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



The board of directors (the "Board") of Viavi Solutions, Inc. ("VIAVI" or the
"Company") has accepted the resignation of Amar Maletira as VIAVI's Chief
Financial Officer ("CFO"), effective October 16, 2020. Mr. Maletira is resigning
from his position to pursue a new opportunity, and his resignation is not the
result of any dispute or disagreement with VIAVI on any matter relating to
VIAVI's operations, policies or practices. Mr. Maletira plans to depart the
Company on November 20, 2020 and has informed VIAVI that he is committed to an
orderly transition of his duties, including entering a consulting agreement to
advise VIAVI and provide transition support as reasonably requested by VIAVI
over an anticipated period of 6 months from his departure.
VIAVI has commenced a formal search for Mr. Maletira's successor. Effective upon
Mr. Maletira's departure and until a successor has been identified, VIAVI has
appointed Pam Avent, currently VIAVI's Global Controller, to serve as its
interim CFO.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously announced, VIAVI will report its full financial results for its
fiscal first quarter ended October 3, 2020 ("Q1 FY21") on November 5, 2020 after
the close of market. On October 21, 2020, the Company issued a press release
announcing Mr. Maletira's resignation as CFO and updating certain expected
preliminary results for Q1 FY21. A copy of the Company's press release is
furnished herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for 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 they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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Exhibit No.                                Description
   99.1       Press release entitled "VIAVI Announces CFO Resignation and
              Preliminary Fiscal First Quarter 2021 Results" dated October 21, 2020.
    104       Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page iXBRL tags are
              embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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