by Aon in February 2025, and a similar report prepared by Aon during fiscal year 2024. Recognizing that over-reliance on external comparisons can be of concern, the Compensation Committee used external comparisons as only one point of reference and was mindful of the value and limitations of comparative data. The Compensation Committee noted that Aon had provided director and executive compensation services to us for fiscal year 2025 for fees of approximately $131,000.

Key Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Compensation Decisions and Actions

Key fiscal year 2025 executive compensation decisions and actions included the following:

• As a part of its philosophy to link compensation to corporate performance, on January 23, 2024, after consultations with our CEO and consideration of such other factors as the Compensation Committee considered appropriate (including input received from the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant and an executive compensation study described above), the Compensation Committee approved an executive compensation program for fiscal year 2024 for our three Other NEOs -- Mr. Weigand (the “CFO Compensation Program”), Mr. Clegg (the “SVP Sales Compensation Program”), and Mr. Kao (the “SVP Operations Compensation Program”). During fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee reviewed the fiscal year 2024 program, determined no changes were necessary to the program for fiscal year 2025, and therefore retained that program as the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs.

• Similar to the structure of such performance program for the participating Other NEOs utilized in the prior fiscal year, the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs utilized Base Salary and Fixed Bonus components, as well as a performance-based annual incentive award, which is payable in the form of service-based RSUs that generally vest over a period of four years and cash. The performance-based annual incentive award continues to have each of the following features:

◦ Primarily formula-based;

◦ Utilizes company performance metrics that are individualized based upon the role of the officer; and

◦ Utilizes company performance metrics tied closely to stockholder value, including percentage appreciation in stock price from the prior fiscal year and percentage increase in worldwide revenue from the prior fiscal year. See “FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs” below for more information.

• The FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs included the following elements:

◦ For Mr. Weigand, the three KPIs included in his program were a stock price increase KPI, a long-term investor increase KPI and a worldwide revenue growth KPI. The first two of these three KPIs were given double weight; the third KPI was given single weight. These weightings are consistent with the weightings for Mr. Weigand’s program for fiscal year 2024.

In addition, the Compensation Committee decided to leave unchanged the Fixed Bonus component for Mr. Weigand at 30% of his Base Salary for fiscal year 2025 (at the annual rate in place at the start of fiscal year 2025).

◦ For Mr. Clegg, five KPIs were included in his program, with varying weights as follows: Worldwide Revenue Growth (4x weighting), Top 3,000 Customer Growth (2x weighting), Inventory (4x weighting), Top 300 Customer Growth (1x weighting) and Stock Price Increase (1x weighting). These KPIs, and their relative weightings, were consistent with the KPIs and weighting in Mr. Clegg’s 2024 program.

In addition, the Compensation Committee decided to leave unchanged the Fixed Bonus component for Mr. Clegg at 20% of his Base Salary for fiscal year 2025 (at the annual rate in place at the start of fiscal year 2025).

◦ For Mr. Kao, two KPIs were included in his program, each with equal weight: Worldwide Revenue Growth and Stock Price Increase. These KPIs, and their relative weightings, were consistent with the KPIs and weighting in Mr. Kao’s 2024 program.

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In addition, the Compensation Committee decided to leave unchanged the Fixed Bonus component for Mr. Kao at 16% of his Base Salary for fiscal year 2025 (at the annual rate in place at the start of fiscal year 2025).

• The prior year’s performance program for Other NEOs utilized a compensation adjustment factor (the “Compensation Adjustment Factor”), and the Compensation Committee elected to retain this element for the fiscal year 2025 plans. While the Compensation Adjustment Factor is subjective and evaluated by the CEO, the intention is for the CEO to not only consider subjective performance of each of the individual executives for this factor, but also for the CEO to have discretion to consider other external criteria in determining the applicable result, including circumstances compared to expectations, and make adjustments accordingly either up or down. The Compensation Committee has noted that in recent fiscal years, our performance has been highly volatile with respect to certain of the KPIs. For example: on June 30, 2023 (the last day of fiscal year 2023), our closing stock price was $24.93; on June 28, 2024 (the last trading day of fiscal year 2024), our closing stock price was $81.94; and on June 30, 2025 (the last day of fiscal year 2025), our closing price was $49.01. The Compensation Committee believes that, in light of such volatility, the CEO should have discretion (on behalf of the Compensation Committee) to select a lower (or higher) result for this factor to manage overall compensation for the Other NEOs, rather than having such factor based solely upon individual performance evaluations.

• Based on effective base salaries and the Compensation Committee’s review and certification of actual performance (as described further below) under the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs for fiscal year 2025:

◦ Mr. Weigand received a Fixed Bonus amount of $164,105 paid in semi-monthly installments during fiscal year 2025, and based on performance against fiscal year 2025 goals earned a cash payment of $55,638 and earned an aggregate grant of $222,553 in RSUs. These RSUs, once granted, generally vest in annual installments over four years from July 1, 2025;

◦ Mr. Clegg received a Fixed Bonus amount of $90,616 paid in semi-monthly installments during fiscal year 2025, and based on performance against fiscal year 2025 goals earned a cash payment of $139,534 and earned an aggregate grant of $139,534 in RSUs. These RSUs, once granted, generally vest in annual installments over four years from July 1, 2025; and

◦ Mr. Kao received a Fixed Bonus amount of $65,864 paid in semi-monthly installments during fiscal year 2025, and based on performance against fiscal year 2025 goals earned a cash payment of $58,851 and earned an aggregate grant of $58,851 in RSUs. These RSUs, once granted, generally vest in annual installments over four years from July 1, 2025.

• Base salaries were also adjusted during fiscal year 2025, effective as of January 1, 2025 to enhance retention value for key personnel, including our Other NEOs and in recognition that base salaries for our Other NEOs likely remained at the lower end of the market, even after adjustments that were made during fiscal year 2024.

The Role of the Most Recent Stockholder Say-on-Pay Vote

The Compensation Committee, the entire Board, and our management value the opinions of our stockholders. Feedback received from stockholders has previously included both a desire that a more significant portion of executive compensation be tied to performance based upon the achievement of pre-established goals, as well as a favorable view of the design and structure of both the 2021 CEO Performance Award and the 2023 CEO Performance Award. For fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee continued to take such prior feedback into consideration when it developed, designed, and implemented each of the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs.

Our last annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 4, 2025 (the “Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Meeting”), and we provided our stockholders the opportunity to vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers for fiscal year 2024 as disclosed in the proxy statement for such meeting. At the meeting, stockholders representing approximately 94.31% of the stock present and entitled to vote on this “say-on-pay” proposal approved the compensation of our named executive officers. Although the say-on-pay vote was non-binding, the Compensation Committee believes that the high level of approval is an indication that our stockholders generally support our approach to executive compensation, and the committee expects to continue to consider the outcome of that vote when making future compensation decisions for our named executive officers.

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Role of Executive Officers in the Compensation Process

Each year, management provides recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding compensation program design and evaluations of executive and Company performance. In particular, in fiscal year 2025, both our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer provided the Compensation Committee with their views on the merits of a performance-based compensation program for Other NEOs, and the design of such program (including components thereof such as Base Salary, short-term cash incentives, equity incentives, and the KPIs utilized under the performance-based portion of such program).

During fiscal year 2025, our Chief Financial Officer provided the Compensation Committee with information about our performance against the objective metrics set forth in the FY2024 Performance Program for Other NEOs and the Chief Executive Officer provided the Compensation Committee with his subjective Compensation Adjustment Factor evaluation for the Other NEOs, which is part of the FY2024 Performance Program for Other NEOs. This evaluation provided by the CEO included his views as to the impact of individual Other NEOs on strategic initiatives and organizational goals, as well as their functional expertise and leadership, while also factoring in extrinsic considerations (such as share price volatility during the fiscal year). The CEO also provided the Compensation Committee with his views of the nature and extent of our performance against expectations.

While the Compensation Committee carefully considers all recommendations made by members of management, ultimate authority for all compensation decisions regarding our NEOs rests with the Compensation Committee and the Board.

Fiscal Year 2025 CEO Compensation

Overview

Fiscal year 2025 was the fourth full fiscal year in which the CEO’s compensation was governed by the 2021 CEO Performance Award and related agreements and the second fiscal year in which the 2023 CEO Performance Award also contributed to his compensation. In connection with the grant of the 2021 CEO Performance Award, Mr. Liang received a de minimis salary of $1 per year and no cash bonuses through June 30, 2026. Mr. Liang also had to remain as our CEO (or such other position with us as Mr. Liang and the Board may agree) at the time each goal was met in order for the corresponding tranche to vest. This helped ensure Mr. Liang’s active leadership of us over the long term. This de minimis salary, with no cash bonuses, was extended in November 2023 in connection with the grant of the 2023 CEO Performance Award.

Discussion and Analysis of 2021 CEO Performance Award

On March 2, 2021, the Compensation Committee granted to our CEO, Mr. Liang, the 2021 CEO Performance Award, which was a long-term performance-based option award to purchase up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock that vested in five equal tranches. Each of the five tranches vested if a specified revenue goal (each, a “Revenue Goal”) and a specified stock price goal (each, a “Stock Price Goal”) were achieved. Revenue Goals must have been achieved by June 30, 2026 (the “Revenue Performance Period”) and Stock Price Goals must have been achieved by September 30, 2026 (the “Stock Price Performance Period”). As of June 30, 2025, all five of the Revenue Goals and Stock Price Goals have been achieved, and the 2021 CEO Performance Award has fully vested. Mr. Liang has not exercised the 2021 CEO Performance Award for any shares issuable under the award.

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The following table sets forth the Revenue Goals, which were all achieved prior to the beginning of fiscal 2025:

Revenue Goals (1)
Absolute Change From Revenue Reported for the Fiscal Year Ended Prior to the Grant of the CEO Performance Award (June 30, 2020) (2)
Achievement Status

$4.0 billion
20% Achieved (3)

$4.8 billion 44% Achieved (4)

$5.8 billion 74% Achieved (5)

$6.8 billion 104% Achieved (6)

$8.0 billion 140% Achieved (7)

(1) Revenue means our total revenues, as reported by us in our financial statements on Forms 10-Q and 10-K filed with the SEC (but without giving effect to any rounding used in reporting the amounts in Form 10-Q and Form 10-K), for the previous four consecutive fiscal quarters for us.
(2) Revenue reported in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 was $3.34 billion.
(3) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. Revenue reported for the four quarters ended December 31, 2021 was $4.17 billion.
(4) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. Revenue reported for the four quarters ended June 30, 2022 was $5.20 billion.
(5) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. Revenue reported for the four quarters ended September 30, 2022 was $6.02 billion.
(6) Achieved at the end of fiscal year 2023 and certified during fiscal year 2024. Revenue reported for the four quarters ended June 30, 2023 was $7.1 billion.
(7) Achieved during fiscal year 2024. Revenue reported for the four quarters ended December 31, 2023 was $9.3 billion.

The following table sets forth the Stock Price Goals, which were achieved prior to the beginning of fiscal 2024:

Stock Price Goals (1)
Absolute Change in Stock Price from Grant Date Stock Price (2)
Absolute Change in Stock Price From $4.50 Exercise Price
Achievement Status
$4.50 32% 0% Achieved (3)

$6.00 76% 33% Achieved (4)

$7.50 120% 67% Achieved (5)

$9.50 179% 111% Achieved (6)

$12.00 252% 167% Achieved (7)

(1) Sustained stock price performance is required for each Stock Price Goal to be met, other than in connection with a change in control. For each Stock Price Goal to be met, the sixty-trading day average stock price must equal or exceed the Stock Price Goal.
(2) Utilizes closing stock price of $3.41 per share on March 2, 2021.
(3) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. The sixty-trading day average stock price from March 15, 2022 through June 8, 2022 was $4.51.
(4) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. The sixty-trading day average stock price from July 19, 2022 through October 11, 2022 was $6.02.
(5) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. The sixty-trading day average stock price from September 30, 2022 through December 23, 2022 was $7.54.
(6) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. The sixty-trading day average stock price from January 20, 2023 through April 17, 2023 was $9.51 .
(7) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2024. The sixty-trading day average stock price from March 6, 2023 through May 30, 2023 was $12.09 .

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Discussion and Analysis of 2023 CEO Performance Award

Given the progression of achievement under the 2021 CEO Performance Award, and in order to continue to motivate and incentivize Mr. Liang as our CEO, the Compensation Committee during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 began consideration of another performance-based compensation arrangement for Mr. Liang. This culminated in the grant of the 2023 CEO Performance Award in November 2023.

The 2023 CEO Performance Award granted to Mr. Liang is a long-term performance-based option award to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, which award may vest in five equal tranches. Each of the five tranches vests if a specified revenue goal (each, a “New Revenue Goal”) and a specified stock price goal (each, a “New Stock Price Goal”) is achieved. New Revenue Goals must be achieved by December 31, 2028 (the “New Revenue Performance Period) and New Stock Price Goals must be achieved by March 31, 2029 (the “New Stock Price Performance Period”). The 2023 CEO Performance Award was granted with an exercise price equal to $45.0 (the “New Exercise Price”), representing a premium of approximately 53% to the closing stock price reported on Nasdaq on the date of grant. The 2023 CEO Performance Award will generally expire on November 14, 2033 and includes, among other terms and conditions, a restriction on the sale of any shares issued upon exercise of the 2023 CEO Performance Award until November 14, 2026.

The Compensation Committee sought to ensure that the 2023 CEO Performance Award would further align Mr. Liang’s interests with those of our stockholders over the long term. In the course of considering the 2023 CEO Performance Award, the Compensation Committee determined to modify the period that Mr. Liang would continue to receive a de minimis salary of $1 per annum (or such other non-waivable minimum wage requirement, if deemed advisable) and no cash bonuses through the earlier of (1) the date all of the tranches under the 2023 CEO Performance Award shall have vested and (2) March 31, 2029. Similar to the 2021 CEO Performance Award, Mr. Liang must also remain as our CEO (or such other position with us as Mr. Liang and the Board may agree) at the time each goal is met in order for the corresponding tranche to vest. This helps ensure Mr. Liang’s active leadership of us over the long term.

The following table sets forth the New Revenue Goals which must be achieved under the 2023 CEO Performance Award by the end of the New Revenue Performance Period of December 31, 2028, as well as their achievement status as of the date of this Annual Report:

New Revenue Goals (1)
Absolute Change From Revenue Reported for the Fiscal Year Ended Prior to the Grant of the 2023 CEO Performance Award (June 30, 2023) (2)
Achievement Status
$13.0 billion
82%
Achieved (3)

$15.0 billion
111%
Achieved (4)

$17.0 billion
139%
Achieved (5)

$19.0 billion
167%
Achieved (6)

$21.0 billion
195%
Achieved (7)

(1) Under the terms of the 2023 CEO Performance Stock Option, the rolling four-quarter revenue milestones and stock price milestones set forth in the table above must be achieved by December 31, 2028 and March 31, 2029, respectively.
(2) Rounded to the nearest whole percentage.
(3) On February 27, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $13.0 billion revenue milestone based on our previous four consecutive fiscal quarters revenue as of June 30, 2024.
(4) On April 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $15.0 billion revenue milestone based on our previous four consecutive fiscal quarters revenue as of September 30, 2024.
(5) O n April 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $17.0 billion revenue milestone based on our previous four consecutive fiscal quarters revenue as of September 30, 2024.
(6) On April 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $19.0 billion revenue milestone based on our previous four consecutive fiscal quarters revenue as of December 31, 2024.
(7) On August 26, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified achievement of the $21.0 billion revenue milestone based on our previous four consecutive fiscal quarters revenue as of March 31, 2025.

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The following table sets forth the New Stock Price Goals which must be achieved under the 2023 CEO Performance Award by the end of the New Stock Price Performance Period of March 31, 2029, as well as their achievement status as of the date of this Annual Report:

New Stock Price Goals (1)
Absolute Change in Stock Price from Grant Date Stock Price (2)(3)
Absolute Change in Stock Price From $45.00 Exercise Price (3)
Achievement Status
$45.00 53%
0%
Achieved (4)

$60.00 104%
33%
Achieved (5)

$75.00 155%
67%
Achieved (6)

$90.00 206%
100%
Achieved (7)

$110.00 274%
144%
Not yet achieved

(1) Sustained stock price performance is required for each New Stock Price Goal to be met, other than in connection with a change in control. For each New Stock Price Goal to be met, the trailing sixty trading day average stock price must equal or exceed the New Stock Price Goal.
(2) Utilizes closing stock price of $29.39 on November 14, 2023.
(3) Rounded to the nearest whole percentage.
(4) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2025. The sixty-trading day average stock price from November 29, 2023 through February 26, 2024 was $45.70.
(5) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2025. The sixty-trading day average stock price from December 15, 2023 through March 13, 2024 was $61.07.
(6) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2025. The sixty-trading day average stock price from January 4, 2024 through April 1, 2024 was $75.28.
(7) Achieved prior to fiscal year 2025. The sixty-trading day average stock price from January 31, 2024 through April 25, 2024 was $90.31.

Each of the five tranches vests only when both the applicable New Revenue Goal and New Stock Price Goal for such tranche are certified by the Compensation Committee as having been met.

A New Revenue Goal and a New Stock Price Goal that are matched together can be achieved at different points in time and vesting will occur at the later of the achievement certification dates for such New Revenue Goal and New Stock Price Goal. Subject to any applicable clawback provisions, policies or other forfeiture terms described in the 2023 CEO Performance Award, once a goal is achieved, it is forever deemed achieved for determining the vesting of a tranche.

There is no full acceleration of vesting of the 2023 CEO Performance Award as a result of a “change in control.” However, in connection with a change in control, whether any unvested tranches vest will depend solely on our attainment of the New Stock Price Goals (the New Revenue Goals will be disregarded). In addition, for purposes of determining whether the New Stock Price Goal has been achieved, the stock price shall equal the greater of (1) the most recent closing price per share immediately prior to the effective time of such change in control or (2) the per share common stock price (plus the per share of common stock value of any other consideration) received by the stockholders in the change in control.

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On February 27, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the first revenue goal and approved the vesting of the first tranche under the 2023 CEO Performance Award (representing 1,000,000 of the 5,000,000 shares subject to such option). On April 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the revenue goals of $15.0 billion, $17.0 billion, and $19.0 billion and approved the vesting of the second, third, and fourth tranches under the 2023 CEO Performance Award, representing 3,000,000 additional shares of the 5,000,000 shares subject to the option. On August 26, 2025 the Compensation Committee certified the achievement of the fifth revenue goal of $21.0 billion. The fifth New Stock Price Goal has not yet been achieved, however, so the fifth tranche of the 2023 CEO Performance Goal remains unvested.

FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs

Overview

On January 23, 2024, after consultations with our CEO and consideration of such other factors as the Compensation Committee considered appropriate (including input received from the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant and an executive compensation study described above), the Compensation Committee approved an executive compensation program for fiscal year 2024 for our three Other NEOs -- Mr. Weigand (the “CFO Compensation Program”), Mr. Clegg (the “SVP Sales Compensation Program”), and Mr. Kao (the “SVP Operations Compensation Program”). During fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee reviewed the fiscal year 2024 program and determined no changes were necessary to the program for fiscal year 2025, and therefore retained that program as the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs.

The Compensation Committee believes the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs furthers our executive compensation philosophy to link compensation to corporate and individual performance. The principal compensation elements of the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs are:

• Base Salary;
• Fixed Bonus; and
• Performance-based annual incentive award (“Performance Incentive Award”) which, for Mr. Weigand, is payable 20% in the form of cash (the “Performance Cash”) and 80% in the form of service-based PRSUs and, for each of Mr. Clegg and Mr. Kao, is payable 50% in the form of Performance Cash and 50% in the form of PRSUs. PRSUs earned, once granted, will generally vest in equal annual installments over a period of approximately four years.

Base Salary

The following table sets forth Base Salaries for each of Mr. Weigand, Mr. Clegg and Mr. Kao at the end of fiscal year 2024 and 2025:

Name Principal Position During Fiscal Year 2025 End of Fiscal Year 2024 Base Salary Rate (1)(2)
End of Fiscal Year 2025
Base Salary Rate (1)(2)
Base Salary
% Change

David Weigand Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
$ 547,017  $ 568,898  4.0  %
Don Clegg Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales $ 453,078  $ 466,670  3.0  %
George Kao Senior Vice President, Operations $ 411,649  $ 423,998  3.0  %

(1) The Base Salary amounts actually paid to each NEO for fiscal year 2024 and 2025 are disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.
(2) For each of fiscal years 2024 and 2025, salary amounts disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table for each NEO differ from the amounts disclosed in the table above because of the timing of adjustments made to Base Salary. For fiscal year 2024, such adjustments were effective October 1, 2023 for each of Mr. Weigand, Mr. Clegg, and Mr. Kao. For fiscal year 2025, such adjustments were effective January 1, 2025 for each of Mr. Weigand, Mr. Clegg, and Mr. Kao. In addition, salary amounts disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table for such NEOs also include amounts paid out for vacation and sick days.

Adjustments to Base Salaries for Messrs. Weigand, Clegg and Kao were made during fiscal year 2025 after the Compensation Committee considered recommendations from the CEO, the inflationary market conditions during the year and the likelihood that, even after prior adjustments to Base Salaries for these NEOs, their Base Salaries remained below the market for their positions in similar companies.

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Fixed Bonus Component

Under the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs, each of Mr. Weigand, Mr. Clegg and Mr. Kao is entitled to receive a Fixed Bonus component payable in semi-monthly installments in the form of cash, which is based upon a percentage of Base Salary. The Compensation Committee included the Fixed Bonus as a part of the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs for their continued achievements and contributions for us.

The Fixed Bonus percentage of Base Salary for fiscal year 2025 was 30% for Mr. Weigand and 20% for Mr. Clegg, which percentages remained unchanged between fiscal year 2023 and fiscal year 2025 for such NEOs. In exercising his discretion, the CEO set Mr. Kao’s Fixed Bonus component at the lower end of the range at 16% of his Base Salary for fiscal year 2024 to align such amount more closely to the bonus amount Mr. Kao received in the prior fiscal year when he did not have a performance program, and plans to re-evaluate such level in future years. The Compensation Committee decided to leave unchanged the Fixed Bonus component for Mr. Kao at 16% of his Base Salary for fiscal year 2025.

The Compensation Committee decided to retain the Fixed Bonus component for the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs because the Committee believed the aggregate total cash compensation for the other NEOs was likely to still be less than the market 50 th percentile for comparable positions. The following table sets forth the total amount of Fixed Bonus received by the Other NEOs for fiscal year 2025:

Name Principal Position During Fiscal Year 2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Fixed Bonus Received

David Weigand Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
$164,105 (1)

Don Clegg Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales $90,616 (2)

George Kao Senior Vice President, Operations $65,864 (3)

(1) For Mr. Weigand, the Fixed Bonus paid from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was determined based upon a Base Salary of $547,017, which was his annual salary rate as of July 1, 2024.
(2) For Mr. Clegg, the Fixed Bonus paid from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was determined based upon a Base Salary of $453,078, which was his annual salary rate as of July 1, 2024.
(3) For Mr. Kao, the Fixed Bonus paid from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 was determined based upon a Base Salary of $411,649, which was his annual salary rate as of July 1, 2024.

