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): October 20, 2014
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-21393 | 04-3197974 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 50 Nagog Park, Acton, MA | 01720 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (978) 897-0100
No change since last report
(Former Name or Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Raghu Rau is retiring as Chief Executive Officer and as a Class I Director of SeaChange International, Inc. (“SeaChange”), effective October 20, 2014.
On October 20, 2014, the Board of Directors of SeaChange appointed Jay Samit as the Chief Executive Officer and as a Class I Director (with a term to expire at the 2015 annual meeting) of SeaChange, effective October 20, 2014.
Mr. Samit, 53, served as President of ooVoo from May 2011 to January 2013 and previously served as Chief Executive Officer of SocialVibe from October 2009 to January 2011, Chairman of Digital Containers from January 2008 to December 2008, and Executive Vice President & GM of Sony Corporation of America from June 2003 to June 2007. Mr. Samit has also served on the Board of Directors of Equal Earth from August 2014 to present, in addition to being an Adjunct Professor at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering from August 2011 to present; Executive Chairman of Realty Mogul from June 2012 to June 2014; Board Advisor to SONICO from January 2010 to December 2010; Senior Strategic Advisor to LinkedIn from April 2008 to December 2010; and Advisory Board member to USC Stevens Institute for Innovation from May 2007 to December 2010.
The following Exhibits are attached to this report:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by SeaChange International, Inc., dated October 21, 2014. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Anthony Dias | |
| Anthony Dias, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President Finance and Administration, and Treasurer | ||
Dated: October 21, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by SeaChange International, Inc., dated October 21, 2014 | |