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 28, 2012

 

KEYNOTE SYSTEMS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

000-27241

 

94-3226488

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San Mateo, California

 

94404

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(650) 403-2400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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.

 

(e)

 

On February 28, 2012, the board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) of Keynote Systems, Inc. (“Keynote) approved and adopted an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Keynote 1999 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1999 Plan”).  The February 28, 2012 amendment proposes to reduce the increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance from 950,000 to 550,000 shares and to reduce the length of the extension of the term of the 1999 Plan from a proposed two year extension to a one year extension, such that the 1999 Plan would expire on December 31, 2015.  The Amendment is subject to approval by Keynote’s stockholders at the 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Keynote to be held at its executive offices, located at 777 Mariners Island Boulevard in San Mateo, California, on Friday, March 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

KEYNOTE SYSTEMS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: March 1, 2012

By:

/s/ Curtis Smith

 

 

Curtis Smith

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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