secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI)
CIK:        0001375365
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001375365-26-000011
Event type: litigation
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Super Micro: three indicted for export violations; board member resigns, appoints acting CCO
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- Yih-Shyan 'Wally' Liaw (SVP, board member), Steven Chang (sales mgr), and contractor Willy Sun indicted for alleged export-control conspiracy.
- Super Micro placed employees on leave, terminated contractor; company is not a defendant and is cooperating fully with investigation.
- Liaw resigned from Board effective March 20, 2026; Board now eight directors.
- DeAnna Luna appointed acting Chief Compliance Officer; she has over 20 years of trade compliance experience, previously at Intel and Teledyne.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000011/0001375365-26-000011-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000011/smci-20260320.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001375365-26-000011

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