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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - LendingClub Corp | exhibit991asfiledon121917p.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): December 13, 2017
LendingClub Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Commission File Number: 001-36771 | |
Delaware | 51-0605731 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
71 Stevenson St., Suite 1000, San Francisco, CA 94105 | |
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | |
(415) 632-5600 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |
N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) | |
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Emerging growth company | ¨ |
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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 December 13, 2017, effective immediately following the adjournment of the meeting of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of LendingClub Corporation (the “Company”), the Board voted to increase its size to ten members and appointed Patricia (Patty) McCord, age 63, to the Board as a Class I director who will serve until the Company’s 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified.
In connection with her appointment to the Board, Ms. McCord will receive a pro rata portion of the annual cash retainer, and a grant of restricted stock units in accordance with the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy as described in the Company’s 2017 proxy statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 24, 2017.
The Company has entered into its standard form of indemnity agreement with Ms. McCord, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on December 1, 2014 and is incorporated herein by reference.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. McCord and any other persons pursuant to which she was appointed to the Board. There are also no family relationships between Ms. McCord and any director or executive officer of the Company and she has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On December 19, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. McCord as a member of the Board. This press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits | |
(d) | Exhibits | |
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Title or Description | ||
99.1 | |||
SIGNATURE(S)
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.
LendingClub Corporation | |||
Date: | December 19, 2017 | By: | /s/ Russell S. Elmer |
Russell S. Elmer | |||
General Counsel and Secretary | |||
(duly authorized officer) | |||