8-K

 

 

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): March 7, 2018

 

 

Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Israel   001-33299   98-0233400
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 

(Commission

File Number)

  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

Beit Mellanox

Yokneam, Israel 2069200

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

+972-4-909-7200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 7, 2018, Mellanox Technologies, Ltd. (the “Company” or “Mellanox”) issued a press release regarding the filing of its preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 7, 2018 for an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. In connection with the filing of its preliminary proxy statement, the Company also announced that it anticipates holding its annual general meeting of shareholders (its “2018 AGM”) on July 25, 2018. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Important Additional Information and Where You Can Find It

The Company and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in a solicitation of proxies in connection with the matters to be considered at the EGM and the 2018 AGM. Information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise is set forth in the Company’s preliminary proxy statement filed with the SEC on March 7, 2018 and reports filed by the Company and Forms 3 and Forms 4 filed by the Company’s executive officers and directors with the SEC after March 7, 2018. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the Company’s proxy statements for its EGM and its 2018 AGM, including the schedules and appendices thereto.

The Company intends to furnish its definitive proxy statements and white proxy cards for the EGM and the 2018 AGM to each shareholder entitled to delivery of a proxy, and intends to file such definitive proxy statements and white proxy cards with the SEC. THE COMPANY URGES ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO CAREFULLY READ SUCH DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS (INCLUDING ANY SUPPLEMENTS OR AMENDMENTS THERETO), ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARDS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT THE COMPANY MAY FILE WITH THE SEC, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Copies of the definitive proxy statements, any solicitation materials and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC will be made available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents will also be made available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.mellanox.com or by contacting the Company’s proxy solicitor, Mackenzie Partners, Inc. at mlnxproxy@mackenziepartners.com.

The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 does not constitute a convening notice for the EGM or the 2018 AGM under Israeli law, and separate notices convening the EGM and the 2018 AGM and setting the date, place and record date of the EGM and the 2018 AGM will be made separately in due course.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated March 7, 2018.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 7, 2018     MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    By:  

/s/ Alinka Flaminia

    Name:   Alinka Flaminia
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel