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): June 1, 2017

 

SharpSpring, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36280   05-0502529

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

550 SW 2nd Avenue, Gainesville, FL   32601
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 877-705-9362

 

 

 

(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:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company [  ]

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

 

 

 

 
 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) Amendment of 2010 Employee Stock Plan

 

At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SharpSpring, Inc. (the “Company”) held on Thursday, June 1, 2017, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Plan (the “Plan”) primarily to increase the number of shares of common stock available for future issuance under the Plan from 1,650,000 to 1,950,000. The Company’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors previously approved the amendment to the Plan, subject to stockholder approval. The Company’s executive officers are eligible to participate in the Plan. A summary of the Plan is set forth in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2017. A copy of the amendment to the Plan is filed with the Proxy Statement.

 

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of SharpSpring, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, June 1, 2017. As of the close of business on April 20, 2017, the Company had outstanding 8,371,547 shares of common stock, of which 7,069,621 shares were represented at the meeting by proxy and in person; accordingly, a quorum was constituted. The matters voted upon and the final results of the voting were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The following persons were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified:

 

   Votes   Votes   Broker 
Name  For   Withheld   Non-votes 
Semyon Dukach   4,248,819    1,127,417    1,693,385 
Richard Carlson   3,087,883    2,288,353    1,693,385 
John (Rens) Troost   3,450,585    1,925,651    1,693,385 
David A. Buckel   3,457,585    1,918,651    1,693,385 
Steven A. Huey   5,369,118    7,118    1,693,385 

 

Proposal 2: Ratify Cherry Bekaert LLP as the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 2. The proposal was approved.

 

            Broker 
For   Against   Abstain   Non-votes 
 6,696,987    3,244    369,390    - 

 

 
 

 

Proposal 3: Approve an increase the number of shares of common stock available for issuance under the Company’s 2010 Employee Stock Plan to 1,950,000

 

The following votes were cast with respect to Proposal 3. The proposal was approved.

 

            Broker 
For   Against   Abstain   Non-votes 
 5,745,973    779,169    210,911    333,568 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Designation of Executive Officers for Section 16 Purposes

 

On June 2, 2017 the Company’s Board of Directors evaluated the designations of its current executive officers (as that term is defined under Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) and designated the following persons as the sole “executive officers” of the registrant:

 

Name   Office
Richard Carlson   Chief Executive Officer; President; Secretary
Edward S. Lawton   Chief Financial Officer
Travis Whitton   Chief Technology Officer

 

 
 

 

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.

 

SHARPSPRING, INC.  
     
By: /s/ Edward S. Lawton  
  Edward S. Lawton,  
  Chief Financial Officer  

 

Dated: June 5, 2017