Form 8-K

-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OW3YyYgLEfgtYnopoKjhP/91pW2OlgemdEA0ReraJPeeVRJzG6h64dyywBZ35BWj dvinXDmt3cRDIVSszWIuQQ== 0001193125-08-204600.txt : 20081001 0001193125-08-204600.hdr.sgml : 20081001 20081001164047 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-08-204600 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080930 ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20081001 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081001 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Riverbed Technology, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001357326 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576] IRS NUMBER: 030448754 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33023 FILM NUMBER: 081100378 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 199 FREMONT STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: (415) 247-8800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 199 FREMONT STREET CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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):

September 30, 2008

RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33023

03-0448754

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

199 Fremont Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 247-8800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On September 30, 2008, Riverbed Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a Mutual Release and Settlement Agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) with Quantum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Quantum”), and certain affiliates of Quantum. Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, the Company and Quantum agreed to jointly execute and file dismissals of patent infringement actions brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California involving United States Patent Nos. 7,116,249; 5,990,810; and 6,622,164 (collectively, the “Litigation Patents,” and such actions being hereinafter referred to as the “Patent Infringement Actions”).

Pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement, the Company will pay Quantum a lump sum of $11 million, and the parties, on behalf of themselves and their affiliates, entered into a perpetual covenant not to sue (the “Perpetual Covenant”) the other parties, any of their respective affiliates, or, subject to certain qualifications, any of their respective resellers, customers, OEM partners or suppliers (i) alleging infringement of any patents relating to data de-duplication that a party or any of its affiliates currently owns, has the right to enforce or will acquire or have the right to enforce within five (5) years following the date of the Settlement Agreement, including the Litigation Patents (collectively, the “Subject Patents”), or (ii) challenging the validity or enforceability of any Subject Patent.

In addition to the Perpetual Covenant, the parties to the Settlement Agreement agreed, on behalf of themselves and their affiliates, for a period of three (3) years, not to file any patent infringement lawsuits against any other party to the Settlement Agreement, their affiliates, or, subject to certain qualifications, any of their respective resellers, customers, OEM partners or suppliers. In addition, the Company and Quantum released each other from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities and causes of action relating to the Patent Infringement Actions or any infringement of any patent based on acts occurring prior to the date of the Settlement Agreement.

On October 1, 2008, the Company and Quantum issued a joint press release announcing the settlement. A copy of such press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated October 1, 2008

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.


		RIVERBED TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Date: October 1, 2008	By:	/s/ Brett Nissenberg
		Brett Nissenberg General Counsel and Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated October 1, 2008

EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 1, 2008 Press Release dated October 1, 2008

Exhibit 99.1

QUANTUM AND RIVERBED SETTLE PATENT LAWSUITS

SAN JOSE and SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Oct. 1, 2008 – Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) and Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: RVBD) today announced that they have settled their mutual patent infringement lawsuits that were pending in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The companies did not comment on the terms of the settlement.

About Quantum

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM) is the leading global storage company specializing in backup, recovery and archive. Combining focused expertise, customer-driven innovation, and platform independence, Quantum provides a comprehensive, integrated range of disk, tape, and software solutions supported by a world-class sales and service organization. This includes the DXi-Series, the first disk backup solutions to extend the power of data de-duplication and replication across the distributed enterprise. As a long-standing and trusted partner, the company works closely with a broad network of resellers, OEMs and other suppliers to meet customers’ evolving data protection needs. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110, (408) 944-4000, www.quantum.com.

About Riverbed

Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) is the technology and market leader in wide-area data services (WDS) solutions for companies worldwide. By enabling application performance over the wide area network (WAN) that is orders of magnitude faster than what users experience today, Riverbed is changing the way people work, and enabling a distributed workforce that can collaborate as if they were local. Additional information about Riverbed is available at www.riverbed.com.

QUANTUM CONTACT:

Brad Cohen

Quantum Corp.

(408) 944-4044

RIVERBED MEDIA CONTACT:

Kristalle Ward

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

(415) 427-8140

kward@riverbed.com

RIVERBED INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:

Renee Lyall

Riverbed Technology, Inc.

(415) 247-6353

rlyall@riverbed.com

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