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): June 4, 1999 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-22647 -------------------------------- PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC. ------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Massachusetts 04-3126919 ----------------------------------- ----------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation ) Identification No.) Two Federal Street, Billerica, Massachusetts 01821-3540 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) (978) 670-0800 -------------- (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code) Not Applicable -------------- (Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report) Item 5. Other Events. ------------- On June 4, 1999, Peritus Software Services, Inc. (the "Company") announced that the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the defendants' motions to dismiss the consolidated class action lawsuit alleging violation of federal securities laws initially filed in April, 1998 against the Company and three of its former officers. Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits. ------------------------------------------------------------------- (a) Financial Statements. None. (b) Pro Forma Financial Information. None. (c) Exhibits. None. 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. Dated: June 8, 1999 Peritus Software Services, Inc. By: /s/ John D. Giordano --------------------------------------- Name: John D. Giordano Title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer