Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): December 20, 2019

TIPTREE INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Maryland	001-33549	38-3754322
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



299 Park Avenue, 13th Floor New York, New York		10171
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	TIPT	Nasdaq Capital Market

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 446-1400

Former Address: 780 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York, 10017

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).

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Item 1.01	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 20, 2019, Tiptree Inc., (the “Company”) and Arif Inayatullah entered into a partner emeritus agreement (the “Emeritus Agreement”). Under the Emeritus Agreement, Mr. Inayatullah agrees to provide advice and other consulting services as requested by the Company’s executive committee as a Tricadia partner emeritus from January 1, 2020 until December 31, 2020. For these services, Mr. Inayatullah will receive from the Company, use of office space, accounting, tax, research and IT support services, one Bloomberg terminal and healthcare and other benefits consistent with that of the Company’s employees. Mr. Inayatullah will not receive any cash compensation under the Emeritus Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Emeritus Agreement is a summary, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Emeritus Agreement, which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) List of Exhibits:



10.1	Partner Emeritus Agreement, dated December 20, 2019, by and between Tiptree Inc. and Arif Inayatullah.

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.