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): April 19, 2015
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35000 | 80-0629925 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 7501 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1200E Bethesda, MD |
20814 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 215-5500
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 April 20, 2015, Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Howard W. Smith, III as President of the Company effective on April 27, 2015. Mr. Smith, age 56, currently serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Smith has been a member of our Board since July 2010. Mr. Smith joined the Company in November 1980 and has been a member of the management team since 1988. Mr. Smith has served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and a Board member of the Company’s operating company, Walker & Dunlop, LLC (“WDLLC”) or its predecessors since 2004. The Board of Managers of WDLLC also has appointed Mr. Smith as President of WDLLC effective on April 27, 2015. As President, Mr. Smith will continue to be responsible for our Multifamily, FHA Finance, Healthcare Finance, Capital Markets and Investment Sales groups. Mr. Smith is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Multi Housing Council and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia. He also served as the Chairman of the Fannie Mae DUS Peer Group advisory council from 2007 to 2008 and again from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Washington & Lee University.
In conjunction with Mr. Smith’s appointment, the Company announced that William M. Walker will no longer hold the title of President of the Company and WDLLC as of April 27, 2015. Mr. Walker will continue to serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and WDLLC.
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.
| WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: April 22, 2015 | By: | /s/ Richard M. Lucas | ||||||
| Name: | Richard M. Lucas | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, | |||||||
| General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||||