UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): March 19, 2020
GWG Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-36615
Delaware | 26-2222607 | |
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification No.) |
325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2650, Dallas, TX 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(612) 746-1944
(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 | ||
Common Shares | GWGH | Nasdaq Capital Markets |
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).
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 16, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Roy Bailey, CEO of Bailey Deason Capital Interests, LLC, as a director of the Company. Mr. Bailey was appointed as a Class I director with a term expiring in 2022. In addition, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Bailey to the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Special Committee of the Board of Directors, as well as the Stock Option Sub-Committee of the Compensation Committee.
Prior to serving as CEO of Bailey Deason Capital Interests, LLC, Mr. Bailey served in similar management roles with Giuliani Partners LLC and Hicks Holdings, LLC. He began his career in the insurance and the insurance finance industry. In addition to founding and owning Bailey Insurance Associates, one of the largest single principal-owned agencies in Dallas at the time, he was also the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Premium Finance Holdings (PFH), which was later sold to Texas Capital Bank. Mr. Bailey received his BBA from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas in 1976.
Mr. Bailey will receive compensation for his Board and committee service in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation arrangements for non-employee directors, which are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2019.
In connection with Mr. Bailey’s appointment to the Board, the Company expects to enter into the Company’s standard form indemnification agreement for directors and executive officers with Mr. Bailey, the form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Bailey and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Bailey was appointed as a director, and there are no reportable transactions under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K with respect to Mr. Bailey.
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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.
GWG HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
Date: March 19, 2020 | By: | /s/ Timothy Evans |
Name: | Timothy Evans | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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