TERADATA CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C FORM 8-K/A (Amendment No. 1) CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2017 TERADATA CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Innovation Drive Dayton, Ohio (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Registrant s telephone number including area code: (866) N/A (Former Name or 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: Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR ) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR a-12) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR e-4(c))

2 Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 2, 2015, Teradata Corporation (the Company ) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that the services of its former Co-President, Herman Wimmer, as an executive officer of the Company had been terminated as of December 1, This Amendment No. 1 to Form 8-K is being filed to report that, on March 31, 2017, pursuant to an order issued by the Augsburg Labour Court in Germany (the German Court ) at a hearing which took place on March 29, 2017, the Company and Teradata GmbH, a subsidiary of the Company located in Germany (together, Teradata ), have complied with the terms of a settlement with Mr. Wimmer provided and approved by the court, the complete terms of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and are incorporated herein by reference (the Settlement Terms ). Following his termination, Mr. Wimmer had filed a legal action against Teradata with the German Court on March 21, 2016, claiming, among other things, that his termination was invalid under German labor law and seeking the grant of equity awards in the amount of 2.5 million or payment of the corresponding cash amount. The Settlement Terms resolve that entire action, and the German Court has issued an order requiring Teradata and Mr. Wimmer to comply with the Settlement Terms. The Settlement Terms provide that Mr. Wimmer s employment with Teradata terminated effective March 31, 2017, and require Teradata to provide Mr. Wimmer with severance and other benefits, as summarized below. The Settlement Terms also provide that, upon satisfaction of such terms, neither Mr. Wimmer nor Teradata will have any further claims, whether monetary or otherwise, against the other arising out of the employment relationship and its termination, regardless of the legal grounds, known or unknown. The following summary of the Settlement Terms does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit Pursuant to the Settlement Terms, Mr. Wimmer received the following payments and benefits in accordance with German law: (i) for the 12-month period from April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017 (the Notice Period ), he received his annual base salary of 486, and his prorated bonus of 545, , under the applicable Teradata annual incentive plan; (ii) a severance payment in the amount of $3,060, gross; and (iii) a car allowance through the end of the Notice Period, a housing allowance through the end of the applicable lease term (July 15, 2017), and expatriate benefits (including transition relocation expenses) through the end of the Notice Period. The Settlement Terms also provide that Mr. Wimmer will receive no equity award for 2015 or for the Notice Period (though his outstanding equity will continue to vest until the end of the Notice Period). In addition, Mr. Wimmer has agreed to comply with, among other things, certain non-solicitation and non-competition restrictive covenants.

3 Item Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits The following exhibits are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K: Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Settlement Terms issued by Augsburg Labour Court with respect to Teradata Corporation, Teradata GmbH and Hermann Wimmer dated March 29, 2017 and entered as of April 4, 2017.

4 SIGNATURE 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. Dated: April 6, 2017 Teradata Corporation By: /s/ Laura K. Nyquist Name: Laura K. Nyquist Title: General Counsel and Secretary

5 Index to Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Settlement Terms issued by Augsburg Labour Court with respect to Teradata Corporation, Teradata GmbH and Hermann Wimmer dated March 29, 2017 and entered as of April 4, 2017.

6 Exhibit10.1 [TRANSLATION COPY] Settlement 1 Termination of Contract 1. The Defendant II ( i.e.teradatagmbh) and the Claimant agree that their employment relationship will terminate with effect to March 31 st, 2017 ( Termination Date ). 2. The Defendant I ( i.e.teradatacorporation) and the Claimant agree that any employment relationship between the Defendant I and the Claimant will also terminate with effect to the Termination Date. 3. The Parties agree that, with effect to the Termination Date, any further potential service or employment relationships between the Claimant and any affiliated company of the Defendant I will also terminate. The Claimant shall not derive any claims from such service or employment relationships. 4. The Claimant remains irrevocably released from his duty to perform services with continued payment of his remuneration according to Sec. 2 para. (1) of this Settlement Agreement until the Termination Date. Potential outstanding holiday entitlements and potential overtime will be set off against the period of release. 2 Settlement of Contract 1. Until the Termination Date, the monthly fix salary, based on an annual salary in the amount of 486, EUR gross, will be accounted for and paid to the Claimant in accordance with the terms of his Employment Contract, i.e. a monthly amount of 40, EUR gross until the Termination Date. 2. For the fiscal year 2016, the Defendant II pays to the Claimant the annual incentive earned under the 2016 Annual Incentive Plan of the Defendant I, at the actual performance of the Defendant I in the fiscal year 2016 of 102%, i.e. an amount of 545, EUR gross. The payment will be made in a lump sum at the point in time regulated in the 2016 Annual Incentive Plan, no later than in March For the fiscal year 2017, the Defendant II pays to the Claimant proratatemporisfor the period of time between January 1 st, 2017 to March 31 st, /12 of the annual incentive earned under the 2017 Annual Incentive Plan of the Defendant I, under the fiction of an actual performance of the Defendant I in the fiscal year 2017 of 100%, i.e. an amount of 133, EUR gross. The payment will be made on the Termination Date. 4. The Claimant s participation in the pension scheme according to the Pension Plan of the Defendant II will remain unchanged until the Termination Date. 5. Any further claims to remuneration or bonus payments of the Claimant do not exist. 6. The Defendant II will continue to pay for the Claimant s expenses for housing and utilities (natural gas, water, electric, phone, cable) based on the currently applicable expatriate assignment agreement until July 15 th, In case of a repatriation until end of May 2018, the Claimant will be reimbursed for the following costs according to the Assignment Agreement: Relocation allowance equal to 10, USD (net of taxes) Costs of business class airfare for the Employee and accompanying dependent family members Costs for moving and shipment of household goods and personal effects (similar quantity and capacity as way to the USA) 7. The Claimant is entitled to use for private purposes in accordance with the existing arrangements the company car (2015 BMW X5, AWD 4dr xdrive 35l) provided to him until the Termination Date. In accordance with the Teradata Vehicle Lease/Allowance Policy the Employee is entitled to use the company car for private purposes. The private use of the company car will be subject to taxation according to tax laws applicable from time to time and the Claimant shall be responsible for such taxes to be paid on the private use of the car.

