{"url_path":"/sec/pega/8-k/2026-01-09/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-01-09","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013857/0001013857-26-000004-index.html","accession_number":"0001013857-26-000004","cik":"0001013857","ticker":"PEGA","issuer_name":"PEGASYSTEMS INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1013857/0001013857-26-000004-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001013857","primary_entity_name":"PEGASYSTEMS INC"},"word_count":102,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01. Other Events\n\nOn January 8, 2026, the Supreme Court of Virginia unanimously affirmed in full the July 30, 2024 decision of the Court of Appeals of Virginia reversing the judgment for Appian Corp. on the VUTSA claims in the case titled Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. and Youyong Zou, Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Virginia. The Supreme Court ordered the matter to be remanded for retrial consistent with its opinion.\n\nOn January 8, 2026, Pegasystems Inc. sent to its employees the email attached as Exhibit 99.1 with respect to the lawsuit styled Appian Corp. v. Pegasystems Inc. & Youyong Zou."}