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): | September 11, 2013 |
Rand Worldwide, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-31265 | 84-1035353 |
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of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
161 Worcester Road, Suite 401, Framingham, Massachusetts | 01701 | |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: | (508) 663-1400 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) Departure of Executive Officer
On September 11, 2013, Rand Worldwide, Inc. (the "Company") terminated its employment relationship with Mr. Robert Heeg, its Executive Vice President.
The Company and Mr. Heeg are parties to an employment agreement that provides that Mr. Heeg’s employment may be terminated at any time by the Company or Mr. Heeg. Under this agreement and in connection with the termination of his employment, Mr. Heeg is entitled to receive, subject to any applicable waiting periods required by law, severance in the form of continued base salary for 12 months and the costs associated with continuing his employee benefits during such 12-month period, including medical coverage under the Company’s insurance plans, provided that he executes and delivers a release and waiver of claims acceptable to the Company within 28 days of his termination date. At the time of his termination, Mr. Heeg’s base salary was $238,750 per year.
(d) Election of Director
On September 12, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company elected Lawrence Rychlak to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. The Board does not initially intend to appoint Mr. Rychlak to serve on any Board Committees. Mr. Rychlak is the President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and as such will receive no additional compensation for serving on the Board of Directors. Biographical and compensation information for Mr. Rychlak is provided in the sections of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed on October 3, 2012 entitled "EXECUTIVE OFFICERS" and "EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION", which information is incorporated herein by reference. Other than his compensatory arrangements, Mr. Rychlak has not been a party to any transaction of the type required to be disclosed by Item 404(a) of the Securities and Exchange Commissioner’s Regulation S-K and no such transaction is currently contemplated.
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.
Rand Worldwide, Inc. | ||||
September 12, 2013 | By: |
Lawrence Rychlak
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Name: Lawrence Rychlak | ||||
Title: President and Chief Financial Officer |