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): August 29, 2017
RED HAT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33162 | 06-1364380 | ||
| (State of other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 East Davie St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (919) 754-3700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On August 29, 2017, Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing that Dr. Narendra K. Gupta has succeeded General H. Hugh Shelton as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and released a brief Q&A with Dr. Gupta along with a corporate governance/executive compensation fact sheet (“Fact Sheet”) that will be posted on the Company’s website. The press release, Q&A and Fact Sheet are furnished herewith as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 respectively to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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: August 29, 2017 |
RED HAT, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ R. Brandon Asbill | |||||
| Name: | R. Brandon Asbill | |||||
| Title: | Assistant Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 29, 2017 | |
| 99.2 | Q&A with Dr. Gupta released August 29, 2017 | |
| 99.3 | Corporate Governance/Executive Compensation Fact Sheet dated August 2017 | |