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 22, 2005
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-15086 | 94-2805249 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4150 Network Circle Santa Clara, California | 95054-1778 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 960-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) Amendment to Bylaws.
On September 22, 2005, the Board of Directors of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (“Sun”) voted to amend Section 3.2 of Sun’s Bylaws, effective October 27, 2005, prior to the commencement of the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, to decrease the size of the Board from ten members to nine members as permitted under Sun’s Bylaws, as follows:
“3.2Number of Directors
The number of directors of the corporation shall be no less than six (6) or more than eleven (11). The exact number of directors shall be nine (9), until changed, within the limits specified above, by a resolution duly adopted by the board of directors. The indefinite number of directors may be changed, or a definite number fixed without provision for an indefinite number, by an adopted amendment to this Bylaw duly adopted by the vote or written consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote; provided, however, that an amendment reducing the number or the minimum number of directors to a number less than five (5) cannot be adopted if the votes cast against its adoption at a meeting of the stockholders, or the shares not consenting in the case of action by written consent, are equal to more than sixteen and two-thirds percent (16-2/3%) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon. No amendment may change the stated maximum number of authorized directors to a number greater than two (2) times the stated number of directors minus one (1).
No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.”
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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.
Date: September 22, 2005
| SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Michael A. Dillon | |
Michael A. Dillon | ||
Senior Vice President, General | ||
Counsel and Secretary | ||
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