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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On July 2, 2024, Cerence Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release reaffirming its third quarter fiscal 2024 guidance previously announced in conjunction with its second quarter fiscal 2024 financial results on May 9, 2024. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference. This report and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 contain statements intended as “forward-looking statements” that are subject to the cautionary statements regarding forward-looking statements set forth in the press release.
The information in this Item 2.02 and the exhibit attached hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “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 they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 26, 2024, Iqbal Arshad notified the Company of his decision to resign as Chief Technology Officer of the Company. Nils Schanz, Chief Product Officer of the Company, will assume the responsibilities of Chief Technology Officer following the departure of Mr. Arshad, effective July 5, 2024. In this expanded role, Mr. Schanz will lead the Company’s global technology, engineering, and product development organization.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Cerence Inc. on July 2, 2024 (furnished herewith) | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
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: July 2, 2024 | CERENCE INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Stefan Ortmanns | |||||
| Name: | Stefan Ortmanns | |||||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | |||||