-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, NwaKVxGW/v0dHo3vJBY/2oxbvJxa4Ly8ehZuzLeRQI+fw5pJaW6uyvBEVWGVhPsI aBd7kvWkErhyF8TbWWAO7g== 0000891618-05-000909.txt : 20051221 0000891618-05-000909.hdr.sgml : 20051221 20051221162943 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000891618-05-000909 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20051215 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20051221 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20051221 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001009626 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576] IRS NUMBER: 770409517 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1028 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-25601 FILM NUMBER: 051278900 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1745 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95110 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1745 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE CITY: SAN JOSE STATE: CA ZIP: 95110 8-K 1 f15714e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
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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): December 21, 2005 (December 15, 2005)
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) 		  000-25601
(Commission File Number) 		  77-0409517
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1745 Technology Drive
San Jose, CA 95110
 
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(408) 333-8000
 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Antonio (Tony) Canova has resigned from his position as Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of December 15, 2005. Richard Deranleau has assumed the role of interim Chief Financial Officer and principal accounting officer while a search is conducted for Mr. Canova’s permanent replacement. The Company anticipates that Mr. Canova will remain an employee of the Company while his duties are transitioned to Mr. Deranleau.
Mr. Deranleau, 47, was appointed as a Vice President of the Company on November 1, 2005 and has served as the Company’s Corporate Controller and Treasurer since June 2003. From 1992 to May 2003, Mr. Deranleau served in various management positions for Polycom, Inc., including Vice President of Finance and Treasurer from January 2001 to May 2003. Prior to Polycom, Mr. Deranleau held various accounting and finance positions at Tandem Computers and Coopers and Lybrand, LLC.
Mr. Deranleau participates in the Company’s Senior Leadership Compensation Plan and will also be entitled to receive a cash bonus premium of up to 1 times and 0.5 times his annual target bonuses for 2006 and 2007, respectively. The cash bonus premium and underlying annual bonus are subject to achievement of revenue and operating margin targets and other Company and departmental financial, strategic and operational metrics approved by the Board of Directors.

 

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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.
         
  BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
 		  
Dated: December 21, 2005  By:   /s/ Michael Klayko  
    Michael Klayko, Chief Executive Officer   
       
 

 

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