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LEDS · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed January 16, 2026

Semileds Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
January 16, 2026
Period
Jan 15, 2026
Ticker
LEDS
Accession
0001193125-26-014502
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Related-party loans extended to 2027 with stock-based repayment options and capitalization of unpaid interest.

About Semileds Corp
Market cap
$16M
1Y TSR
+18.9%
3Y TSR
−0.5%
Board grade
C
Sector
Technology
CEO
Trung T Doan
Last annual meeting: Aug 28, 2026 · View full Semileds Corp profile →
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): January 15, 2026

SEMILEDS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware

001-34992

20-2735523

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

3F, No.11 Ke Jung Rd., Chu-Nan Site,

Hsinchu Science Park, Chu-Nan 350,

Miao-Li County, Taiwan, R.O.C.

 

350

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +886-37-586788

N/A

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

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

TradingSymbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0000056

LEDS

The Nasdaq Stock Market

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 


 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 8, 2019, the Company entered into secured loan agreements with Trung Doan, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and J.R. Simplot Company, its largest shareholder, with aggregate amounts of $1.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and an annual interest rate of 8% (the “Loan Agreements”). The Loan Agreements are secured by a second priority security interest on the Company’s headquarters building. The maturity date of the Loan Agreements were January 14, 2021 and January 22, 2021, respectively. On January 16, 2021, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was extended with same terms and interest rate for one year to January 15, 2022, and on January 14, 2022, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was extended again with same terms and interest rate for one more year to January 15, 2023. On January 13, 2023, the maturity date of the Loan Agreements was further extended with same terms and interest rate for one year to January 15, 2024.

On January 7, 2024, J.R. Simplot Company entered into an assignment agreement (the “Assignment”) pursuant to which J.R. Simplot assigned and transferred all of its right, title and interest in and to the Loan Agreement to Simplot Taiwan Inc., in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement.

On January 7, 2024, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with each of Simplot Taiwan Inc. and Trung Doan. The Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. (i) extended the maturity date to January 15, 2025, and (ii) upon mutual agreement of the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc., permitted the Company to repay any principal amount or accrued interest, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock in the name of Simplot Taiwan Inc. as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. remained the same. The Fourth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan amended the loan's maturity date with same terms and interest rate to January 15, 2025. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan remained the same.

On February 9, 2024, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Trung Doan. The Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Trung Doan (i) amended the Loan Agreement to permit the Company to repay up to $800,000 of principal under the Loan Agreement by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) elected to prepay $800,000 of loan principal by delivering 629,921 shares of the Company’s common stock to Trung Doan, based on the closing price of $1.27 per share on February 8, 2024. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement remained the same.

On July 3, 2024, the Company and Trung Doan entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement. The Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement amended the Loan Agreement to permit the Company, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and Trung Doan, to repay a portion of the principal amount or accrued interest under the Loan Agreement, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock to Trung Doan as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement, as amended by the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement, remained the same. On January 15, 2025, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan and Fifth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. to extend the maturity dates to January 15, 2026. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreements remained the same.

On February 28, 2025, the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc. entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement (the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Amended Loan Agreement, upon the mutual agreement of the Company and Simplot Taiwan Inc., permits the Company to repay any principal amount or accrued interest, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000, by issuing shares of the Company’s common stock to Simplot Taiwan Inc. as partial repayment of the Loan Agreement at a price per share equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock immediately preceding the business day of the payment notice date.

On January 15, 2026, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Simplot Taiwan Inc. and the Eighth Amendment to the Loan Agreements with Trung Doan. The Seventh Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. (i) capitalize all outstanding and unpaid interest due under the Note (the “Unpaid Interest”) into the principal balance of the Loan. As of the Effective Date, the Unpaid Interest is equal to $364,924.63. The Parties agree that the new principal balance of the Loan is $664,924.63, and (ii) extended the maturity date to January 15, 2027. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Simplot Taiwan Inc. remained the same. The Eighth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan extended the maturity date to January 15, 2027. All other terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement with Trung Doan remained the same.

The descriptions of the Amended Loan Agreement are summaries only and are qualified in their entirety by the full text of the Amended Loan Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and Exhibit 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

Description

10.1

Seventh Amendment to Loan Agreement dated January 15, 2026 between SemiLEDs Corporation and Simplot Taiwan Inc.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Eighth Amendment to Loan Agreement dated January 15, 2026 between SemiLEDs Corporation and Trung Doan

 

 

 

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

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SIGNATURE

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

Date: January 16, 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SemiLEDs Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Christopher Lee

 

 

Name:

 

Christopher Lee

 

 

Title:

 

Chief Financial Officer

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When did Semileds Corp file this 8-K?
Semileds Corp (LEDS) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on January 16, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-014502.
What does an 8-K disclose?
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Related-party loans extended to 2027 with stock-based repayment options and capitalization of unpaid interest. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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