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): January 9, 2003 Open Text Corporation ------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Ontario 0-27544 98-0154400 --------------------------- ------------ ----------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer of Incorporation) Identification No.) 185 Columbia Street West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L5Z5 ------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (519) 888-7111 ------------------------------------------------- Registrant's telephone number, including area code Item 5: Other Events - --------------------- On January 9, 2003, Open Text Corporation ("Open Text") issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits - ----------------------------------------- (c) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Open Text on January 9, 2003. 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. OPEN TEXT CORPORATION January 14, 2003 By: /s/ P. Thomas Jenkins ------------------------------- P. Thomas Jenkins Chief Executive Officer Exhibit Index ------------- Exhibit No. Description - ----------- ----------- 99.1 Press Release issued by Open Text on January 9, 2003.