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 10, 2020 |
Verb Technology Company, Inc. |
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
Nevada | 001-38834 | 90-1118043 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
2210 Newport Boulevard, Suite 200 Newport Beach, California |
92663 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: | (855) 250-2300 |
(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 | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 Common Stock Purchase Warrants |
VERB VERBW |
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company [ ]
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. [ ]
Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 10, 2020, the board of directors of Verb Technology Company, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), approved management’s COVID-19 Full Employment and Cash Preservation Plan (the “Plan”), pursuant to which all directors and senior level management would reduce their cash compensation by 25%, and all other employees and consultants would reduce their cash compensation by 20% (the “Cash Reduction Amount”) for a period of three months from April 16, 2020 through July 15, 2020 for one category of plan participants, and April 26, 2020 through July 18, 2020 for the other category of participants. The Plan was designed to promote the continued growth of the Company and avoid the lay-offs and staff cut-backs experienced by many companies affected by the COVID-19 economic crisis. The Cash Reduction Amount is to be paid in shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) through an allocation of shares from the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “Omnibus Incentive Plan”) and granted pursuant to stock award agreements entered into effective as of April 10, 2020 (the “Grant Date”) between the Company and each of the Company’s directors, executive officers, employees, and consultants. The stock award agreements provide that the Shares will vest on July 18, 2020 (the “Vesting Date”) as long as the recipient remains in continuous service to the Company during the time from the Grant Date through the Vesting Date. The Shares were valued at $1.198 per share in accordance with the provisions of the Omnibus Incentive Plan, which provides that the value shall be determined based on the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common stock during a period of up to the 30-trading days prior to the Grant Date.
The following table summarizes the total Cash Reduction for the period from April 16, 2020 through July 18, 2020 and the Shares to be issued for directors and senior executive officers. The value of the Shares to be issued to each director and senior executive officer is equal to 125% of the Cash Reduction amount for such director and senior executive officer.
Name | Title | Total Cash Reduction | Shares | |||||||
Rory J. Cutaia | Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary | $ | 29,740.00 | 31,030 | ||||||
Jeffrey R. Clayborne | Chief Financial Officer | $ | 15,625.00 | 16,303 | ||||||
James P. Geiskopf | Lead Director | $ | 9,375.00 | 9,782 | ||||||
Philip J. Bond | Director | $ | 4,688.00 | 4,891 | ||||||
Kenneth S. Cragun | Director | $ | 4,688.00 | 4,891 | ||||||
Judith Hammerschmidt | Director | $ | 4,688.00 | 4,891 | ||||||
Nancy Heinen | Director | $ | 4,688.00 | 4,891 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 4, 2020 | Verb Technology Company, Inc. | |
By: | /s/ Rory J. Cutaia | |
Name: | Rory J. Cutaia | |
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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