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): August 16, 2012
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) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
130 Holger Way
San Jose, CA 95134
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(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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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On August 16, 2012, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release regarding financial results for the third quarter ended July 28, 2012. The Company also posted on its website (www.BRCD.com) slides with accompanying prepared remarks regarding such financial results and forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the Company’s estimated financial results of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012. Copies of the press release and slides with accompanying prepared remarks by the Company are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and the information in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibits attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
| Number | Description of Document |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated August 16, 2012, regarding financial results of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for the third quarter ended July 28, 2012. |
| 99.2 | Slides with accompanying prepared remarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., dated August 16, 2012, regarding financial results of the third quarter ended July 28, 2012 and forward-looking statements, including statements relating to the Company’s estimated financial results of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012. |
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.
| BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. | |||||||
| Date: | August 16, 2012 | By: | /s/ Daniel W. Fairfax | ||||
| Daniel W. Fairfax | |||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Finance | |||||||