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): November 12, 2025

 

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		000-25711		77-0430270
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2121 RDU Center Drive, Suite 300

Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(408) 579-2800

 

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:

 

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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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		EXTR		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 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

(a) On November 12, 2025, Extreme Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 133,652,565 shares entitled to be voted and 117,132,707 shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

(b) The following proposals were considered and voted on by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting and the results below were certified by the Inspector of Elections:

 

Proposal 1 – The following seven director nominees were elected for a one-year term:

		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Ingrid J. Burton			99,025,115				5,178,275				12,929,317
Charles P. Carinalli			90,892,195				13,311,195				12,929,317
Kathleen M. Holmgren			98,275,992				5,927,398				12,929,317
Edward H. Kennedy			98,329,621				5,873,769				12,929,317
Rajendra Khanna			101,543,530				2,659,860				12,929,317
Edward B. Meyercord			101,617,435				2,585,955				12,929,317
John C. Shoemaker			85,255,840				18,947,550				12,929,317

 

Proposal 2 – The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved, on an advisory basis:

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Votes		97,922,278				5,714,907				566,205				12,929,317

Proposal 3 – The appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 was ratified:

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Votes		116,578,376				60,129				494,202				0

 

Proposal 4 – The Amendment and Restatement of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Incentive Plan to, among other things, add 6,800,000 shares of our common stock to those reserved for issuance under the plan was approved:

		For				Against				Abstain				Broker Non-Votes
Votes		88,997,473				14,651,251				554,666				12,929,317

 

 

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
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.

Date: November 13, 2025

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
By:		/s/ Katayoun ("Katy") Motiey
		Katayoun ("Katy") Motiey
		EVP, Chief Legal, Administrative & Sustainability Officer and Corporate Secretary