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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 27, 2017
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-25601 | 77-0409517 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
130 Holger Way
San Jose, CA 95134-1376
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(408) 333-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On October 30, 2017, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the “Company” or “Brocade”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) reporting the completion of the sale of its data center switching, routing and analytics business to Extreme Networks, Inc. (“Extreme Networks”), pursuant to the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, dated October 3, 2017, entered into by the Company and Extreme Networks (the “SRA Sale”).
The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) to the Original Form 8-K to provide the pro forma financial information required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K that was not filed with the Original Form 8-K.
Except for the foregoing, this Amendment does not amend the Original Form 8-K in any way and does not modify or update any other disclosures contained in the Original Form 8-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations of the Company for the fiscal nine months ended July 29, 2017 and for each of the fiscal years ended October 29, 2016, October 31, 2015 and November 1, 2014, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of July 29, 2017, which give effect to the SRA Sale, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ellen A. O’Donnell | |
| Ellen A. O’Donnell Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: November 1, 2017