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): August 18, 2017
TINTRI, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38117 | 26-2906978 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
303 Ravendale Drive
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
(650) 810-8200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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.
(b)
On August 21, 2017, Tintri, Inc. (the “Company”) announced changes to the structure of its sales organization. Effective August 21, 2017, Michael McGuire ceased to serve as Chief Sales Officer of the Company. Through September 1, 2017, Mr. McGuire is expected to assist the senior management of the Company with such duties as the Company may require in order to effect an orderly transition of his prior responsibilities.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Sales Team Updates
Starting August 21, 2017, the Company will flatten the structure of its sales organizations. The leaders of its (1) Americas and (2) Rest of World sales organizations will now report directly to CEO, Ken Klein.
Company Disclosure Methods
The Company recognizes that in today’s environment, its current and potential investors, the media and others interested in the Company look to social media and other Internet sources for information about the Company. The Company believes that these sources represent important communications channels for disseminating information about the Company, including information that could be deemed to constitute material non-public information. As a result, in addition to our investor relations website (http://ir.tintri.com), filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases issued by the Company from time to time, and public webcasts and conference calls, the Company has used and intends to continue to use various social media and other Internet sources to disseminate information about the Company and, without limitation, its general business developments; financial performance; solutions and application offerings; research, development and other technical updates; relationships with customers, platform providers and other partners; personnel-related matters; and market and industry developments. The following social media and other websites are intended to be used by the Company for the dissemination of information:
Tintri‘s blog: https://tintri.com/blog
Tintri’s Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/tintri
Tintri Corporate LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tintri
The Company invites its current and potential investors, the media and others interested in the Company to visit these sources for information related to the Company. Please note that this list of social media and other websites may be updated from time to time on the Company’s investor relations website and/or filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including those relating to Mr. McGuire’s transition services and the Company’s sales organization. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, management’s beliefs and certain assumptions made by the Company’s management. Actual results may differ materially. The Company’s business generally is subject to a number of risks which are described more fully in the Company’s prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company’s initial public offering and its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Tintri, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: August 21, 2017 | By: | /s/ Ian Halifax | ||||
| Ian Halifax | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||