Performance Incentive Award

Description of Performance Incentive Award. Under the Performance Incentive Award portion of the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs, participants have the ability to earn Performance Incentive Awards based upon the achievement of certain specified KPIs and the CEO’s subjective evaluation under the Compensation Adjustment Factor for the fiscal year. Any Performance Incentive Awards earned by Mr. Weigand are payable 20% in cash and 80% in PRSUs, and any Performance Incentive Awards earned by either Mr. Clegg or Mr. Kao are payable 50% in cash and 50% in PRSUs. The cash portion of the award is paid out promptly after the amount of any Performance Incentive Award is determined and approved by the Compensation Committee following the end of the fiscal year, and the PRSUs are granted at approximately the same time, unless otherwise stated in this Annual Report. The number of PRSUs granted to the participants is determined by dividing the value of the PRSU portion of the Performance Incentive Award by an average closing price of our stock, as described in more detail below. These PRSUs generally vest in equal annual installments over a period of four years from the first day of the new fiscal year, so long as the individual continues to be employed. PRSUs for the annual award are (for purposes of administration of shares available under our amended and restated 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2020 Plan”)) capped for each of Messrs. Weigand, Clegg, and Kao at a level unlikely to be earned. In addition:

• The amount of the earned Performance Incentive Award is determined as a multiple (the “Multiple”) of a base incentive target (calculated as a set percentage of Base Salary) set for each participant (the “Base Incentive Unit”).

• The Base Incentive Unit for fiscal year 2025 was set at 10% of Base Salary for Messrs, Weigand and Clegg, and at 8% of Base Salary for Mr. Kao.

• Each KPI and the Compensation Adjustment Factor contribute to the calculation of the Multiple, which is applied to the Base Incentive Unit to determine the total amount of the earned Performance Incentive Award:

◦ For Mr. Weigand, the KPIs for fiscal year 2025 were based upon:
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• Percentage appreciation in Company stock price from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, with a 100% increase in the stock price counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple;

* This KPI is “double weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase in stock price is then multiplied by two, and that resulting percentage is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above;

• Percentage increase in number of long-term investors of us from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, with a 100% increase in the number of long-term investors counting as 1.00 towards the determination of the final aggregate Multiple; and

* Such KPI is also “double weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase is multiplied by two, and that resulting percentage is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above; and

• Percentage increase in worldwide revenue from the prior fiscal year, with a 100% increase in revenue counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple;

* This KPI is “single weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above.

◦ For Mr. Weigand, a Compensation Adjustment Factor (on a scale from 1.0 to 5.0) was also given by the CEO for the fiscal year, with each 1.00 of rating counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple. See “- Key Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Compensation Decisions and Actions” above for additional discussion with respect to the Compensation Adjustment Factor.

The scores arising from these KPI results, and the performance evaluation, are then added together to determine the final aggregate Multiple that is applied to the Base Incentive Unit to determine the value of the Performance Incentive Award. For these purposes, long-term investors are defined as either (1) a new long-term investor with at least 1,000,000 shares (which represents approximately 0.2% of the total number of shares outstanding) added during fiscal year 2025 or (2) an existing long-term investor who had increased its holdings by at least 50% during fiscal year 2025; provided, however, that index funds, hedge funds, and broker-dealers are excluded from the definition of long-term investors. A list of potential long-term investors at the end of fiscal year 2023 had been identified based upon certain SEC filings made by such investors, and the foregoing evaluation criteria was then applied to such list.

◦ For Mr. Clegg, the KPIs for fiscal year 2025 are based upon:

▪ Increase in number of our internally measured top customers (“Top 3,000 Customers”) from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. For these purposes, new Top 3,000 Customers are identified based upon new customer accounts which were set up in our internal accounting system during fiscal year 2025.

* Such KPI is “double weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase is multiplied by two, and that resulting percentage is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above;

• Percentage increase in the number of our internally measured top 300 customers (“Top 300 Customers”) from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025. For these purposes, new Top 300 Customers are also identified based upon new customer accounts which were set up in our internal accounting system during fiscal year 2025.

* Such KPI is “single weighted,” meaning that such percentage is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above.

• Percentage increase in worldwide revenue from the prior fiscal year, with a 100% increase in revenue counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple;

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* This KPI is “quadruple weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase in worldwide revenue is then multiplied by four, and that resulting percentage is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above.

• Change in Slow Moving & Excess and Obsolete Inventory KPI, or Inventory KPI, which is calculated by dividing slow moving and excess and obsolete inventory for fiscal year 2024 by slow moving and excess and obsolete inventory for fiscal year 2025, and subtracting 1.00 from such quotient;

* The Inventory KPI is “quadruple weighted,” meaning that such resulting number from the calculation described above is then multiplied by four, and that resulting number is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above; and

• Percentage appreciation in Company stock price from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, with a 100% increase in the stock price counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple;

◦ This KPI is “single weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase in stock price is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above.

◦ For Mr. Clegg, a Compensation Adjustment Factor rating (on a scale from 1.0 to 3.0) was also given by the CEO for the fiscal year, with each 1.00 of rating counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple. See “- Key Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Compensation Decisions and Actions” above for additional discussion with respect to the Compensation Adjustment Factor. See “- Key Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Compensation Decisions and Actions” above for additional discussion of the two new KPIs for Mr. Clegg in fiscal year 2025.

◦ For Mr. Kao, the KPIs for fiscal year 2025 are based upon:
• Percentage appreciation in Company stock price from June 30, 2024 to June 30, 2025, with a 100% increase in the stock price counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple; and

* This KPI is “single weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase in stock price is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above; and

• Percentage increase in worldwide revenue from the prior fiscal year, with a 100% increase in revenue counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple; and

* This KPI is “single weighted,” meaning that such percentage increase in worldwide revenue is then used in the calculation of the aggregate Multiple as described above.

◦ For Mr. Kao, a Compensation Adjustment Factor rating (on a scale from 1.0 to 3.0) was also given by the CEO for the fiscal year, with each 1.00 of rating counting as 1.00 towards determination of the final aggregate Multiple. See “- Key Fiscal Year 2025 Executive Compensation Decisions and Actions” above for additional discussion with respect to the Compensation Adjustment Factor.

The scores arising from these KPI results, and the Compensation Adjustment Factor are then added together to determine the final aggregate Multiple that is applied to the Base Incentive Unit to determine the value of the Performance Incentive Award.

A decrease in stock price, number of long-term investors, number of our Top 3,000 Customers, number of our Top 300 Customers, or worldwide revenue from the prior fiscal year (as may be applicable) results in a multiple of zero for that KPI for purposes of determining the aggregate Multiple. For these purposes, worldwide revenue is defined as our net sales for the fiscal year as reported in our consolidated financial statements. In addition, for Mr. Clegg, an increase in slow moving and excess and obsolete inventory from the prior fiscal year results in a multiple of zero for the Inventory KPI for purposes of determining the aggregate Multiple. Slow moving and excess and obsolete inventory is determined by applying written guidelines that have been established which, along with other considerations, primarily categorize products based upon various criteria (such as price sensitivity based upon age (e.g. CPUs, GPUs), volume/cost of product, and product lead time), and then for each such category define a time period after which they are considered slow moving.

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Performance Cash earned is generally paid in the next payroll cycle following the Compensation Committee’s certification and approval of the calculation of the Performance Incentive Award after the end of the fiscal year, or as soon as reasonably practical thereafter.

Performance RSUs are to be granted to the respective participating officer on a grant date within 10 days of the Compensation Committee’s certification and approval of the results of the Performance Incentive Award (the “Grant Date”) subject to the recipient remaining employed with, or otherwise continuing to provide services to, us through such Grant Date. The number of PRSUs earned, once granted, will be determined by dividing the value of the portion of the Performance Incentive Award earned thereunder allocated to the PRSUs portion by the sixty-trading day average closing stock price of our common stock as of (and including) the date immediately prior to the Grant Date (rounded to the nearest whole RSU, and subject to (for purposes of administration of shares available under the 2020 Plan) a maximum cap at a level unlikely to be earned.

Measurement of Fiscal Year 2025 Performance against the Performance Incentive Award . The following sets forth the determination of the Performance Incentive Award based upon fiscal year 2025 performance for Mr. Weigand:

Performance Measure Achievement Weighting Factor Final Weighted Score
Stock Price Increase KPI
' 0% (or 0) (1)
2X
0.00
Long-Term Investor Increase KPI
21% (or 0.21) (2)
2X
0.42
Worldwide Revenue KPI 47% (or 0.47) (3)
1X
0.47
Compensation Adjustment Factor
4.00 (4)
1X
4.00
Total Multiple
4.89
Base Incentive Unit
$56,889.80
Final Earned Performance Incentive Award Value
$278,191
Performance Cash Payout Value (20%)
$55,638
PRSUs Payout Value (80%)
$222,553
Number of PRSUs Granted
4,656

(1) Our closing stock price on June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2025 (the last trading-day of the fiscal year) was $81.94 and $49.01, respectively.
(2) Utilizing the definition of long-term investor specified above, it was determined the number of Long-Term Investors increased from 86 to 104 during fiscal year 2025.
(3) In our consolidated financial statements, we recorded revenues of $15.0 billion and $22.0 billion for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, respectively.
(4) Based upon the CEO’s evaluation.

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The following sets forth the determination of the Performance Incentive Award based upon fiscal year 2025 performance for Mr. Clegg:

Performance Measure Achievement Weighting Factor Final Weighted Score
Top 3,000 Customers KPI
55% (or 0.55) (1)
2X
1.10
Top 300 Customers KPI
100% (or 1.00) (2)
1X
1.00
Worldwide Revenue KPI
47% (or 0.47) (3)
4X
1.88
Inventory KPI
0% (or 0) (4)
4X
0.00
Stock Price Increase KPI 0% (or 0) (5)
1X
0.00
Compensation Adjustment Factor
2.00 (6)
1X
2.00
Total Multiple
5.98
Base Incentive Unit
$46,667.00
Final Earned Performance Incentive Award Value
$279,068
Performance Cash Payout Value (50%)
$139,534
PRSUs Payout Value (50%)
$139,534
Number of PRSUs to be Granted
2,919

(1) 315 new customers were added in fiscal year 2025.
(2) 315 new customers were added in fiscal year 2025.
(3) In our consolidated financial statements, we recorded revenues of $15.0 billion and $22.0 billion for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, respectively.
(4) The final weighted score for this performance measure was determined to be zero. In our consolidated financial statements, we recorded a $67.9 million increase in inventory reserve charges between fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025.
(5) Our closing stock price on June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2025 (the last trading-day of the fiscal year) was $81.94 and $49.01, respectively.
(6) Based upon the CEO’s evaluation.

The following sets forth the determination of the Performance Incentive Award based upon fiscal year 2025 performance for Mr. Kao:

Performance Measure Achievement Weighting Factor Final Weighted Score
Stock Price Increase KPI 0% (or 0) (1)
1X 0.00
Worldwide Revenue KPI 47% (or 0.47) (2)
1X 0.47
Compensation Adjustment Factor 3.00 (3)
1X 3.00
Total Multiple 3.47
Base Incentive Unit $33,919.84
Final Earned Performance Incentive Award Value $177,702
Performance Cash Payout Value (50%) $58,851
PRSUs Payout Value (50%) $58,851
Number of PRSUs to be Granted
1,231

(1) Our closing stock price on June 28, 2024 and June 30, 2025 (the last trading-day of the fiscal year) was $81.94 and $49.01, respectively.
(2) In our consolidated financial statements, we recorded revenues of $15.0 billion and $22.0 billion for fiscal year 2024 and fiscal year 2025, respectively.
(3) Based upon the CEO’s evaluation.

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Other Equity-Based Incentive Compensation

While participants in the FY2025 Performance Program for Other NEOs are eligible to receive performance-based awards under the Performance Incentive Award portion of such program, such persons also continue to be eligible to receive other equity-based incentive compensation, along with other non-executive persons eligible for awards under the 2020 Plan.

