Form 8-K

 

 

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)

July 19, 2017

 

 

Square, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37622   80-0429876

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1455 Market Street, Suite 600

San Francisco, CA 94103

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 375-3176

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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.

On July 19, 2017, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Square, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to nine directors and appointed Randy Garutti to the Board as a Class III director and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Garutti, age 42, has served as Chief Executive Officer and on the board of directors of Shake Shack since April 2012. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Garutti served as Chief Operating Officer of Shake Shack since January 2010. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Garutti and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Garutti was appointed as a director. Furthermore, there are no family relationships between Mr. Garutti and any director or executive officer of the Company, 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.

Mr. Garutti will receive the Company’s standard remuneration for non-employee directors in accordance with the Company’s Outside Director Compensation Policy, as described in the proxy statement relating to the Company’s 2017 annual meeting of stockholders. Mr. Garutti has also executed the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Garutti’s appointment is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated July 20, 2017.


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.

 

SQUARE, INC.
By:  

/s/ Jason S. Gao

 

Jason S. Gao

Assistant Secretary

Date: July 20, 2017


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated July 20, 2017.