UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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)
October 31, 2023
Splunk Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35498 | 86-1106510 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
270 Brannan Street
San Francisco, California 94107
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 848-8400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | | SPLK | | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
| Item 2.05 | Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal of Activities. |
On October 31, 2023, Splunk Inc. (the “Company”) initiated a plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) involving approximately 7% percent of the Company’s global workforce, mostly in the U.S.
The Company estimates that it will incur approximately $42 million in charges, consisting of approximately $37 million in future cash expenditures in connection with the Plan related to severance payments, certain retention payments, employee benefits and employee transition costs, as well as approximately $5 million in non-cash charges for share-based compensation expense. The Company expects substantially all of the actions associated with the Plan to be completed, and substantially all of the associated charges and cash expenditures to be incurred by April 30, 2024, subject to local law and consultation requirements.
The estimates of the charges and expenditures that the Company expects to incur in connection with the Plan, and the timing thereof, are subject to a number of assumptions, including local law requirements in various jurisdictions, and actual amounts may differ materially from estimates. In addition, the Company may incur other charges or cash expenditures not currently contemplated due to unanticipated events that may occur, including in connection with the implementation of the Plan.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A message to the Company’s employees from Gary Steele, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, regarding the Plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information under Item 7.01, including the message attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and 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, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the expected benefits of and timing of completion of the Plan, and the expected costs and charges related to the Plan. These forward-looking statements are based upon the Company’s current plans, assumptions, beliefs, and expectations. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors that involve substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the possibility that assumptions underlying the Company’s expected benefits and the estimates of expenses associated with the Plan prove inaccurate; that the Company incurs greater than estimated expenses in connection with the Plan; that the expected benefits of the Plan don’t materialize as expected, or at all; and other risks and uncertainties included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2023, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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: November 1, 2023 | | |
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| | | SPLUNK INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Brian Roberts |
| | | Brian Roberts |
| | | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
