{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"163554","rtpr_id":"nBw4RCbgSa-20261007","ticker":"WOLF","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["WOLF"],"title":"Wolfspeed Announces Conditional 30-Year, $1.5 Billion Loan Commitment from U.S. Department of War to Advance Domestic Wide Bandgap Supply Chain","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-10-07T20:05:00.350Z","article_body":"Wolfspeed Announces Conditional 30-Year, $1.5 Billion Loan Commitment from\nU.S. Department of War to Advance Domestic Wide Bandgap Supply Chain\n\nRepresents another significant step in Wolfspeed’s long-term financing and\nplan to strengthen its domestic wide bandgap semiconductor technology platform\n\nWolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) today announced it has received a conditional\nloan commitment letter from the U.S. Department of War (“DoW”), through\nits Office of Strategic Capital (“OSC”), for up to $1.5 billion of\nlong-term financing to support the domestic development and production of\nsilicon carbide (SiC) materials and wide bandgap power devices, with an\nadditional focus on U.S. national security applications.\n\nBeyond supporting the domestic wide bandgap supply chain, which is critical to\nthe U.S. defense and economic industrial base, the $1.5 billion commitment\nwill advance key DoW initiatives. Specifically, Wolfspeed plans to use the\nfinancing to, without limitation, upgrade its gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy\ncapabilities for next generation communications infrastructure and electronic\nwarfare systems and develop radiation-hardening capabilities for its current\nSiC and future GaN products.\n\n“SiC and GaN have critical national security applications,” said Robert\nFeurle, Chief Executive Officer of Wolfspeed. “With this financing, the\ncompany would be well positioned to not only continue to serve the DoW but\nalso expand its capabilities for the benefit of U.S. national security as a\nwhole.”\n\nWolfspeed believes that SiC and related semiconductor technologies are\ncritical to next generation power and radio-frequency applications across\ndefense, aerospace, AI, critical infrastructure and other strategic commercial\nmarkets. Building on Wolfspeed’s differentiated silicon carbide technology\nand intellectual property, and domestic manufacturing footprint in North\nCarolina, New York and Arkansas, the potential financing is expected to\nadvance a multi-year program to:\n\n\n * Strengthen Wolfspeed’s domestic silicon carbide materials and power-device\nleadership;\n\n * Establish, expand, and/or onshore domestic low-voltage and/or high-voltage GaN\npower device production capabilities;\n\n * Advance GaN-on-SiC radio-frequency epitaxial wafer technology; and\n\n * Develop domestic radiation-hardening capabilities.\n\nMr. Feurle continued, “We believe the scale and 30-year tenor of this\nconditional commitment reflects the long-term importance of the technology and\nmanufacturing capabilities Wolfspeed has built in the United States. This\nfinancing would strengthen our continued advancement of silicon carbide\nmaterials and wide bandgap power devices, reinforcing our efforts to build a\nmore resilient U.S. semiconductor and defense industrial base.”\n\nTransaction Details\n\nThe conditional commitment letter contemplates a senior secured delayed-draw\nterm loan facility of up to $1.5 billion. “This conditional 30-year\ncommitment represents another significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to\noptimize Wolfspeed’s capital structure and improve our financial\nfoundation,” said Gregor van Issum, Chief Financial Officer of Wolfspeed.\n“Subject to the satisfaction of diligence, negotiation of definitive\nagreements, and other financial, legal, and investment conditions, the broader\ncommitment is expected to provide additional long-dated capital to support our\nstrategic priorities, improve financial flexibility, and further position\nWolfspeed for long-term value creation.”\n\nIn connection with the potential financing and subject to the negotiation and\nexecution of definitive agreements, Wolfspeed would be required to issue to\nthe DoW VWAP-based warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 7.5% of\nWolfspeed’s fully diluted equity, with the warrants issuable pro rata as and\nwhen financing tranches are funded.\n\nThe execution of the definitive agreements and consummation of the potential\nfinancing are subject to substantial due diligence and numerous conditions,\nthe negotiation and finalization of agreements, significant closing\nconditions, governmental authorizations and approvals, appropriations and\nrequired third-party consents. There can be no assurance that definitive\nagreements will be executed or that any financing will be provided. Additional\ndetails are available in Wolfspeed’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed today\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAbout Wolfspeed, Inc.