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 20, 2012
Dot Hill Systems Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-13317 | 13-3460176 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1351 S. Sunset Street, Longmont, CO | 80501 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 845-3200
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.
Effective as of February 20, 2012, the Board of Directors of Dot Hill Systems Corp. (the “Company”) appointed Barry Rudolph as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Rudolph was appointed as a Class I director, which class of directors shall serve until the 2012 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Rudolph’s appointment brings the total number of directors to seven.
As a director of the Company, Mr. Rudolph will be entitled to compensation that the Company pays to its non-employee directors, as disclosed in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 21, 2011.
There have been no transactions in the past two years to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Rudolph had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest. Additional information about Mr. Rudolph can be found in the press release issued by the Company on February 23, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated February 23, 2012. | |
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.
| DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORP. | ||||
| By: | /s/ Hanif I. Jamal | |||
| Hanif I. Jamal Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||
Date: February 23, 2012
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Dot Hill Systems Corp. dated February 23, 2012. | |