Current Report Filing (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 1 7 , 201 8

BRIDGELINE DIGITAL , INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33567

52-2263942

(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

80 Blanchard Road

Burlington , MA 0180 3

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

( 781) 376-5555

(Registrant ’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5 .0 8 . Shareholder Director Nominations

On January 12, 2018, Bridgeline Digital, Inc. (“Bridgeline” or “Company”) set the date of its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2018 Annual Meeting”) as March 23, 2018. The time and location of the 2018 Annual Meeting will be as set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2018 Annual Meeting to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As the date of the 2018 Annual Meeting has been advanced more than thirty (30) days from the anniversary of the Company ’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Company is providing the deadline for the submission of any qualified shareholder proposal or qualified shareholder nominations under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in this form 8-K.

Pursuant to the Company ’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, stockholders who intend to submit a proposal to be considered for inclusion in Bridgeline’s proxy materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting must deliver notice of any such proposal to the Company at its principal executive offices at 80 Blanchard Road, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, Attention: Corporate Secretary, no later than January 27, 2018. Additionally, stockholders who intend to submit a proposal, but do not desire to have the proposal included in Bridgeline’s proxy materials for the 2018 Annual Meeting, must ensure that notice of any such proposal is received by the Company at its principal executive offices, Attention: Corporate Secretary, at the address stated above, no later than January 27, 2018. Any stockholder proposal must also comply with the requirements of Delaware law, the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws, as applicable. Any notice received after January 27, 2018 will be considered untimely and not properly brought before the 2018 Annual Meeting.

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.