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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT |
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) |
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2023
Townsquare Media, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-36558 | 27-1996555 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| | One Manhattanville Road, | Suite 202 | | |
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| Purchase, | New York | 10577 | | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) |
(203) 861-0900
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 (17CFR 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:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share | TSQ | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 December 21, 2023, Townsquare Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement entered into by and between Erik Hellum and the Company, dated as of October 7, 2022 (the “Employment Agreement”). The Amendment increases Mr. Hellum’s annual base salary to $1,000,000.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | | Description |
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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.
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Date: December 28, 2023 | TOWNSQUARE MEDIA, INC.
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| | By: | /s/ Stuart Rosenstein |
| | Name: | Stuart Rosenstein |
| | Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND
RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of December 21, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), by and between Townsquare Media, Inc. (the “Company”), and Erik Hellum (“Executive”) (the Company and Executive are collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”).
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2022 (the “Agreement”), setting forth the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as hereinafter provided.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:
1.Amendment. Section 3(a) of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“(a) Base Salary. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be paid an annual base salary of $1,000,000 (“Base Salary”). The Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices as then in effect. During the Employment Term, the Base Salary shall be reviewed annually and may be adjusted at the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”).”
2.Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.Confirmation of the Agreements; No Other Changes. Except as expressly amended by the terms hereof, the Agreement is hereby confirmed in all respects. Nothing herein shall be held to alter, vary, or otherwise affect the terms, conditions, and provision of the Agreement other than as contemplated herein. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the Agreement, as amended herein, shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and are hereby ratified in full.
4.Counterparts. Signatures to this Amendment may be delivered by facsimile transmission or email and such transmission shall be deemed an original. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signatures appear on the following page.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has duly executed and delivered this Amendment as of the Effective Date.
COMPANY:
Townsquare Media, Inc.
_______________________________________
By: B. James Ford
Title: Chair, Compensation Committee
EXECUTIVE:
_______________________________________
Erik Hellum
[Signature Page to First Amendment to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement]
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