-----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, Sum+Edo7Ywv4QQJb2Oq8lACg5KYfp7HZ5OJ2P+peV3lQsXMWS+DiBjwDKEw0L2ii 3djqb0IZOQzgwFFliiuvMQ== 0000950134-06-001247.txt : 20060126 0000950134-06-001247.hdr.sgml : 20060126 20060126164203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950134-06-001247 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20060123 ITEM INFORMATION: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement FILED AS OF DATE: 20060126 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20060126 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: 06554050 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 f16464e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 

 
 
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): January 26, 2006 (January 23, 2006)
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)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On January 23, 2006, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (“Brocade”) and the following members of Brocade’s Board of Directors: David House, William Krause, Christopher Paisley, Seth Neiman, Neal Dempsey, Sanjay Vaswani, and certain other parties (collectively, the “Directors”) entered into a tolling agreement with Gregory L. Reyes. Pursuant to the terms of the tolling agreement, all periods of limitation (statutory or otherwise) affecting any claims or causes of action which Mr. Reyes may have against Brocade and its Directors or any of them, or which Brocade and its Directors or any of them may have against Mr. Reyes, shall be tolled from January 1, 2006 until the earlier of (1) January 1, 2008, or (2) forty-five (45) days from the date of service upon the attorneys for the parties hereto of a written notice terminating this agreement.

 

 

     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: January 26, 2006  By:   /s/ Richard Deranleau    
    Richard Deranleau  
    Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer 		  
 

 

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