UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 17, 2024

INFINERA CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

001-33486

77-0560433

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

6373 San Ignacio Avenue

San Jose, California 95119

(Address of principal executive offices)

(408) 572-5200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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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, par value $0.001 per share

INFN

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

☐ 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.

Item 8.01

Other Events.

On October 17, 2024, Infinera Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms for the Company to receive up to $93 million in direct funding as part of the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release issued by Infinera Corporation on October 17, 2024

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

INFINERA CORPORATION

Date: October 17, 2024

/s/ NANCY ERBA

Nancy Erba

Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

Infinera Corp 8-K