UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 1, 2025
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On October 1, 2025, Open Text Corporation (“OpenText” or the “Company”) announced the appointment of Steve Rai as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective October 6, 2025.
Mr. Rai, age 56, brings over 30 years of global finance experience and a proven track record as a technology industry veteran. Mr. Rai most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of BlackBerry Limited, where he played a pivotal role in transforming the company’s financial strategy and operating structure during significant technological and organizational changes. Before joining BlackBerry, Mr. Rai held senior finance positions at PMC-Sierra and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Rai holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an accounting and finance major from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. He is a Certified Public Accountant through the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Illinois (USA) and a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants in British Columbia, Canada.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Rai and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Rai and any director or executive officer of the Company or related transactions between Mr. Rai and the Company that are required to be reported.
In connection with Mr. Rai’s appointment, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Rai effective October 6, 2025. For full details of the employment agreement, please see Exhibit 10.1 attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference.
On October 1, 2025, OpenText issued a press release announcing such appointment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| OPEN TEXT CORPORATION | ||||||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael F. Acedo | |||||||||||||
Michael F. Acedo Executive Vice-President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | ||||||||||||||