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):
April 14, 2026
NETGEAR, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
| 000-50350 |
| 77-0419172 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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| (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
3553 North First Street | ||
San Jose, | CA | 95134 |
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) | ||
(408) | 907-8000 |
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | ||||
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Title of each class |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
| NTGR |
| The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 | ☐ |
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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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The information set forth in Item 8.01 below is hereby incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
Additionally, NETGEAR provided a letter to its customers regarding these matters, dated April 13, 2026, which letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Today NETGEAR, Inc. (“NETGEAR” or the “Company”) provided the following updates regarding the March 23, 2026 Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau regulations adding all “routers produced in a foreign country” to the FCC’s “Covered List” (defined below):
The “Covered List” is a list of communications equipment and services that are deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the security and safety of United States persons, based exclusively on any of four sources for such a determination and that such equipment or services possess certain capabilities as enumerated in section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, Pub. L. No. 116-124, 133 Stat. 158 (2020) (codified as amended at 47 U.S.C. §§ 1601–1609).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| NETGEAR, Inc. Letter to Customers dated April 14, 2026 and FAQ. | |
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104 |
| Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
NETGEAR, INC.
By: |
| /s/Kirsten J. Daru |
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| Kirsten J. Daru |
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| General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer |
Dated: April 14, 2026