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):
December 21, 2007
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-25711 | 77-0430270 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3585 Monroe Street
Santa Clara, California 95051
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(408) 579-2800
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 5.03. | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On December 21, 2007, the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) adopted amendments to Article V, Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.4 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Restated Bylaws”), effective on December 21, 2007, to permit the issuance of shares of the Company’s capital stock in uncertificated form. The amendments to the Restated Bylaws will permit direct or “book-entry” registration of shares of the Company’s capital stock and thereby facilitate the Company’s eligibility to participate in a direct registration system. The Restated Bylaws of the Company are attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Extreme Networks, Inc., effective as of December 21, 2007. |
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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: December 27, 2007
| EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Karen Rogge | |
| Karen Rogge | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ||
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