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) February 9, 2005
TIVO INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-27141 | 77-0463167 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 2160 Gold Street, Alviso, California |
95002 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408)519-9100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
| (a) | On February 9, 2005, our Board of Directors adopted amendments to our Code of Conduct. These amendments have updated our Code of Conduct by, among other things: (a) clarifying the process by which amendments and waivers of our Code of Conduct are granted; (b) designating an officer in charge of monitoring compliance with our Code of Conduct; and (c) clarifying and expanding provisions of our conflict of interest policy. A copy of our amended Code of Conduct is filed herewith as Exhibit 14 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| (b) | On February 9, 2005, we granted a waiver to Thomas S. Rogers, who serves as a director and Vice-Chairman of our Board. The Board waived the provision of our Code of Conduct which provides that employees may not serve on more than two (2) outside Boards of Directors. The Board waived this provision in light of the fact that Mr. Roger’s employment with TiVo is part-time and for a limited duration pursuant to the terms of his previously-filed employment agreement. |
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | The following exhibits are included with this Report: |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 14 | TiVo Code of Conduct, as amended February 9, 2005. |
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.
| TIVO INC. | ||||
| Date: February 15, 2005 |
By: | /s/ David H. Courtney | ||
| David H. Courtney | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations and Administration | ||||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 14 | TiVo Code of Conduct, as amended February 9, 2005. |