\n\nWolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) leads the market in the worldwide adoption of silicon\ncarbide technologies that power some of the world’s most disruptive\ninnovations. As pioneers of silicon carbide, and creators of an advanced\nsemiconductor technology, we are committed to powering a better world for\neveryone. Through silicon carbide material, Power Modules, Discrete Power\nDevices and Power Die Products targeted for various applications, we will\nbring you The Power to Make It Real(TM). Learn more at www.wolfspeed.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolfspeed.com&esheet=54617959&newsitemid=20261007217564&lan=en-US&anchor=www.wolfspeed.com&index=1&md5=a7f1123ea859f6263908c550de46d0a7)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and\nuncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause Wolfspeed’s actual\nresults to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that\nare, to different degrees, uncertain. Words such as “could,” “will,”\n“may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,”\n“strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,”\n“anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,”\n“forward” or “continue” and similar expressions are used to identify\nforward-looking statements. All statements in this press release that are not\nhistorical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the\nconditional loan commitment from the U.S. Department of War, the potential\nloan facility and the expected terms and conditions thereof, the anticipated\nuse of proceeds, the potential impact of the anticipated financing on\nWolfspeed’s business, financial condition and results of operations, the\nexpected issuance of warrants to the U.S. Department of War and the terms\nthereof, and Wolfspeed’s program to advance silicon carbide and related\nsemiconductor technologies. Actual results could differ materially due to a\nnumber of factors, including but not limited to, due diligence by OSC;\nWolfspeed’s ability to successfully negotiate and execute the definitive\nagreements and the timing and the consummation of the financing on the terms\ncontemplated by the commitment letter, or at all; potential variations between\nthe commitment letter and the definitive agreements; Wolfspeed’s ability to\nsatisfy the conditions necessary to enter into the definitive agreements and\nto the funding of each tranche, including, among other things, the obtainment\nof satisfactory amendments or waivers to agreements governing certain of\nWolfspeed’s existing indebtedness; Wolfspeed’s ability to comply with the\nfinancial and other covenants and conditions expected to be contained in the\ndefinitive agreements; the continuing authorization or approvals of relevant\nauthorities of the U.S. government; the potential for future amendments or\nmodifications to the terms contemplated within the potential financing; the\nimpact the potential financing will have on Wolfspeed’s operations and the\nimpact on Wolfspeed’s operations if it does not receive any financing in\nconnection with the contemplated transaction; risks associated with\nWolfspeed’s strategic plans, including cost overruns, issues in installing\nand qualifying new equipment and ramping production, poor production process\nyields and quality control; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex\nsupply chain (including managing the impacts of supply constraints in the\nsemiconductor industry and meeting purchase commitments under take-or-pay\narrangements with certain suppliers) that has the ability to supply a\nsufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with\nthe required specifications and quality; Wolfspeed’s ability to complete\ndevelopment and commercialization of products under development; and other\nfactors discussed in Wolfspeed’s filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”), including Wolfspeed’s Annual Report on Form 10-K\nfor the fiscal year ended June 28, 2026, Current Report on Form 8-K filed\ntoday with the SEC and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These\nforward-looking statements represent Wolfspeed’s judgment as of the date of\nthis press release. Except as required under the U.S. federal securities laws\nand the rules and regulations of the SEC, Wolfspeed disclaims any intent or\nobligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this\npress release, whether as a result of new information, future events,\ndevelopments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.\n\nWolfspeed(®) is a registered trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007217564/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007217564/en/)\n\nMedia Relations:\n\nmedia@wolfspeed.com (mailto:media@wolfspeed.com)\n\nInvestor Relations:\n\ninvestorrelations@wolfspeed.com (mailto:investorrelations@wolfspeed.