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    <TD STYLE="width: 70%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">February 15, 2012</TD></TR>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 1.01</B></TD><TD><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">On February 15, 2012, Crossroads
Systems, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) amended its current loan and security agreement (the &ldquo;Agreement&rdquo;) with Silicon
Valley Bank (the &ldquo;Bank&rdquo;). Under the terms of the amendment:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the Bank waived the default relating to
the tangible net worth covenant for the month ending November 30, 2011 in the Agreement;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the interest rate for the term loan was
revised to provide that the principal amount of all term loan advances outstanding under the agreement shall accrue interest at
a floating per annum rate equal to the sum of 2.5% plus the prime rate determined under the Agreement; provided, however that if
the Company satisfies certain financial covenants in the agreement at all times through and including:</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to 2.25%, and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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to 2.0%;</FONT> and </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">the
parties modified the minimum tangible net worth covenant to (i) $4.5 million plus adjustments for the months of November 2011,
December 2011 and January 2012, (ii) $3.5 million plus adjustments for the months of February 2012, March 2012 and April 2012,
and (iii) $2.0 million plus adjustments for August 2012 and each month thereafter</FONT>.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.1.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in"><B>Item 2.03</B></TD><TD><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.</B></TD></TR></TABLE>

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1.01 with respect to the Company&rsquo;s February 15, 2012 amendment to the Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">(d)</TD><TD>Exhibits</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><U>No.</U></TD><TD><U>Exhibit Name</U></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">10.1</TD><TD>Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 15, 2012, by and between
Silicon Valley Bank and Crossroads Systems (Texas), Inc.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 0 2.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -2.5in"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.75in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Date: February 16, 2012&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Jennifer Crane</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Jennifer Crane&nbsp;</TD>
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Security Agreement, dated February 15, 2012, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Crossroads Systems (Texas), Inc.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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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 15, 2012
Crossroads Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
Delaware
001-15331
74-2846643
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
11000 North Mo-Pac Expressway
Austin, Texas
78759
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(512) 349-0300
(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):
o
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 15, 2012, Crossroads
Systems, Inc. (the "Company") amended its current loan and security agreement (the "Agreement") with Silicon
Valley Bank (the "Bank"). Under the terms of the amendment:
·
the Bank waived the default relating to
the tangible net worth covenant for the month ending November 30, 2011 in the Agreement;
·
the interest rate for the term loan was
revised to provide that the principal amount of all term loan advances outstanding under the agreement shall accrue interest at
a floating per annum rate equal to the sum of 2.5% plus the prime rate determined under the Agreement; provided, however that if
the Company satisfies certain financial covenants in the agreement at all times through and including:
·
July 31, 2012, the margin will decrease
to 2.25%, and
·
July 31, 2013, the margin will decrease
to 2.0%;
and
·
the
parties modified the minimum tangible net worth covenant to (i) $4.5 million plus adjustments for the months of November 2011,
December 2011 and January 2012, (ii) $3.5 million plus adjustments for the months of February 2012, March 2012 and April 2012,
and (iii) $2.0 million plus adjustments for August 2012 and each month thereafter
.
The foregoing description
does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
See the discussion in Item
1.01 with respect to the Company's February 15, 2012 amendment to the Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
No.
Exhibit Name
10.1
Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated February 15, 2012, by and between
Silicon Valley Bank and Crossroads Systems (Texas), Inc.
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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.
Date: February 16, 2012
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC.
By:
/s/ Jennifer Crane
Jennifer Crane
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
No.
Exhibit Name
10.1
Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Loan and
Security Agreement, dated February 15, 2012, by and between Silicon Valley Bank and Crossroads Systems (Texas), Inc.