# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000771266
**File Stem:** 0001493152-23-000819
**Filing Date:** 2023-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001493152-23-000819.hdr.sgml**: 20230106

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-23-000819

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20230105

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230106

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230106

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** KOPIN CORP
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000771266
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 042833935
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1225

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 000-19882
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23515760

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 125 NORTH DRIVE
- **CITY:** WESTBOROUGH
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01581
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 508-870-5959

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 125 NORTH DRIVE
- **CITY:** WESTBOROUGH
- **STATE:** MA
- **ZIP:** 01581

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**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, DC 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 5, 2023**

**KOPIN CORPORATION**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **000-19882** | **04-2833935** |
| (State or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) | (Commission<br> File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br> Identification No.) |

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**<u>125 North Drive, Westborough, MA 01581</u>**

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

**<u>(508) 870-5959</u>**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

**<u>N/A</u>**

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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☐ 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:

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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 | KOPN | Nasdaq Capital Market |

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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 7.01 <u>Regulation FD Disclosure</u>.**

On January 5, 2033, the Company announced a restructuring with partial spinout of OLED Development Unit and Reduction in Force.

**Item 9.01. <u>Financial Statements and Exhibits</u>.**

**(d)**  **<u>Exhibits</u>** .

99.1 [Press Release dated January 5, 2023, entitled "Kopin announces restructuring with partial spinout of OLED Development Unit and Reduction in Force"](ex99-1.htm) <br> 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

**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.

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| Kopin Corporation | Kopin Corporation |
| (Registrant) | (Registrant) |
| By: | */s/ Richard A. Sneider* |
| Name: | Richard A. Sneider |
| Title: | Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |
|  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |

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Date: January 6, 2023

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Kopin announces restructuring with partial spinout of OLED Development Unit and Reduction in Force**

● **Kopin retains ownership of OLED Intellectual Property with exclusive bilateral license to newly formed Lightning Silicon, Inc. which will focus on advancing OLED microdisplay technologies and manufacturing strategies for the consumer AR and VR applications** 

● **Kopin will retain 20% ownership in Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. and receive royalties** 

● **Lightning Silicon operates independently of Kopin** 

● **Kopin further announces Reduction in Force due to increased efficiencies and profitability plan** 

**WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – January 5, 2023**- Kopin<sup>®</sup> Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a leading developer and provider of transmissive and reflective active-matrix liquid crystal (LCDs), organic light emitting diode (OLED) and inorganic light emitting diode (LED) microdisplays, announces it has entered in a Technology License Agreement (the Agreement) with Lightning Silicon Technology, Inc. (Lightning Silicon), a California company. Lightning Silicon is a company formed by Dr. John C.C. Fan, Kopin's Chairman of Board, and former Chief Executive Officer, to develop and supply advanced organic light emitting diode (OLED) microdisplays for the consumer augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) markets.

"This Agreement is part of our plan to restore profitability to Kopin by focusing our resources on new and existing defense, industrial and consumer applications which are in line with our strategic plan." said Mr. Michael Murray, Kopin's Chief Executive Officer. "The agreement allows Kopin to reduce personnel, development and operational costs associated with OLED development, while continuing to both serve our core markets with all microdisplay technologies and participate in the consumer market upside, as it matures. In addition to the employees moving to Lightning Silicon, we also reduced headcount in our other product lines due in part to our operational improvement strategies providing increased efficiencies. As a result of the transactions above Kopin's annualized payroll expense, excluding severance and similar benefits, are expected to decrease by approximately 20% since December 31, 2022," said Mr. Murray.

Under the terms of the Agreement Lightning Silicon will receive a license to certain Kopin intellectual property to develop, manufacture and sell OLED technologies for use in the consumer market. Kopin will receive an equity interest in Lightning Silicon and royalties from the sale of products related to the licenses. Kopin retains the ability and rights to develop, manufacture and sell OLED displays and complete optical solutions that include microdisplays to its core base in the defense and enterprise markets, as well as value added Consumer applications. We believe Kopin is the only provider that can offer fully integrated optical solutions with OLED, LCD, LCOS and micro-LED microdisplay technology, enabling it to provide the right technology for the application.

"Consumer AR and VR products are projected to be a multi-billion-dollar markets." Said Dr. John C.C. Fan, Kopin's Chairman of the Board of Directors. "Lightning Silicon was founded to focus on further research and development of additional advanced OLED Displays and optics and lower cost manufacturing capabilities which will require additional investment and the establishment of low-cost production partnerships. To this end, Lightning Silicon is forming a close partnership with Lakeside Lightning Semiconductor Co. Ltd. based in Jiangsu, China who recently held a ground-breaking ceremony on a new 12" OLED fab to bring these advanced OLED microdisplays to market at high volume and low cost. The new 12" facility, together with Lakeside's existing 8" wafer fab, is expected to provide large-volume, low-cost manufacturing capability to support AR and VR market demands," said Dr. Fan.

**About Kopin**

Kopin Corporation is a leading developer and provider of innovative display and optical technologies sold as critical components and subassemblies for military, industrial and consumer products. Kopin's technology portfolio includes ultra-small Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal displays (AMLCD), Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCOS) displays and Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays, a variety of optics, and low-power ASICs. For more information, please visit Kopin's website at <u>www.kopin.com</u>.

**About Lakeside Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.**

is an OLED technology developer and OLED microdisplay manufacturer having a factory in Changzhou, China. For more information, please visit Lakeside's website at <u>www.hupanoled.com</u>.

Contact:

Richard Sneider, 508-870-5959

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Richard_Sneider@kopin.com

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