Current Report Filing (8-k)
November 19 2020 - 8:31AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): November 19, 2020
BOXLIGHT
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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8211
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46-4116523
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(State
of
Incorporation)
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(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number.)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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BOXLIGHT
CORPORATION
1045
Progress Circle
Lawrenceville,
Georgia 30043
(Address
Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
678-367-0809
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class
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Trading
Symbol(s)
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Name
of each exchange on which registered
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Common
Stock $0.0001 per share
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BOXL
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The
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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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 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company [X]
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
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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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Appointment
of New President
On
November 19, 2020, Boxlight Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Boxlight”), announced that the Company’s board
of directors (the “Board”) had appointed Mark Starkey to serve as President of the Corporation. Michael Pope stepped
down from the position of President but will continue in his roles as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board. Mr. Starkey has served as CEO of Sahara Presentations Group PLC (“Sahara”) since February 2020. He served
as Senior Director, EMEA and head of Sales Strategy for Western Europe at Dell and EMC from October 2015 through February 2020.
From 2004 until 2015, Mr. Starkey worked in senior management roles at Localis UK, an IT integrator, including the positions
of Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Commercial Director. Mr. Starkey started his career as a Chartered Accountant
at Ernst & Young, where he worked from 1994 to 1998. Mr. Starkey received his B.Sc. degree in economics at Brunel University
London and is qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Mr. Starkey has no family relationships with any director or executive officer
of the Company.
Mr.
Starkey will continue to be compensated pursuant to the terms of his current employment agreement with Sahara. Under his employment
agreement, dated November 1, 2019 (the “Employment Agreement”), as amended by a deed of variation, dated September
24, 2020 (the “Deed of Variation”), Mr. Starkey receives annual compensation of £200,000, a quarterly bonus
of £12,500 if he meets 90% of a gross profit target and £25,000 if he achieves 100% of the gross profit target, as
such gross profit target may be set by the Corporation’s board of directors or compensation committee, with a maximum annual
bonus of up to £100,000. Mr. Starkey is entitled to 27 days of vacation, a company vehicle, and is required to provide the
Corporation with 12 months’ advance notice prior to resignation.
The
foregoing descriptions of the Employment Agreement and Deed of Variation do not purport to describe all of the terms of such agreements
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Employment Agreement and Deed Variation, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1
and 10.2, respectively, hereto, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Transition
of Global Sales and Marketing Role
Along
with the above appointment, the Company will be phasing out the position of SVP Global Sales and Marketing, a position held by
Daniel Leis. Mr. Leis’s last day with the Company will be November 30, 2020.
Item
7.01.
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Regulation
FD Disclosure.
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On
November 19, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Mr. Starkey as the Company’s President.
A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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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.
Dated:
November 19, 2020
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BOXLIGHT
CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Michael Pope
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Name:
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Michael
Pope
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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