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 20, 2012
EMC CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 1-9853 | No. 04-2680009 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 176 South Street, Hopkinton, MA | 01748 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (508) 435-1000
N/A
(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.
On January 20, 2012, EMC Corporation (“EMC”) entered into an amendment to the employment arrangement with Joseph M. Tucci, its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Under the arrangement, Mr. Tucci will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EMC until at least December 31, 2013.
The foregoing description is qualified in all respects by reference to the amendment to the employment arrangement, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Amendment No. 4 to Employment Arrangement with Joseph M. Tucci |
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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.
| EMC CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Paul T. Dacier | |
| Paul T. Dacier | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Date: January 24, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Amendment No. 4 to Employment Arrangement with Joseph M. Tucci | |
Exhibit 99.1
AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR TO EMPLOYMENT LETTER
This amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Employment Letter (the “Employment Letter”) entered into as of November 28, 2007 and amended as of December 4, 2008, May 7, 2009 and October 30, 2009 between EMC Corporation (“EMC”) and Joseph M. Tucci (the “Executive”), is made as of January 20, 2012.
WHEREAS, the Employment Letter provides that the Executive shall continue in the role of Chairman and CEO through at least December 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, EMC and the Executive desire to extend the Executive’s service through 2013;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. All references to the year 2012 are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to reference the year 2013.
2. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof.
3. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which shall constitute the same document.
4. Except as modified by this Amendment, the Employment Letter is hereby confirmed in all respects.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered as of the date and the year first written above.
| EMC CORPORATION |
| /s/ David N. Strohm |
| David N. Strohm |
| Lead Director |
| EXECUTIVE |
| /s/ Joseph M. Tucci |
| Joseph M. Tucci |