UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Dated December 12, 2011
of
ARRIS GROUP, INC.
A Delaware Corporation
IRS Employer Identification No. 58-2588724
Commission File Number 000-31254
IRS Employer Identification No. 58-2588724
Commission File Number 000-31254
3871 Lakefield Drive
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
(678) 473-2000
Suwanee, Georgia 30024
(678) 473-2000
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:
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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. |
Effective as of December 12, 2011, the Board of Directors of Arris Group, Inc. elected Andrew T. Heller as a member of its Board of Directors. A press release announcing Mr. Heller’s election is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed with this report:
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 12, 2011. |
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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.
| ARRIS Group, Inc. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Lawrence A. Margolis | |||
| Lawrence A. Margolis | ||||
| Executive Vice President, Administration, Legal, HR, and Strategy, Chief Counsel, and Secretary | ||||
Dated: December 12, 2011
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release |
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