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): December 29, 2015
Hortonworks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36780 | 37-1634325 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
5470 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California 95054
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(408) 916-4121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 29, 2015, Hortonworks, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the Amendment #3 to the Commercial Agreement (the “Amendment”), which further amends that certain Commercial Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 21, 2011 by and between the Company and Yahoo! Inc. The Amendment modified the existing Agreement so that the current term of the Agreement expires on December 30, 2018. Thereafter, the Agreement shall be automatically extended for twelve-month periods unless a party provides written notice of non-renewal at least 60 days prior to the end of the then-current renewal term.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HORTONWORKS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: January 5, 2016 |
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By: | /s/ Scott Davidson | |||
| Scott Davidson Chief Financial Officer | ||||||