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): February 18, 2009
Netezza Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-33445
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04-3527320 |
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(State or Other Juris-
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(Commission
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diction of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.) |
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26 Forest Street |
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Marlborough, MA
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01752 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (508) 382-8200
(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 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On February 18, 2009, Netezza Corporation (Netezza) acquired all the outstanding capital stock of
Tizor Systems, Inc., a provider of advanced enterprise data auditing
and protection solutions for the data center (Tizor), pursuant
to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 18, 2009 (the Merger Agreement) by and
among Netezza, Netezza Holding Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Netezza, Tizor and Longworth
Venture Partners II-A, L.P., as Indemnification Representative, by which Netezza Holding Corp.
merged with and into Tizor, with Tizor continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Netezza (the Merger).
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Netezza paid approximately $3.1 million in cash for all of the
outstanding capital stock of Tizor and in satisfaction of certain other merger-related obligations of Tizor. Of the consideration, a total of approximately $435,000 was
placed into escrow to secure indemnification obligations under the Merger Agreement and for
employee retention payments.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby is not
a complete statement of the parties rights or obligations thereunder and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached to this Report as
Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. |
The financial statements required by Item 9.01(a) of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment within 71
calendar days after the date of when this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
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Pro Forma Financial Information |
The pro forma financial statements required by Item 9.01(b) of Form 8-K will be filed by amendment
within 71 calendar days after the date of when this report on Form 8-K must be filed.
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.