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4RCbgSa-20261007","title":"Wolfspeed Announces Conditional 30-Year, $1.5 Billion Loan Commitment from U.S. Department of War to Advance Domestic Wide Bandgap Supply Chain","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"WOLF","created":"2026-10-07T20:05:00.350Z","tickers":["WOLF"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Wolfspeed Announces Conditional 30-Year, $1.5 Billion Loan Commitment from\nU.S. Department of War to Advance Domestic Wide Bandgap Supply Chain\n\nRepresents another significant step in Wolfspeed’s long-term financing and\nplan to strengthen its domestic wide bandgap semiconductor technology platform\n\nWolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) today announced it has received a conditional\nloan commitment letter from the U.S. Department of War (“DoW”), through\nits Office of Strategic Capital (“OSC”), for up to $1.5 billion of\nlong-term financing to support the domestic development and production of\nsilicon carbide (SiC) materials and wide bandgap power devices, with an\nadditional focus on U.S. national security applications.\n\nBeyond supporting the domestic wide bandgap supply chain, which is critical to\nthe U.S. defense and economic industrial base, the $1.5 billion commitment\nwill advance key DoW initiatives. Specifically, Wolfspeed plans to use the\nfinancing to, without limitation, upgrade its gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy\ncapabilities for next generation communications infrastructure and electronic\nwarfare systems and develop radiation-hardening capabilities for its current\nSiC and future GaN products.\n\n“SiC and GaN have critical national security applications,” said Robert\nFeurle, Chief Executive Officer of Wolfspeed. “With this financing, the\ncompany would be well positioned to not only continue to serve the DoW but\nalso expand its capabilities for the benefit of U.S. national security as a\nwhole.”\n\nWolfspeed believes that SiC and related semiconductor technologies are\ncritical to next generation power and radio-frequency applications across\ndefense, aerospace, AI, critical infrastructure and other strategic commercial\nmarkets. Building on Wolfspeed’s differentiated silicon carbide technology\nand intellectual property, and domestic manufacturing footprint in North\nCarolina, New York and Arkansas, the potential financing is expected to\nadvance a multi-year program to:\n\n\n * Strengthen Wolfspeed’s domestic silicon carbide materials and power-device\nleadership;\n\n * Establish, expand, and/or onshore domestic low-voltage and/or high-voltage GaN\npower device production capabilities;\n\n * Advance GaN-on-SiC radio-frequency epitaxial wafer technology; and\n\n * Develop domestic radiation-hardening capabilities.\n\nMr. Feurle continued, “We believe the scale and 30-year tenor of this\nconditional commitment reflects the long-term importance of the technology and\nmanufacturing capabilities Wolfspeed has built in the United States. This\nfinancing would strengthen our continued advancement of silicon carbide\nmaterials and wide bandgap power devices, reinforcing our efforts to build a\nmore resilient U.S. semiconductor and defense industrial base.”\n\nTransaction Details\n\nThe conditional commitment letter contemplates a senior secured delayed-draw\nterm loan facility of up to $1.5 billion. “This conditional 30-year\ncommitment represents another significant milestone in our ongoing efforts to\noptimize Wolfspeed’s capital structure and improve our financial\nfoundation,” said Gregor van Issum, Chief Financial Officer of Wolfspeed.\n“Subject to the satisfaction of diligence, negotiation of definitive\nagreements, and other financial, legal, and investment conditions, the broader\ncommitment is expected to provide additional long-dated capital to support our\nstrategic priorities, improve financial flexibility, and further position\nWolfspeed for long-term value creation.”\n\nIn connection with the potential financing and subject to the negotiation and\nexecution of definitive agreements, Wolfspeed would be required to issue to\nthe DoW VWAP-based warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 7.5% of\nWolfspeed’s fully diluted equity, with the warrants issuable pro rata as and\nwhen financing tranches are funded.\n\nThe execution of the definitive agreements and consummation of the potential\nfinancing are subject to substantial due diligence and numerous conditions,\nthe negotiation and finalization of agreements, significant closing\nconditions, governmental authorizations and approvals, appropriations and\nrequired third-party consents. There can be no assurance that definitive\nagreements will be executed or that any financing will be provided. Additional\ndetails are available in Wolfspeed’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed today\nwith the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAbout Wolfspeed, Inc.