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): May 19, 2014
ADTRAN, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-24612 | 63-0918200 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission file number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
901 Explorer Boulevard,
Huntsville, Alabama 35806-2807
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(256) 963-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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 May 19, 2014, ADTRAN, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional five million shares of the Company’s common stock to commence upon completion of the repurchase plan previously announced May 1, 2013.
A copy of ADTRAN’s press release announcing such repurchase plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 19, 2014 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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 on May 20, 2014.
| ADTRAN, Inc. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ James E. Matthews | |
| James E. Matthews Senior Vice President – Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, | ||
| Secretary and Director | ||
| (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated May 19, 2014 | |