UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
July 23, 2012
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
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On July 23, 2012 in response to a request from Raging Capital Management LLC (“Raging Capital”), the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) granted an exemption to Raging Capital under the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2012, between the Company and Computershare Shareowner Services LLC (the “Rights Agreement”), to acquire beneficial ownership of additional shares of the common stock of the Company, provided that in each case (i) the acquisition results in beneficial ownership by Raging Capital of no more than 7.5% of the outstanding common stock of the Company, including existing holdings, and (ii) any acquisition must be made on or prior to April 30, 2013, the date on which the Rights Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms.
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: July 25, 2012
| EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ DIANE HONDA | |
| Diane Honda | ||
| Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | ||