What SEC filings does Netlist, Inc. submit to the SEC?

Netlist, Inc. (NLST) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about NLST?

A Form 4 for NLST discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from Netlist, Inc.?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for NLST?

The 10-K is Netlist, Inc.'s annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all NLST SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical Netlist, Inc. filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for NLST. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does Netlist, Inc. file with the SEC?

Netlist, Inc. files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling NLST shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

NLST SEC Filing News — Netlist, Inc.

Latest SEC filings for Netlist, Inc. (NLST) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-10-06.

Netlist, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets memory subsystems for the server, high-performance computing, and communications markets in the United States and internationally. The company portfolio of proprietary technologies and design techniques includes planar design, alternative packaging techniques, and custom semiconductor logic to deliver memory subsystems; and sells specialty memory modules and flash-based products for use in data center and industrial applications. It resells compon…

Sector: Technology Industry: Electronics & Computer Distribution Market Cap: $2.1B CIK: 1282631

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

Rule-based classifications for NLST currently lean bearish. Of the 20 filing records displayed, 5 carry bearish classifications (such as insider sales or negative 8-K disclosures) versus 0 bullish. This does not necessarily signal fundamental deterioration — insiders sell for many reasons — but it is worth monitoring alongside the company's core financial metrics.

NLST Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-05-15 — 2026-10-06

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

0 buys vs 5 sells

Net insider selling in this period — insiders sell for many reasons beyond conviction.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$690.7K

SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) · 2026-08-19

100,000 shares · Form 4

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sales filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 9 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 9 filings in this group are Form 4s for Netlist, Inc.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 9 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 5 open-market sale and 4 compensation award. 5 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Open-market sale ×5: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.
Compensation award ×4: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-19

NLST insider SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) sold 100,000 shares (~$690.7K)

SASAKI GAIL M, listed as EVP and CFO at NETLIST INC, reported an open-market sale of 100,000 NLST shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	100,000	$6.91	$690.7K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) Shares: 100,000 Est. Value: $690.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-14

NLST insider SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) sold 25,000 shares (~$112.2K)

SASAKI GAIL M, listed as EVP and CFO at NETLIST INC, reported an open-market sale of 25,000 NLST shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	25,000	$4.49	$112.2K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) Shares: 25,000 Est. Value: $112.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-07

NLST insider SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) sold 25,000 shares (~$99.8K)

SASAKI GAIL M, listed as EVP and CFO at NETLIST INC, reported an open-market sale of 25,000 NLST shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	25,000	$3.99	$99.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) Shares: 25,000 Est. Value: $99.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-17

NLST insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hong Chun K (Director, President, CEO and Chairman) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	4,000,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hong Chun K (Director, President, CEO and Chairman) Shares: 4,000,000

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

NLST insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	200,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) Shares: 200,000

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

NLST insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Cho Jun (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	100,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Cho Jun (Director) Shares: 100,000

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-06-09

NLST insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

WELCHER BLAKE (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	100,000	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: WELCHER BLAKE (Director) Shares: 100,000

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-06-09

NLST insider Hong Chun K (Director, President, CEO and Chairman) sold 40,000 shares (~$108.8K)

Hong Chun K, listed as Director, President, CEO and Chairman at NETLIST INC, reported an open-market sale of 40,000 NLST shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	856,500	—	—
`S`	Open-market sale	40,000	$2.72	$108.8K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hong Chun K (Director, President, CEO and Chairman) Shares: 40,000 Est. Value: $108.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-05-19

NLST insider SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) sold 8,876 shares (~$23.3K)

SASAKI GAIL M, listed as EVP and CFO at NETLIST INC, reported an open-market sale of 8,876 NLST shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`S`	Open-market sale	8,876	$2.63	$23.3K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M (EVP and CFO) Shares: 8,876 Est. Value: $23.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 5 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. Netlist, Inc. has 5 such notices in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-17

NLST Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by SASAKI GAIL M (100,000 shares) ~$690.7K

SASAKI GAIL M filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell NLST (NETLIST INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M Shares: 100,000 Est. Value: $690.7K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-12

NLST Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by SASAKI GAIL M (25,000 shares) ~$112.2K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M Shares: 25,000 Est. Value: $112.2K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-05

NLST Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by SASAKI GAIL M (25,000 shares) ~$99.8K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M Shares: 25,000 Est. Value: $99.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-06-08

NLST Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Hong Chun K (40,000 shares) ~$108.8K

Hong Chun K filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell NLST (NETLIST INC) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Hong Chun K Shares: 40,000 Est. Value: $108.8K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-05-15

NLST Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by SASAKI GAIL M (8,876 shares) ~$23.3K

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: SASAKI GAIL M Shares: 8,876 Est. Value: $23.3K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 5 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 5 in this period for Netlist, Inc. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-10-06