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): May 17, 2019

BSQUARE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington

000-27687

91-1650880

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

110 110 ^th Ave NE, Suite 300

Bellevue, WA 98004

425-519-5900

(Address and Telephone Number of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

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):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, no par value

BSQR

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02

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

Effective May 17, 2019, Giles Frith, the Chief Operating Officer of BSQUARE Corporation (the “Company”), has stepped down. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement and a separation and release agreement between the Company and Mr. Frith, Mr. Frith will receive severance equal to six months of his current annual base salary, paid in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll schedule, and the Company will subsidize Mr. Frith’s COBRA premiums for six months. In addition, Mr. Frith will receive accelerated payment of his retention bonus in the amount $60,000 payable as a lump sum.

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.