For such Other NEOs participating in the FY2025 Performance Program, the Compensation Committee views stock options and other equity-based awards as an important component of the total compensation. We believe that equity-based awards also align the interests of an NEO with those of our stockholders. They also provide NEOs a significant, long-term interest in our success and help retain key NEOs in a competitive market for executive talent. The 2020 Plan authorized the Compensation Committee to grant stock options and other equity-based awards to eligible NEOs. The number of shares owned by, or subject to equity-based awards held by, each NEO is periodically reviewed and additional awards are considered based upon a generalized assessment of past performance, expected future performance and the relative holdings of executive officers. In addition to equity-based awards made in connection with events such as promotions, the Compensation Committee has historically granted refresh equity awards to employees (including executive officers) on a two-year cycle. Periodically, and generally based on the recommendation of the CEO, the Compensation Committee has made off-cycle special recognition equity awards of options and/or RSUs to NEOs.

For fiscal year 2025, the Compensation Committee approved awards of service-based stock options and RSUs to NEOs as outlined in the table below.

Name Type of Award Quantity (at Target) of Award Rationale for Providing the Award

David Weigand RSUs (1)
13,000 Recognition grant
RSUs (2)
11,964 Performance grant

Don Clegg RSUs (1)
6,000 Recognition grant
RSUs (2)
7,542 Performance grant
George Kao RSUs (1)
5,000 Recognition grant
RSUs (3)
14,683 Refresh grant

Stock Options (4)
32,629 Refresh grant
RSUs (2)
2,412 Performance grant

(1) The grants made on October 30, 2024 were part of a special recognition grant made to a broad set of employees which included Messrs. Weigand, Clegg, and Kao. These grants, consistent with prior practices over recent years included these same NEOs in connection with other broad-based special recognition rewards. The vesting schedule, however, for Messrs. Weigand, Clegg, and Kao is 100% vested on October 30, 2025 whereas other employees’ vested 50% of the award on February 10, 2025, and 50% on August 10, 2025, and were intended to recognize and currently reward our general assessment of awardees’ recent collective achievement for and contributions for us. The CEO made the recommendation on size of grants for the other NEOs to the Compensation Committee based on his subjective assessment of their contributions for us. For context, Company-wide, an aggregate of 1,670,690 RSUs were granted in connection with this special recognition grant to approximately 1,688 employees, with awards ranging in sizes up to a maximum of 28,000 units. The average award was for 990 RSUs, and (based upon the recommendation of the CEO) an aggregate of 5 employees received awards of 10,000 RSUs or more.
(2) These RSUs were earned by Messrs. Weigand, Clegg and Kao as payouts pursuant to their Performance Incentive Awards under the FY2024 performance program. See the CD&A discussion in the proxy statement for our annual meeting of shareholders held on June 4, 2025 for additional information. The RSUs were granted on February 27, 2025, and vest at an annual rate of 25% per year commencing July 1, 2025, with the final installment vesting on July 1, 2028.
(3) These RSUs were part of Mr. Kao’s regular periodic refresh grant cycle, and were granted on October 30, 2024. These RSUs generally vest at the rate of 25% of the total number of units on November 10, 2025, and then an additional 1/16th of the units at the end of each successive calendar quarter thereafter.
(4) These stock options were part of Mr. Kao’s regular periodic refresh grant cycle, and were granted on November 8, 2024 with a 10-year term and an exercise price equal to the closing market price of our common stock on the grant date ($24.52). Subject generally to Mr. Kao’s continued service, these stock options vest and become exercisable at the rate of 25% of the shares on November 8, 2025, and then an additional 1/16th of the shares at the end of each successive calendar quarter thereafter. The size of this stock option grant was determined based upon the recommendation of Mr. Liang, which was reviewed and approved by the Compensation Committee.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

In January 2022, our Board adopted stock ownership guidelines that apply to the CEO and our non-employee directors (the “Guidelines”). Under the Guidelines, the CEO has a target holding of three times his then-current annual Base Salary; provided, however, that for so long as the CEO is Mr. Charles Liang, and his then-current annual Base Salary is less than his annual Base Salary as in effect immediately prior to the grant of his 2021 CEO Performance Award on March 2, 2021 (which annual Base Salary was $522,236 (the “Pre-grant CEO Salary”)), then for purposes of determination of the Chief Executive Officer’s target holding, his target shall be three times the Pre-grant CEO Salary. Under the Guidelines, non-employee directors
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have a target holding of three times the then-current annual Board member retainer (regardless of whether such director actually receives such retainer). For purposes of determining such target holding for non-employee directors, other director cash fees such as fees for Committee member/chair service or excess per meeting fees are not considered as part of the then-current annual Board member retainer.

Under the Guidelines, each target is expected to be attained by the later of (1) five years from the effective date of the Guidelines or (2) five years from the effective date of a covered person’s assumption of the applicable role or responsibilities (or applicable designation as a covered person with a specific stock ownership target by the Compensation Committee) subjecting the covered person to the then-applicable stock ownership target. After the applicable five-year period has concluded, the covered person will be required to retain at least 50% of the common stock received (net of applicable withholding taxes) under our equity awards earned by, vested with respect to or exercised by the covered person if the covered person does not comply with his or her stock ownership target. Once a covered person has initially achieved his or her stock ownership target, the covered person will be considered to continue to be in compliance with the Guidelines unless as of the annual measurement the covered person’s common stock ownership drops to less than 85% of the covered person’s stock ownership target (in which case the covered person will have one year to again achieve compliance with the Guidelines).

Annual compliance with the stock ownership target will be measured, for each fiscal year, at the end of such fiscal year. Compliance with the stock ownership targets at any point in time will be based on the average closing price for the common stock for the immediately prior 60 days. For purposes of determining compliance with the stock ownership target, the following holdings by the covered person and his or her immediate family members sharing his or her household will be considered the equivalent of owning the corresponding applicable underlying common stock: (1) outright ownership of common stock; (2) vested common stock held in retirement or deferred compensation accounts; and (3) service-based restricted share, restricted stock unit and/or deferred share awards regarding common stock (whether or not vested).

As of June 30, 2025, each of the covered persons subject to the Guidelines met his or her stock ownership target, except for Mr. Blair who joined the Board during fiscal year 2023 and will have until December 22, 2027, and Ms. Giordano and Mr. Angel, who joined the Board during fiscal year 2025 and will have until August 19, 2029, and March 31, 2030, respectively, to meet their stock ownership target.

Stock Retention Policy

We have adopted a stock retention policy which requires that our CEO hold a significant portion of the shares of our common stock acquired under our equity incentive plans for at least 36 months. Generally, under the policy, the CEO must retain at least 50% of all “net” shares received (“net” shares means those shares remaining after the sale or withholding of shares in payment of the exercise price, if applicable, and withholding taxes) for at least 36 months following the date on which an equity award is vested, settled or exercised, as applicable. In addition, in connection with the 2023 CEO Performance Award granted to our CEO in fiscal year 2024, the Board required a restriction on the sale of any shares issued upon the exercise of the options associated with such award until November 14, 2026. See “Discussion and Analysis of 2023 CEO Performance Award.”

Policies and Practices Regarding the Grant of Equity Awards

The Compensation Committee generally holds regular quarterly meetings (which are typically held after the completion of a fiscal quarter and shortly before the Company announces its results for the just completed fiscal quarter (each, a “Regular Quarterly Meeting”)), and at such meeting the Committee considers and approves stock options and other equity-based awards, including relevant terms such as the effective date of the grant. In addition, the Compensation Committee may grant stock options and other equity-based awards between Regular Quarterly Meetings at special meetings or via unanimous written consent (together, “Special Meetings”).

Awards of stock options and other equity-based awards are typically made by the Compensation Committee in the following circumstances:

1. Initial and Biennial awards : Eligible employees (including our NEOs) receive equity-based awards (which may include stock options) in connection with their commencement of service with the Company or when a change in status occurs enabling such employee to become eligible to receive equity-based awards. Proposed awards are generally submitted to the Compensation Committee for approval at the first Regular Quarterly Meeting after the commencement of service by such employee or the date the change in such employee’s status occurs. Thereafter, such employee would generally be eligible to receive a refresh equity-based award (which may include stock options) at the biennial Regular Quarterly Meeting following the date of the first award (all such awards, “Biennial Awards”);
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2. Scheduled Awards : The Compensation Committee also considers various scheduled awards which generally occur on a regular recurring basis (together, “Scheduled Awards”). Examples of such Scheduled Awards include:

a. The grant of the equity component of director compensation in connection with annual director service (the “Annual Director Service Award”) or lead independent director service (the “Lead Independent Director Service Award”). See “Director Compensation” for additional discussion with respect to our non-employee director compensation program.

b. The grant of equity awards earned under the performance program for a NEO (which, to date, has not included stock options) (“Performance Award Grants”). Such awards generally have terms that were pre-approved by the Compensation Committee at the time the performance program for the named executive officer was adopted by the Compensation Committee earlier in such fiscal year, including specified deadline dates prior to which such Performance Awards Grants are to be made and after which the results used to determine performance (some of which may depend upon financial results that are published in the Annual Report) are calculated.

3. Special Awards : From time to time, the Compensation Committee will consider, on an as-needed basis, grants of equity based-awards (which may include stock options). Circumstances for such awards may include special recognition bonuses or for the hiring or retention of a high-value employee.

The Company’s Insider Trading Policy provides for a trading window (the “Trading Window”) which generally (i) opens following the closing of trading on the second full trading day following the public issuance of the Company’s earnings release for the most recent fiscal quarter and (ii) closes at the close of trading on the last day of the second month of a fiscal quarter (i.e., the last day of August, November, February and May). Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our directors, executive officers, employees and contractors from engaging in any transactions in publicly traded options, such as puts and calls, and other derivative securities, including any hedging or similar transaction, with respect to our common stock.

The Compensation Committee has generally set the grant date of options awarded to NEOs for Initial and Biennial Awards to be the first full trading day occurring after the next opening of the Trading Window, with the exercise price of the options to be equal to the closing price of our common stock on the grant date. During fiscal year 2025, Mr. Kao received Biennial Awards as refresh grants that included both stock options and RSUs The awards were approved at the October 30, 2024 Quarterly Meeting, and became effective on November 8, 2024, the first full trading day after the Trading Window was opened on November 7, 2024, following the Company’s disclosure on November 5, 2024 of its preliminary results for the first fiscal quarter ended on September 30, 2024. On November 13, 2024, we filed a Form NT 10-Q disclosing that we would not be able to file timely our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024. We subsequently filed that report, along with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024, on February 25, 2025.

During fiscal year 2025, except as provided in the chart below, we did not grant stock options (or similar awards) to any of our NEOs during the period beginning four business days before and ending one business day after the filing of any Company periodic report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K, or the filing or furnishing of any Company Form 8-K that disclosed any material non-public information:

Name Grant date Number of securities
underlying the award Exercise
price of the award
($/Share) Grant date fair value of the award Percentage change in the closing market price of the securities underlying the award between the trading day ending immediately prior to the disclosure of material nonpublic information and the trading day beginning immediately following the disclosure of material nonpublic
information

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
Charles Liang N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
David Weigand N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Don Clegg N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
George Kao 11/8/2024 32,629 $ 24.52 $15.66 (1)
- 17.0 % (2)

(1) The amount disclosed represents the grant date fair value of the stock option award calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718, using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, and, Note 11, “Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(2) Represents the percentage decrease in the market price of our common stock between (x) November 12, 2024 (the trading day ending immediately prior to November 13, 2024, which was the day we filed a Form NT 10-Q disclosing that we would not be able to file our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 on a timely basis) and (y) November 14, 2024 (the trading day immediately following November 13, 2024).

Clawback Policy

Prior to calendar year 2023, we established a recoupment policy applicable to our NEOs (the “Recoupment Policy”). Under the Recoupment Policy, if we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with the financial reporting requirements under United States securities laws, the Compensation Committee shall be entitled to have us recover from any current or former executive officer any excess incentive-based compensation received by such person during the three-year period prior to the date on which we are required to prepare the restatement. This Recoupment Policy applies to both equity-based and cash-based incentive compensation awards. The “excess incentive-based compensation” is the difference between the actual amount that was paid, and the amount that would have been paid under the restated financial results.

