UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 3, 2008
Red Hat, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-33162 | 06-1364380 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina | 27606 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(919) 754-3700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
As previously reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 7, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Red Hat, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Micheline Chau and Jeff Clarke to serve as members of the Board effective November 3, 2008. At that time, the Company announced that neither Ms. Chau nor Mr. Clarke had been appointed to any Board committees. This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is being filed to announce that on March 24, 2009, the Board appointed Ms. Chau to the Board’s Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and Mr. Clarke to the Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees. The Board has determined that neither Ms. Chau nor Mr. Clarke has any material relationship which would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director and that each of them is an independent director under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
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.
| Date: March 27, 2009 | RED HAT, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Michael R. Cunningham | |||
| Name: | Michael R. Cunningham | |||
| Title: | General Counsel | |||