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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Meet Group, Inc. | pressrelease-952017.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): September 5, 2017
The Meet Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-33105 | 86-0879433 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
100 Union Square Drive New Hope, Pennsylvania | 18938 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 862-1162
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.
(d)
On September 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Meet Group, Inc. (the “Company”) voted to appoint Mr. Bedi Ajay Singh as a director of the Company effective immediately. Concurrent with his appointment to the Board, Mr. Singh was appointed to the Board’s Audit Committee. Mr. Singh is the former CFO of News Corporation. Further information about Mr. Singh can be found in the press release issued by the Company on September 5, 2017, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Board has determined that Mr. Singh qualifies as an “independent director” as defined under Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules.
Mr. Singh will receive compensation for his services (consisting of cash retainers and eligibility for equity awards) under the Company’s director compensation program applicable to non-employee directors, including a restricted stock award of 17,000 shares of the Company’s common stock on September 5, 2017. In connection with his appointment as a director, Mr. Singh will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.
Except as disclosed in this Current Report on Form 8-K, there are currently no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Singh and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Singh was appointed to serve as a member of the Board. The Company is not aware of any transaction involving Mr. Singh requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Singh’s appointment to the Board was made pursuant to that certain Cooperation Agreement among the Company and Harvest Small Cap Partners Master Ltd., Harvest Small Cap Partners, LP, Harvest Small Cap Partners GP, LLC, Harvest Capital Strategies LLC, and Jeffrey B. Osher (the “Cooperation Agreement”), as disclosed by the Company in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2017 (the “June 29th 8-K”). The description of the Cooperation Agreement contained in the June 29th 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. The summary description of the Cooperation Agreement contained in the June 29th 8-K does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Cooperation Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the June 29th 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | |
(d) | Exhibits | |
Exhibit No. | Description | |
10.1 | Cooperation Agreement dated June 27, 2017 by and among The Meet Group, Inc. and Harvest Small Cap Partners Master Ltd., Harvest Small Cap Partners, LP, Harvest Small Cap Partners GP, LLC, Harvest Capital Strategies LLC, and Jeffrey B. Osher. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 29, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein) | |
99.1 | The Meet Group, Inc. press release, dated September 5, 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.
THE MEET GROUP, INC. | ||
Date: | September 5, 2017 | By: /s/ Geoffrey Cook |
Name: Geoffrey Cook Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
Cooperation Agreement dated June 27, 2017 by and among The Meet Group, Inc. and Harvest Small Cap Partners Master Ltd., Harvest Small Cap Partners, LP, Harvest Small Cap Partners GP, LLC, Harvest Capital Strategies LLC, and Jeffrey B. Osher. (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 29, 2017 and incorporated by reference herein) | ||
The Meet Group, Inc. press release, dated September 5, 2017. | ||