During fiscal year 2024, in light of new rules promulgated by Nasdaq National Market and SEC requirements, we adopted a new compensation clawback policy effective October 25, 2023 (the “New Clawback Policy”) which complies with the required standards. The New Clawback Policy provides for the prompt recovery or clawback of certain excess incentive-based compensation received during an applicable three-year recovery period by current or former executive officers in the event we are required to prepare an accounting restatement due to the material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under the securities laws. This includes restatements to correct an error in previously issued financial statements that is material to such previously issued financial statements, or that would result in a material misstatement if the error were corrected in the current period or left uncorrected in the current period. Excess incentive-based compensation for these purposes generally means the amount of incentive-based compensation received (on or after October 2, 2023) by such executive officer that exceeds the amount of incentive-based compensation that would have been received by such executive officer had it been determined based on the restated amounts, without regard to any taxes paid. Incentive-based compensation potentially subject to recovery under the New Clawback Policy is in general limited to any compensation granted, earned or vested based wholly or in part on the attainment of one or more financial reporting measures. In general, we may utilize a broad range of recoupment methods under the New Clawback Policy. The New Clawback Policy does not condition clawback on the fault of the executive officer, but we are not required to clawback amounts only in limited circumstances where the Compensation Committee has made a determination that recovery would be impracticable and (1) we have already attempted to recover such amounts but the direct expenses paid to a third party in an effort to enforce the New Clawback Policy would exceed the amount to be recovered, (2) the recovery of amounts would violate applicable home country law, or (3) the recovery would cause the non-compliance of a tax-qualified retirement plan under the Internal Revenue Code and applicable regulations. Amounts received prior to the adoption of the New Clawback Policy continue to be governed by the Recoupment Policy. We may not indemnify any such executive officer against the loss of such recovered compensation.

Other Benefits

Health and Welfare Benefits. Our NEOs receive the same health and welfare benefits as we offer to our other employees, including medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death and dismemberment and disability insurance coverage, flexible spending account participation and holiday pay. The same contribution amounts, percentages and plan design provisions are applicable to all employees. We offer these health and welfare benefits generally to help provide a competitive compensation package to employees to assist with the attraction, hiring and retention of employees.

Retirement Program. Our NEOs may participate in the same tax-qualified, employee-funded 401(k) plan that is offered to all our other employees. We do not maintain a supplemental executive retirement plan, nor do we offer any defined benefit retirement plans or other defined contribution plans to our NEOs. We offer these retirement program benefits generally to help provide a competitive compensation package to employees to assist with the attraction, hiring and retention of employees.

Perquisites. We do not provide perquisites or personal benefits to any of our NEOs.

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Employment Arrangements, Severance and Change of Control Benefits. We have not entered into employment agreements with any of our NEOs. Each of Messrs. Clegg, Kao and Weigand currently has a signed offer letter which provides for at-will employment. Each such offer letter provides for an initial Base Salary rate, an initial stock option grant and rights to participate in our employee benefit plans as described above. We do not have any written employment arrangements with Mr. Liang. Other than as described in the following sentence, we do not have any arrangements with any of our NEOs that provide for any severance or other benefits in the event of termination or change of control of our Company. See also - “Fiscal Year 2023 Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control.” Both the 2021 CEO Performance Award and 2023 CEO Performance Award have certain provisions related to the treatment of such award in the event of a change of control of our Company.

Tax and Accounting Considerations. In our review and establishment of named executive officer compensation programs and payments, we generally consider, but do not place substantial emphasis on, the anticipated accounting and tax treatment of our compensation programs to us and our NEOs. Among other factors that receive greater consideration are the net costs to us and our ability to effectively administer executive compensation in the short and long-term interests of stockholders.

Section 162(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), generally limits a Company’s ability to deduct for tax purposes compensation in excess of $1.0 million paid in any single tax year to certain executive officers (and, since 2018, certain former executive officers). We expect to continue to design and maintain executive compensation arrangements that we believe will attract and retain the executive talent that we need to compete successfully, even if in certain cases such compensation is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

We account for equity compensation paid to our employees in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Stock-Compensation (“ASC Topic 718”), which requires us to estimate and record expenses for each award of equity compensation over the service period of the award.

We intend that our plans, arrangements and agreements will be structured and administered in a manner that complies with (or is exempt from) the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Participation in, and compensation paid under, our plans, arrangements and agreements may, in certain instances, result in the deferral of compensation that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A. If our plans, arrangements and agreements as administered fail to meet certain requirements under or exemptions from Section 409A, compensation earned thereunder may be subject to immediate taxation and tax penalties.

Summary

The Compensation Committee believes that our compensation philosophy and programs are designed to foster a performance-oriented culture that aligns our named executive officers’ interests with those of our stockholders. The Compensation Committee also believes that the compensation of our named executive officers is both appropriate and responsive to the goal of building stockholder value.

Compensation Committee Report

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed the CD&A with our management. Based on this review and these discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in this Annual Report.

This report has been furnished by the Compensation Committee.

Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano), Chair
Sherman Tuan
Tally Liu
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Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth information concerning the reportable compensation for our NEOs for the fiscal years ended 2025, 2024, and 2023, as applicable.

FISCAL YEAR 2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Name and Principal
Position Year Salary
($) (1)
Bonus
($) (2)
Stock
Awards
($) (3)
Option
Awards
($) (4)
Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($) (5)
All Other
Compensation
($) (6)
Total
($)
Charles Liang 2025 1  —  —  —  —  441  442 
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board
2024 1  —  —  28,094,976  —  250  28,095,227 
2023 1  —  —  —  —  —  1 

David Weigand 2025 557,958  180,979  1,166,317  —  55,638  441  1,961,333 
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
2024 540,505  191,245  3,456,617  5,254,101  110,060  250  9,552,778 
2023 522,151  148,568  1,021,243  —  167,127  —  1,859,089 

Don Clegg 2025 426,474  109,384  661,883  —  139,534  441  1,337,716 
Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales 2024 448,722  112,817  2,295,602  2,624,889  277,510  250  5,759,790 
2023 449,469  88,888  331,660  —  157,923  —  1,027,940 

George Kao 2025 417,823  69,822  813,363  510,915  58,851  541  1,871,315 
Senior Vice President, Operations 2024 407,691  68,823  343,181  —  88,751  250  908,696 
2023 394,813  14,362  322,566  269,815  —  —  1,001,556 

(1) Amounts disclosed under “Salary” for fiscal year 2025 include leave pay earned by the named executive officers.
(2) Amounts disclosed under “Bonus” for fiscal year 2025 reflect, as applicable, fixed amount bonuses, special bonuses, profit sharing amounts, holiday bonuses and/or our sales bonus program, all as further described above in the CD&A.
(3) Amounts disclosed for fiscal year 2025 represent the grant date fair values of RSU awards granted during fiscal year 2025 calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718 and are based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Amounts also include the fair values of the PRSU portion of Messrs. Weigand, Clegg, and Kao’s Performance Incentive Awards for fiscal year 2025 (based on the 60 trading day average closing price of our common stock), which were granted in August 2025.
(4) The amount disclosed for fiscal year 2025 represents the grant date fair values of the stock option award calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718, using the Black Scholes option pricing model. Assumptions used in the calculation of this amount are included in Part II, Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data”, and, Note 11, “Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity” in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
(5) Amounts disclosed for fiscal year 2025 represent payouts of the cash portion of Messrs. Weigand, Clegg, and Kao’s Performance Incentive Awards for fiscal 2025, as further described above in CD&A.
(6) Amounts for fiscal year 2025 represent a gift card provided to each of Messrs. Liang, Weigand, Clegg, and Kao, as well as a health check-up benefit to Mr. Kao.
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Fiscal Year 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table provides information concerning all plan-based awards granted during fiscal year 2025 to each of our NEOs, which grants were made under the 2020 Plan.

FISCAL YEAR 2025 GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS TABLE

Estimated Possible Payouts Under Non-Equity Incentive Plan Awards Estimated Possible Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards

All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units (#) All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#) Exercise or Base Price of
Option Awards
($/Sh) Grant
Date Fair
Value of
Stock and
Option
Awards
($) (1)

Name Grant Date Threshold ($) Target
($) Maximum ($) Threshold (#) Target
(#) Maximum (#)
David Weigand 10/30/2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  13,000  —  —  429,910 
2/27/2025 —  —  —  —  —  —  11,964  —  —  513,854 
8/26/2025 11,378 (2) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
8/26/2025 —  —  —  (2) (2) (2) —  —  —  222,553 
Don Clegg 10/30/2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  6,000  —  —  198,420 
2/27/2025 —  —  —  —  —  —  7,542  —  —  323,929 
8/26/2025 23,334  (2) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
8/26/2025 —  —  —  (2) (2) (2) —  —  —  139,534 
George Kao 10/30/2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  5,000  —  —  165,350 
10/30/2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  14,683  —  —  485,567 
11/8/2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  32,629  24.52  510,915 
2/27/2025 —  —  —  —  —  —  2,412  —  —  103,595 
8/26/2025 16,960  (2) —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
8/26/2025 —  —  —  (2) (2) (2) —  —  —  58,851 

(1) Amounts disclosed in this column represent the fair value of the RSU and stock option awards as of the date of grant or award opportunity computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures.
(2) As further described in CD&A, each of Messrs. Weigand, Clegg and Kao received a Performance Incentive Award for fiscal year 2025 payable for Mr. Weigand 20% in cash and 80% in PRSUs, and payable for Mr. Clegg and Mr. Kao 50% in cash and 50% in PRSUs, which PRSUs will vest over four years from July 1, 2025. Based on the design of the Performance Incentive Award, there was no target or maximum cash amount to be earned, and no target number of PRSUs to be earned, but the actual amount of the award was equal to $56,890 for Mr. Weigand, $46,667 for Mr. Clegg, and $33,920 for Mr. Kao, and the award was capped at a payout of no more than 2,500,000 RSUs. The cash portions earned by Messrs. Weigand, Clegg and Kao are reported in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table, and the fair values of the RSU portions disclosed in this table are included in the “Stock Awards” column of the Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table. The actual PRSUs earned by Messrs. Weigand, Clegg and Kao for their Performance Incentive Awards were granted in August 2025, as disclosed in CD&A above.

Grants made in fiscal year 2025 are described more fully in the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section of this Annual Report. More information concerning the terms of the employment arrangements, if applicable, in effect with our named executive officers during fiscal year 2025 is provided under “Employment Arrangements, Severance and Change of Control Benefits” under the “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” section.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End

The following table provides information concerning the outstanding equity-based awards as of June 30, 2025, held by our NEOs.