7 8. The Defendant II will reimburse the Claimant for his attorney s fees occurred in relation to the termination of his employment relationship with the Defendant II upon proper evidence (proper invoice) in the amount of 56, EUR plus VAT as a lump sum. 9. Until the Termination Date, the Claimant remains to the full extent bound by the non-competition obligation according to Sec. 7 of the Employment Contract. 10. The Claimant is entitled to assume the office as General Manager International with ForgeRock GmbH, Duesseldorf, Germany and to provide services for such corporation with effect from March 2nd, Severance Payment 1. The Defendant II shall pay to the Claimant a severance payment in the amount of 3,060, USD gross. 2. The severance payment becomes due and payable as of the Termination Date and will be paid in Euro in Germany. With respect to the exchange of the amount in USD agreed upon in para. 1 into Euro, the Euro reference quotation issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) on March 30 th, 2017 applies. 3. Except as provided in the immediately following sentence, the Parties agree that this Settlement Agreement supersedes and replaces the severance terms under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement of the Defendant II and its affiliated companies, and that the Defendant II and its affiliated companies have no further obligations to the Claimant under any plan, program, policy or practice or contract or agreement, including without limitation, the Change in Control Severance Plan of the Defendant I ( CIC Plan ). The Claimant is no longer a Participant in the CIC Plan; provided, however, that if a change in control (as defined in the CIC Plan) occurs on or prior to the Termination Date, then the Claimant shall be entitled to receive the greater of (1) the benefits to which he would have been entitled under the CIC Plan had he not been removed as a Participant in the CIC Plan, or (2) the severance payment set forth in Sec 4, para. (1) of this Settlement Agreement, but in no event shall the Claimant be entitled to receive both such severance payment and the CIC Plan benefits. If a change in control occurs after the Termination Date, then the Claimant shall have no right to benefits based on the CIC Plan.

8 4 Equity Award 1. The Parties agree that Attachment 1 provides a complete and accurate listing of all outstanding equity awards held by the Claimant (the Equity Awards ), along with the applicable pro-ration factors for the Claimant s time-based restricted share units, and the number of vested shares underlying the Claimants s stock options. 2. Any vested restricted share units as a result of this Settlement Agreement will be distributed to the Claimant in accordance with the terms, and subject to the conditions, of the applicable award agreements, including the 6-month delay on payouts for service-based restricted share units. 3. Solely for purposes of determining the Claimants s rights with respect to the outstanding equity awards held by the Claimant as of the Termination Date under the Company s equity compensation plans: The Claimant s employment shall be deemed to have terminated employment as a result of a reduction-in-force for purposes of determining the vesting treatment of the Claimant s service-based restricted share units and performance-based restricted share units. All vested stock options held by the Claimant shall remain exercisable until the earlier of three years after the Termination Date or the expiration of the remainder of the stated ten-year term of the option. 4. The Defendants shall have no obligation to grant additional equity compensation awards to the Claimant for the long-term equity program grant cycle, the long-term equity program grant cycle or any subsequent cycle and will not grant such awards to the Claimant. The Claimant is obliged to return to the Defendants all items belonging to the Defendants which are in the Claimant s possession. 5 6 Discharge With the fulfillment of the obligations according to this Settlement Agreement, all mutual claims of the Parties resulting from the employment relationship and its termination, based on whatever legal grounds, known or unknown, are satisfied.