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 : June 15, 2004
(Date of earliest event reported)
Red Hat, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-26281 06-1364380
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(State or other juris- (Commission (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation File Number) Identification No.)
1801 Varsity Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
919-754-3700
(Registrant's telephone number)
Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On June 15, 2004, Red Hat, Inc. announced a preview of certain financial results
for the quarter ended May 31, 2004, in advance of its previously announced
earnings call on Thursday, June 17, 2004. The full text of the press release
issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
On June 17, 2004, Red Hat, Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter
ended May 31, 2004. The full text of the press release issued in connection with
this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
The information furnished in this report pursuant to Item 12, Results of
Operations and Financial Condition, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or
otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a
filing.
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.
Date: June 15, 2004 Red Hat, Inc.
By: Kevin B. Thompson
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated June 15, 2004
99.2 Press release dated June 17, 2004