8-K

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): October 18, 2019

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-25711	77-0430270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6480 Via Del Oro

San Jose, California 95119

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(408) 579-2800

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share	EXTR	Nasdaq Global Market

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).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 18, 2019, Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing a change in the title of the Company’s Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee from “Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee” to “Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee” and the adoption of an amended and restated charter for such committee. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this report furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, will not be deemed “filed” 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit     No.		Description
	99.1	Press Release, dated October 18, 2019.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: October 18, 2019

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
By:	/s/ Katayoun (“Katy”) Motiey
	Katayoun (“Katy”) Motiey
	Chief Administrative Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Extreme Networks Expands Scope of its Nominating and Governance Committee

with Updated Charter Focused on Social Responsibility

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 18, 2019 — Extreme Networks, Inc. (“Extreme” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EXTR), a software-driven networking company, today announced a reframed and refreshed charter of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which has been renamed the Nominating, Governance and Social Responsibility Committee (the “Committee”). The expanded charter of the Committee now defines the Committee’s and Company’s corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) mandate and focus. Among its other established responsibilities, the Committee will now be tasked with the review, assessment, and oversight of all policies and programs relating to CSR, including, but not limited to: diversity and inclusion, environmental matters, and philanthropic initiatives.

More details about Extreme’s commitment to corporate social responsibility can be found at: https://www.extremenetworks.com/company/csr/

Ed Meyercord, Extreme’s President and CEO, noted that “Sustainable development, corporate philanthropy, and the empowerment of people, are, and will continue to be, integral parts of how we run our business. For example, in fiscal year 2018, we established a Women’s Leadership Council to help broaden our Company perspective and encourage an exchange of ideas to enhance our practice of hiring and partnering with a diversified workforce. Since that time, the percentage of women at Extreme has grown for the second year in a row by 8 percent.”

“As far as sustainable development, we have implemented a reliable, low cost, and sustainable power solution at our San Jose, California facility by installing a 2.2-megawatt Microgrid from Bloom Energy. This reduced our utility power consumption, decreased our CO2 carbon footprint by approximately 20 percent, and decreased our greenhouse gas emissions and water usage by approximately 99.9 percent. Finally, we continue to support community development, education, and job training in communities in which we operate through corporate philanthropy, such as our partnership with the American India Foundation where we are working on school transformation projects in Chennai and Bangalore, India,” concluded Meyercord.

John C. Shoemaker, Extreme’s Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Committee, stated, “The establishment of oversight for all corporate social responsibility initiatives reflects our continued ambition and commitment to drive best practices across all of our activities, and with all our stakeholders, as well as our shareholders. To wit, with the recent addition of Ingrid Burton to our Board of Directors this past August one-third of our independent directors are now female. This change in focus of the Committee will help us create sustainable value by combining operational excellence with a positive impact on our environment and society.”

About Extreme Networks

Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) delivers software-driven networking solutions from the wireless and IoT edge to the data center that are agile, adaptive, and secure to enable the digital transformation of our enterprise customers. Our 100% in-sourced services and support are number one in the industry. Even with 50,000 customers globally, including half of the Fortune 50 and some of the world’s leading names in business, hospitality, retail, transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare and manufacturing, we remain nimble and responsive to ensure customer and partner success. We call this Customer-Driven Networking^™. Founded in 1996, Extreme is headquartered in San Jose, California. For more information, visit Extreme’s website or call 1-888-257-3000.

Extreme Networks Contacts

Investor Relations	Media
Stan Kovler	Christi Nicolacopoulos
919-595-4196	603-952-5005
skovler@extremenetworks.com	pr@extremenetworks.com

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