UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 23, 2017

456 Seaton Street, Los Angeles, CA  90013

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (323) 694-9800

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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 June 23, 2017 the board of directors of Social Reality, Inc. appointed Mr. Hardy L. Thomas to the board of directors to fill a vacancy on the board created by a board resolution effective June 23, 2017 to increase the size of the Company’s board to eight members, as provide under the Company’s bylaws.   Biographical information for Mr. Thomas is as follows:

Hardy L. Thomas.  Mr. Thomas, age 77, has practiced law for over 50 years.  Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Stanford University and received an accounting degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard University.  

Consistent with our compensation policy for non-executive directors, upon his appointment to the board Mr. Thomas was awarded a restricted stock grant under our 2016 Equity Compensation Plan of 7,195 shares of our Class A common stock valued at $10,000 as partial consideration for his services as an independent director during 2017.  He will also receive a $10,000 annual retainer, payable quarterly, and a per meeting fee of $2,000.  There was no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Thomas and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed to our board.

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.