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accession: "0000950170-23-071930"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DIOD"
cik: "0000029002"
company_name: "DIODES INC /DEL/"
filed_at: "2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T10:10:35.894906+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Diodes approves 2023 cash bonuses for execs, pays 80% upfront

## Summary
- CEO Keh-Shew Lu estimated bonus $211,250; paid $169,000 (80%).
- CFO Brett Whitmire estimated $47,500; paid $38,000.
- COO Gary Yu estimated $65,000; paid $52,000.
- Bonuses tied 80% to company-wide metrics (non-GAAP EPS, net sales, CSR) and 20% to individual goals.
- Remaining 20% payable in Q1 2024 after audit confirms 2023 performance.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-071930
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DIOD
- cik: 0000029002
- company_name: DIODES INC /DEL/
- filed_at: 2023-12-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29002/000095017023071930/0000950170-23-071930-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29002/000095017023071930/diod-20231212.htm

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