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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): October 16, 2017
Rosetta Stone Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-34283 | 43837082 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
1621 North Kent Street, Suite 1200, Arlington, Virginia 22209
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
703-387-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 October 16, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board” ) of Rosetta Stone Inc. (the “Company”) unanimously voted to increase the size of its Board by one seat to seven members and appointed Jessie Woolley-Wilson as a director effective October 16, 2017. Ms. Woolley-Wilson was assigned to Class III of the Company’s classified board. The next election of Class III directors will be at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders ( “2018 Annual Meeting”). Ms. Woolley-Wilson was also appointed to serve on the Compensation Committee of the Board. Following Ms. Woolley-Wilson’s appointment, the members of the Compensation Committee are David Nierenberg, Patrick Gross, Caroline Tsay and Ms. Woolley-Wilson.
As a director, Ms. Woolley-Wilson will participate in the standard non-employee director compensation arrangements described under the heading “Director’s Compensation” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2017. Ms. Woolley-Wilson’s award will be pro-rated for services to be rendered through the 2018 Annual Meeting. Ms. Woolley-Wilson will also receive the same indemnification as the Company’s other non-employee directors, pursuant to an agreement in the form of that filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed with the SEC on September 23, 2008 (File No. 333-153632).
Ms. Woolley-Wilson has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Biographical information with respect to Ms. Woolley-Wilson is contained in a copy of the press release in which her election was announced, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | ||
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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.
Date: October 16, 2017
ROSETTA STONE INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Sonia Galindo | |
Name: Sonia Galindo | ||
Title: General Counsel and Secretary | ||
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