The same form and item disclosing a \$10,000 monthly consultancy — the range an amendment covers
Super Micro Computer filed an amended current report (8-K/A) disclosing a contractor agreement entered on an officer departure: a three-month consultancy at \$10,000 per month. All ten 8-K/A filings this site holds as of 2026-09-02 amend the same Item 5.02, but the sums they carry vary widely.
Filing key facts
- CompanySuper Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI)
- FormCurrent report (8-K/A)
- ExchangeNasdaq,Nasdaq
- Industry (SIC)Electronic Computers
- Filing date2026-01-02
- Period2025-12-22
- 8-K events5.02 Director/officer changes; compensation, 9.01 Financial statements and exhibits
- Accession no.0001375365-26-000002
Key points
- Super Micro Computer disclosed an Independent Contractor Agreement entered on an officer departure through an amended current report.
- The terms are a three-month consultancy at \$10,000 per month, with the agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1.
- Of the 644 SEC filings this site holds as of 2026-09-02, 10 are 8-K/A and all amend Item 5.02.
- Amendments to the same item range from \$10,000 a month to equity awards with target values in the tens of millions.
- The filing states the description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement itself.
1What remains after a departure
When an officer leaves a company, the relationship does not always end that day. An arrangement may keep them on as a consultant for a period to hand work over. This amendment was filed to disclose such an agreement. The original report carried the fact of the departure; the terms of the agreement were added afterward.
2The terms disclosed
Three months at $10,000 a month is small in scale. It is disclosed nonetheless because the person is an officer and a financial relationship with the company continues — material for judging whether a position is independent.
3The range one form covers
Of the 644 SEC filings this site holds as of 2026-09-02, 10 are 8-K/A and all of them amend Item 5.02. The use is common, yet the sums run from $10,000 a month to tens of millions. What the regime asks is not how large the amount is but whether the financial relationship between an officer and the company has been made known.
4Qualified in its entirety
The text states that the description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement itself. A summary is only a summary; the rights and obligations follow the agreement. It is standard language across filings, and it exists to discourage relying on the summary alone.
Why it matters
A financial relationship continuing after an officer departs is material for judging independence. The range of sums under one item shows that the regime asks whether the relationship is known, not how large it is.
FAQ
Why disclose an agreement of such modest size?
What does qualified in its entirety mean?
Sources (primary)
This article is an independent organization based on the U.S. SEC official disclosures below. Always verify the exact, latest details with the original filing.
- SEC EDGAR (filing index)
- Primary document (original)
- Accession no.：0001375365-26-000002