01AddedItem 1A › Risks Related to our Global Operating Business and Industry › If negative publicity arises with respect to us, our employees, our third-party service providers or our partners, our business and operating results could be adversely affected, regardless of whether the negative publicity is true.
Added disclosure of an unsealed indictment involving former Company personnel, related government cooperation, and resulting reputational and stock-price effects.
The new paragraph discloses a legal proceeding, alleged export-control violations, government cooperation, and actual and potential effects on reputation and trading price.
Why the model ranked it here
No corresponding language in the FY2025 10-K.
[added] On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment of three individuals either employed or associated with the Company at the time, including Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw, a former Senior Vice President, Business Development and director on our Board, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit export control violations (the "Indictment"). Although the Company is not named as a defendant or alleged to be a co-conspirator in the Indictment, and the three individuals are no longer employed or associated with the Company, the Company has been cooperating with the government's investigation. The Indictment, as well as the prior publication of the Report and our previous Delinquent Reports have all contributed to significant volatility in, and declines of, the trading price of our common stock, as well as harm to our reputation, and could continue to do so in the future.
Cite this change
"On March 19, 2026, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment of three individuals either employed or associated with the Company at the time, including Yih-Shyan (Wally) Liaw, a former Senior Vice President, Business Development and director on our Board, in connection with an alleged conspiracy to commit export control violations (the "Indictment")."
Super Micro Computer,, Form 10-K for FY2026, Item 1A, accession 0001375365-26-000022, filed 31 August 2026.
Filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000022/smci-20260630.htm
Comparison: https://yearover.com/reports/smci/0001375365-26-000022?ref=quote
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