Form 8-K

8-K — NETLIST INC

Accession: 0001104659-26-109358

Filed: 2026-09-21

Period: 2026-09-18

CIK: 0001282631

SIC: 3674 (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES)

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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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):  September 18, 2026

NETLIST, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its

charter)

Delaware

001-33170

95-4812784

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

111

Academy, Suite 100

Irvine,

California 92617

(Address of principal executive offices)

(949)

435-0025

(Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code)

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:

¨ 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))

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

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common

stock, par value $0.001 per share

NLST

None

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security

Holders.

On September 18, 2026, Netlist, Inc. (the “Company”) held

its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) in Irvine, California. Of the Company’s 333,893,680 shares

of Common Stock issued and outstanding and eligible to vote as of the record date of July 22, 2026, a quorum of 195,181,363 shares, or

approximately 58.46% of the eligible shares, was present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Each of the matters

set forth below is described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission

on July 31, 2026. The following actions were taken at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors

The Company’s stockholders voted on the election of three director

nominees to the Board of Directors, each to serve until the next annual meeting or until their respective successor is duly elected or

appointed and qualified.

Director

For

Withheld

Broker Non-Votes

Chun K. Hong

88,974,592

1,775,385

104,431,386

Blake Welcher

88,026,389

2,723,588

104,431,386

Jun Cho

87,961,657

2,788,320

104,431,386

Based on the votes set forth above, Messrs. Chun K. Hong, Blake Welcher

and Jun Cho were duly elected to serve until the Company’s 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successor

is duly elected or appointed and qualified.

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered

Public Accounting Firm

The Company’s stockholders approved the ratification of the appointment

of Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s

fiscal year ending January 2, 2027.

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

193,493,714

413,674

1,273,975

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 hereunto duly authorized.

NETLIST, INC.

Date: September 21, 2026

By:

/s/ Gail M. Sasaki

Gail M. Sasaki

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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