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") ofViavi Solutions, Inc. ("VIAVI" or the "Company") has accepted the resignation ofAmar Maletira as VIAVI's Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), effectiveOctober 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 onNovember 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 forMr. Maletira's successor. Effective uponMr. Maletira's departure and until a successor has been identified, VIAVI has appointedPam 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 endedOctober 3, 2020 ("Q1 FY21") onNovember 5, 2020 after the close of market. OnOctober 21, 2020 , the Company issued a press release announcingMr. 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" datedOctober 21, 2020 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page iXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
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