EXTR 8-K 021814


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):

February 11, 2014

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
 
000-25711
 
77-0430270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File No.)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

145 Rio Robles
San Jose, California 95134

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(408) 579-2800




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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.
Executive Cash Compensation Adjustments
On February 11, 2014, the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”), after consideration of peer group compensation data following the acquisition by the Company of Enterasys Networks, Inc. and the relative contributions of the executive officers, increased the annual salaries and/or target cash incentive amounts of certain of the Company’s executive officers, including certain of the Company’s Named Executive Officers, effective as of April 1, 2014. The increases for the officers are as follows:

Person Name
Position Title
Annual Base Salary
($)
Change
($)
Bonus Incentive (%)
Change
(%)
Total Cash
($)
Change
(%)
Berger, Chuck
President and CEO
600,000
100,000
120
20
1,320,000
32
Kurtzweil, John
EVP & CFO
385,000
0
55
5
596,750
3.3
Blohm, Frank
EVP, Operations and IT
323,000
23,000
55
5
500,650
11.3
Amadia, Allison
VP & General Counsel
330,000
40,000
50
0
495,000
13.8







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: February 18, 2014
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ ALLISON AMADIA
 
 
Allison Amadia
 
 
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary