-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TGzrPI2dXTkbvhcMZMxbhSBRoEA7a1A8har50tOWPEsnevOWfbyIXP2tBc2LELzU 2oqoFQ7Rp7sBuJB2Ygvq/w== 0000758004-08-000089.txt : 20080618 0000758004-08-000089.hdr.sgml : 20080618 20080618101516 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000758004-08-000089 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080613 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20080618 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080618 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NOVELL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000758004 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 870393339 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-13351 FILM NUMBER: 08904783 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1800 SOUTH NOVELL PLACE CITY: PROVO STATE: UT ZIP: 84606 BUSINESS PHONE: 8018617000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1800 SOUTH NOVELL PLACE CITY: PROVO STATE: UT ZIP: 84606 8-K 1 novl-8k_061808.htm NOVELL, INC. - DEPARTURE OF OFFICER 8-K - Novell, Inc. Officer Departure

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 and Exchange Act of 1934

June 13, 2008
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

NOVELL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) 		0-13351
(Commission File
Number) 		87-0393339
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)


404 Wyman Street, Suite 500
Waltham, MA 02451
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


(781) 464-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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.

 

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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.

On June 17, 2008, Novell, Inc. (“Novell”) announced that Thomas M. Francese, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, will leave Novell, effective July 31, 2008.

Novell expects to enter into a Separation of Employment and General Release Agreement with Mr. Francese on or before July 31, 2008, which will supersede Mr. Francese's existing Severance Agreement with Novell, dated October 3, 2005, currently on file as an exhibit to Novell's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2005.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Novell, Inc.
(Registrant)

Date: June 18, 2008
By /s/ Dana C. Russell
(Signature)
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Title)
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