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): September 30, 2020
MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 333-110025 | 74-2719343 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||||||
| incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
1990 Wittington Place
Farmers Branch, Texas 75234
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(972) 243-7443
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| None | None | None | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 30, 2020, the Board of Directors of Monitronics International, Inc. (the “Company”), named William Niles as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Niles has served as the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer since February 2020 and served from September 2019 to February 2020 as the Company’s Chief Transformation Officer and General Counsel. Mr. Niles’ compensation will remain the same with an annual base salary of $550,000 and a target annual bonus of 150% of his annual base salary.
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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.
Date: October 6, 2020
| MONITRONICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Fred A. Graffam | ||||||||||
| Name: | Fred A. Graffam | ||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||||||
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