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): November 23, 2015

  

 

 

ZAIS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware 001-35848 46-1314400
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

Two Bridge Avenue, Suite 322

Red Bank, NJ

07701-1106
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (732) 978-7518

 

N/A
(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.

 

 

Effective November 23, 2015, Nisha Motani was appointed Chief Accounting Officer of ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”). Ms. Motani, age 43, currently serves as the Director of Fund Reporting for the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary, ZAIS Group, LLC (“ZAIS Group”), and is responsible for overseeing annual audits, monthly net asset value reporting, quarterly and annual financial statement reporting, and informational requests from investors for all ZAIS Group-managed entities. Ms. Motani is also responsible for setting internal accounting policies and procedures, researching accounting issues, and serving as a direct liaison to the auditors and tax preparers for ZAIS Group-managed entities. Ms. Motani currently serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of ZAIS Financial Corp., a publicly traded mortgage real estate investment trust that is externally managed by a subsidiary of ZAIS Group.  Prior to joining ZAIS Group in October 2003, Ms. Motani worked as a senior manager in the Financial Services audit practice of Deloitte & Touche where she specialized in investment management. She is a CPA with a B.S. in Accounting from Rutgers School of Business.

 

Ms. Motani receives a base salary of $200,000 and is entitled to receive retention payments of $62,500 and $32,500 in February of 2016 and 2017, respectively.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

  ZAIS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:  /s/ Donna Blank
    Donna Blank
Chief Financial Officer

  

Date: November 23, 2015