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): October 31, 2011

 

 

Dot Hill Systems Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-13317   13-3460176

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1351 S. Sunset Street,

Longmont, CO

  80501
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 845-3200

Not applicable.

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 31, 2011, we amended the Product Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”) originally entered into with Hewlett-Packard Company (“HP”) on September 10, 2007. The Amendment extends the agreement with HP for a five year period through October 30, 2016. In addition, the Amendment provides that we will continue to comply with the previously implemented cost reduction process and to support HP with respect to certain products or statements of work upon any assignment of the agreement for a specified period of time. The Amendment does not contain any minimum purchase commitments by HP.

In connection with the Amendment, we also amended the warrant previously issued to HP on January 4, 2008 to purchase 1,602,489 shares of our common stock (approximately 3.5% of our outstanding shares prior to the issuance of the warrant) at an exercise price of $2.40 per share. The Amendment extends the expiration date of the warrant until October 30, 2016.

We announced the Amendment in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 2, 2011, we announced preliminary earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011 in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated November 2, 2011.


SIGNATURE

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.

 

DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP.
By:  

/s/ Hanif I. Jamal

  Hanif I. Jamal
  Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

Date: November 2, 2011


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated November 2, 2011.