<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001078271-14-000057.txt : 20141002
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001078271-14-000057
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140929
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20141002
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20141002

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EXTREME NETWORKS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001078271
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3576]
		IRS NUMBER:				770430270
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25711
		FILM NUMBER:		141137061

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		145 RIO ROBLES
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4085792800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		145 RIO ROBLES
		CITY:			SAN JOSE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			95134
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<a name="sf222cf9789974538a75affb3794ce471"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:14pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:14pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">_______________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">Form&#160;8-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Date of report (date of earliest event reported):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">September 29, 2014</font></div><div 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Employer Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">145 Rio Robles </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">San Jose, California 95134 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(Address of principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Registrant's telephone number, including area code:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">(408)&#160;579-2800</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sf222cf9789974538a75affb3794ce471"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:60px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:60px;text-indent:-60px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Appointment of Certain Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Effective October 1, 2014, Jeffrey White joined Extreme Networks, Inc. (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Extreme Networks</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;or the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) as Chief Revenue Officer. Mr. White, age 43, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#1a1a1a;">has more than 20 years of networking industry experience, including sales and management leadership roles in the United States and internationally. He most recently served a dual role as president for Cisco&#8217;s India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) based in Bangalore, India, where he led the sales and financial operations. He was also senior vice president with general management responsibility</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;spread across the functions of engineering, services, marketing and operations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#1a1a1a;">. Prior to that, Mr. White was the vice president of Cisco Asia-Pacific, Japan and China Service Provider. Prior to Cisco, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">White held a number of positions in sales leadership at Ameritech, an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, and at Anixter, a national system integrator.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#1a1a1a;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Mr. White holds a M.B.A. in International Business from the University of Texas at Dallas. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In accordance with an offer letter agreement entered into with the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Offer Letter</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), Mr. White will receive an annual salary of $450,000, less applicable taxes and withholdings, and will be eligible to participate in the Company&#8217;s standard employee benefits plans. Mr. White will also be entitled to receive a sign on bonus of $100,000, less applicable taxes and withholdings.  If Mr. White voluntarily leaves the Company or is terminated for cause before the first anniversary of his hire date, he will be required to repay the bonus. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Upon the approval of the Company's Board of Directors or Compensation Committee, Mr. White will be granted a one-time option to acquire 300,000 shares (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Options</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) of the Company's common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date determined by the Board of Directors. One-fourth of the shares subject to the Option Grant will vest on the first anniversary of Mr. White&#8217;s employment, subject to Mr. White's continued service with the Company at that time. The remaining shares will vest monthly over the following three years at a rate of 1/48th of the entire option each month, so long as his service to the Company continues. Mr. White will also receive a one-time grant of 100,000 shares of restricted stock that will vest in three annual installments from his employment commencement date, subject to his continued service to the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Subject to the approval of the Board or Compensation Committee, Mr. White will be entitled to receive a total of 275,000 performance based shares ("the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">PSUs</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">") based on the goal attainment as presented in the Offer Letter covering the two year period ending June 30, 2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition, Mr. White will be eligible to participate in the Company&#8217;s Executive Incentive Plan (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">EIP</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) with an annual target of one hundred percent (100%) of his annual base salary.   </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition, the Company has agreed to enter into an executive change in control severance agreement with Mr. White in the form standard for the Company&#8217;s executive officers, under which, in the event of his termination in connection with a change in control of the Company, Mr. White will be entitled to 12</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0d0d0d;">&#32;months of his salary as then in effect, and 12 months of medical benefits payments. Finally, in the event of Mr. White&#8217;s termination other than for cause and not in connection with a change in control of the Company, the Company has agreed to provide Mr. White a severance of 6 months of his salary as then in effect and 6 months of medical benefits payments as further defined in the Offer Letter.