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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - ACME PACKET INC | d379745dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): July 12, 2012
ACME PACKET, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-33041 (Commission File Number) |
04-3526641 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 Crosby Drive
Bedford, Massachusetts 01730
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(781) 328-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On July 12, 2012, Acme Packet, Inc. issued a press release to announce that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $200 million of the Company’s common stock during the period from July 31, 2012 to July 31, 2013, unless earlier terminated by the Board of Directors. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 12, 2012 entitled “Acme Packet Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program” | |
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.
Date: July 12, 2012
| Acme Packet, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Minihane | |
| Name: Peter J. Minihane Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 12, 2012 entitled “Acme Packet Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program” | |