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): March 2, 2017
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GLASSBRIDGE ENTERPRISES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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1099 Helmo Ave. N., Suite 250, Oakdale, Minnesota 55128

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(651) 704-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

To the extent required by Item 1.01 of Form 8-K, the information regarding the Services Agreement (as defined below) contained in Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.

Appointment of Chief Operating Officer and Entry into Services Agreement

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “us”) appointed Daniel A. Strauss to serve as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective March 2, 2017.

Mr. Strauss, age 32, has been a Portfolio Manager at Clinton Group, Inc. (“Clinton”) since 2010 and will continue in such role following his appointment. Mr. Strauss has over ten years of experience in corporate finance as a portfolio manager and investment analyst in private and public equity through which he has developed a deep understanding of corporate finance and strategic planning activities. At Clinton, Mr. Strauss is responsible for evaluating and executing private equity transactions across a range of industries. Post-investment, Mr. Strauss is responsible for the ongoing management and oversight of Clinton’s portfolio investments. From 2008 to 2010, he worked for Angelo, Gordon & Co. as a member of the firm’s private equity and special situations area. Mr. Strauss was previously with Houlihan Lokey, where he focused on mergers and acquisitions from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Strauss has served on the boards of directors of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ: PMBC) from August 2011 until December 2015 and Community Financial Shares, Inc. (OTC: CFIS) from December 2012 until its sale to Wintrust Financial Corporation in July 2015.

Mr. Strauss will serve as our Chief Operating Officer pursuant to the terms of a Services Agreement we entered into with Clinton on March 2, 2017 (the “Services Agreement”). Clinton is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and a stockholder of the Company. The Services Agreement provides that Clinton will make available one of its employees to serve as Chief Operating Officer of the Company, and any subsidiary of the Company we may designate from time to time, as well as provide to GlassBridge Asset Management, LLC (“GBAM”), our investment adviser subsidiary, certain services related to the transaction described in the Press Release (as defined below). Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, we may request that Clinton designate a mutually agreeable replacement employee to serve as Chief Operating Officer or terminate Clinton’s provision of an employee to us for such role. Under the Services Agreement, we have agreed to pay Clinton $125,000 for an initial term concluding on May 31, 2017, which term will automatically renew unless terminated for successive three-month terms at a rate of $125,000 per renewal term. If the Services Agreement is terminated prior to the conclusion of a term, we will be reimbursed for the portion of the prepaid fee attributable to the unused portion of such term. Clinton will continue to pay Mr. Strauss’s compensation and benefits and we have agreed to pay or reimburse Mr. Strauss for his reasonable expenses. Pursuant to the terms of the Services Agreement, we have also agreed to indemnify Mr. Strauss, Clinton, any substitute Chief Operating Officer and certain of their affiliates for certain losses.

There are no family relationships between Mr. Strauss and any of the Company’s directors or executive officers, or any person nominated or chosen by the Company to become a director or executive officer. Except for the Services Agreement, there are no (i) arrangements or understandings between Mr. Strauss and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Strauss was appointed as Chief Operating Officer or (ii) transactions requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which Mr. Strauss has an interest.

The foregoing description of the Services Agreement is a summary of the material terms thereof and does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Services Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017.

On March 6, 2017, a press release was issued announcing GBAM’s collaboration in, and provision of institutional and operational support to, Arrive, a start-up platform established by Roc Nation (the “Press Release”). We have furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 a copy of the Press Release.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Forward-Looking Statements

The Press Release may include “forward looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements with respect to the future activities or success of Arrive. Words such as “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “seeks” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of Arrive to succeed in the proposed activities described in the Press Release and such other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in filings with the Commission by the Company. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

(d) Exhibits

We incorporate by reference herein the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

SIGNATURE

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.

Exhibit Index