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): May 15, 2012
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 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 15, 2012, we amended the Product Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”) originally entered into with Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) on September 10, 2007. The Amendment provides that we will make a $2 million lump-sum cash payment and provide other concessions to HP in connection with resolving certain power supply issues.
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: May 18, 2012