UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October 31, 2016
Fabrinet
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Cayman Islands | 001-34775 | Not Applicable | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town
Grand Cayman
KY1-9005
Cayman Islands
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
+66 2-524-9600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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. |
Amendment of Employment Arrangement
On October 31, 2016, Fabrinet USA, Inc. (“FUSA”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fabrinet (the “Company”), and Hong Hou entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to Dr. Hou’s offer letter of employment, dated November 5, 2015. The Amendment amends the vesting acceleration provisions to limit such provisions to (i) equity-based awards granted to Dr. Hou prior to August 2016 and (ii) the restricted share units granted to Dr. Hou in August 2016 pursuant to the Company’s Fiscal 2016 Long-Term Equity Plan as a result of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Director’s determination that the applicable fiscal year 2016 performance criteria had been achieved.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, which is incorporated herein by reference and attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Letter Agreement, dated October 31, 2016, between Fabrinet USA, Inc. and Hong Hou | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| FABRINET | ||
| By: | /s/ Toh-Seng Ng | |
| Toh-Seng Ng | ||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: November 4, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Letter Agreement, dated October 31, 2016, between Fabrinet USA, Inc. and Hong Hou | |