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): April 23, 2018
| Long Blockchain Corp. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| Delaware | 001-37808 | 47-2624098 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 21-1 Dubon Court, Farmingdale, NY | 11735 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 542-2832
| 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 and effective as of April 23, 2018, the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Long Blockchain Corp. (the “Company”) increased the number of directors on the Board from seven to eight and appointed Mr. Sanjay Sachdev to fill the resulting vacancy. Mr. Sachdev was nominated by TSLC Pte Ltd. (“TSLC”), pursuant to the terms of the previously-announced contribution and exchange agreement between the Company and TSLC.
As a non-employee director of the Company, Mr. Sachdev will receive an annual cash fee of $30,000 and an annual award of $35,000 in shares of the Company’s Common Stock valued as of December 31st of each year. In addition, the Company will enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Sachdev, pursuant to which the Company will indemnify, and advance expenses to, Mr. Sachdev to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The foregoing description of the indemnification is qualified by reference to the full text of the agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 2, 2015 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| Dated: May 9, 2018 | LONG BLOCKCHAIN CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Shamyl Malik | |
| Shamyl Malik | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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