UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
Date of Report: March 6, 2016 | ||
DigitalTown, Inc. | ||
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10655 NE 4th St. Suite 801Bellevue, WA |
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Section 1 - Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 5, 2016, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement in order to acquire certain intellectual property rights relating to Coud.Market, an eCommerce technology platform. In exchange for the intellectual property rights owned by the Seller under the Agreement, the Company will issue 750,000 shares of common stock and pay Seller $7,500.
Section 5- Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The Board of Directors appointed Chris Maxwell Chief Technology Officer effective March 6, 2016. There have been no transactions between Mr Maxwell and the Registrant during the prior fiscal year which would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K that have not already been reported on Form 10-K.
The Company and Mr. Maxwell entered into an employment agreement effective March 9, 2016, through March 31, 2017.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Maxwell and any officer or director of the Company. For the duration of the agreement, Mr. Maxwell shall be paid an annual salary of $120,000, and shall be entitled to 600,000 shares of common stock, payable at the rate of 50,000 shares per month for 12 months.
Following is a brief description of Mr. Maxwells business experience:
Chris Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell leads DigitalTown's technology organization, leading technology development, delivery and deployment. Prior to joining DigitalTown, Mr. Maxwell founded Cloud.Market, an online marketplace serving the needs of local communities and businesses. Previously, he was a senior technical program manager at Amazon, working on the seller services team. He was the Director of Voxeo Labs (acquired by Aspect) in the office of the CTO. He has held leadership, management and technical roles at Tellme (acquired by Microsoft), AT&T, Edify and Intervoice (acquired by Convergys), Verizon and EDS. Chris holds an MBA from the University of Dallas and a BA from Baylor University.
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Dated: March ___, 2016 | DIGITALTOWN, INC By: ________________________________ |
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