UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  February 6, 2020 (January 31, 2020)

 

Inspired Entertainment, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-36689   47-1025534
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

250 West 57th Street, Suite 2223

New York, New York

  10107
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 565-3861

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 per share   INSE   The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights       The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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 ☐

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Effective January 31, 2020, the Company entered into a further amendment to the Employment Agreement dated December 14, 2016 (as amended on December 22, 2017) by and between the Company and Daniel B. Silvers, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)      Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
99.1   Amendment effective January 31, 2020 to the Employment Agreement dated December 14, 2016 (as amended) by and between the Company and Daniel B. Silvers.

 

1

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

February 6, 2020 Inspired Entertainment, Inc.
     
  By:  /s/ Carys Damon
    Name: Carys Damon
    Title: General Counsel

  

2

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
99.1   Amendment effective January 31, 2020 to the Employment Agreement dated December 14, 2016 (as amended) by and between the Company and Daniel B. Silvers.

 

 

 

3

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

January 31, 2020

 

Private & Confidential

Mr. Daniel B. Silvers

 

Dear Daniel,

 

The following amendments to your employment agreement of December 14, 2016, as amended (the ‘‘Agreement’’), are effective as of January 31, 2020:

 

1. The fourth sentence of Section 5(a) is deleted;

 

2. Section 5(c) does not apply to: (i) any equity grants made to an executive (either current or prospective) of the Company upon the signing of a new employment contract with the company; or (ii)

Section 5(a), as amended hereby; and

 

3. This amendment is in consideration of the payment to you of $1, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged. No other promises or other consideration has been offered to secure this amendment.

 

All other terms and conditions of your employment remain unchanged. Please sign both copies of this letter to accept the above changes and return one copy to the HR Department for inclusion on your personnel file.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

/s/ Lorne Weil    
Lorne Weil    
Executive Chairman    

 

I accept the above changes to my terms and conditions of employment.

 

/s/ Daniel B. Silvers    
Signed: Daniel B. Silvers   Date: January 31, 2020

 

  

 

 

 

Inspired Entertainment, Inc. Registered in Delaware no. 05804323,
250 West 57th Street, Suite 2223 New York, NY 10107
T +1 646-565-3861 E info@inseinc.com