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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Square, Inc. | d427590dex991.htm |
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)
July 19, 2017
Square, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37622 | 80-0429876 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1455 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(415) 375-3176
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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.
On July 19, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Square, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to nine directors and appointed Randy Garutti to the Board as a Class III director and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr. Garutti, age 42, has served as Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors of Shake Shack since April 2012. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Garutti served as Chief Operating Officer of Shake Shack since January 2010. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Garutti and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Garutti was appointed as a director. Furthermore, there are no family relationships between Mr. Garutti and any director or executive officer of the Company, and he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Garutti will receive the Company’s standard remuneration for non-employee directors in accordance with the Company’s Outside Director Compensation Policy, as described in the proxy statement relating to the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Garutti has also executed the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Garutti’s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 20, 2017. | |
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.
| SQUARE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Jason S. Gao | |
| Jason S. Gao Assistant Secretary | ||
Date: July 20, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 20, 2017. | |