SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) October 3, 2002
VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
000-26247 (Commission File Number) |
77-0507675 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 527-8000
| Item 5: Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 5: Other Events
On October 3, 2002, the Company announced the resignation of Kenneth Lonchar, its Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. The press release is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (c) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed herewith: |
| Exhibit No. | Description of Document | |
| 99.1 | Excerpts from press release, dated October 3, 2002, relating to the resignation of Kenneth Lonchar. |
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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.
| Dated: October 3, 2002 | ||||
| VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION | ||||
| By: | /s/ GARY L. BLOOM | |||
| Gary L. Bloom President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description of Document | |
| 99.1 | Excerpts from press release, dated October 3, 2002, relating to the resignation of Kenneth Lonchar. |