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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): December 10, 2018 (December 7, 2018)
Appian Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-38098 | 54-1956084 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11955 Democracy Drive, Suite 1700, Reston, Virginia | 20190 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (703) 442-8844
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.
On December 7, 2018, Appian Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Stock Option Cancellation Agreement (the “Cancellation Agreement”) with Matthew Calkins, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which the Company and Mr. Calkins agreed to cancel vested options to purchase 383,897 shares of the Company’s common stock that were granted to Mr. Calkins under the Nonstatutory Option Agreement dated as of August 12, 2016 between the Company and Mr. Calkins (the “Option Agreement”). The remaining options granted to Mr. Calkins under the Option Agreement were unaffected by the Cancellation Agreement.
Mr. Calkins entered into the arrangement with the Company in order to have equity granted to his co-founders, Messrs. Beckley, Kramer and Wilson, under the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Cancellation Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Cancellation Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Appian Corporation | |||
Date: December 10, 2018 | By: | /s/ Mark Lynch | |
Mark Lynch | |||
Chief Financial Officer | |||