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: August 1, 2011
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Guidance Software, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33197 | 95-4661210 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 215 North Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, California | 91101 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(626) 229-9191
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 1, 2011, Guidance Software, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as a part of this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.
Exhibits 99.1 is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the 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. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As discussed in Item 2.02 above, we issued a press release regarding our first quarter financial results.
The information being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibit |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated August 1, 2011, issued by Guidance Software, Inc. |
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.
| Guidance Software, Inc. | ||||
| Date: August 1, 2011 | By: | /s/ Victor Limongelli | ||
| Name: | Victor Limongelli | |||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | |||