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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2026

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Open Text Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Canada	0-27544	98-0154400
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

275 Frank Tompa Drive, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 0A1

(Address of principal executive offices)

(519) 888-7111

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock without par value	OTEX	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.02.			Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 20, 2026, Open Text Corporation (“OpenText” or the “Company”) announced that James McGourlay will transition from Interim Chief Executive Officer to President, Chief Client Officer, effective April 20, 2026.

Effective April 20, 2026, Paul Duggan will be stepping down from his position as President, Chief Customer Officer and will continue to serve as Executive Vice President, Special Advisor. Mr. Duggan will remain a member of the OpenText Executive Leadership Team until his departure from the Company on July 1, 2026.

On April 20, 2026, OpenText issued a press release announcing such appointment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.


Item 9.01.			Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description

99.1						Press release, dated April 20, 2026.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

April 20, 2026

By:

/s/ Michael F. Acedo

Michael F. Acedo
EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Open Text Corporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits