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): March 25, 2010
Dot Hill Systems Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13317 | 13-3460176 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1351 S. Sunset Street, Longmont, CO | 80501 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 845-3200
Not applicable.
(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. |
On March 25, 2010, solely in order to provide for an equal apportionment of the members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Dot Hill Systems Corp. (the “Company”) among the three classes of the Company’s classified Board, Charles F. Christ, age 71, resigned from the Board as a Class I director and, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, was immediately reappointed by the Board as a Class II director. The reallocation of Mr. Christ from one class of directors to another class of directors had no effect on any aspect of his compensatory arrangements with the Company and he continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board and as both a member and the Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
SIGNATURE
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.
| DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ HANIF I. JAMAL | |||||
| Hanif I. Jamal | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial | ||||||
| Officer and Secretary | ||||||
Date: March 31, 2010 | ||||||