Dialight plc ("Dialight")

Sanmina litigation

Further to announcements made on 15 March 2023 (in respect of the ruling on Sanmina's dismissal motion) and on 29 November 2023 (in respect of the ruling on Sanmina's motion for reconsideration), Dialight confirms that both judgments have now been fully released by the court and are available at https://ecf.nysd.uscourts.gov.  They are also available on Dialight's corporate website at www.dialight.com/ir/shareholder-information/sanmina-litigation/.

In the First Judgment, the court denied Sanmina's motion to dismiss Dialight's fraudulent inducement claim and denied its motion for summary judgment on Sanmina's accounts receivable claim.  In the Second Judgment, the court affirmed its prior opinion and denied Sanmina's motion for summary judgment on its accounts receivable claim.

Dialight's fraudulent inducement claim, together with various claims and counter-claims relating to excess and obsolete inventory, accounts receivable and accounts payable, will now proceed to trial, and Dialight will continue to rigorously pursue its claims.

If Dialight's claims are successful at trial, the range of outcomes includes the payment by Sanmina to Dialight of between $0 and c. $220m (excluding legal costs and judicial interest).  If Sanmina's claim is successful at trial the range of outcomes could include the payment by Dialight to Sanmina of between $0m and $8.3m (excluding legal costs and judicial interest).

Contacts: 

Dialight plc

Tel: +44 (0)203 058 3542

Fariyal Khanbabi - Group Chief Executive

Richard Allan - General Counsel & Company Secretary

About Dialight:

Dialight (LSE: DIA.L) is a global leader in sustainable LED lighting for industrial applications. Dialight's LED products are providing the next generation of lighting solutions that deliver reduced energy consumption and create a safer working environment. Our products are specifically designed to provide superior operational performance, reliability and durability, reducing energy consumption and ongoing maintenance and achieving a rapid return on investment. The company is headquartered in the UK with operations in Australia, Dubai, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, the UK and the USA. www.dialight.com.

Notes:

1.  This announcement includes inside information as defined in Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 (which forms part of domestic UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) and is disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of those Regulations. On the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS"), this information is considered to be in the public domain.

2.  The person responsible for making this announcement is Richard Allan, General Counsel & Company Secretary of Dialight plc