Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-172792
Prospectus Supplement No. 13 to
Prospectus dated August 30, 2011
4,175,549 Shares of Common Stock
1,020,970 Warrants
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
This prospectus supplement no. 13 supplements and amends our prospectus dated August 30, 2011 relating to 3,154,579 shares of our common stock, 1,020,970 warrants to purchase shares of our common stock and the exercise of the warrants by those who purchased the warrants from selling security holders pursuant to this prospectus and 1,020,970 additional shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants for sale by our security holders from time to time.
You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the prospectus dated August 30, 2011, as supplemented from time to time, which should be delivered in conjunction with this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or used except in conjunction with, the prospectus, including any amendments or supplements to the prospectus. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the prospectus, except to the extent that the information provided by this prospectus supplement supersedes information contained in the prospectus and any amendments or supplements to the prospectus.
This prospectus supplement includes our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 2013 (which does not include any information furnished under either Item 7.01 or 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K).
Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of our prospectus dated August 30, 2011 and under similar headings in any amendments or supplements to the prospectus, including under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2012.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is May 8, 2013.
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 8, 2013
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-15331 | 74-2846643 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
11000 North Mo-Pac Expressway
Austin, Texas 78759
(Address of principal executive offices)
(512) 349-0300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 8, 2013, Crossroads Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Richard K. Coleman, Jr., currently a director of the Company, has been appointed the Company’s interim President and Chief Executive Officer and that Robert C. Sims, who had served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, has left the Company. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In light of the events described in this Item 8.01, as well as the events described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated May 3, 2013, the Company intends to provide supplemental materials (the “Supplement”) to the proxy statement for its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to the record holders of its common stock at the close of business on March 22, 2013, the record date for the Annual Meeting. The Company intends to convene the meeting as scheduled on May 20, 2013 and to adjourn the Meeting immediately to be reconvened to a later date to provide the stockholders eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting additional time to review the Supplement prior to voting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 8, 2013 |
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.
| CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. | |||
| Date: May 8, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jennifer Crane | |
| Name: Jennifer Crane | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 8, 2013 |
