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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

September 1, 2023

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

FUNKO, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38274   35-2593276
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

2802 Wetmore Avenue

Everett, Washington 98201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(425) 783-3616

(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):

 

 

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

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share   FNKO   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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

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.

On September 1, 2023, Brian Mariotti, director and former Chief Executive Officer of Funko, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company’s board of directors (“Board”) of his resignation as a member of the Board and as an employee of the Company for “Good Reason” (as defined in that certain Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Mariotti, dated as of January 3, 2022, as subsequently amended December 5, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”)), effective immediately (the “Effective Date”). Mr. Mariotti’s resignation as an employee and as a member of the Board was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. The resignation also ends Mr. Mariotti’s previously disclosed sabbatical with the Company.

Pursuant to his Employment Agreement, Mr. Mariotti will be entitled to receive, subject to his execution, delivery and non-revocation of a waiver and release of claims agreement: (i) continued base salary payments for 12 months, less applicable withholdings, (ii) reimbursement during such 12-month period of the Company-paid portion of premium payments, as if Mr. Mariotti had remained an active employee, for any COBRA coverage that he timely elects, which shall be payable monthly and (iii) any unvested equity awards held by Mr. Mariotti (A) subject to time-based vesting will accelerate and vest in full and (B) subject to performance-based vesting conditions will be eligible to vest and be settled based on the actual achievement of the applicable performance objective(s) as if the date of termination was the end of the applicable performance period(s).

In addition, effective as of the Effective Date, Mr. Mariotti and the Company entered into an advisor agreement pursuant to which Mr. Mariotti will provide consulting and advisory services to the Company, including services related to the Company’s licensing and creative efforts and related initiatives, and other efforts to pursue business opportunities (the “Advisor Agreement”). The Advisor Agreement has a term of two years and is terminable by the Company for a reason other than Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) with six months prior written notice, by the Company for Cause with 30 days prior written notice, or by Mr. Mariotti for any reason with 30 days prior written notice. Pursuant to the Advisor Agreement, the Company has agreed to pay Mr. Mariotti a quarterly fee of $50,000 commencing as of September 1, 2023.

The foregoing description of the Advisor Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Advisor Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

10.1    Advisor Agreement, by and between the Company and Brian Mariotti, dated September 1, 2023.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


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.

 

Date: September 1, 2023   FUNKO, INC.
    By:  

/s/ Tracy D. Daw

      Tracy D. Daw
      Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Exhibit 10.1

FUNKO, LLC

ADVISOR AGREEMENT

THIS ADVISOR AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and effective as of September 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Funko, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (the “Company”), and Brian Mariotti, an individual (the “Advisor”).

1. Services. For the term of this Agreement, Advisor will provide consulting and advisory services to Funko related to Funko’s (i) licensing and creative efforts and related initiatives, and (ii) other efforts to pursue business opportunities as identified by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors of Funko, Inc. and mutually agreed with Advisor from time to time (collectively, the “Advisor Services”). The Advisor Services will include, without limitation, strategic advice and introduction to key third party participants in these business areas. Advisor’s work shall be directed primarily by Funko’s Chief Executive Officer and will include, at a minimum, meeting with the Chief Executive Officer or other appropriate Funko personnel at least quarterly to discuss Funko’s efforts and opportunities in the identified areas. Advisor shall not be required to perform more than eight hours of Advisor Services during any week.

2. Compensation.

2.1 Fees. Advisor will receive a quarterly payment of $50,000, with the first payment made on September 1, 2023, and continuing on each December 1, March 1 and June 1 thereafter throughout the term, subject to Advisor continuing to provide Services to the Company throughout the term of this agreement.

2.2 Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the Advisor for all reasonable and documented travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the rendering of any Advisor Services in accordance with the Company’s policies, as in effect from time to time.

3. Independent Contractor Relationship. The Advisor’s relationship with the Company is that of an independent contractor, and nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or should be construed to, create a partnership, agency, joint venture or employee relationship, nor shall the Advisor be deemed entitled to participate in any employee benefit plan of the Company or receive any benefit available to employees of the Company, including insurance, worker’s compensation, retirement and vacation benefits. The Advisor is solely responsible for all tax returns and payments required to be filed with, or made to, any federal, state or local tax authority with respect to the performance of services and receipt of fees under this Agreement.


4. Confidential Information.

4.1 Definition of Confidential Information. “Confidential Information” as used in this Agreement shall mean any and all confidential or secret knowledge or information of the Company or any of its affiliates which Advisor has acquired or become acquainted with prior to the termination of this Agreement, whether developed by himself or by others, including, without limitation, any trade secrets, confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, plans, devices or material (whether or not patented or patentable) directly or indirectly useful in any aspect of the business of the Company or any of its affiliates, any customer or supplier lists of the Company or any of its affiliates, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company or any of its affiliates, or any other confidential information or secret aspect of the business of the Company or any of its affiliates. Confidential Information also includes proprietary or confidential information of any third party who may disclose such information to the Company or the Advisor in the course of the Company’s business.

