Form 8-K - Current report

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): October 2, 2023

DSS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York

001-32146

16-1229730

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

275 Wiregrass Pkwy,

West Henrietta, NY

14586

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (585) 325-3610

N/A

(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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

Title of each class		Ticker symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.02 par value per share		DSS		The NYSE American LLC

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 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 October 2, 2023, the Board of Directors of DSS, Inc. (“DSS” or the “Company”) elected Mr. Danny Lim Sheng Hon, age 31, as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Mr. Lim’s core competencies encompass business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, and strategic planning and execution. He joined Alset International Limited (SGX:40V), a publicly traded company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, in 2016, where he began as an analyst for a hedge fund within the group and has risen to the position of Senior Vice President of Business Development. He was appointed as an executive director of Alset International Limited in 2020 and upon the listing of Alset Inc. (Nasdaq: AEI) on the Nasdaq Stock Market, he assumed the role of Executive Director in October 2022.

Mr. Lim graduated from Singapore Nanyang Technological University with a Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Business, specializing in Banking and Finance.

There is no arrangement or understanding with Mr. Lim and any other person pursuant to which he was elected as a director of the Company. There is no family relationship between Mr. Lim and any director or executive officer of the Company, and Mr. Lim is not a party to a related party transaction within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 3, 2023	DSS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Frank D. Heuszel
	Name:	Frank D. Heuszel
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

Cover	Oct. 02, 2023
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Document Type	8-K
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Document Period End Date	Oct. 02, 2023
Entity File Number	001-32146
Entity Registrant Name	DSS, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0000771999
Entity Tax Identification Number	16-1229730
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	NY
Entity Address, Address Line One	275 Wiregrass Pkwy
Entity Address, City or Town	West Henrietta
Entity Address, State or Province	NY
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	14586
City Area Code	(585)
Local Phone Number	325-3610
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Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.02 par value per share
Trading Symbol	DSS
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
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