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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
June 6, 2018
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
GIGCAPITAL, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-38320 | 82-3027430 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
2479 E. Bayshore Rd., Suite 200
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(Address of principal executive offices)
(650) 276-7040
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 June 6, 2018, Barrett Daniels submitted a letter of resignation from his position as the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GigCapital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Company accepted Mr. Daniels’ resignation, which shall be effective as of July 1, 2018. Mr. Daniels’s resignation is not as a result of any disagreements with the Company. As previously disclosed by the Company, Mr. Daniels has provided his services to the Company as a contract Chief Financial Officer, as he is primarily the proprietor of Nextstep Advisory Services, LLC (“Nextstep”), an IPO and technical accounting consulting firm through which he has provided these services. Mr. Daniels has informed the Company that he and Nextstep will no longer be in a position to provide such services to the Company as a contract Chief Financial Officer due to circumstances that do not involve the Company, but rather a change of strategic directions for Nextstep.
On June 11, 2018, the Company entered into a Strategic Services Agreement (the “Strategic Services Agreement”) with Tara McDonough. Pursuant to the terms of the Strategic Services Agreement, Ms. McDonough has been engaged to serve as Vice President and Chief Financial officer of the Company for an initial term of one year commencing on July 1, 2018. Ms. McDonough will be compensated approximately $5,862 per month, calculated based on an estimated 33.5 hours of services per month to be provided at a rate of $175 per hour, in accordance with the Strategic Services Agreement. A copy of the Strategic Services Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Ms. McDonough does not have any family relationships with the executive officers or directors of the Company and has not engaged in any related party transactions with the Company. Ms. McDonough has 18 years of global finance and accounting experience with both public and private companies, as in-house senior management, as well as strategic consultancy in the Internet, hardware, and software industries. From 2014 to January 2018, Ms. McDonough was the Corporate Controller of Glassdoor, a jobs and recruiting website based in Mill Valley, California. Prior to Glassdoor, from 2010 to 2014, she was a Director with Connor Group, LLC where she led initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, business process improvement, and technical accounting engagements. Ms. McDonough is a CPA (inactive) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Strategic Services Agreement dated June 11, 2018 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| By: | /s/ Dr. Avi S. Katz | |
| Name: | Dr. Avi S. Katz | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer, President and Executive Chairman of the GigCapital, Inc. Board (Principal Executive Officer) |
Date: June 11, 2018