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 16, 2014 | ||
EPAM SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | ||
Delaware | 1-35418 | 223536104 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
41 University Drive, Suite 202 Newtown, Pennsylvania | 18940 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 267-759-9000 | ||
Not Applicable | ||
(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
On September 16, 2014, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of EPAM Systems, Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Dr. Peter Kuerpick to serve on the Board as an independent director. Dr. Kuerpick has also been appointed to the Compensation Committee of the Board.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Dr. Kuerpick and any other persons pursuant to which Dr. Kuerpick was selected as a director. There are no transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Dr. Kuerpick has a direct or indirect material interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Dr. Kuerpick’s compensation for service as a director will be consistent with that of the Company’s other non-employee directors, as described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.
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.
EPAM Systems, Inc. | |||||
Date: | September 22, 2014 | By: | /s/ GINGER MOSIER | ||
Name: | Ginger Mosier | ||||
Title: | Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||