UNITED STATES

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)

November 13, 2018 (November 9, 2018)

Apptio, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

11100 NE 8th Street, Suite 600

Bellevue, WA 98004

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(866) 470-0320

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 9, 2018, Apptio, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Apptio” or the “Company”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Bellevue Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Bellevue Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. Parent and Merger Sub were formed by affiliates of Vista Equity Partners Fund VI, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership (“Vista Fund VI”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined have the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

At the Effective Time, each:

Pursuant to the Equity Commitment Letter, Vista Fund VI has committed to invest in Parent, directly or indirectly, the cash amounts set forth therein for the purpose of funding up to the full amount of the aggregate purchase price at the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. The Company is a third party beneficiary of the Equity Commitment Letter.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain conditions, including, but not limited to, the: (i) Requisite Stockholder Approval; (ii) expiration or termination of any waiting periods applicable to the consummation of the Merger under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976; and (iii) absence of any law or order restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger.

The Company has made customary representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement and has agreed to customary covenants regarding the operation of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time. The Company also has the right to a customary 30-day “go-shop” period beginning on November 9, 2018 and continuing until 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on December 9, 2018 to solicit

alternative acquisition proposals from third parties and to provide information to, and participate in discussions and engage in negotiations with, third parties regarding any alternative acquisition proposals. However, after such go-shop period and prior to the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the Company will be subject to customary “no-shop” restrictions on its ability to engage in such actions, subject to a customary “fiduciary out” provision that allows the Company, under certain specified circumstances, to provide information to, and participate in discussions and engage in negotiations with, third parties with respect to an alternative acquisition proposal if the Company Board determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and outside legal counsel) that such alternative acquisition proposal either (x) constitutes a Superior Proposal or (y) is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal, and the failure to explore such alternative acquisition proposal would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties pursuant to applicable law. The parties have also agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to consummate the Merger.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for the Company and Parent. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, the Company will be required to pay Parent a termination fee. If the Merger Agreement is terminated in connection with certain specified circumstances, including the Company accepting a Superior Proposal following the go-shop period or due to the Company Board’s withdrawal of its recommendation of the Merger, then the termination fee payable by the Company to Parent will be $58,140,000. This termination fee will also be payable if the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances and prior to such termination, a proposal to acquire at least 50% of the Company’s stock or assets is publicly announced or disclosed and the Company enters into an agreement for, or completes, any transaction involving the acquisition of at least 50% of its stock or assets within one year of the termination. If the Merger Agreement is terminated in connection with the Company accepting a Superior Proposal within the go-shop period, then the termination fee payable by the Company to Parent will be $29,070,000.

In addition to the foregoing termination rights, and subject to certain limitations, the Company or Parent may terminate the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated by May 9, 2019 (the “Termination Date”).

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent has entered into a voting agreement (the “Voting Agreement”) with Sachin Gupta and Sachin Gupta, Trustee of the FutureZ Irrevocable Trust 16 (f/k/a PG GRAT of 2016 dated July 19, 2016) (the “Gupta Trust”), which hold, in the aggregate, approximately 9.5% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (and approximately 10.9% when taking into account the Company Options, Company RSUs and Company PSUs held, in the aggregate, by Sachin Gupta and the Gupta Trust). Under the Voting Agreement, these parties have agreed, during the term of the Voting Agreement, to vote their shares of Company Common Stock (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and/or (ii) against any acquisition proposal or any action or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in any of the conditions to the Company’s obligations to consummate the Merger as specified in the Merger Agreement not being fulfilled or any alternative acquisition proposals. The obligations under the Voting Agreement generally terminate when the Merger Agreement terminates.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties by each of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and:

On November 11, 2018, the Company and Parent issued a joint press release announcing the entry into the Merger Agreement. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Apptio and Parent. In connection with the proposed transaction, Apptio intends to file and furnish relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including a proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Promptly after filing its definitive proxy statement with the SEC, Apptio will mail the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each stockholder of Apptio entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed transaction. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that Apptio may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. The proxy statement described above will contain important information about the proposed merger and related matters. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF APPTIO ARE URGED TO READ THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION THAT APPTIO WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT APPTIO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed transaction (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Apptio with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or at Apptio’s website (http://www.apptio.com) or by contacting Apptio’s Investor Relations at ir@apptio.com.

Participants in the Solicitation

Apptio and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Apptio’s stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction. Information about Apptio’s directors and executive officers and their ownership of Apptio’s common stock is set forth in Apptio’s proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 19, 2018, and Apptio’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on February 21, 2018. Additional information regarding the potential participants, and their direct or indirect interests in the proposed transaction, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement and other materials to be filed with SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.

Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication, and any documents to which Apptio refers you in this communication, contains not only historical information, but also forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent Apptio’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including but not limited to the expected completion and timing of the proposed transaction, expected benefits and costs of the proposed transaction, management plans and other information relating to the proposed transaction, strategies and objectives of Apptio for future operations and other information relating to the proposed transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “should,” “estimates,” “contemplate,” “future,” “goal,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “projection,” “target,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “assuming,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should read any such forward-looking statements carefully, as they involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected or contemplated in any such forward-looking statement. Those risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect Apptio’s business and the price of the common stock of Apptio, (ii) the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the adoption of the merger agreement by the stockholders of Apptio and the receipt of certain regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, (iv) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on Apptio’s business relationships, operating results and business generally, (v) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed transaction, (vi) risks related to diverting management’s attention from Apptio’s ongoing business operations, (vii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against us related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (viii) unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction, and (ix) other risks described in Apptio’s filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, Apptio does not assume any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.

Date: November 13, 2018