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)
September 12, 2019
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)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Global Select Market |
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 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Effective September 12, 2019, Splunk Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Timothy Emanuelson as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Accounting Officer, Mr. Emanuelson, age 52, served as the Company’s Vice President, Worldwide Controller from 2011 to 2019. Mr. Emanuelson holds a B.A. degree from San Jose State University.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Emanuelson and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Emanuelson was appointed as Chief Accounting Officer. There are no family relationships between Mr. Emanuelson and any director or executive officer of the Company, 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.
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.
| | Splunk Inc. |
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| | By: | /s/ Jason Child |
| | | Jason Child Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: September 13, 2019
