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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 25, 2021
ANAPLAN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-38698 | 27-0897861 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
50 Hawthorne Street San Francisco, CA | 94105 | |
(Address of principal executive office) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 742-8199
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 Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | PLAN | New York Stock Exchange |
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).
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Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On February 25, 2021, Anaplan, Inc. (the “Company” or “Anaplan”) issued a press release reporting its financial results for the fiscal quarter and the full fiscal year ended January 31, 2021. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit hereto are “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of such section nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in 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. |
Anaplan has issued a Supplemental Financial Information document. The Supplemental Financial Information is available on Anaplan’s Investor Center website at https://investors.anaplan.com. Anaplan management will hold a public webcast today at 5:30 a.m. Pacific Time that can be accessed on its Investor Center website at https://investors.anaplan.com. During today’s webcast, Anaplan will provide an outlook for its fiscal first quarter ending April 30, 2021 and for its full fiscal year ending January 31, 2022, including key underlying assumptions. A replay will be available on Anaplan’s Investor Center website at https://investors.anaplan.com shortly following the event’s conclusion. Investors and others should note that Anaplan routinely uses the Investor Center section of its corporate website to announce material information to investors and the marketplace. While not all of the information that Anaplan posts on its corporate website is of a material nature, some information could be deemed to be material. Accordingly, Anaplan encourages investors, the media, and others interested in Anaplan to review the information that it shares on its Investor Center.
As provided in General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 is “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of such section nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
Exhibit | ||
99.1 | Press release, dated February 25, 2021, of Anaplan, Inc. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (cover page XBRL tags embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, including all statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this report and includes, without limitation, statements about the Company’s expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting global economic uncertainty, statements regarding market demand, market opportunity, competitive position including of the Company’s solutions compared to the offerings of competitors, use of the Company’s solutions and the results of such use, statements about the Company’s plans, strategies and prospects, statements about offerings, solutions, services and functionality, statements regarding growth and momentum, statements about customers’ plans and priorities, the financial outlook and guidance, which may include expected GAAP and non-GAAP financial and other results, for the Company’s first fiscal quarter ending April 30, 2021 and for the full fiscal year ending January 31, 2022 and the underlying assumptions, current expectations, projections and other statements about events and trends including events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, short- and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These statements identify prospective information and may include words such as “expects,” “intends,” “continue,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” “potential,” “should,” “may,” “will,” or the negative version of these words, variations of these words and comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to the Company as of the date of this report and are based on management’s current views and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are conditioned upon and also involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties, and other factors may be beyond the Company’s control and may pose a risk to the Company’s operating and financial condition. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting global economic downturn, has impacted how we, our customers, and our partners are operating, and could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows; we have a limited history of operating at our current scale and under our current strategy, which makes it difficult to predict our future operating results, and we may not achieve our expected operating results in the future; our recent revenue growth rates may not be indicative of our future growth; we have a history of net losses, we anticipate increasing our operating expenses in the future, and we do not expect to be profitable for the near future; our quarterly results may fluctuate significantly and may not fully reflect the underlying performance of our business; we have experienced rapid growth and expect to continue to invest in our growth in the future, and if we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service, or adequately address competitive challenges and our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected; because we derive substantially all of our revenue from a single software platform, failure of Connected Planning solutions and digital transformation in general and our platform in particular to satisfy customer demands or to achieve increased market acceptance would adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition, and growth prospects; if we are unable to attract new customers, both domestically and internationally, the growth of our revenue will be adversely affected and our business may be harmed; our business depends substantially on our customers renewing their subscriptions and expanding their use of our platform and if we fail to achieve renewals and expansions or our customers renew or expand their subscriptions on less favorable terms, our business and operating results will be adversely affected; failure to effectively expand our sales and marketing capabilities could harm our ability to increase our customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of our service; our growth depends in part on the success of our strategic relationships with third parties and their continued performance; the success of our business depends upon training our customers to effectively utilize our platform to unlock its full potential and our failure to effectively educate, train and provide continuing guidance and support to our customers may adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects; our ability to achieve growth in revenue will depend substantially on our partners being able to utilize highly skilled and trained users of our platform to provide professional services, promote the adoption of our platform and drive revenue generation activities and if we fail to effectively educate, train and provide continuing guidance to a sufficient number of qualified users of our platform for utilization with our partners, our results of operations, financial condition and growth prospects may be adversely affected; if we fail to continue to enhance our platform, satisfy the cloud infrastructure priorities of our clients or adapt to rapid technological
change, our ability to remain competitive could be impaired; if we experience a security incident affecting our platform or internal networks, systems or data, or are perceived to have experienced such a security incident, our platform may be perceived as not being secure, our reputation may be harmed, customers may reduce the use of or stop using our platform, we may incur significant liabilities, and our business could be materially adversely affected; real or perceived errors, failures, bugs, service outages, or disruptions in our platform could adversely affect our reputation and harm our business; we depend on the experience and expertise of our senior management team and certain key employees, and our inability to retain these executive officers and key employees or recruit them in a timely manner, could harm our business, operating results, and financial condition; the markets in which we participate are intensely competitive, and if we do not compete effectively, our business and operating results could be adversely affected; we collect, process and store personal information and furthermore, our platform could be used by customers to do the same, and evolving domestic and international privacy and security laws, regulations and other obligations could result in additional costs and liabilities to us or inhibit sales of our platform. Furthermore, the additional or unforeseen effects from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic climate may amplify many of these risks. Information concerning risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause results to differ materially from the expectations described in this Form 8-K is contained in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on December 3, 2020, and other documents the Company may file with or furnish to the SEC from time to time such as annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any subsequent date and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.
The inclusion of Anaplan’s website address in this Form 8-K is intended to be an inactive textual reference only and not an active hyperlink. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, Anaplan’s website and social media channels are not part of this Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
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.
ANAPLAN, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David H. Morton, Jr. | |
Name: | David H. Morton, Jr. | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
Date: February 25, 2021