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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - Guidance Software, Inc. | d40641dex101.htm |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 15, 2015
Guidance Software, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
| 001-33197 | 95-4661210 | |
| (Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1055 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena, California | 91106 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 626-229-9191
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Named Executive Officer
Guidance Software, Inc. (the “Company”) mutually agreed to a separation of employment of Mark Harrington, its SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, from the Company, effective July 15, 2015, the terms of which are governed by a Transition and Mutual Separation Agreement (the “Agreement”) between Mr. Harrington and the Company. The Transition and Mutual Separation Agreement includes certain severance benefits for Mr. Harrington, including the payment of accrued salary and accrued but unpaid vacation time through the date of the termination of employment, a lump sum severance payment, the accelerated vesting of RSAs and payment for transition services through August 31, 2015. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Transition and Mutual Separation Agreement between Guidance Software, Inc. and Mark Harrington, effective July 15, 2015 | |
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.
| Guidance Software, Inc. |
| (a Delaware Corporation) |
| /S/ PATRICK DENNIS |
| Patrick Dennis |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
July 17, 2015