OPEN TEXT CORP — Board/Management Information 2024

Nov 26, 2024

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 25, 2024

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Open Text Corp oration

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Canada	0-27544	98-0154400
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

275 Frank Tompa Drive , Waterloo , Ontario , Canada N2L 0A1

(Address of principal executive offices)

( 519 ) 888-7111

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock without par value	OTEX	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 25, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Open Text Corporation (“OpenText”) appointed Fletcher Previn to its board of directors. Mr. Previn is Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Prior to joining Cisco, Mr. Previn spent 15 years at IBM, with his most recent role serving as their Global Chief Information Officer. Mr. Previn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Connecticut College.

Mr. Previn will participate in OpenText’s Director’s Deferred Share Unit Plan (the “DSU Plan”), whereby any non-management director of OpenText may elect to defer all or part of his or her retainer and/or fees in the form of common shares. A copy of the DSU Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to OpenText’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2024. In addition, Mr. Previn will receive compensation for his service on the Board consistent with OpenText’s standard compensation practice for non-employee directors.

On November 26, 2024, OpenText issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Previn to the Board, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

Incorporated by reference is a press release issued by OpenText on November 26, 2024, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated November 26, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

/s/ Michael F. Acedo
Michael F. Acedo Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary