---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000895419-25-000134"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WOLF"
cik: "0000895419"
company_name: "WOLFSPEED, INC."
filed_at: "2025-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T16:00:08.155094+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Wolfspeed receives $698.6M cash tax refund from IRS, boosts liquidity to ~$1.5B

## Summary
- Received $698.6M in cash from Section 48D AMIC tax refunds from the IRS.
- Cash balance now approximately $1.5B; previously received $186.5M in FY2025.
- Plans to allocate $192.2M to retire ~$175M of outstanding debt; remainder for general corporate purposes.
- Refund supports ramp of 200mm silicon carbide manufacturing and diversification into AI data centers, aerospace/defense, industrial/energy.
- Monetization of ~$1B in accrued AMIC refunds continues; plan runs March 5 to April 27, 2026 for option exercises.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000895419-25-000134
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WOLF
- cik: 0000895419
- company_name: WOLFSPEED, INC.
- filed_at: 2025-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895419/000089541925000134/0000895419-25-000134-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895419/000089541925000134/wolfspeed-20251201.htm

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