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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): January 9, 2024
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SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-38102
Cayman Islands98-1013909
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
c/o Walkers Corporate Limited
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town, Grand Cayman
Cayman IslandsKY1-9008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (510) 623-1231
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Ordinary shares, $0.03 par value per shareSGHNasdaq Global Select Market
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. ☐
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 9, 2024, SMART Global Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and will hold a conference call announcing its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2024. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K”) and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company refers to non-GAAP financial information in both the press release and on the conference call. A reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures is contained in the attached press release.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K, 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 it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 9, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors had approved a $75 million share repurchase authorization. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 9, 2024
SMART Global Holdings, Inc.
By:/s/ Ken Rizvi
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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