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): March 17, 2016
VMWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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001-33622
(Commission File Number)
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94-3292913
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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3401 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
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94304
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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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:
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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.
(d) Election of Director
On March 17, 2016, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VMware, Inc. (“VMware”) elected Karen E. Dykstra as a Class II, Group I member of the Board. In connection with her election to the Board, Ms. Dykstra was appointed to serve as a member of VMware’s Audit Committee and its Related Persons Transactions Committee.
A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Dykstra’s election to the Board is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of VMware, Inc. dated March 18, 2016
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.
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VMware, Inc.
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Date: March 18, 2016
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By:
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/s/ S. Dawn Smith
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S. Dawn Smith
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Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
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Karen Dykstra, Former AOL and ADP Chief Financial Officer, Joins VMware
Board of Directors
PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2016 --
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility, today announced that Karen E. Dykstra has been elected to the VMware board of directors.
Dykstra brings substantial financial expertise to VMware’s board of directors having served in executive financial roles and on various boards throughout her career. She has served on the board of directors of Gartner, Inc. since 2007 and was Chief Financial Officer of AOL, Inc. from 2012 to 2015. Dykstra was previously a member of the AOL board of directors from 2009 to 2012. From 2006 to 2010, Dykstra was a Partner of Plainfield Asset Management LLC, and served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Plainfield Direct LLC, Plainfield’s business development company, and served as a director from 2007 to 2010. Earlier in her career, Dykstra spent over 25 years with Automatic Data Processing, Inc., serving most recently as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2006.
"We are delighted to have Karen join the VMware board of directors," said Pat Gelsinger, chief executive officer, VMware. "Karen brings extensive board experience having served large organizations like VMware. We look forward to her participation on the board as well as with our executive team.”
About VMware
VMware is a global leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility. Built on VMware's industry-leading virtualization technology, our solutions deliver a brave new model of IT that is fluid, instant and more secure. Customers can innovate faster by rapidly developing, automatically delivering and more safely consuming any application. With 2015 revenues of $6.6 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at
www.vmware.com
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Media Contact:
Michael Thacker
VMware Global PR
mthacker@vmware.com
650-427-4454