Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Open Text Corporation
Filing Type: Form 8-K (Current Report)
Date of Report: December 17, 2008
Reporting Period Referenced: Fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 (via referenced 10-K)
This filing serves as a notification of the Company's participation in the voluntary XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) program under Item 401 of Regulation S-T. It does not report new operational events or financial results for the period ending December 17, 2008.
Key Financial Metrics
Revenue, Profit, Cash Flow, Margins, Debt, Liquidity: The filing text does not provide specific numerical values for these metrics. This document acts as a cover for the submission of XBRL-formatted data derived from the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on August 26, 2008. The actual financial figures are contained within the referenced Exhibit 100, not the narrative text of this 8-K.
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance or operations are reported in this filing. The document solely addresses the technical submission of previously filed financial statements in a machine-readable format.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
Management Commentary: Management advises that the financial information contained in the XBRL documents (Exhibit 100) is unaudited and submitted for the purpose of testing format and technology.
Investor Warning: Investors are explicitly instructed to rely on the official publicly filed version of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008, and not to rely on the XBRL data in this filing for investment decisions.
Legal Status: Pursuant to Rule 402 of Regulation S-T, the information in this report and Exhibit 100 is not deemed "filed" under Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not subject to the liability of that section.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the official financial statements in the Form 10-K filed on August 26, 2008, rather than the XBRL data in this 8-K.
- Confirm that the XBRL data is unaudited and intended for technology testing purposes only.
- Note that this filing does not constitute a new disclosure of financial results or operational changes.
- Check the referenced Exhibit 100 for the specific Consolidated Balance Sheets, Statements of Income, Shareholders' Equity, and Cash Flows if machine-readable data is required.