Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
August 26, 2022
(Date of earliest event reported)
Qorvo, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-36801
46-5288992
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7628 Thorndike Road, Greensboro, North Carolina27409-9421
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(336) 664-1233
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
QRVO
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 26, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Qorvo, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Grant A. Brown as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective August 29, 2022. Mr. Brown, age 45, has served as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer since April 18, 2022, and as the Company’s Vice President of Treasury since October 2018. His prior roles with the Company included Director, Strategic Marketing, from January 2015 to January 2016, Business Unit Controller, from January 2016 to September 2016 and Director, and Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, from September 2016 to July 2017. He served as a financial business consultant at Throughline Consulting from July 2017 to May 2019.
In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, the Compensation Committee of the Board approved the following compensation elements for Mr. Brown:
•an annual base salary of $550,000;
•a target short-term incentive opportunity of 90% of base salary under the Company’s Short-Term Incentive Plan; and
•an up-front restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $1,000,000, vesting in September 2025.
Mr. Brown will also enter into the Company’s standard form of Change in Control Agreement, as well as an indemnification agreement, pursuant to which the Company agrees to indemnify its officers to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law and subject to certain conditions to advance expenses in connection with proceedings as described in the indemnification agreement.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Brown as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
