Fabrinet announces director retirement; no board disagreement stated

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Fabrinet announced that director David T. Mitchell retired from its Board, effective October 13, 2025. The company stated his decision was not due to any disagreement with Fabrinet on matters related to operations, policies, or practices. Fabrinet issued a press release on October 17, 2025 confirming the retirement.

8-K Event Classification

2 items: 5.02, 9.01

2 items

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers Governance

Key personnel changes including departures, elections, or appointments of directors and executive officers.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits

Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.

Understanding 8-K Material Events →

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

October 13, 2025

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Fabrinet

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Cayman Islands			001-34775			98-1228572
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited

One Nexus Way, Camana Bay

Grand Cayman

KY1-9005

Cayman Islands

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

+66 2-524-9600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

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

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

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Ordinary Shares, $0.01 par value

FN

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Director Retirement

On October 13, 2025, David T. Mitchell notified the board of directors (the “Board”) of Fabrinet (the “Company”) of his decision to retire from the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Mitchell’s decision was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.

On October 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Mitchell’s retirement from the Board. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No.						Description
99.1						Press release dated October 17, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

						FABRINET
			By:			/s/ CSABA SVERHA
						Csaba Sverha
						Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 17, 2025

FAQ

What did Fabrinet (FN) report in this 8-K?

Director David T. Mitchell retired from the Board effective October 13, 2025.

Who is the departing Fabrinet director?

The departing director is David T. Mitchell.

Was David T. Mitchell’s retirement due to a disagreement with Fabrinet?

Fabrinet said the decision was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies, or practices.

When did Fabrinet issue a press release about the retirement?

A press release was issued on October 17, 2025.

Which item of Form 8-K does this relate to?

This relates to Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers.