Skyworks Solutions, Inc. filed a Form 8-K under Rule 425 on August 3, 2026, disclosing the current regulatory status of its previously announced Merger with Qorvo, Inc., including the expiration of the FTC timing agreement and the remaining open jurisdictions in China and South Korea.

Key Highlights

  • Merger Agreement: Skyworks entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Qorvo, Inc. on October 27, 2025.
  • FTC Timing Agreement expired: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission allowed the Timing Agreement to expire on August 1, 2026, without taking further action.
  • HSR Waiting Period : The applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino Act waiting period has expired, according to the filing.
  • Remaining regulators: China's State Administration for Market Regulation and South Korea's Korea Fair Trade Commission are described as "the only jurisdictions that remain open."
  • Foreign Investment clearances: The transaction has been cleared in all jurisdictions where foreign investment filings were made, the filing states.
  • Expected timeline: Skyworks stated it is "hopeful that the transaction will close within the calendar year" and is "preparing to close as early as within the fiscal year," subject to satisfaction or Waiver of all closing conditions.

Skyworks-Qorvo Merger: Regulatory Progress and Remaining Conditions

According to the filing, Skyworks Solutions, Inc. ( Nasdaq : SWKS) originally entered into the Merger Agreement with Qorvo, Inc. on October 27, 2025. Under the structure described, Merger Sub I, a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Skyworks, will first merge with and into Qorvo, with Qorvo surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Skyworks. Immediately following that step, Qorvo will then merge with and into Merger Sub II, another wholly owned Skyworks subsidiary, as part of what the filing describes as "a single integrated transaction."

The filing discloses that Skyworks and the FTC had previously entered into a timing agreement under which Skyworks agreed not to close the mergers before August 1, 2026. The filing states that the FTC allowed that timing agreement to expire on August 1, 2026, without taking further action, and that the HSR waiting period has also expired. On foreign investment reviews, the filing states that the transaction has been cleared in all jurisdictions where foreign investment filings were made.

As of the filing date, the filing identifies the State Administration for Market Regulation in China and the Korea Fair Trade Commission in South Korea as "the only jurisdictions that remain open," noting the parties "continue to work constructively" with both regulators. The filing includes a cautionary note that "there can be no assurances that the closing will occur on this timeline." The filing also notes that a joint proxy statement/prospectus was mailed to stockholders of both Skyworks and Qorvo on or about December 23, 2025, and that the Form S-4 registration statement (File No. 333-291947) was declared effective on that same date. Forward-looking statements in the filing are the company's own and subject to its cautionary language regarding risks and uncertainties.

What Was Disclosed

Skyworks disclosed the current regulatory status of its planned merger with Qorvo, noting FTC clearance via expiration of the timing agreement, completion of foreign investment reviews, and two remaining antitrust approvals in China and South Korea as of August 3, 2026.