Form 8-K

-----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, B+igMHiOxaTEF4DLOqGW918ogQzLzM3alA2b1X1S1pMjwnWXnu0807WYgT6FI75i EBQMNCpwM3Wq1aSy32uleQ== 0001193125-06-029060.txt : 20060213 0001193125-06-029060.hdr.sgml : 20060213 20060213170745 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-06-029060 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060207 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20060213 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060213 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000867058 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372] IRS NUMBER: 770224776 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-22350 FILM NUMBER: 06604647 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 379 N. WHISMAN ROAD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043-3969 BUSINESS PHONE: 6506035300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 379 N. WHISMAN ROAD CITY: MOUNTAIN VIEW STATE: CA ZIP: 94043-3969 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930910 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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): February 7, 2006

Mercury Interactive Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

0-22350

77-0224776

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

379 North Whisman Road, Mountain View, California 94043

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(650) 603-5200

(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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On February 7, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Mercury Interactive Corporation (the “Company”) approved the payment of cash bonuses under the Company’s annual cash bonus plan to certain of its officers for services rendered to the Company in 2005. This included bonuses paid to our named executive officers as follows: Anthony Zingale, David Murphy, James Larson, Christopher Lochhead and Yuval Scarlat in the amounts of $660,000, $400,000, $300,000, $275,000 and $250,000, respectively. These bonus payments were based on the committee’s assessment of each officer’s individual performance as well as the performance of the Company’s business, including performance targets set by the committee during the year. In addition, the committee considered the increased responsibilities given to certain of these officers during 2005.

SIGNATURES

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


Date: February 13, 2006	MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ David J. Murphy
	Name:	David J. Murphy
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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