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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
July 27, 2015
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
 
 
SOLARWINDS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-34358
 
73-1559348
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
7171 Southwest Parkway
Building 400
Austin, Texas 78735
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (512) 682-9300
 
 
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):
 
o
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o
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o
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o
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Item 8.01
Other Events.
On July 27, 2015, SolarWinds, Inc. (“SolarWinds”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program, authorizing SolarWinds to purchase up to $200.0 million of SolarWinds' outstanding common stock. A copy of SolarWinds' press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued by SolarWinds, Inc. dated July 27, 2015.





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.

 
 
 
SOLARWINDS, INC.
 
 
 
 
Dated:
July 27, 2013
By:
/s/ KEVIN B. THOMPSON
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kevin B. Thompson
 
 
 
President and Chief Executive Officer





EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
 
 Description
 
 
 
99.1
 
Press release issued by SolarWinds, Inc. dated July 27, 2015.