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OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT 2025 FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options (#)
Unexercisable Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Unearned Options (#) Option
Exercise
Price
($) Option
Expiration
Date Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested
(#) Market Value
of Shares or
Units of Stock
That Have Not Vested
($) (1)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
(#) (14)
Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($) (14)

Charles Liang 1,300,000  —  —  2.70  8/2/2027 —  —  —  — 
10,000,000  —  —  4.50  3/2/2031 —  —  —  — 
4,000,000  —  1,000,000  (2)
45.00  11/14/2033 —  —  —  — 
David Weigand 10,000  —  —  3.03  8/4/2030 —  —  —  — 
75,000  —  —  5.30  5/5/2032 —  —  —  — 
35,630  23,750  (3)
—  5.30  5/5/2032 —  —  —  — 
112,500  18,750  (4)
—  25.44  8/11/2033 —  —  —  — 
15,630  46,920  (5)
—  78.27  5/3/2034 —  —  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   10,700 (6)
524,407  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   18,760 (7)
919,428  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   15,340 (8)
751,813  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   3,240 (8)
158,792  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   17,830 (9)
873,848  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   13,000 (10)
637,130  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   11,964 (11)
586,356  —  — 
Don Clegg 15,000  —  —  3.03  8/4/2030 —  —  —  — 
27,220  9,080  (3)
—  5.30  5/5/2032 —  —  —  — 
13,550  40,660  (5)
—  78.27  5/3/2034 —  —  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   4,080 (6)
199,961  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   15,920 (7)
780,239  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   2,400 (8)
117,624  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   1,980 (8)
97,040  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   15,450 (9)
757,205  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   6,000 (10)
294,060  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —   7,542 (11)
369,633  —  — 
George Kao 120,000  —  —  2.70  8/2/2027 —  —  —  — 
15,600  —  —  2.04  3/27/2030 —  —  —  — 
12,100  —  —  2.37  10/27/2030 —  —  —  — 
40,620  24,380  (12)
—  7.66  11/4/2032 —  —  —  — 
—  32,629  (13)
—  24.52  11/8/2034 —  —  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —  11,000  (14)
539,110  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —  5,000  (10)
245,050  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —  14,683  (15)
719,614  —  — 
—  —  —  —  —  2,412  (11)
118,212  —  — 

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(1) Represents the closing stock price per share of our common stock as of June 30, 2025 ($49.01) multiplied by the number of shares underlying RSUs that had not vested as of June 30, 2025.
(2) These stock options are performance-based and shall vest and become exercisable depending upon the degree of satisfaction of both the Stock Price Goals and Revenue Goals discussed above in CD&A. The Stock Price Goals must be achieved on or prior to March 31, 2029 and the Revenue Goals must be achieved on or prior to December 31, 2028. The options vest in tranches of 1,000,000 shares each only when coordinating Stock Price Goals and Revenue Goals are achieved. As of June 30, 2025, the first four tranches (4,000,000 shares) had vested, but the fifth tranche (1,000,000) had not. For more detail, see the discussion of the 2023 CEO Performance Award in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis section above.
(3) These incentive and nonqualified stock options vest at the rate of 25% on May 5, 2023 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the granted options will be fully vested on May 5, 2026.
(4) Option vests and becomes exercisable at the rate of 1/8th of the shares on the first quarter of the vesting commencement date on November 11, 2023, and 1/8th at the end of each successive calendar quarter thereafter.
(5) These incentive and nonqualified stock option vest at the rate of 25% on May 3, 2025 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the granted options will be fully vested on May 3, 2028.
(6) The RSUs vest at the rate of 25% on May 10, 2023 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on May 10, 2026.
(7) The RSUs vest in four equal annual increments on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2023, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on July 1, 2026.
(8) The RSUs vest in four equal annual increments on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2024, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on July 1, 2027.
(9) The RSUs vest at the rate of 25% on May 10, 2025 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on May 10, 2028.
(10) The RSUs will be fully vested on October 30, 2025.
(11) The RSUs vest in four equal annual increments on July 1 of each year, beginning on July 1, 2025, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on July 1, 2028.
(12) These incentive and nonqualified stock options vest at the rate of 25% on November 4, 2023 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the granted options will be fully vested on November 4, 2026.
(13) These incentive and nonqualified stock options vest at the rate of 25% on November 8, 2025 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the granted options will be fully vested on November 8, 2028.
(14) These RSUs vest at the rate of 25% on November 10, 2023 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on November 10, 2026.
(15) The RSUs vest at the rate of 25% on November 10, 2025 and 1/16th per quarter thereafter, such that the RSUs will be fully vested on November 10, 2028.

Fiscal Year 2025 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

The following table sets forth the dollar amounts realized by each of our named executive officers pursuant to the exercise or vesting of equity-based awards during fiscal year 2025.

FISCAL YEAR 2025 OPTION EXERCISES AND STOCK VESTED TABLE

Option Awards Stock Awards
Name Number of Shares
Acquired on Exercise (#) Value Realized on
Exercise ($) (1)
Number of Shares
Acquired on Vesting (#) Value Realized on
Vesting ($) (2)

Charles Liang 1,667,500  49,296,303  —  — 
David Weigand —  —  32,230  1,857,589 
Don Clegg —  —  18,660  1,083,803 
George Kao 28,400  1,225,887  10,360  389,168 

(1) The value disclosed in this column is based on the difference between the price of our common stock at the time of exercise and the exercise price.
(2) The values disclosed in this column are based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of vesting, multiplied by the number of shares vested.

Fiscal Year 2025 Pension Benefits and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

We do not provide any nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements or pension plans. As such, the Pension Benefits disclosure and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation disclosure for fiscal year 2025 are omitted from this Annual Report.

Fiscal Year 2025 Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control

Other than as set forth below or described elsewhere in this Item 11, “Executive Compensation,” we do not currently, and did not during fiscal year 2025 have, any arrangements with any of our NEOs that provide for any additional or enhanced severance or other compensation or benefits in the event of termination or change of control of our Company.

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Other than with respect to each of the 2021 CEO Performance Award and 2023 CEO Performance Award, our stock option agreements generally provide vested options that may be exercised for three months after termination of service, one year after termination of service for disability, and one year after death. Each of the 2021 CEO Performance Award and 2023 CEO Performance Award has certain provisions related to the treatment of such award in the event of a change of control of our Company. See “Discussion and Analysis of 2021 CEO Performance Award” and “Discussion and Analysis of 2023 CEO Performance Award,” respectively. The 2021 CEO Performance Award has fully vested. With respect to the 2023 CEO Performance Award, the first four tranches consisting of options for 4,000,000 shares under the 2023 CEO Performance Award have vested as of June 30, 2025. The exercise price under the 2023 CEO Performance Award is $45.00. Based on the closing price of $49.01 on June 30, 2025, the intrinsic value of these vested options for 4,000,000 shares would have been approximately $16.0 million on June 30, 2025.

Fiscal Year 2025 CEO Pay Ratio

For fiscal year 2025, the ratio of the annual total compensation of Mr. Liang, our Chief Executive Officer (“2025 CEO Compensation”), to the median of the annual total compensation of all of our employees and those of our consolidated subsidiaries other than Mr. Liang (“2024 Median Annual Compensation”), was 0.16 to 1. For purposes of this pay ratio disclosure, 2025 CEO Compensation was determined to be $13,518, which represents the total compensation reported for Mr. Liang under the “Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table,” plus our contribution to certain non-discriminatory group health and welfare benefits provided to Mr. Liang. 2025 Median Annual Compensation for the identified median employee was determined to be $86,832 which also includes our contribution to the same non-discriminatory group health and welfare benefits provided to the median employee.

Due to our permitted use of reasonable estimates and assumptions in preparing this pay ratio disclosure, the disclosure may involve a degree of imprecision, and thus this pay ratio disclosure is a reasonable estimate.

To identify the median employee, we examined our total employee population as of June 30, 2024 (the “Determination Date”). We had included all 2,885 U.S. full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary employees of us and our consolidated subsidiaries. We also included all 2,609 full-time, part-time, seasonal and temporary employees of us and our consolidated subsidiaries in the Netherlands and Taiwan. We excluded independent contractors and “leased” workers. We also excluded all our employees in certain European countries, which together represented approximately 1.5% of our total employees worldwide (5,684 individuals), which countries consisted of Belgium (1 individual), France (10 individuals), Germany (23 individuals), Italy (11 individuals), Spain (9 individual), and the United Kingdom (30 individuals). We also excluded all our employees in China (48 individuals), Japan (40 individuals), Malaysia (2 individuals), and South Korea (16 individuals), which together represented an additional approximately 1.9% of our total employees worldwide (for a total of 3.4% excluded employees). Our analysis identified 5,494 individuals who were not excluded.

To determine the median of the annual total compensation of all of such employees, other than Mr. Liang, we reviewed compensation for the period beginning on July 1, 2023 and ending on the Determination Date. We had totaled, for each included employee other than Mr. Liang, base earnings (salary, hourly wages and overtime, as applicable) and cash bonuses paid during the measurement period, plus our contribution to group health and welfare benefits. We did not use any statistical sampling or cost-of-living adjustments for those purposes. A portion of our employee workforce (full-time and part-time) had worked for less than the full fiscal year (due to mid-measurement period start dates, disability status or similar factors, etc.). In determining the median employee, we generally annualized the total compensation for such individuals other than temporary or seasonal employees (but avoided creating full-time equivalencies) based on reasonable assumptions and estimates relating to our employee compensation program.

In calculating our Chief Executive Officer pay ratio for fiscal year 2025, we did not go through a renewal of the process (described above) of identifying a median employee as was conducted for fiscal year 2024. This is because we believe that there has been no change in our employee population or employee compensation arrangements during fiscal year 2025 that would result in a significant change to our Chief Executive Officer pay ratio disclosure. We continued to use the same identified Median Employee fiscal year 2024 for fiscal year 2025.

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Compensation Program Risk Assessment

We assessed our compensation programs and have concluded that risks arising from our compensation policies and practices are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. We concluded that our compensation policies and practices do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking. We believe our programs are appropriately designed to encourage our employees to make decisions that result in positive short-term and long-term results for our business and our stockholders.

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

2025 Director Compensation

Under our director compensation policy, we reimburse non-employee directors for reasonable expenses in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings. Each of Charles Liang, Sara Liu and Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw, who are employees and also serve as directors, do not receive any additional compensation from us specifically for their service as directors.

In August 2023, the Board adopted an updated director compensation policy which applied for fiscal year 2025. Under such policy, for their service during a fiscal year, non-employee directors receive an annual retainer of $60,000, payable quarterly in cash. In addition, the chairperson of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $30,000 and the chairperson of each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $20,000 and $15,000, respectively, in each case payable quarterly in cash. Each director serving in a non-chairperson capacity on the Audit Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $15,000, each director serving in a non-chairperson capacity on the Compensation Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $10,000 and each director serving in a non-chairperson capacity on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee receives an additional annual retainer of $7,500, in each case payable quarterly in cash. Finally, non-employee directors were entitled to $2,000 per meeting for each meeting attended in excess of (1) the regular meetings of the Board and (2) up to 10 additional meetings beyond such regular meetings (the “Excess Meeting Fee”), provided that notice of the meeting was properly given, a quorum was present, and the meeting was recorded (“Excess Meetings”). For purposes of calculating the respective Excess Meeting Fee payouts, non-employee directors only receive credit for one Excess Meeting per day. Based on this calculation method, during fiscal year 2025, Mr. Fairfax attended 77 Excess Meetings, Ms. Giordano attended 20 Excess Meetings, Mr. Liu attended 80 Excess Meetings, Mr. Tuan attended 32 Excess meetings, Ms. Lin attended 72 Excess Meetings, Mr. Angel attended 8 Excess Meetings, and Mr. Blair attended 76 Excess Meetings.

In addition, for their service during a fiscal year, non-employee directors also receive an annual equity grant with a value equal to $255,000 (the “Award Value”), with the ultimate number of equity awards granted based on the sixty-trading day average stock price immediately prior to the date of grant (the “Grant Date Stock Price”). Prior to the grant date of such award, non-employee directors during an open trading window period may elect (the “Election”) to receive such equity awards in the form of RSUs (the “RSU Election Percentage”) or stock options (the “Option Election Percentage”). Directors may choose to receive the award value as 100% RSUs, 50% RSUs and 50% options, or 100% options.

– In the event of an RSU election, the number of RSUs to be granted is determined by multiplying the Award Value by the RSU Election Percentage, then dividing that amount by the Grant Date Stock Price (with such quotient rounded down), and such RSUs have a vesting date of the last day of the fiscal year for which service was provided; provided, however, that in the event service by such director shall end prior to such date, a pro rata number of such RSUs vest based upon the length of service from the first day on which service commenced in such fiscal year until the last day of service by such director in such fiscal year.