4.2 Nondisclosure and Nonuse Obligations. The Advisor will use the Confidential Information solely to perform the Advisor Services for the benefit of the Company and for no other purpose, and the Advisor will not disclose the Confidential Information to any other person.

4.3 Exclusions from Nondisclosure and Nonuse Obligations. The Advisor’s obligations under Section 4.2 with respect to any portion of Confidential Information shall not apply to any information that (i) was in the public domain at or subsequent to the time it was communicated to the Advisor by the Company or a Company authorized person through no fault of the Advisor, (ii) was rightfully in the Advisor’s possession free of any obligation of confidence at or subsequent to the time it was communicated to the Advisor by the Company or a Company authorized person, (iii) was developed by the Advisor independently of and without reference to any information communicated to the Advisor by the Company or a Company authorized person, or (iv) is being disclosed by the Advisor in response to a valid order by a court or other governmental body, or otherwise as required by law, provided that the Advisor provides prior written notice of such required disclosure to the Company and takes reasonable and lawful actions to avoid and/or minimize the extent of such disclosure.

4.4 Disclosure of Third Party Information. Neither party shall communicate any information to the other in violation of the proprietary rights of any third party.

5. No Conflict of Interest. Advisor represents that Advisor’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement and provision of the Advisor Services hereunder will not violate any duty which Advisor may have to any other person or entity (such as a present or former employer), including obligations concerning providing services to others, confidentiality of proprietary information and assignment of inventions, ideas, patents or copyrights, and Advisor agrees that Advisor will not do anything in the performance of the Advisor Services hereunder that would violate any such duty. The Company acknowledges that Advisor is acting in his individual capacity, and not as an employee of the Company with respect to any services provided hereunder. Therefore, it is understood that the Company, its affiliates, officers and employees will have no liability with respect to the services rendered hereunder

6. Term and Termination.

6.1 Term. The term of this Agreement is two (2) years beginning on the Effective Date set forth above.

 

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6.2 Termination. Except as the parties shall otherwise agree, (i) the Company may terminate this Agreement for a reason other than Cause, as defined in the Chief Creative Officer Employment Agreement between the Company and Advisor, dated January 3, 2022, as amended as of December 5, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”), with six (6) months prior written notice to Advisor, (ii) the Company may terminate this Agreement for Cause with thirty (30) days prior written notice to Advisor and (iii) Advisor may terminate this Agreement with thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Company. No quarterly payment shall be refunded by Advisor once it has been paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, in lieu of providing any notice described above, terminate Advisor’s services with immediate effect and pay Advisor any fees that would otherwise have been payable during the notice period at such time(s) and in such amount(s) as set forth in Section 2.1.

6.3 Survival. The rights and obligations contained in Sections 4, 5, 6.3, 7 and 8 will survive any termination of this Agreement.

7. Rights Under Employment Agreement. The Company and Advisor acknowledge and agree that (i) effective as of September 1, 2023, Advisor’s employment with the Company terminated for Good Reason, in accordance with Section 7.01(a) of the Employment Agreement, and (ii) Employee is entitled to all of the benefits payable under Section 7.05 of the Employment Agreement due to a termination for Good Reason; provided, that Advisor complies with the terms of the Employment Agreement, including, without limitation, timely execution, delivery and non-revocation of the Release contemplated by Section 7.05(b).

8. Miscellaneous.

8.1 Successors and Assigns. Due to the personal nature of the Advisor Services to be rendered by the Advisor, the Advisor may not assign the Advisor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Company. The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to an affiliate of the Company without the consent of the Advisor. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the heirs, assigns and successors of the respective parties.

8.2 Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered as follows with notice deemed given as indicated: (a) by personal delivery when delivered personally; (b) by overnight courier upon written verification of receipt; (c) by facsimile transmission or e-mail upon acknowledgment of receipt of electronic transmission; or (d) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, upon verification of receipt. Notice shall be sent to the addresses set forth on the signature page hereto or such other address as either party may specify in writing.

8.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Washington without reference to rules of conflicts of law.

8.4 Severability. Should any provisions of this Agreement be held by a court of law to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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8.5 Waiver. The waiver by either party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the other party shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach by such other party.

8.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral or written agreements concerning such subject matter. The terms of this Agreement will govern all Advisor Services and other services undertaken by the Advisor for the Company. This Agreement may only be changed by mutual agreement of authorized representatives of the parties in writing.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Advisor Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

FUNKO, LLC
By:   /s/ Tracy D. Daw
  Name: Tracy D. Daw
  Title: Chief Legal Officer
ADVISOR:
  /s/ Brian Mariotti
  Brian Mariotti
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