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0d0d0d;">There are no family relationships between Mr. White and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item&#160;404(a)&#160;of Regulation&#160;S-K. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Copies of the press release concerning the events above and Mr. White's Offer Letter are attached as </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.  The description of the terms of the offer letter is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the offer letter filed herewith as&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d) Exhibits.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table 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style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Offer Letter executed September 29, 2014, between Extreme Networks, Inc. and Jeffrey White.</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">99.1</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Press 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<a name="sa0dceeaecaeb41c58edd404c3c8b5cde"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 29, 2014</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Dear Jeff,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We are pleased to offer you a position with Extreme Networks, Inc (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) as Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to the Company&#8217;s CEO, Mr. Chuck Berger. Should you decide to join the Company, you will receive a semi-monthly salary of $18,750 (which equals $450,000 on an annualized basis), less applicable taxes and withholdings, in accordance with the Company&#8217;s normal payroll procedures. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Commencing on your Hire Date (on a pro rata basis for the quarter in progress), you will be eligible to participate in the Executive Incentive Plan (&#8220;EIP&#8221;) with an annual target of 100% of your annual base salary.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition, you will receive a sign-on bonus of $100,000.00 less applicable taxes and withholdings, on the second pay period following your Hire Date.  Should you voluntarily terminate your employment with the Company, or if you are terminated from the Company for cause, prior to the first anniversary of your Hire Date, you will be required to repay 100% of the sign-on bonus.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a Company employee, you are also eligible to receive certain employee benefits including stock options.  Subject to the approval of the Board or the Compensation Committee, we are pleased to offer you a one-time option to acquire 300,000&#160;shares of common stock (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Options</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). Generally, grants are reviewed for approval once a quarter, and are awarded at an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company&#8217;s common stock on the second business day after we publicly announce our financial results for the quarter. One-fourth (1/4)&#160;of these shares will vest one year from your first date of employment, provided that you are still employed by the Company at that time. The remaining shares will vest monthly over the following three years, at a rate of 1/48th of the entire option each month, so long as your employment with the Company continues.  In addition you will receive a grant of 100,000 shares of restricted stock that will vest in three installments of one-third of the shares on your first anniversary, one-third on your second anniversary of employment, and one-third on your third anniversary of employment.  All vesting and rights to exercise under any Options offered hereunder will also be subject to your continued employment with the Company at the time of vesting. Your equity awards are also subject to the terms of our Executive Change in Control Severance Plan.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Additionally, subject to the approval of the Board or the Compensation Committee, you will be entitled to incentive equity as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">One-time grant of 40,000 PSU&#8217;s if and when Company revenue exceeds Q2 FY2015 AOP by at least 5% with vesting at 100% one year after time of achievement. Grant is terminated if goal is not achieved by end of Q2 FY2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">One-time grant of 40,000 PSU&#8217;s if and when Company revenue exceeds Q3 FY2015 AOP by at least 5% with vesting at 100% one year after time of achievement. Grant is terminated if goal is not achieved by end of Q3 FY2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">One-time grant of 45,000 PSU&#8217;s if and when Company revenue exceeds Q4 FY2015 AOP by at least 10% with vesting at 100% one year after time of achievement. Grant is terminated if goal is not achieved by end of Q4 FY2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">One-time grant of 150,000 PSU&#8217;s if and when Company revenue exceeds $768mm (20% above FY 2015 AOP) in either FY2015 or FY 2016 (but not both) with vesting at 100% one year after date of achievement. Grant is terminated if goal is not achieved by end of FY2016.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All revenue metrics are as achieved through organic growth not acquisition.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Your Option grant and any Restricted Stock and performance stock grant are each further conditioned on your execution of the Company&#8217;s standard form of employee stock option and restricted stock agreement, respectively, and will be governed by and subject to the terms of those agreements. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sa0dceeaecaeb41c58edd404c3c8b5cde"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Executive Change in Control Severance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company also has a policy of providing a Change in Control Severance Plan for its executive officers in the event of an acquisition of the Company. Those provisions will be set forth in your Executive Change in Control Severance Agreement and will be the same as those standard terms currently in effect for the other executive officers of the Company with your benefit including a payment equal to 12 months of salary.  A copy of the Change in Control Severance Plan has been enclosed for your information. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Termination Other than for Cause</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">If your employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause not related to a Change in Control, you will be entitled to receive a severance payment equal to 6 months of your base salary as of your date of termination and up to 6 months of COBRA subsidy.  Such consideration shall be conditioned in its entirety upon your release of claims against the Company Group.  &#8220;Cause&#8221; means the occurrence of any of the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(1) your theft, dishonesty, misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty for personal profit, or falsification of any documents or records of the Company and each present or future parent and subsidiary corporation or other business entity thereof (a &#8220;Company Group&#8221;); </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(2) your material failure to abide by the code of conduct or other policies (including, without limitation, policies relating to confidentiality and reasonable workplace conduct) of any member of the Company Group; 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in Section 409A of the Code and applicable regulations (without giving effect to any elective provisions that may be available under such definition).  This provision does not prohibit the vesting or the determination of the amounts owed to you due to such termination, and if this provision prevents the payment of any amount or benefit to you, such payment shall be made on the date, on which an event occurs that constitutes a Section 409A &#8220;separation from service</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">,&#8221;.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Additional Benefits</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sa0dceeaecaeb41c58edd404c3c8b5cde"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:12px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In addition to the foregoing benefits, you will be eligible to participate in various other Company benefit plans, including its group health, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance plans, as well as its 401(k) and employee stock purchase plans. 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<a name="sd769c3db04ea4f309dd89a32b237192d"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:28px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:28px;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:28px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Extreme Networks Appoints Jeff White as Chief Revenue Officer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2014</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;-- Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR), a leader in high performance networking, today announced the appointment of Jeff White to the position of chief revenue officer (CRO).&#160;As CRO, White is responsible for overseeing Extreme&#8217;s global sales and marketing organizations, operating in 80 countries globally.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">White brings more than 20 years of networking industry experience, including sales and management leadership roles in the United States and internationally. He most recently served a dual role as president for Cisco&#8217;s India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) based in Bangalore, India, where he led the sales and financial operations of a $1B division. He was also senior vice president with general management responsibility for an 11,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;person organization spread across the functions of engineering, services, marketing and operations</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">. Prior to that, White was the vice president of Cisco Asia-Pacific, Japan and China Service Provider, a $3.5B segment, where significant growth was achieved under his leadership. Prior to Cisco, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">White held a number of positions in sales leadership at Ameritech, an Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, and at Anixter, a national system integrator.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">&#8220;Jeff&#8217;s proven success in leading global organizations to capture market share will be instrumental in driving Extreme&#8217;s growth strategy,&#8221; said Chuck Berger, president and CEO of Extreme Networks. &#8220;Jeff&#8217;s addition to our team further demonstrates our commitment and ability to attract the very best talent to Extreme.  </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#141414;">His career has been highlighted by numerous accomplishments, having nurtured strategic customer relationships within both the enterprise and service provider markets.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">&#8220;Extreme Networks offers a unique opportunity, as the company is providing its customers with the most innovative networking technology, completely changing the way we think about network infrastructure and connectivity,&#8221; said White. &#8220;Extreme Networks unique position as a well-established, resourced Silicon Valley-based company combined with the capability to function as a nimble, fast-growing entrepreneurial organization that can react quickly to market transitions and customer needs is invaluable as we move into our next phase.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">This announcement follows Extreme Networks&#8217; recently introduced global channel program, the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">Extreme Partner Network (EPN)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">, its unified services portfolio and new products, including its </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">SDN platform</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#1a1a1a;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">About Extreme Networks</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Extreme Networks, Inc. (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">EXTR</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support. The company delivers high-performance switching and routing products for data center and core-to-edge networks, wired/wireless LAN access, and unified network management and control. Our award-winning solutions include software-defined networking (SDN), cloud and high-density Wi-Fi, BYOD and enterprise mobility, identity access management and security. Extreme Networks is headquartered in San Jose, CA and has more than 12,000 customers in over 80 countries. For more information, visit the company's website at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://www.extremenetworks.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Extreme Networks and the Extreme Networks logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are the property of their respective owners.</font></div><br><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><a name="sd769c3db04ea4f309dd89a32b237192d"></a><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><br><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:6px;padding-top:6px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, including without limitation statements as to the features, performance, and benefits of Extreme Networks products, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date. Because such statements deal with future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including network design and actual results of use of the product in different environments. We undertake no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. 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