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): January 8, 2009

Openwave Systems Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-16073	94-3219054
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2100 Seaport Boulevard Redwood City, CA	94063
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 480-8000

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Effective as of January 8, 2008, the Board of Directors of Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed David Nagel to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors as a Class III Director. As a new member of the Board of Directors, Mr. Nagel shall be granted (i) a non-qualified stock option to purchase 24,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and (ii) 18,000 shares of restricted stock payable in shares of the Company’s common stock, pursuant to the terms of the Company’s 1999 Directors’ Equity Compensation Plan, the material terms of which are described in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. In addition, Mr. Nagel shall be entitled to receive a pro-rated portion (based on the portion of the Company’s current fiscal year that Mr. Nagel will serve as a director of the Company) of (i) the annual $25,000 cash retainer payable to non-employee directors of the Company and (ii) the annual cash retainer payable for his service as a member of any committee to which he may be appointed.

A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Nagel to the Board of Directors of the Company is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 8, 2009.

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.

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
By:	/s/    Kenneth D. Denman
Name:	Kenneth D. Denman
Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 8, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 8, 2009.