GLUU Glu Mobile Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8‑K

 

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report: August 31, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

Glu Mobile Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

(415)  800‑6100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

On August 31, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Glu Mobile Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board from eight directors to nine directors and appointed Greg Brandeau to the Board as a Class III director, effective as of August 31, 2015.  Mr. Brandeau has not yet been assigned to any Board committees.  Mr. Brandeau will be compensated for his service on the Board and any committee of the Board on which he serves in accordance with the Company’s compensation program for non-employee directors, which is filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 14, 2014.  In addition, the Board approved the Company’s entering into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Brandeau, in the form filed as Exhibit 99.01 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 29, 2013.  Mr. Brandeau has no relationships or transactions with the Company that are required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K, and there are no arrangements or understandings with other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a director. 

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Brandeau’s appointment to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03    Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

As noted in Item 5.02 above, on August 31, 2015, the Board increased the size of the Board from eight directors to nine directors in connection with the appointment of Greg Brandeau to the Board.  

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

99.01 Press release dated September 3, 2015 announcing the appointment of Greg Brandeau to the Board.  

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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.

 

                 

Glu Mobile Inc.

                   

 

Date:  September 3, 2015By: /s/ Scott J. Leichtner 

             Name:  Scott J. Leichtner

Title:      Vice President and General Counsel

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Number Description

 

99.01Press release, dated September 3, 2015, announcing the appointment of Greg Brandeau to the Board.

 

 

 

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Former Disney CTO and Pixar executive,  Greg Brandeau Joins the Board of Directors of Glu Mobile Inc.

 

San Francisco, Calif. – September 3, 2015 – Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced that Greg Brandeau has joined the company’s Board of Directors. Brandeau brings to Glu a strong background in technology management experience. As the former CTO of Walt Disney Animation Studios and former SVP of Technology for Pixar Animation Studios, he is uniquely positioned  to offer world-class engineering leadership expertise as Glu continues to expand its digital entertainment portfolio.  

 

“Greg has a proven track record as a leader in the entertainment technology space,” said Niccolo de Masi, Glu Chairman and CEO. “We expect that his experience and commitment to innovation will provide tremendous value to Glu’s Board of Directors. We look forward to his contributions.”

 

“Glu is undoubtedly a leader in the mobile gaming space.  I look forward to working with Glu’s Board of Directors and senior management team to support the company’s ongoing growth,” said Brandeau.

 

In addition to serving on the Board at Glu, Brandeau currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for Chromatik, and he also serves on the Board of Directors for Independent Means Inc. He is an Advisory Board Member for Calit2, and a member of the Visiting Committee for the Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.   In addition to his prior technology management roles at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar, he  has served in various technology management roles for companies including Maker Media, Periegen Sciences, NeXT Computer and Mountain Network Solutions. He is the co-author of Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation.

 

Brandeau holds B.S and M.S degrees in Electronic Engineering from MIT, and an MBA from Duke University.

 

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About Glu Mobile   

Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, COOKING DASH, DEER HUNTER, DINER DASH, DINO HUNTER: DEADLY SHORES, ETERNITY WARRIORS, FRONTLINE COMMANDO, RACING RIVALS, TAP SPORTS BASEBALL and TAP SPORTS FOOTBALL,  and branded IP games including KIM KARDASHIAN: HOLLYWOOD, ROBOCOP: THE OFFICIAL GAME,  TERMINATOR GENYSIS: REVOLUTION,  and MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: ROGUE NATION on the App Store,

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Google Play, Amazon Appstore, Facebook, Mac App Store, and Windows Phone. Glu’s unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with major U.S. offices outside Seattle and in Long Beach, and international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Consumers can find high-quality entertainment wherever they see the ‘g’ character logo or at www.glu.com. For live updates, please follow Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at www.facebook.com/glumobile.    

 

CONTRACT KILLER, COOKING DASH, DEER HUNTER, DINER DASH, DINO HUNTER: DEADLY SHORES, ETERNITY WARRIORS, FRONTLINE COMMANDO, RACING RIVALS, TAP SPORTS BASEBALL, TAP SPORTS FOOTBALL, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc. or its subsidiaries. 

 

Investor Relations:

Seth Potter

ICR

IR@glu.com 

(646) 277-1230  

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