Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 21 2017 - 4:18PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):
November 20, 2017
JETPAY
CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
Delaware
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001-35170
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90-0632274
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of Incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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3939 West Drive, Center Valley, PA 18034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(610) 797-9500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including
Area Code)
(Former Name or Former 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 (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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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
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Item 5.02
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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Effective November
20, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of JetPay Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Robert
Metzger to fill the vacancy on the Board resulting from an increase in the size of the Board. Pursuant to the Company’s charter,
Mr. Metzger was appointed to serve as a Class B Director, whose term expires in 2020. Mr. Metzger was determined by the
Board to be independent under the rules and regulations of the Nasdaq Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) and Securities and Exchange
Commission. In addition, the Board has determined that Mr. Metzger is financially sophisticated and able to read and understand
fundamental financial statements.
Since April 2015, Mr.
Metzger has served as Director of the Investment Banking Academy at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois and
since January 2017, he has also been the Director of the Gies College of Business Honors Programs. In addition, he serves as a Lecturer
in the Department of Finance. Since 2016, Mr. Metzger has served as a senior director at William Blair & Company, an investment
bank. Mr. Metzger previously served as partner and managing director at William Blair & Company, where he was head of the Technology
group from January 2011 to December 2015 and head of the Financial Services Investment Banking Group from April 2007 to December
2015. Prior to joining William Blair & Company, Mr. Metzger worked at ABN Amro Incorporated, A.T. Kearney, and Price Waterhouse.
Mr. Metzger currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committees at WageWorks, USA Technologies, and Millennium
Trust Company, and serves as a Senior Advisor of Mission OG. Mr. Metzger graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
with a B.S. in Accountancy and received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Mr. Metzger has not
been elected to serve as a member of the Board pursuant to any agreement or understanding with the Company or any other person.
Mr. Metzger has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or series of similar transactions contemplated by Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Like other non-employee
directors of the Company, Mr. Metzger will receive a $10,000 annual retainer to be paid in quarterly installments in arrears and
a $1,000 fee for each Board meeting attended in person or by teleconference.
Item 7.01
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On November 21, 2017,
the Company issued a press release announcing the election of Mr. Metzger to serve on the Board, a copy of which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in
this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto is furnished solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K. Consequently, it is not deemed
“filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section.
Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
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: November 21, 2017
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JETPAY CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Gregory M. Krzemien
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Name: Gregory M. Krzemien
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
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