\n\nWolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) leads the market in the worldwide adoption of silicon\ncarbide technologies that power some of the world’s most disruptive\ninnovations. As pioneers of silicon carbide, and creators of an advanced\nsemiconductor technology, we are committed to powering a better world for\neveryone. Through silicon carbide material, Power Modules, Discrete Power\nDevices and Power Die Products targeted for various applications, we will\nbring you The Power to Make It Real(TM). Learn more at www.wolfspeed.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wolfspeed.com&esheet=54617959&newsitemid=20261007217564&lan=en-US&anchor=www.wolfspeed.com&index=1&md5=a7f1123ea859f6263908c550de46d0a7)\n.\n\nForward-Looking Statements:\n\nThis press release contains forward-looking statements involving risks and\nuncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause Wolfspeed’s actual\nresults to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking\nstatements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that\nare, to different degrees, uncertain. Words such as “could,” “will,”\n“may,” “assume,” “forecast,” “position,” “predict,”\n“strategy,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,”\n“anticipate,” “believe,” “project,” “budget,” “potential,”\n“forward” or “continue” and similar expressions are used to identify\nforward-looking statements. All statements in this press release that are not\nhistorical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the\nconditional loan commitment from the U.S. Department of War, the potential\nloan facility and the expected terms and conditions thereof, the anticipated\nuse of proceeds, the potential impact of the anticipated financing on\nWolfspeed’s business, financial condition and results of operations, the\nexpected issuance of warrants to the U.S. Department of War and the terms\nthereof, and Wolfspeed’s program to advance silicon carbide and related\nsemiconductor technologies. Actual results could differ materially due to a\nnumber of factors, including but not limited to, due diligence by OSC;\nWolfspeed’s ability to successfully negotiate and execute the definitive\nagreements and the timing and the consummation of the financing on the terms\ncontemplated by the commitment letter, or at all; potential variations between\nthe commitment letter and the definitive agreements; Wolfspeed’s ability to\nsatisfy the conditions necessary to enter into the definitive agreements and\nto the funding of each tranche, including, among other things, the obtainment\nof satisfactory amendments or waivers to agreements governing certain of\nWolfspeed’s existing indebtedness; Wolfspeed’s ability to comply with the\nfinancial and other covenants and conditions expected to be contained in the\ndefinitive agreements; the continuing authorization or approvals of relevant\nauthorities of the U.S. government; the potential for future amendments or\nmodifications to the terms contemplated within the potential financing; the\nimpact the potential financing will have on Wolfspeed’s operations and the\nimpact on Wolfspeed’s operations if it does not receive any financing in\nconnection with the contemplated transaction; risks associated with\nWolfspeed’s strategic plans, including cost overruns, issues in installing\nand qualifying new equipment and ramping production, poor production process\nyields and quality control; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex\nsupply chain (including managing the impacts of supply constraints in the\nsemiconductor industry and meeting purchase commitments under take-or-pay\narrangements with certain suppliers) that has the ability to supply a\nsufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with\nthe required specifications and quality; Wolfspeed’s ability to complete\ndevelopment and commercialization of products under development; and other\nfactors discussed in Wolfspeed’s filings with the Securities and Exchange\nCommission (the “SEC”), including Wolfspeed’s Annual Report on Form 10-K\nfor the fiscal year ended June 28, 2026, Current Report on Form 8-K filed\ntoday with the SEC and subsequent reports filed with the SEC. These\nforward-looking statements represent Wolfspeed’s judgment as of the date of\nthis press release. Except as required under the U.S. federal securities laws\nand the rules and regulations of the SEC, Wolfspeed disclaims any intent or\nobligation to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this\npress release, whether as a result of new information, future events,\ndevelopments, changes in assumptions or otherwise.\n\nWolfspeed(®) is a registered trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007217564/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261007217564/en/)\n\nMedia Relations:\n\nmedia@wolfspeed.com (mailto:media@wolfspeed.com)\n\nInvestor Relations:\n\ninvestorrelations@wolfspeed.com (mailto:investorrelations@wolfspeed.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 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