UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

~~the~~ Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported): August 24, 2017

August 22, 2017

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-25601	77-0409517
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)

130 Holger Way

San Jose, CA 95134-1376

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices~~, including zip code~~)

(408) 333-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Item 8 2.~~01.~~02 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition.

AsOn ~~previously reported, on November~~August 224, ~~2016~~2017, Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~a anpress ~~Agreement~~release ~~and~~regarding ~~Plan~~financial ofresults ~~Merger~~for ~~with~~the ~~Broadcom~~third ~~Limited~~fiscal ~~(“Broadcom”),~~quarter ~~Broadcom~~ended ~~Corporation and Bobcat Merger Sub~~July 29, ~~Inc~~2017. ~~(the~~A ~~“Merger~~copy ~~Agreement”)~~of ~~pursuant~~the topress ~~which~~release ~~Broadcom~~is ~~agreed to~~attached ~~acquire~~as ~~the Company~~Exhibit 99.1, ~~Broadcom~~and ~~Corporation subsequently assigned all of its rights under~~ the ~~Merger~~information ~~Agreement~~in toExhibit 99.1 ~~LSI~~is ~~Corporation~~incorporated onherein ~~December 19,~~by ~~2016~~reference.

OnThe ~~August~~information in this Item ~~22,~~2.02 ~~2017,~~and ~~the~~in ~~Ministry~~Exhibit of99.1 ~~Commerce~~attached ofto ~~the~~this ~~People’s~~Current ~~Republic~~Report ofon ~~China~~Form ~~issued~~8-K ashall ~~written~~not ~~notice~~be ~~that~~deemed it“filed” ~~has~~for ~~granted conditional~~the ~~approval~~purposes of Section 18 of the ~~proposed~~Securities ~~acquisition~~Exchange ~~(the~~Act ~~“Merger”)~~of ~~contemplated~~1934, byas ~~the~~amended, ~~Merger~~or ~~Agreement~~otherwise ~~pursuant~~subject to the ~~Anti-Monopoly~~liabilities ~~Law~~ of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the ~~People’s~~Securities ~~Republic~~Act of ~~China.~~1933, as amended.

~~Brocade expects that the Merger will be completed during its fourth fiscal quarter ending October~~Item ~~28,~~9.01 ~~2017,~~Financial ~~assuming~~Statements ~~the~~and ~~timely satisfaction or waiver of the other closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States~~Exhibits.

~~Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements~~ (d) Exhibits.

This communication, and any documents to which the Company refers you in this communication, contains not only historical information, but also forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s current expectations or beliefs concerning future events, including but not limited to the expected completion and timing of the proposed transaction and other information relating to the proposed transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “forecasts,” “should,” “estimates,” “contemplate,” “future,” “goal,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “projection,” “target,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “assuming” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. You should read any such forward-looking statements carefully, as they involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ significantly from those projected or contemplated in any such forward-looking statement. Those risks, uncertainties and assumptions include, (i) the risk that the proposed transaction may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the Company’s business and the price of the Company’s common stock, (ii) the failure to satisfy any of the conditions to the consummation of the proposed transaction, including the receipt of certain governmental and regulatory approvals, (iii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (iv) the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or may be instituted against the Company related to the Merger Agreement or the proposed transaction, and (v) other risks described in the Company’s filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, the Company does not assume any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements whether as the result of new developments or otherwise. Exhibit


Number	Description of Document


99.1	Press release, dated August 24, 2017, regarding financial results of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. for the third fiscal quarter ended July 29, 2017.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended,~~ the ~~Registrant~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ Ellen A. O’Donnell Ellen A. O’Donnell Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary



		BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.

Date:	August 24, 2017	By:	/s/ Daniel W. Fairfax
			Daniel W. Fairfax
			Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 23, 2017

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