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 28, 2016 (March 28, 2016)
 

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

Delaware
001-37594
94-3282005
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

900 Chesapeake Drive, 2nd Floor
Redwood City, CA
 
94063
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (650) 556-9440
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report): Not Applicable

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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
 
On March 28, 2016, Support.com, Inc. (“Support.com” or the “Company”) issued a press release confirming that it had received a notice from VIEX Opportunities Fund, LP - Series One, part of a series of VIEX Opportunities Fund, LP, a Delaware series limited partnership, of its intention to nominate five candidates to stand for election to Support.com’s Board of Directors at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
99.1
 
Press Release of Support.com, Inc. issued on March 28, 2016.
 
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Important Additional Information And Where To Find It

Support.com, its directors and certain of its executive officers are deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Information regarding the names of the Company’s directors and executive officers and their respective interests in the Company by security holdings or otherwise can be found in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 16, 2015. To the extent holdings of the Company’s securities have changed since the amounts set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Support.com intends to file a proxy statement and accompanying WHITE proxy card with the SEC in connection with the solicitation of proxies from Support.com stockholders in connection with the matters to be considered at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Additional information regarding the identity of participants, and their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2016 Annual Meeting, including the schedules and appendices thereto. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO READ ANY SUCH PROXY STATEMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY SUPPORT.COM WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Stockholders will be able to obtain the Proxy Statement, any amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, the accompanying WHITE proxy card, and other documents filed by Support.com with the SEC for no charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Copies will also be available at no charge at the Investor Relations section of the Company’s corporate website at www.Support.com or by contacting Support.com’s proxy solicitation firm, Mackenzie Partners, Inc., by mail at 105 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016, by phone at (212) 929-5500 (Call Collect) or Toll-Free (800) 322-2885, or by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
 
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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.

 
SUPPORT.COM, INC.
 
(Registrant)
   
Date: March 28, 2016
/s/ Elizabeth Cholawsky
 
Elizabeth Cholawsky
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
No.
 
Description
     
 
Press Release of Support.com, Inc. issued on March 28, 2016.
 
 
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