0001124610-17-000004 8-K 1 20170210 5.02 20170215 20170215 VMWARE, INC. 0001124610 7372 943292913 DE 1231 8-K 34 001-33622 17614957 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 (650) 427-5000 3401 HILLVIEW AVENUE PALO ALTO CA 94304 VMWARE INC 20000923 8-K 1 a02-15x178xk.htm 8-K Document 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 10, 2017 VMWARE, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 001-33622 (State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File 94-3292913 of Incorporation) Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 427-5000 N/A (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: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On February 10, 2017, the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of VMware, Inc. (the “Company”) approved the amendment and restatement of the Company’s Executive Bonus Program, effective as of February 10, 2017, to change the cadence of the Executive Bonus Program’s bonus measurements, determinations and payouts from semi-annual to annual and to align the program with the Company’s new fiscal year. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. VMware, Inc. Date: February 15, 2017 By: /s/ S. Dawn Smith S. Dawn Smith Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary