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): June 17, 2015
Guidewire Software, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35394 | 36-4468504 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1001 East Hillsdale Blvd., Suite 800
Foster City, CA 94404
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 357-9100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 Peter Gassner to the Board of Directors. |
On June 17, 2015, Guidewire Software, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Peter Gassner as a Class I director of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”). For his services as a director of the Company, Mr. Gassner will be compensated consistent with the Company’s current non-employee director compensation policy. Mr. Gassner has been appointed to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
The Company will also enter into a standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Gassner (the “Indemnification Agreement”). The Indemnification Agreement provides, among other things, that the Company will indemnify Mr. Gassner, under the circumstances and to the extent provided therein, for certain expenses which he may be required to pay in connection with certain claims to which he may be made a party by reason of his position as a director of the Company, and otherwise to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and the Company’s bylaws.
The Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-176667), as filed on October 28, 2011, and is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Gassner and any other persons pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. There are no family relationships between Mr. Gassner and any director, executive officer, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. There are no related person transactions (within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission) between Mr. Gassner and the Company.
On June 18, 2015, the Company issued a press release regarding the appointment of Mr. Gassner. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 10.1 | Form of Indemnification Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-176667), as filed on October 28, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 18, 2015, titled “Peter Gassner Named to Guidewire Software Board of Directors” | |
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.
Date: June 19, 2015
| GUIDEWIRE SOFTWARE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard Hart | |
| Richard Hart | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibits | |
| 10.1 | Form of Indemnification Agreement, previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A (No. 333-176667), as filed on October 28, 2011, and incorporated herein by reference | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 18, 2015, titled “Peter Gassner Named to Guidewire Software Board of Directors” | |