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10-K 1 smci-2019630x10k.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-K

xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019

or

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-33383


Super Micro Computer, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware77-0353939
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

980 Rock Avenue

San Jose, CA 95131

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(408) 503-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per shareSMCIOTC

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer xAccelerated filer ¨
Non-accelerated filer ¨Smaller reporting company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b of the Exchange Act) Yes ¨ No x

The aggregate market value of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates, based upon the closing price of the common stock on December 31, 2018, as reported by the OTC Market, was $596,876,261. Shares of common stock held by each executive officer and director and by each person who owns 5% or more of the outstanding common stock, based on filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, have been excluded since such persons may be deemed affiliates. This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

As of November 30, 2019, there were 50,085,282 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding, which is the only class of common stock of the registrant issued.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
Explanatory Note2
PART I
Item 1.Business3
Item 1A.Risk Factors11
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments29
Item 2.Properties29
Item 3.Legal Proceedings29
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures30
PART II
Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities31
Item 6.Selected Financial Data33
Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations35
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk64
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data66
Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure111
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures111
Item 9B.Other Information120
PART III
Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance121
Item 11.Executive Compensation128
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters148
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence150
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services152
PART IV
Item 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules153
Signatures157

Unless the context requires otherwise, the words “Super Micro,” “Supermicro,” “we,” “Company,” “us” and “our” in this document refer to Super Micro Computer, Inc. and where appropriate, our wholly owned subsidiaries. Supermicro, the Company logo and our other registered or common law trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of Super Micro Computer, Inc. or its affiliates. Other trademarks, service marks, or trade names appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the property of their respective owners.

Explanatory Note

We are filing this comprehensive Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 with expanded financial and other disclosures in lieu of filing a separate Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 and separate Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2017, December 31, 2017, and March 31, 2018. Prior to the filing of this Annual Report, we filed separate Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2018, December 31, 2018, and March 31, 2019 (collectively, the “2019 10-Qs”). This Annual Report is being filed to facilitate the dissemination of financial and other information to investors. We do not intend to file a separate Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 or Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2017, December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018.

We did not file our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 (the “2017 10-K”) until May 17, 2019. On that date we also filed amended Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q/A for the quarters ended September 30, 2016, December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2017 (the “2017 Amended Quarterly Reports” and with the 2017 10-K, the “2017 Reports”). Some of the financial statements contained in the 2017 Reports were restated. The circumstances leading to the need to restate those financial statements, and our efforts to investigate, assess and remediate those matters, are more fully described in those reports.

Our delay in the filing of this Annual Report was primarily due to the time required to (a) complete the preparation of the 2017 Reports, including the restatement of certain of our previously issued consolidated financial statements; (b) prepare the financial statements for each of the quarters in our fiscal year ended June 30, 2018; (c) prepare and file the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the quarters in our fiscal year ended June 30, 2019; (d) prepare the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2019 and 2018; and (e) prepare other disclosures contained herein.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including “would,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically consider various factors, including the risks described below, under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”, and in other parts of this Form 10-K as well as in our other filings with the SEC. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Annual Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

PART I

Next: Item 1. Business