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
December 12, 2019
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
salesforce.com, inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | | 001-32224 | | 94-3320693 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Salesforce Tower
415 Mission Street, 3rd Fl
San Francisco, CA 94105
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 901-7000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
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Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | CRM | | New York Stock Exchange, Inc. |
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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 December 12, 2019, salesforce.com, inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Bret Taylor as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Taylor, age 39, has served as the Company’s President and Chief Product Officer since November 2017. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor served as President, Quip, since the August 2016 acquisition of Quip, Inc. (“Quip”) by the Company. Mr. Taylor was a co-founder of Quip and served as its CEO since September 2012. Prior to co-founding Quip, Mr. Taylor served as Chief Technology Officer of Facebook, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of FriendFeed, Inc., a social network, and as Group Product Manager at Google Inc., among other positions. Mr. Taylor holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Taylor and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer or director, he has no family relationships with any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 12, 2019, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Taylor’s appointment as President and Chief Operating Officer.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Dated: December 12, 2019 | | | | SALESFORCE.COM, INC. |
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| | | | By: | | /s/ Amy Weaver |
| | | | Name: | | Amy Weaver |
| | | | Title: | | President, Legal and Corporate Affairs |
