Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): January 29, 2009

 

 

STARENT NETWORKS, CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33511   04-3527533

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

30 International Place

Tewksbury, MA

   01876
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (978) 851-1100

 

(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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 29, 2009, Starent Networks, Corp. announced its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Starent Networks will discuss its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2008 and its outlook for full year 2009 in a conference call that will be broadcast on the Internet at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 29, 2009. Investors can access the call at http://ir.starentnetworks.com. An archived version of the webcast will be available until March 31, 2009 on Starent Networks’ website.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished and not filed:

 

99.1

    Press Release dated January 29, 2009, entitled “Starent Networks, Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results”

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.

 

  STARENT NETWORKS, CORP.
Date: January 29, 2009   By:  

/s/ Jonathan M. Moulton

    Jonathan M. Moulton
    Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1   Press Release dated January 29, 2009, entitled “Starent Networks, Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results”