OPEN TEXT CORP — Board/Management Information 2015

Sep 23, 2015

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): September 21, 2015

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Open Text Corporation

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

On September 21, 2015, Sujeet Kini, Chief Accounting Officer of Open Text Corporation (the “Company”) resigned from the Company and his position as principal accounting officer, effective October 16, 2015, in order to accept the position of Chief Financial Officer of a private Canadian social media company.

John Doolittle, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, will serve as its principal accounting officer on an interim basis, effective October 16, 2015, until a successor is chosen.

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/ Gordon A. Davies
Gordon A. Davies Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary