8-K









UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 6, 2016

AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
 
1-36254
 
04-2977748
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

75 Network Drive, Burlington, Massachusetts  01803
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(978) 640-6789
(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

This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the Current Report on Form 8-K of Avid Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 7, 2016, which reported the election of Mr. Peter Westley to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).  At the time of the filing of the Form 8-K on January 7, 2016, the Board had not determined on which committees of the Board Mr. Westley would serve.  This Amendment is being filed to report that on January 14, 2016, the Board appointed Mr. Westley to the Audit Committee of the Board.
 





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 hereunto duly authorized.


 
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
Date: January 15, 2016
By: /s/ John W. Frederick
Name: John W. Frederick
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer