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): May 18,
2017
Voltari Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-55419
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90-0933943
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification
No.)
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767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700
New York, NY 10153
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip
Code)
(212) 388-5500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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
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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).
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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.
Chief Accounting Officer
On May
18, 2017, the Board of Directors appointed Peter Kaouris, age 50,
as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, beginning on or around
May 22, 2017.
Mr.
Kaouris has been a consultant since March 2016 providing strategic
investment planning for family trusts, including preparing and
implementing real estate investment strategies and conducting
market analysis and real estate property due diligence. Previously,
Mr. Kaouris was a consultant for AXA Real Estate Investment
Managers, from February 2017 to April 2017, where he assisted in
streamlining accounting financial reporting deliverables from
various third party companies. Previously, Mr. Kaouris served as
the Vice President and Controller of O’Connor Capital
Partners, from March 1999 to June 2015, where Mr. Kaouris was
responsible for leading the accounting and financial management
departments, which included reviewing loan draws for real estate
projects and assisting in audit and tax preparation for real estate
properties, holding companies and fund level entities. From
December 1996 to March 1999, Mr. Kaouris was a Senior Auditor at
Ernst & Young LLP’s Financial Markets-Real Estate Group
for Assurance and Business Advisory Practice, where his
responsibilities included performing audits and strategic
consulting for real estate clients and ensuring clients complied
with financial regulatory controls and satisfied applicable
accounting standards. From August 1994 to December 1996, Mr.
Kaouris was an Assistant Controller for Related Companies, LP,
where he assisted in the fund management for six real estate
portfolios. Mr. Kaouris has served on the board of Bayside Gables
Civic Association, Inc. since January 2017. Mr. Kaouris has a
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting & Finance, from
The Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York
and he received his New York Real Estate License in March
2017.
In
connection with his appointment, Mr. Kaouris and the Company
entered into an employment offer letter (the “Offer
Letter”). Under the terms of the Offer Letter, Mr. Kaouris is
entitled to an annual base salary of $162,500. Additionally, Mr.
Kaouris is subject to non-disclosure, confidentiality and
non-disparagement covenants pursuant to the Offer
Letter.
The
foregoing description of the Offer Letter does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text
of the Offer Letter, a copy of which is attached to this report as
Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein in its entirety by
reference.
There
are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Kaouris and any
other persons pursuant to which he was selected as an officer and
he has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction
required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation
S-K.
Chief Financial Officer
On May
18, 2017, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr.
Kenneth Goldmann as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr.
Goldman has served the Company as Chief Administrative and
Accounting Officer since October 5, 2015.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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Offer
Letter by and between Voltari Corporation and Peter Kaouris, dated
May 12, 2017.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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VOLTARI CORPORATION
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Date:
May 18, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Kenneth Goldmann
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Kenneth
Goldmann
Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT 10.1
Via E-Mail
May 12, 2017
Mr.
Peter A Kaouris
21525
27th avenue
Bayside,
NY 11360
Dear Peter:
We are pleased to offer you the position of Chief Accounting
Officer with Voltari Corporation (the “Company”) at a
semi-monthly salary of $6,770.84 (annualized at $162,500 for a full
365-day year). Your employment is expected to begin on or around
May 22, 2017 on a full-time basis. You will receive your first
semi-monthly paycheck on Thursday, June 15, 2017. All of your
compensation is subject to deductions as required by
law.
You will be eligible to participate in our Paid Time Off (PTO)
program which provides staff members with paid time away from work
for vacation, personal time, personal or family illness, personal
religious holidays, weather-related absences when the office has
not been closed, or other personal reasons. Eligibility for PTO
begins after 30 days of employment and is initially provided on an
accrual basis with each pay period at a rate of 5.67 hours per pay
period (17 days annualized). PTO accruals will increase as years of
service increase, and unused PTO balances may be carried over from
year to year or cashed out based on the maximum annual accrual
allowed. The Company reserves the right to add, change or terminate
benefits at any time including, but not limited to, the PTO program
set forth above.
As a condition of your initial and continued employment with the
Company, you agree that during and after your employment you shall
not disclose to any third party any confidential or proprietary
information of the Company, any of its affiliates or subsidiaries,
or any of their respective owners, members, directors, managers,
and employees. You further agree that during and after your
employment you will not disparage, verbally or in writing, anyone
in the Company or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, including
any of their respective owners, members, directors, managers, or
employees, and their family members. You must sign and return the
attached confidentiality policy to reflect your agreement. Nothing
in this offer of employment prohibits you from reporting any
possible violations of federal law or regulation to any government
agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of
Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, or making any
other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower
provisions of federal law or regulation. You are not required to
notify the Company that you will make or have made such reports or
disclosures.
In addition, you must first clear the Company’s background
investigation and drug test, and sign and return the attached
confidentiality agreement. A Company representative will contact
you shortly regarding the background investigation and drug testing
processes.
At the appropriate time, you will be expected to execute certain
employment documents (such as confidentiality and insider trading
policies).
This letter does not constitute an employment agreement or
contract. You understand that your employment is “at
will” and can be terminated, with or without cause and with
or without notice, at any time. Nothing contained in this letter
shall limit or otherwise alter the foregoing. Your employment will
be subject to other policies, terms, and conditions that may be
established or modified by the Company from time to time. By
signing below, you acknowledge that no representations, oral or
written, express or implied, have been made by the Company as to
any minimum or specified term or length of employment or that you
may be terminated only for cause or only after the Company engages
in corrective action or counseling.
If you have any questions on this offer, please feel free to
contact me. We look forward to your joining our team! Please let us
know by May 12, 2017 if you plan to do so as set forth in this
letter.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Kenneth Goldmann
Chief Administrative and Accounting Officer
Acknowledged:
/s/
Peter
Kaouris
5/12/2017
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