Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities · Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities. On April 13, 2026, Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (the “Company”) and Credo Semiconductor, Inc., a California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with DustPhotonics Ltd., an Israeli company (“DustPhotonics”), the shareholders of DustPhotonics party the…
Credo’s mission is to transform connectivity at scale through fast, reliable and energy-efficient system solutions. Our high-speed copper and optical interconnect products deliver industry-leading power and performance from chip to cluster to meet the ever-expanding data infrastructure demands of AI. Our vertically integrated connectivity portfolio is comprised of our flagship purple ZeroFlap (ZF) Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and ZF optical transceivers; optical components including silicon photonics-based photonic integrated circuits (SiPho PICs) and DSPs; OmniConnect AI memory and chip-to-chip interconnect; and retimers for Ethernet and PCIe - supported by our PILOT diagnostic and analytics software platform. Credo innovations enable our customers to connect the systems that connect the world.
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Item 3.02Item 3.02 - Unregistered Sales of Equity
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
On April 13, 2026, Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (the “Company”) and Credo Semiconductor, Inc., a California corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Share Purchase Agreement”) with DustPhotonics Ltd., an Israeli company (“DustPhotonics”), the shareholders of DustPhotonics party thereto and the shareholder representative party thereto to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding ordinary shares and preferred shares of DustPhotonics for upfront consideration consisting of (i) $750,000,000 in cash and (ii) approximately 0.92 million ordinary shares, par value $0.00005 per share, of the Company (“Company Ordinary Shares”), subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement. The Share Purchase Agreement also provides for potential incremental contingent consideration of up to approximately 3.21 million Company Ordinary Shares payable based on the achievement of certain financial milestones, subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement.
The Company Ordinary Shares to be issued as consideration in the Acquisition will be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), provided by Section 4(a)(2) thereof and Rule 506 of Regulation D and Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. Recipients of the Company Ordinary Shares will be provided customary piggyback registration rights with respect to such shares pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement.
Item 7.01Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 13, 2026, the Company issued a press release, a copy of which is filed hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 7.01, announcing its entry into the Share Purchase Agreement.
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, any statements regarding our acquisition of DustPhotonics, launches of new or expansion of existing products or services; technology developments and innovation; our plans, strategies or objectives with respect to future operations; financial outlook; future financial results; expectations regarding the markets and industries in which we conduct business; and assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “can,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “outlook,” “forecast,” “targets” and similar expressions, or their negatives, may identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of results and should not be considered as an indication of future activity or future performance. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events or results to differ materially from those described in this press release, including but not limited to: the ability to complete the acquisition on the expected timeline or at all; the ability to successfully integrate DustPhotonics' operations and technology; the ability to achieve the financial milestones underlying the earnout consideration; competitive developments in the optical interconnect market; and general macroeconomic and semiconductor industry conditions. Readers are encouraged to review risk factors and all other disclosures appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 2, 2025, as well as our other filings with the SEC, for further information on risks and uncertainties that could affect our business, financial condition and results of operation. Copies of these filings are available from the SEC, our website or our investor relations department. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof.
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Exhibit 99.1
Credo Agrees to Acquire DustPhotonics, Accelerating Expansion into Silicon Photonics and Next Generation Optical Connectivity
Acquisition will bring industry-leading Silicon Photonics PIC technology in-house, expanding Credo's addressable market and deepening its optical interconnect portfolio across 800G, 1.6T, and 3.2T NPO and CPO
San Jose, CA April 13, 2026 - Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd (Credo) (Nasdaq: CRDO), an innovator in providing secure, high-speed connectivity solutions that deliver improved reliability and energy efficiency for the next generation of AI-driven applications, cloud computing, and hyperscale networks, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire DustPhotonics, a leading developer of Silicon Photonics Photonic Integrated Circuit (SiPho PIC) technology for optical transceivers. The acquisition will position Credo with a vertically integrated connectivity stack spanning SerDes, Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Silicon Photonics and system integration for scale out and scale up networks - addressing both electrical and optical interconnects across the full AI infra…