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): August 17,
2020
SharpSpring, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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001-36280
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05-0502529
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(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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5001 Celebration
Pointe Ave. Ste. 410 Gainesville, FL
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32608
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
888-428-9605
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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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.
Resignation of Marietta Davis
On
August 17, 2020, Marietta Davis submitted to SharpSpring,
Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the
“Board”) a letter of resignation to be effective
immediately upon such acceptance. On August 17, 2020, the Board
accepted Ms. Davis’ resignation. Ms. Davis’ resignation
is not a result of any disagreement between herself and the
Company, its management, the Board or any committee of the
Board.
Appointment of Savneet Singh
On
August 17, 2020, the Board elected Savneet Singh to serve as a
member of the Board. Mr. Singh’s initial term as a member of
the Board will continue until the Company’s 2021 annual
stockholder’s meeting or until his successor is duly
appointed.
Mr.
Singh, age 37, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and as a board
member of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), a leading global
provider of cloud-based Point of Sale (“POS”) software,
hardware, and service solutions to the restaurant, retail and
hospitality industries worldwide. He has held these positions since
2019. Mr. Singh has also been a partner and co-founder of CoVenture
since 2018 and he also currently serves on the board of directors
at Osprey Technology Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SFTW), a special
purpose acquisition company (“SPAC) focused on acquisitions
in the software space. Mr. Singh was a partner at Tera Holdings, a
holding company for software companies, from 2017 to 2019. From
2009 to 2017 Mr. Singh was a co-founder of Gold Bullion
International, a precious metal trading platform. Mr. Singh
received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell
University.
Mr.
Singh has been named to serve on the Board’s Compensation
Committee and Audit Committee committees of the Board. Mr. Singh
will receive compensation commensurate with other non-employee
directors of the Company, which currently includes an option grant
of 16,000 options, vesting over four years, with 25% vesting on the
first anniversary of the grant date and an additional 1/48 of the
original number of options vesting each month and a quarterly
stipend of $11,250, with $7,500 and $3,750 payable in Company stock
issued in arrears and cash, respectively.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
Press Release
On August 19, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing
the election of Savneet Singh as a member of the Board and the
resignation of Marietta Davis from the Board. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated
herein by reference.
Exhibit No.
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Description
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Press release dated August 19,
2020.
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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.
SHARPSPRING, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Aaron Jackson
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Aaron
Jackson,
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Interim
Chief Financial
Officer
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Dated: August 19, 2020
Exhibit
99.1
SharpSpring Appoints Savneet Singh to Board of
Directors
GAINESVILLE, FL – August 19, 2020 – SharpSpring,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SHSP),
a leading cloud-based marketing and sales automation platform, has
appointed award-winning public company CEO and veteran software
investor Savneet Singh to its board of directors, effective August
17, 2020. Singh assumes the new role from Marietta Davis, who has
resigned from the board as of August 17, 2020. Singh has also been
named a member of the Company’s Compensation and Audit
Committees. With these changes, SharpSpring’s board
composition remains at five total directors, four of whom are
independent.
Singh
comes to SharpSpring with over 15 years of combined experience in
capital markets, investment and executive management as well as
board-level advisory roles. Since January 2019, he has served as
the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and a board member
of PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR)(“PAR”), a
leading global provider of cloud-based Point of Sale
(“POS”) software, hardware, and service solutions to
the restaurant, retail and hospitality industries worldwide.
Through its 40-year operating history, PAR has become recognized as
one of the largest and most prominent suppliers of POS systems in
the United States, EMEA and APAC regions. Singh also currently
serves on the board of directors at Osprey Technology Acquisition
Corp. (NYSE: SFTW), a special purpose acquisition company
(“SPAC) focused on acquisitions in the software
space.
Singh
holds a B.S. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell
University.
“On
behalf of the entire leadership team, I would like to welcome
Savneet to the SharpSpring board of directors,” said Company
CEO Rick Carlson. “Savneet possesses direct operating
experience in managing a public, emerging growth, technology
business and building it for scale, which is directly aligned with
our mission at SharpSpring. More specifically, his success in
transforming PAR from a legacy hardware business into a significant
and established SaaS-based operation will be an invaluable
reference point as we continue in our long-term expansion efforts.
Additionally, his extensive software investing background makes him
a subject matter expert in our industry at a macro level. We look
forward to leveraging his many talents to execute on our near-term
operating objectives and more effectively communicate our value
proposition to the investment community.”
Singh
added: “I’m excited to help Rick and the team take
SharpSpring to its next level of growth. SharpSpring offers a
compelling and enterprise-feature comparable service to a niche but
rapidly growing agency customer base at price point that is
unmatched. The Company is incredibly well-positioned to continue
taking market share, and I look forward to augmenting their
existing growth by helping to improve current processes and
leveraging my investing background to enhance our performance
levels in many key SaaS key performance
indicators.”
Carlson
added: “I would also like to thank Marietta for her valuable
contributions to the board throughout her tenure at SharpSpring. As
she transitions to a more active professional role at another
organization, we appreciate her commitment to our Company and her
integrity in wanting the position to receive the full time and
attention it requires. We wish her all the best in her future
pursuits.”
About SharpSpring, Inc.
SharpSpring, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHSP) is a rapidly growing,
highly-rated global provider of affordable marketing automation
delivered via a cloud-based Software-as-a Service (SaaS) platform.
Thousands of businesses around the world rely on SharpSpring to
generate leads, improve conversions to sales, and drive higher
returns on marketing investments. Known for its innovation, open
architecture and free customer support, SharpSpring offers flexible
monthly contracts at a fraction of the price of competitors, making
it an easy choice for growing businesses and digital marketing
agencies. Learn more at sharpspring.com.
Company Contact:
Aaron
Jackson
Interim
Chief Financial Officer
Phone:
352-448-0967
Email:
IR@sharpspring.com
Investor Relations:
Gateway
Investor Relations
Matt
Glover or Tom Colton
Phone:
949-574-3860
Email:
SHSP@gatewayir.com