– In the event of an option election, the number of stock options to be granted is determined by multiplying the Award Value by the Option Election Percentage, then dividing that amount by the Black-Scholes value of the award calculated based on the closing stock price on the day of grant (with such quotient rounded down). The exercise price of such stock options is the closing stock price on the day of grant, the stock options shall have a vesting date of the last day of the fiscal year for which service was provided, and the term of the stock options awarded is five years from the date of grant; provided, however, that in the event service by such director ends prior to such date, (i) a pro rata number of such stock options vest based upon the length of service from the first day on which service commenced in such fiscal year until the last day of service by such director in such fiscal year and (ii) vested stock options remain exercisable at any time prior to the expiration of one year after the date of termination of service (but in any event no later than the expiration date of such stock options).

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Non-employee directors who have not made any Election are deemed to have elected an RSU Election Percentage of 100%. In addition, newly appointed non-employee directors receive their initial equity award in the form of RSUs based upon an RSU Election Percentage of 100%. Once a non-employee director has made an Election, such Election is deemed to apply to all future equity grants unless such director has notified us during an open trading window period of a different Election.

In addition, following the appointment of a lead independent director in December 2023, the Board also adopted a compensation policy for lead independent director service. Under such policy, for their service as lead independent director, such director receives an annual retainer of $55,000 (the “Annual Retainer”) for their one-year term of office. Such director may elect to receive such amount (i) in the form of cash, payable in quarterly installments and prorated for any partial period (a “Cash Election”), (ii) 100% RSUs, (iii) 50% RSUs and 50% options, or (iv) 100% options (each of (ii), (iii) and (iv), an “Equity Election”).

In the event the lead independent director makes an Equity Election (instead of a Cash Election), the ultimate number of equity awards granted for the Annual Retainer will be based on the sixty-trading day average stock price immediately prior to the date of grant (the “LID Grant Date” and the “LID Grant Date Stock Price,” as the case may be).

The LID Grant Date is the date our trading window next opens following the date the lead independent director informs us that he/she desires to make an Equity Election, or as soon as reasonably practical after such date, provided the trading window is open.

– In the event of an RSU election, the number of RSUs to be granted is determined by multiplying the Annual Retainer by the RSU election percentage, then dividing that amount by the LID Grant Date Stock Price (with such quotient rounded down), and such RSUs have a vesting date of the last day of the one-year term of such lead independent director; provided, however, that in the event service by such lead independent director shall end prior to such date, a pro rata number of such RSUs vest based upon the length of service from the first day on which service as lead independent director commenced until the last day of service by such director as lead independent director.

– In the event of an option election, the number of stock options to be granted is determined by multiplying the Annual Retainer by the option election percentage, then dividing that amount by the Black-Scholes value of the award calculated based on the closing stock price on the day of grant (with such quotient rounded down). The exercise price of such stock options is the closing stock price on the LID Grant Date, the stock options have a vesting date of the last day of the one-year term of such lead independent director, and the term of the stock options awarded is five years from the date of grant; provided, however, that in the event service by such lead independent director ends prior to such date, (i) a pro rata number of such stock options vest based upon the length of service from the first day on which service as lead independent director commenced until the last day of service by such director as lead independent director and (ii) vested stock options remain exercisable at any time prior to the expiration of one year after the date of termination of service by such director with us (but in any event no later than the expiration date of such stock options).

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The following table shows for fiscal year 2025 certain information with respect to the compensation of all our non-employee directors who served in such capacities during fiscal year 2025:

FISCAL YEAR 2025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION (1)

Name Fees
Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($) (1)
Stock
Awards
($) (2)
Option
Awards
($) (3)
All Other Compensation
($) Total
($)
Daniel Fairfax (4)
212,695  160,768  —  —  373,463 
Judy Lin 210,827  80,384  127,436  —  418,647 
Robert Blair 216,375  80,384  127,436  —  424,195 
Sherman Tuan 129,385  160,768  —  —  290,153 
Tally Liu 240,000  112,468  154,900  —  507,368 
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) (5)
76,894  166,503  —  243,397 
Scott Angel (6)
18,340  53,487  —  —  71,827 

(1) This column consists of annual director fees, lead independent director fees, non-employee committee chairman fees, and other committee member fees, in each case earned for fiscal year 2025.
(2) The dollar amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair values of the RSU awards granted during fiscal year 2025 calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of the grant date fair value amounts are included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data", and Item II, Part 8, Note 11, “Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity” to our consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 included in the Annual Report. The grant of RSUs made in connection with director service to each of Mr. Fairfax, Ms. Lin, Mr. Blair, Mr. Liu, and Mr. Tuan had a grant date fair value of $50.88 per share. The grant of RSUs to Mr. Liu made in connection with lead independent director service had a grant date fair value of $42.95 per share. The grant of RSUs made in connection with director service to each of Ms. Mogensen and Mr. Angel had grant date fair value of $56.25 per share and $31.99, respectively.
(3) The dollar amounts in this column represent the aggregate grant date fair values of the Option awards granted during fiscal year 2025 calculated in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Assumptions used in the calculation of the grant date fair value amounts are included in Part II, Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data", and Item II, Part 8, Note 11, “Stock-based Compensation and Stockholders’ Equity” to our consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 included in the Annual Report. The grant of options made in connection with director service to each of Mr. Blair, Ms. Lin, and Mr. Liu had a grant date fair value of $24.74 per share. The grant of options to Mr. Liu made in connection with lead independent director service had a grant date fair value of $26.41 per share.
(4) Mr. Fairfax did not stand for reelection to the Board at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on June 4, 2025, on which date his service as a director ended.
(5) Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) was appointed to the Board on August 15, 2024.
(6) Scott Angel was appointed to the Board on March 31, 2025.

The table below sets forth the aggregate number of shares underlying stock and option awards held by our non-employee directors as of June 30, 2025.

Name
Stock Awards (1)
Option Awards
Judy Lin —  16,550
Robert Blair —  14,360
Sherman Tuan —  — 
Tally Liu 747 18,610 
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) —  — 
Scott Angel —  — 

(1) For fiscal year 2025, we made grants for non-employee director service under the Super Micro Computer, Inc. 2020 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan on August 9, 2024, to Mr. Fairfax, Ms. Lin, Mr. Blair, Mr. Liu, and Mr. Tuan serving on such date, which grants had a vesting commencement date of June 30, 2024. We also made grants to Ms. Mogensen and Mr. Angel on August 26, 2024 and May 9, 2025, respectively. All such awards granted to the non-employee directors vested on June 30, 2025. As a result, because all such awards had vested, there are no shares underlying stock awards for such persons as of June 30, 2025, except for Mr. Liu who received awards of RSUs and options on February 27, 2025 in connection with his service as lead independent director which awards vest on January 29, 2026.

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Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of the members of the Compensation Committee as of the date of this Annual Report is a current or former officer or employee of our Company or has had any relationship with our Company requiring disclosure.

In addition, during fiscal year 2025, none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of the board of directors of any other entity that has one or more executive officers who served on our Compensation Committee of the Board. Mr. Sherman Tuan and Mr. Tally Liu served on the Compensation Committee during all of fiscal year 2025. Ms. Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano) served on the Compensation Committee during a portion of fiscal year 2025 with her appointment commencing on June 4, 2025.

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Item 12.          Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth certain information known to us regarding beneficial ownership of our common stock as of July 31, 2025, by:

• Each of the NEOs during fiscal year 2025;
• Each of our directors;
• All directors and executive officers as a group; and
• All persons known to us who beneficially own 5% or more of our outstanding common stock.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner (1)
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership (2)
Percent of
Common Stock
Outstanding (3)

NEOs and Directors:

Charles Liang & Sara Liu (4)
82,071,594  13.5  %
Don Clegg (5)
105,167  *
George Kao (6)
215,130  *
David Weigand (7)
379,646  *
Sherman Tuan
255,786  *
Tally Liu (8)
302,870  *
Scott Angel
1,672  *
Judy Lin (9)
71,490  *
Robert Blair (10)
15,940  *
Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw (11)
15,482,087  2.6  %
Susan Mogensen (Susie Giordano)
3,280  *
All directors and executive officers as a group (12)
98,904,662  16.2  %
5% Holders Not Listed Above:
BlackRock, Inc. (13)
41,338,350  7.0  %
The Vanguard Group (14)
61,946,070  10.4  %

Total executive officers, directors & 5% or more stockholders
33.6  %

* Represents beneficial ownership of less than one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock

(1) Except as otherwise indicated, to our knowledge the persons named in this table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws applicable and to the information contained in the footnotes to this table. Except as otherwise provided, the address of each stockholder listed in the table is 980 Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95131.
(2) Under the SEC rules, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares that can be acquired by such person within 60 days upon the exercise of options or RSUs subject to vesting.
(3) Calculated on the basis of 594,273,308 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 31, 2025, provided that any additional shares of common stock that a stockholder has the right to acquire within 60 days after July 31, 2025 are deemed to be outstanding for the purposes of calculating that stockholder’s percentage of beneficial ownership.
(4) Includes the aggregate number of shares held by both Charles Liang and Sara Liu, including 55,726,120 shares held by Charles, 667,954 shares held by Sara, and 25,677,520 shares held jointly. Charles' and Sara's shares include 15,300,000 and 63,160, respectively, options exercisable and Sara's 2,110 RSU shares issuable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(5) Includes 61,420 options exercisable and 2,300 RSU shares issuable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(6) Includes 192,380 options exercisable and 1,830 RSU share issuable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(7) Includes 277,350 options exercisable and 4,150 RSU share issuable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(8) Includes 17,570 options exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(9) Includes 16,550 options exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(10) Includes 14,360 options exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(11) Includes 215,620 options exercisable and 8,750 RSU shares issuable within 60 days after July 31, 2025; 14,990,450 shares held by The Liaw Family Trust, for which Mr. Liaw and his spouse serve as trustees, and 193,770 shares held by Mr. Liaw’s spouse.
(12) Includes 16,254,045 shares issuable upon the exercise of options exercisable within 60 days after July 31, 2025.
(13) The information is based solely on the Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13G filed on October 25, 2024. BlackRock, Inc. has sole voting power over 38,386,020 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power over 41,338,350 shares of common stock. The address of the reporting person is 50 Hudson Yards, New York, New York 10001.
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(14) The information is based solely on the Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13G filed on April 10, 2024. The Vanguard Group has shared voting power over 1,302,100 shares of common stock, sole dispositive power over 59,498,950 shares of common stock and shared dispositive power over 2,447,120 shares of common stock. The address of the reporting person is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

We currently maintain three compensation plans that provide for the issuance of our common stock to officers and other employees, directors and consultants. These plans consist of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2020 Plan. All three of these plans have been approved by our stockholders. We no longer grant any equity-based awards under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan or the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan. The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding options and RSUs and shares reserved and remaining available for future issuance under the foregoing plans as of June 30, 2025:

Plan Category Number of securities to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(a)(1) Weighted average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)(2)(3)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in
column (a)(c)(4)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders 55,276,780  $ 22.47  17,217,058 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders —  — 
Total 55,276,780  17,217,058 

(1) This number includes 34,848,133 shares subject to outstanding options and 20,428,647 shares subject to outstanding RSU awards.
(2) The weighted average exercise price is calculated based solely on the exercise prices of the outstanding options and does not reflect the shares that will be issued upon the vesting of outstanding awards of RSUs which have no exercise price.
(3) The weighted-average remaining contractual term of our outstanding options as of June 30, 2025 was 6.99 years.
(4) All of these shares may be issued with respect to award vehicles other than just stock options or other rights to acquire shares.

Item 13.          Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence     

Procedures for Approval of Related Person Transactions

Pursuant to our Audit Committee charter, the Audit Committee has the responsibility for the review and approval of any related person transactions; provided that if the matter or transaction involves employment or compensation terms for services to our company, including retention or payment provisions relating to expert services, then it is presented to the Compensation Committee. In approving or rejecting a proposed transaction, or a relationship that encompasses many similar transactions, our Audit Committee will consider the relevant facts and circumstances available and deemed relevant, including but not limited to the risks, costs and benefits to us, the terms of the transaction, the availability of other sources for comparable services or products, and, if applicable, the impact on a director’s independence. Our Audit Committee approves only those transactions that, in light of known circumstances are not inconsistent with our best interests, as the Audit Committee determines in the good faith exercise of its discretion. In addition, we annually require each of our directors and executive officers to complete a directors’ and officers’ questionnaire that elicits information about related party transactions as such term is defined by SEC rules and regulations. These procedures are intended to determine whether any such related party transaction impairs the independence of a director or presents a conflict of interest on the part of a director, employee or officer.

Transactions with Related Parties, Promoters and Certain Control Persons

Director and Officer Indemnification

We have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law. In addition, our certificate of incorporation contains provisions limiting the liability of our directors and our bylaws contain provisions requiring us to indemnify our officers and directors.

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Equity-Based Awards

Please see the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table and the “Director Compensation” table above for information on stock option and restricted stock unit grants to our directors and named executive officers in fiscal year 2025.

Employment Relationships

As of June 30, 2025, Hung-Fan (Albert) Liu, who is a brother of Sara Liu, our Co-Founder and Senior Vice President and a director, is employed in our operations organization in San Jose, California. Mr. Liu received total compensation of $1,631,315 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes equity gain of $1,260,467 (principally from the exercise of stock options and RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

As of June 30, 2025, Shao Fen (Carly) Kao, who is a sister-in-law of Sara Liu, our Co-Founder and Senior Vice President and a director, is employed in our information systems organization in San Jose, California. Ms. Kao received total compensation of $499,437 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes equity gain of $265,255 (principally from the RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

As of June 30, 2025, Mien-Hsia (Michelle) Hung, who is a sister-in-law of Sara Liu, our Co-Founder and Senior Vice President and a director, is employed in our marketing organization in Taiwan. Ms. Hung received total compensation of $214,482 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes equity gain of $103,732 (principally from RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

As of June 30, 2025, Sara Liu, who is Charles Liang’s spouse and is related to Mr. Liu, Ms. Kao and Ms. Hung as outlined above, is a Co-Founder, Senior Vice President, and director employed by us, and received total compensation of $1,227,385 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes equity gain of $737,911 (principally from RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

As of June 30, 2025, Bill Liang, who is the son of Sara Liu and Charles Liang and nephew of Bill Liang, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Compuware, is employed in our systems engineering organization in San Jose, California. Mr. Liang received total compensation of $186,771 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes equity gain of $77,702 (principally from the RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

Mr. Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw was appointed to our Board as a Class II director in December 2023. Prior to his appointment as a director, he returned to our company as a consultant in May 2021, advising with respect to business development matters. In August 2022, Mr. Liaw returned to full-time employment with our company as Senior Vice President, Business Development. See “Item 10 – Executive Officers and Directors” for additional information with respect to Mr. Liaw’s background. As an employee, Mr. Liaw received total compensation of $1,818,812 in fiscal year 2025. The total compensation includes an equity gain of $1,376,988 (principally from the RSU release), in addition to salary and bonus.

Transactions with Ablecom and Compuware

We have entered into a series of agreements with Ablecom, a Taiwan corporation, and one of its affiliates, Compuware. Ablecom’s ownership of Compuware is below 50% but Compuware remains a related party as Ablecom still has significant influence over the operations. Ablecom’s Chief Executive Officer, Steve Liang, is the brother of Charles Liang, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Steve Liang and his family members owned approximately 35.0% of Ablecom’s stock. Charles Liang and his spouse, Sara Liu, an officer and director of our company, collectively owned approximately 10.5% of Ablecom’s capital stock as of June 30, 2025. Bill Liang, a brother of both Charles Liang and Steve Liang, owned approximately 1.8% of Ablecom’s stock. Bill Liang is also a member of the Board of Directors of Ablecom. In addition, a sibling of Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw, who is the Senior Vice President, Business Development and a director, owns approximately 11.7% of Ablecom’s capital stock.

Bill Liang and his family members owned approximately 16.0% of Compuware’s stock. Ablecom owned approximately 15.0% of Compuware’s stock. In addition, the sibling of Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw owns approximately 8.7% of Compuware’s capital stock. Bill Liang serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Compuware, and Steve Liang is also a member of Compuware’s Board of Directo rs. Neither Charles Liang nor Sara Liu own any capital stock of Compuware, and we do not own any of Ablecom or Compuware’s capital stock.

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We have entered into a series of agreements with Ablecom, including multiple product development, production and service agreements, credit agreements, product manufacturing agreements, manufacturing services agreements and lease agreements for warehouse space.

Under these agreements, we outsource a portion of our design activities and a significant part of our server chassis manufacturing of components such as server chassis to Ablecom. Ablecom agrees to design products according to our specifications. Additionally, Ablecom agrees to build the tools needed to manufacture the products. We have agreed to pay for the cost of chassis and related product tooling and engineering services and will pay for those items when the work has been completed.

We have appointed Compuware as a non-exclusive authorized distributor of our products in Taiwan, China and Australia. We believe that the pricing and terms under the distribution agreement are similar to the pricing and terms of distribution arrangements we have with similar third-party distributors.

We have also entered into a series of agreements with Compuware, including multiple product development, production and service agreements, product manufacturing agreements, and lease agreements for office space. We have credit agreements with Compuware that outline the terms and conditions governing their business dealings. Under these agreements, we outsource to Compuware a portion of our design activities and a significant part of our manufacturing of components, particularly power supplies. With respect to design activities, Compuware generally agrees to design certain agreed-upon products according to our specifications, and further agrees to build the tools needed to manufacture the products. We pay Compuware for the design and engineering services, and further agree to pay Compuware for the tooling.

We retain full ownership of any intellectual property resulting from the design of these products and tooling. With respect to the manufacturing aspects of the relationship, Compuware purchases most of the materials needed to manufacture the power supplies from outside markets and uses these materials to manufacture the products and then sell to us. We review and frequently negotiate with Compuware the prices of the power supplies that we purchase from Compuware. Compuware also manufactures motherboards, backplanes and other components used on our printed circuit boards. We sell to Compuware most of the components needed to manufacture the above products. Compuware uses these components to manufacture and then sells back the products to us at a purchase price equal to the price at which we sold the components to Compuware, plus a “manufacturing value added” fee and other miscellaneous material charges and costs. We frequently review and negotiate with Compuware the amount of the “manufacturing value added” fee that will be included in the price of the products we purchase from Compuware.

Ablecom’s sales to us comprise a majority of Ablecom’s net sales. For fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we purchased products from Ablecom totaling $321.9 million, $269.3 million, and $167.8 million, respectively. Amounts owed to Ablecom by us as of June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, were $55.5 million, $98.6 million, and $35.7 million, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we paid Ablecom $23.7 million, $16.5 million, and $12.1 million, respectively, for design services, tooling assets and miscellaneous costs.

Compuware’s sales of our products to others comprise a majority of Compuware’s net sales. For fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we sold products to Compuware totaling $30.2 million, $46.6 million, and $36.3 million, respectively. Amounts owed to us by Compuware as of June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, were $13.0 million, $10.0 million, and $24.9 million, respectively. The price at which Compuware purchases the products from us is at a discount from our standard price for purchasers who purchase specified volumes from us. In exchange for this discount, Compuware assumes the responsibility of installing our products at the site of the end customer and administers first-level customer support. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we purchased products from Compuware totaling $328.3 million, $280.8 million, and $217.0 million, respectively. Amounts we owed to Compuware as of June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023 were $74.3 million, $66.4 million, and $53.4 million, respectively. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, we paid Compuware $3.9 million, $1.5 million, and $2.0 million, respectively, for design services, tooling assets and miscellaneous costs.

Our exposure to financial loss as a result of our involvement with Ablecom is limited to potential losses on our purchase orders in the event of an unforeseen decline in the market price and/or demand for our products such that we incur a loss on the sale or cannot sell the products. Our outstanding non-cancelable purchase orders to Ablecom were $30.6 million, $58.8 million, and $23.7 million at June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, representing the maximum exposure to financial loss. We do not directly or indirectly guarantee any obligations of Ablecom, or any losses that the equity holders of Ablecom may suffer.

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Our exposure to financial loss as a result of our involvement with Compuware is limited to potential losses on our purchase orders in the event of an unforeseen decline in the market price and/or demand for our products such that we incur a loss on the sale or cannot sell the products. Our outstanding non-cancelable purchase orders to Compuware were $118.3 million, $93.5 million, and $46.8 million at June 30, 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively, representing the maximum exposure to financial loss. We do not directly or indirectly guarantee any obligations of Compuware, or any losses that the equity holders of Compuware may suffer.

Super Micro Asia Science and Technology Park, Inc . We and Ablecom jointly established Super Micro Asia Science and Technology Park, Inc. (the “Management Company”) in Taiwan to manage the common areas shared by us and Ablecom for its separately constructed manufacturing facilities. In fiscal year 2012, each party contributed $0.2 million for a 50% ownership interest of the Management Company. Certain affiliates of Ablecom serve as directors of the Management Company.

Other transactions

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, we had immaterial chargebacks from Green Earth, an entity affiliated with our CEO. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we made $0.5 million in sales and purchased $0.1 million in products from Green Earth. Such sales were made at market prices and on other terms which were arm’s length.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, we had no sales to and purchases from Aeon Lighting. Aeon Lighting is a company incorporated under the laws of Taiwan and owned more than 10% by James Liang, a brother of Charles Liang. James Liang is also a director of Aeon Lighting and serves as CEO of such entity. During fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, we sold approximately $0.1 million of products indirectly to Aeon Lighting through a systems integrator. Our products were sold at market prices and on arm’s length terms.

In June 2025, we acquired an approximately 11% interest in Ampera, Inc. (“Ampera”), a clean energy technology company focused on the development and deployment of advanced battery storage solutions. We represent approximately 33% on the board of directors as we have one board of director seat on a board of three. With the combination of our 11% equity interest and board representation, we have the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of Ampera. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, we had no sale or purchases transactions with Ampera. As of June 30, 2025, there was no balance due to and from Ampera.

In October 2023, Ablecom and Compuware acquired an approximate 30% interest in Leadtek, a Taiwan company specializing in providing professional graphics cards and workstation solutions. Prior to the Leadtek Investment, none of our related persons had direct or indirect material interests in any transactions in which we were a participant with Leadtek. Accordingly, no prior disclosure of transactions with Leadtek was required under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Commencing with the closing of the Leadtek Investment, Steve Liang and Bill Liang have served as two of the seven members of the Leadtek board of directors. At the time of Leadtek Investment, Leadtek was, and it continues to be, an authorized reseller for us. During the year ended 2025 and 2024, we engaged in transactions whereby it sold $0.7 million and $1.4 million of server to Leadtek, and purchased $0.5 million and $2.1 million of graphic cards from Leadtek, respectively.

Loans

In October 2018, our Chief Executive Officer, Charles Liang, personally borrowed approximately $12.9 million from Chien-Tsun Chang, the spouse of Steve Liang. The loan is unsecured, has no maturity date and bore interest at 0.8% per month for the first six months, increased to 0.85% per month through February 28, 2020, and reduced to 0.25% effective March 1, 2020. The loan was originally made at Mr. Liang’s request to provide funds to repay margin loans to two financial institutions, which loans had been secured by shares of our common stock that he held. The lenders called the loans in October 2018, following the suspension of our common stock from trading on Nasdaq in August 2018 and the decline in the market price of our common stock in October 2018. As of June 30, 2025, the amount due on the unsecured loan (including principal and accrued interest) was approximately $16.8 million.

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Item 14.          Principal Accounting Fees and Services

On November 18, 2024, the Audit Committee appointed BDO USA, P.C. (“BDO”) as our independent registered public accounting firm, beginning with fiscal year 2024.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees and Services