8-K - amended agreement MB
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 31, 2014
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Open Text Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canada | 0-27544 | 98-0154400 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1
(Address of principal executive offices)
(519) 888-7111
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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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):
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Item 5.02(e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 31, 2014, Open Text Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amending agreement (the "Amended RSU Agreement") to the restricted share unit grant agreement, as amended to date, with the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mark Barrenechea. The Amended RSU Agreement provides, among other things, the right for the Company to determine the settlement of vested restricted stock units (RSUs) through the delivery of common shares or cash.
For further details of the Amended RSU Agreement, please see an attached copy of the Amended RSU Agreement filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
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Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amending Agreement to the Restricted Share Unit Grant Agreement between Mark Barrenechea and the Company |
SIGNATURES
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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| | OPEN TEXT CORPORATION |
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| February 5, 2014 | | By: | /s/ Gordon A. Davies |
| | | | Gordon A. Davies Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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10.1 | | Amending Agreement to the Restricted Share Unit Grant Agreement between Mark Barrenechea and the Company |